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Customs Notice 26-25: Cargo Containers Reporting Requirements

30 October 2026

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CBSA Customs Notice 26-25 sets out ACI/eManifest reporting rules for full, empty and consolidated cargo containers in marine, highway and rail transport, including exceptions for IIT containers.

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Topic
Foreign rules on US goods
Regulator
CBSA (Canada)
Published
30 October 2026
For
Imports and Exports
Where it applies
Canada
Source
CBSA Customs Notices

From the notice

Ottawa, October 30, 2026 1. This notice provides information on the requirements for reporting cargo containers under the Advance Commercial Information (ACI)/eManifest program. Its purpose is to ensure that all containers whether full, empty or part of a consolidated shipment are properly reported, allowing Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) to conduct pre-arrival risk assessments, and ensure compliance with CBSA regulations. However, there are some exceptions and exemptions. 2. As per Memorandum D3-1-5: International commercial transportation, tariff items 9801.10.10, 9801.10.20, and 9801.10.30 allow foreign-based conveyances, containers and trailers used in the international commercial transportation of goods or passengers to be temporarily imported into Canada without payment of duties or taxes. The container provision in chapter 9801 is intended for cargo containers used in international commercial transportation that are in Canada on a temporary basis only and have not or will not be sold in Canada. 3. Container data for containers in international commercial transportation must be reported to the CBSA through a cargo or empty container ACI transmission. In Marine: If the container is carrying cargo, the container number must be transmitted within the ACI cargo transmission (Service Option 83) of each shipment.
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