OTTAWA: A questions and answers guide from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) outlines the purpose and processes of its Marine Container Examination Program.
Marine containers are the backbone of international trade but unfortunately they have become, over the past few decades, a preferred method of transport for illicit goods. Smugglers use elaborate schemes and sophisticated techniques to conceal illicit goods within marine containers.
Customs authorities in every country have reacted with inspection programs. Decisions on whether to inspect a given container can be based on tips, on computer assisted analysis, as well as on blind random sequences.
In the form of questions and answers, CBSA’s document provides answers to the following topics:
• Why is my container being examined?
• What legal authority does the CBSA have to examine my goods?
• Why does the CBSA test my container for chemicals?
• Why is my shipment being held for examination by another government department?
• Why was I charged a fee for my container to be transported for examination?
• Who is responsible for damage to a container or its contents?
• Why does the CBSA examine shipments for soil contamination?
• Why is the wood packaging material in my shipment being examined?
• What can I do if my goods were damaged?
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