What is cargo control number for?

A Cargo Control Number (CCN) identifies a Highway Cargo or House Bill Cargo Document that represents the initial record of a shipment that will arrive in Canada and enables the CBSA to control the movement of imported goods.

What is a shipment control number?

A Shipment Control Number, often abreviated as SCN, is a unique number assigned to a shipment of goods entering the United States. It serves as a means of telling shipments apart for CBP, while simultaneously identifying the carrier transporting the goods.

How do I find my cargo control number?

It may be printed either above the bar code or under the human-readable number below the bar code. If the word “PARS” is part of the cargo control number (i.e. between the carrier code and shipment number), the word must also be included in the actual bar code.

What is CCN shipping?

Enter a reference identifier number (without spaces), assigned by you the carrier or freight forwarder, that uniquely identifies the transport document to the CBSA.

What is the primary cargo control number?

The Primary Cargo Control Number is defined by the CBSA as the original cargo control number (CCN) used in the submission of the house bill to reference the carrier’s primary cargo document, with the carrier code preface – for example 9000 for ocean carriers or the master airway bill for air carriers.

What does Pars sticker mean?

Pre-arrival Review System
PARS Sticker. PARS (Pre-arrival Review System) is a Canadian Shipment Type for goods to clear through CBSA. It is the default Shipment Type for commercial goods arriving in Canada by highway carrier.

What is cargo control document?

Cargo Control Document (CCD) and the Cargo Control Number (CCN) The CCN is made up of the carriers 4-digit carrier code along with a unique shipment number. This allows the CBSA to both identify the carrier of your goods and the actual goods upon initial reporting and final clearance.

What is pars CBSA?

The Pre-arrival Review System (PARS) allows importers and brokers to submit release on minimum documentation (RMD) information to the CBSA for review and processing before their goods arrive in Canada. This speeds up the release or referral for examination process when the goods arrive in Canada.

What is carrier code?

A carrier code is a four-character unique identifier that is assigned by the CBSA to identify a carrier. For the purpose of assessing carrier code eligibility, a carrier is a person involved in international commercial transportation who operates a conveyance used to transport specified goods to or from Canada.

What is RNS CBSA?

The Release Notification System (RNS) offers a timely and efficient notification of CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency) release decisions by providing brokers, importers, carriers and warehouse operators with electronic messages.

What is CBSA ACI?

Using information collected from Advance Commercial Information (ACI) and eManifest, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) detects risks and makes decisions before shipments arrive at the border and/or are released into Canada. Carriers and freight forwarders must have a CBSA issued carrier code.

What is pars and paps?

The difference between PAPS (Pre-Arrival Processing System) and PARS (Pre-Arrival Review System) bar code labels is that PAPS are used to enter commercially into the United States while PARS are used to enter commercially into Canada. PAPS bar code labels also use a different bar code format than PARS bar code labels.

What is a primary cargo control number?

Primary CCN: The Cargo Control Number of the Cargo Control Document that was used to report [section 12(1) of Customs Act] the goods at the FPOA. Example: The freight forwarder who has contracted with the primary carrier (e.g. the master loader) submits the required house bill data via EDI or the eManifest Portal.