Can a freight forwarder authorize another party to transmit the pre-arrival house bill, house bill close message, and supplementary data on their behalf?

Can a freight forwarder authorize another party to transmit the pre-arrival house bill, house bill close message, and supplementary data on their behalf?

Yes, a freight forwarder may authorize a service provider or an agent to transmit the pre-arrival house bill, house bill close message, and supplementary data on their behalf. The carrier code on the electronic transmission must be that of the actual freight forwarder, not the agent or service provider. It is the owner of the carrier code used in the transmission of data that is held liable for the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the data transmitted.

In order for the CBSA to communicate with the agent or service provider transmitting on behalf of the freight forwarder, the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Application for Advance Commercial Information (ACI) form must be completed by the freight forwarder, identifying those agents and/or service providers to whom the freight forwarder is granting authorization in the appropriate area of the document. If additional agents or service providers are to be authorized or removed for whom the form has previously been completed, Form Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Application for Advance Commercial Information (ACI) must be completed.