If a master loader is submitting a consolidated eHBL that is going to be further deconsolidated by a co-loader (that co-loader will submit either an electronic House Bill Close Message and eHBLs, or paper house bills post-arrival), should the Consolidated Freight Indicator be set to YES or NO?

If a master loader is submitting a consolidated eHBL that is going to be further deconsolidated by a co-loader (that co-loader will submit either an electronic House Bill Close Message and eHBLs, or paper house bills post-arrival), should the Consolidated Freight Indicator be set to YES or NO?

The Consolidated Freight Indicator shall be set to YES. Once the paper HBs are presented post-arrival, the CBSA will then acquit the consolidated eHB with those paper house bills. If the Consolidated Freight Indicator is set to NO, that eHB is treated by the CBSA system as lowest-level cargo, meaning that it expects two things on/from it: a release request to quote that eHB CCN, and the ultimate consignee information on it. When the CBSA-targeting community looks at that non-consolidated eHB, if they see a freight forwarder as a shipper and/or consignee, a request for additional information will occur, meaning a hold will be issued. Therefore, all truly consolidated eHBs must be declared as such, even if that piece of the consolidation will further be deconsolidated by paper house bills during this interim period. Failure to do so will most likely lead to delays due to hold messages caused by requests for additional information.