There must be one eHBL data transmission for each house bill contract of carriage.  However, there are considerations made for shipments that are grouped at origin with, for example, one house bill with one shipper/ consignee pair and multiple vendors or suppliers.  The vendor / supplier data is an importer responsibility. The shipper data on the house bill is the freight forwarder responsibility.

 

For example: The house bill contract of carriage could show: shipper: Canadian Retail X c/o ADB Consolidator, Singapore and the consignee Canadian Retail X. Historically, the CBSA has allowed this house bill scenario if title / ownership has transferred from the various vendors to the Canadian consignee prior to loading. Verify with the CBSA to ascertain if this applies to your customer.

There must be one eHBL 8000 CCN for every house bill contract of carriage. The eHBL data set must match the house bill contract(s) of carriage. If there are multiple house bill contracts of carriage, there must be multiple eHBL data filings. (Remember, these multiple 8000 CCNs can be pulled by the Customs broker to one release request.)