When reporting an In Bond shipment in ACI, it is important to note that the Sub location, which is normally optional, becomes a mandatory field and must be completed on cargo section. An In Bond is also the only Cargo Type in which the Release Office should be different from the First Canadian Port of Entry. In this case the Release Office should be the customs office where the goods are expected to obtain release, i.e. the customs office that oversees the warehouse to which the goods are bonded.

In addition to including the In Bond on the ACI eManifest, the driver is required to present a completed paper A8A to the officer at the border. The completed A8A must include the Cargo Control Number, but it is NOT required to be bar-coded as was the case prior to eManifest.

Because In Bond goods are not released prior to arrival in Canada, the carrier will not receive a Transaction Number or other clearance information from the Customs Broker until well after the goods have both crossed the border, and been delivered to the sufferance warehouse.