A non-bonded 8000-series carrier code may only be used to transmit house bill/supplementary data to the CBSA. A non-bonded freight forwarder that has a valid non-bonded 8000-series carrier code can submit non-consolidated house bill data only.
A bonded 8000-series carrier code may be used to transmit house bill/supplementary data to the CBSA. A bonded freight forwarder that owns a valid bonded 8000-series carrier code can submit consolidated and non-consolidated house bill data and may move goods ‘in bond’ beyond the First Port of Arrival (FPOA). A bonded freight forwarder in possession of an 8000-series carrier code posts security with the CBSA to cover the following situations:
to move goods to a CBSA office inland (not located at the border) to have the shipment released.
When eManifest is in effect, you may need to know the bonded/non-bonded status of an 8000-series carrier code, particularly if you accept co-load shipments.