Who is responsible if the trucker does not report the in-transit shipment at the port of exit? Is it the forwarder since forwarder bond? Would there be penalties or just provide CBSA proof that the cargo has entered the USA to close off the 8000 CCN bond open?

Who is responsible if the trucker does not report the in-transit shipment at the port of exit? Is it the forwarder since forwarder bond? Would there be penalties or just provide CBSA proof that the cargo has entered the USA to close off the 8000 CCN bond open?

If the shipment type is In Transit on the eHBL 8000 CCN and the shipment is traveling to the Port of Exit on the freight forwarder’s 8000 CCN (with the Port of Destination/ Exit and the generic sublocation code) the liability remains with the freight forwarder. If the trucker was instructed to present the 8000 CCN to the border officer at the port of exit and fails to do so, then there is probably an argument that the trucker should pay any penalty. It remains to be seen if the CBSA would accept ‘proof of entry’ into the USA as ‘proof of exit’ from Canada.