Who will be responsible for paying the service fee, as shippers are paying an ACI fee now? If the Canadian forwarder files, would the (eManifest) fee be collected from the consignee, or billed back to the origin forwarder?

Who will be responsible for paying the service fee, as shippers are paying an ACI fee now? If the Canadian forwarder files, would the (eManifest) fee be collected from the consignee, or billed back to the origin forwarder?

Technically, the payment of any charges related to transmission of the Canadian eHBL data should lie with the party responsible for ‘import charges’ or ‘security’ charges, as the data is required by the Government of Canada on an importation. Canadian freight forwarders will need to communicate clearly with their agents as to who will transmit the eHBL data, whose 8000 code will be used, who will assess any fees – and if those fees will be paid by the shipper or by the consignee. Normally the origin office would debit its customer or would include the fees in their quotation, depending on the term of sale of the transaction (Incoterm). Traditionally many freight forwarders in Canada charge a ‘Handling Fee’ or a ‘Terminal and Handling Fee’, which has included producing and delivering the 8000 Advice Notice, now done by eHBL.