CBSA Message (TCC17-166) - Clients are receiving RNS release notifications quoting an incorrect final release date

August 18, 2017

Clients Affected: All brokers, importers and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. 

An issue with outbound transactions is currently affecting the date of release indicated on the RNS notices.

Clients are receiving RNS release notifications quoting an incorrect final release date and not the actual final release date. 

*Please note: This is an outbound notice “data element” specific issue only. CBSA internal systems are not affected and are accurately reflecting the correct date of final release decision.  Therefore, there are no impacts to the timeframes in which final accounting is expected to be submitted.  CBSA systems continue to accurately calculate the timeframe for submission of final accounting based on the actual final release date and not the date reflected on the notice.

The CBSA recognizes the impact to our external clients on this issue and is actively working on a resolution.   Until a system resolution is implemented, the CBSA recommends that clients receiving RNS notices after Tuesday, August 15, 2017, should ignore the final decision date on the notice and instead rely on the date the release notice was issued as being the date of final decision. 

What to look for?

From an EDI mapping perspective, the final decision date can be taken from the date of the RNS notice itself, and not from the date segment.  

For EDIFACT v96A and 99B, use the date from the UNB segment (highlighted), and not from the DTM segment:

UNB+UNOA:3+RCCECECPT+TESTID+170222:1029+314869++++++1
UNG+CUSRES+CCR+TESTID+170222:1029+63280+UN+D:96A
UNH+1+CUSRES:D:96A:UN
BGM+:::911+99999200209771+11
LOC+22+0497:129::3074
DTM+9:201702211506:203
GIS+9
RFF+XC:8XXX950411D12MS2T4E3
UNT+7+1

For ANSI RNS v5040, use the date from GS.04 (highlighted), and not from X4.05:

ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*RCCECECPT      *ZZ*TESTID          *170221*1449*U*00200*000314299*0*T*:~
GS*AU*3505040*TESTID*20170221*14491621*104173*X*005040~
ST*350*0001~
M10*SCAC*ZZ**********REFID~
P4*0431*20100304~
X4*9999CCN12345**125*99999123456706*20100304*141030*805******0431*9431~
K1*DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS 1*DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS 2~
N7*BICU1234565~
N7*BICU1234570~
SE*7*0001~

Action Required: Please forward this email to all employees that submit EDI transactions.


Topic(s): 
Release / System Updates/Outages & Delays at the Border
Information Source: 
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Document Type: 
Email Article