CBSA Message (TCC18-140 - Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) SCHEDULED Maintenance Outage, 28 October

October 26, 2018

For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday October 28, 2018 from 04:00 until 08:00 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as acknowledgements, reject messages and notices, e.g. RNS, Completeness Notices during this time. 

We will update this message if the outage extends past the end date/time. We regret the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

The procedures to follow during system outages/interruptions can be found at:  http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/eservices/contingency-urgence/menu-eng.html

For highway carriers, if you are proceeding to the border during this outage, please ensure all drivers are provided with the correct paperwork to present at arrival.  The CBSA will accept paper documentation during an outage and no AMPS penalties will be issued for ACI related infractions resulting from this outage.

Alternatively, if you already have an eManifest Portal account set up, you may submit trade documents through the Portal during this outage, however, they will be held in a queue for processing until the outage is completed.


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