The following is a message from CBSA (ACI13-010).
This is to advise you that there is a change to the testing and deployment of system functionality for the Conveyance Arrival Certification message and associated notification transactions under the Advance Commercial Information (ACI) program.
The new date for the deployment of electronic systems, initially scheduled for March 25, 2013, is April 28, 2013, to accommodate system adjustments addressing issues identified during internal testing.
The transmission of the conveyance arrival message will be required immediately upon deployment of the Conveyance Arrival Certification messaging function.
The CBSA would also like to advise you that the testing environment is now available for external clients who have registered with the CBSA’s Electronic Commerce Unit (ECU) for this process. The ECU is contacting registered air and marine clients and service providers directly to schedule client testing of new functionality with the CBSA.
Carriers or their authorized service provider who have not yet registered with the ECU to conduct client testing of the new arrival message and notification transactions are strongly encouraged to do so by contacting the ECU at:
Phone
1-888-957-7224 option 1 calls within Canada and the U.S.
1-613-946-0762 for overseas callers between 08:00 to 17:00 ET
1-613-946-0763 for overseas callers between 17:00 to 08:00 ET
E-mail
[email protected]