eManifest overview

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eManifest overview
Canadian Society of Customs Brokers Annual
Conference Advancing Global Security Through
Advance Information and Partnerships October 20,
2008 Vancouver, British Columbia
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Background Partnerships

• Canada-U.S. Smart Border Declaration
• Secure flow of people
• Secure flow of goods
• Secure infrastructure
• Coordination and information-sharing
• Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of
  North America
• A trilateral initiative formalized between
  Canada, the U.S. and Mexico in June 2005
• Provides the framework to ensure that North
  America is a safe place to do business

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CBSA Priorities

• The Government of Canada has committed funding
  over five years to reinforce smart and secure
  borders. This funding has allowed key initiatives
  under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of
  North America (SPP) to move forward, including
• Partners in Protection (PIP)
• Other Governement Departments (OGD) Single
  Window Interface
• eManifest

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Introduction to eManifest

• eManifest
• eManifest will modernize and enhance how the
  Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) processes
  and screens commercial goods coming into Canada.
  It will improve the Agencys ability to detect
  shipments that pose a high or unknown risk prior
  to their arrival in Canada.
• eManifest will require the pre-arrival
  transmission of shipment information including
  cargo, crew and conveyance information for all
  modes of transportation (air, marine, highway and
  rail).
• The expected results will be an improved
  commercial process that rewards compliance with
  predictable and expedited processing at the
  border.

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Advance Commercial Information (ACI) and
eManifest
ACI/ PHASE II
ACI/ PHASE I
ACI/ PHASE III - eManifest
April 2004 Mandatory electronic, pre-arrival
receipt and risk assessment of cargo and
conveyance information from marine carriers for
goods imported from offshore and transported by
marine vessels.
June 2006 Mandatory electronic, pre-arrival
receipt and risk assessment of cargo and
conveyance information from air carriers and
trans-border marine carriers.

• eManifest will require mandatory electronic,
  pre-arrival receipt of
• Highway and rail conveyance information
• Highway and rail cargo information
• Freight forwarder secondary cargo information in
  all modes
• Crew information in all modes and
• Importer admissibility data in all modes.

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eManifest - Timeframes for All Modes
CBSA will validate data, risk assess the
shipment, and make admissibility and/or
examination recommendations prior to arrival of
the shipment in Canada.
Carriers will provide crew, cargo and conveyance
information electronically as follows
Freight forwarders will provide secondary
information electronically as follows
Supplementary information is required for
marine mode 24 hours prior to loading
Importers will provide admissibility
information electronically as follows
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eManifest - End State Process / Highway
At Border
After Border
Before Border
CURRENT PROCESS
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High

• Data provided to CBSA officer as shipment reaches
  border
• CBSA Officer conducts risk assessment of
  information available on hand and determines
  whether further assessment of shipment is
  required
• Warehouse examination based on information
  provided and information on hand

• No requirement for electronic pre-arrival data
• Risk assessment performed on this data

• Post release trade verifications

NEW PROCESS
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eManifest - Before the BorderAdvance Information
Advance Information

• Advance Information
• For all commercial goods entering Canada, trade
  chain partners will be required to submit
  electronic data pertaining to crew, cargo and
  conveyance prior to their arrival in order for
  the CBSA to risk assess and determine if the
  goods are admissible into Canada
• Data requirements build on existing Electronic
  Data Interchange (EDI) datasets. Data
  requirements are being modeled on the World
  Customs Organization (WCO) dataset, and will be
  harmonized to the greatest extent possible with
  the United States
• Advance Information / Importer Admissibility Data
• Pending decision, importers will be required to
  submit Importer Admissibility Data (IAD) prior to
  the First Point Of Arrival (FPOA) under eManifest

Transmission and Notification System
BEFORE THE BORDER
eManifest Portal
Risk Assessment
Passage
AT THE BORDER
Compliance Management
AFTER BORDER
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eManifest - Before the BorderTransmission and
Notification
Advance Information

• Transmission and Notification Systems
• The trade community will have a variety of
  options to send electronic data to the CBSA
  including
• Value Added Network (VAN)
• Third Party Service Provider
• Customs Internet Gateway
• Direct Connect to the CBSA
• eManifest Portal
• An automated notification system will confirm
  receipt of information, or detail detected errors
  that must be amended before arrival at the border
• Carriers will receive notification once
  information from all partners is complete

Transmission and Notification System
BEFORE THE BORDER
eManifest Portal
Risk Assessment
Passage
AT THE BORDER
Compliance Management
AFTER BORDER
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eManifest - Before the BordereManifest Portal
Advance Information

• eManifest Portal
• The eManifest portal is a user friendly, secure
  and widely accessible option for clients to
  connect to the CBSA. Clients will be able to
  submit data, verify status, perform queries and
  generate reports
• The portal is especially geared towards small to
  medium sized clients and the design is intended
  to harmonize with the U.S. CBPs ACE Internet
  Portal to ease the transition for users
• Cross-Canada consultations with carriers in
  Winter 2008 helped to define user requirements
  and design the portal
• Consultations with trade will continue through
  the eSPN Design Working Group

Transmission and Notification System
BEFORE THE BORDER
eManifest Portal
Risk Assessment
Passage
AT THE BORDER
Compliance Management
AFTER BORDER
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eManifest - Before the BorderRisk Assessment
Advance Information

• Risk Assessment
• Automated risk assessment of all electronic data
  will enable examination, or admissibility
  decisions to be made before any shipment arrives
  in Canada. Changes are being undertaken to
• Ensure risk assessment processing within reduced
  timeframes
• Ensure capability to meet sharp increase in
  volumes and short turnaround times that exist in
  highway and rail modes

Transmission and Notification System
BEFORE THE BORDER
eManifest Portal
Risk Assessment
Passage
AT THE BORDER
Compliance Management
AFTER BORDER
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eManifest At the BorderPassage - First Point
of Arrival
Advance Information

• Passage
• An integrated system for Border Services
  Officers working at the First Point of Arrival
  (FPOA) that will provide them with a streamlined,
  user-friendly interface for border processing
• Pre-arrival electronic transmission of conveyance
  and cargo data will expedite processing at the
  border
• Supports valuable capacity of displaying driver
  pictures (Picture in Booth) to confirm the
  identity of drivers participating in the Free and
  Secure Trade (FAST) Driver Registration Program

Transmission and Notification System
BEFORE THE BORDER
eManifest Portal
Risk Assessment
Passage
AT THE BORDER
Compliance Management
AFTER BORDER
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eManifest - After the BorderCompliance Management
Advance Information

• Compliance Management
• A compliance management framework will be
  implemented to ensure observance with eManifest
  requirements. The pillars of the compliance
  management framework are
• Trade facilitation / informed compliance
• Verification - directed compliance through client
  awareness and education
• Application of Administrative Monetary Penalty
  System (AMPS) for failure to comply

Transmission and Notification System
BEFORE THE BORDER
eManifest Portal
Risk Assessment
Passage
AT THE BORDER
Compliance Management
AFTER BORDER
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eManifest - Consultation

• The eManifest Stakeholder Partnership Network
  (eSPN) was established to provide trade chain
  partners with a forum for dialogue, input and
  guidance regarding the design, development and
  implementation of eManifest
• eSPN presently consists of four committees /
  working groups
• The eSPN Plenary
• The eSPN Steering Committee
• The eSPN Design Working Group
• The eSPN Communications Working Group

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eManifest Next Steps

• Fall 2008
• The in-transit pilot project is ready to be
  deployed
• New communication and outreach products
  (Internet content, newsletter, questions and
  answers)
• Finalization of highway and rail carrier data
  elements
• Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document
  (ECCRD) for highway mode - November 2008
• Finalize eManifest Project and Deployment Plan
• Confirmation of current state and end state
  process flows
• Ongoing consultations with eSPN Working Groups
  including an eSPN Plenary (December 2008)

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eManifest Next Steps

• Winter 2009 and beyond
• Development of a Client Service Support Strategy
• Final program and policy decisions on key design
  issues
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) rail upgrades
  to support eManifest February 2009
• Preparing for a functional portal prototype
  Summer 2009

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