Cross Border Shipment Documentation

Shipments from Canada to the U.S. need the following documents:

  1. Bill of Lading - required at pickup
  2. Commercial Invoice - required at pickup
  3. NAFTA Certificate of Origin - may be required for specific commodities
  4. Import/Export License - may be required for regulated commodities such as alcohol, firearms, tobacco, etc.
  5. Transportation and Exportation (T&E) Customs Bond - may be required if final destination of goods is outside the U.S.

Shipments from the U.S. to Canada need the following documents:

  1. Bill of Lading - required at pickup (Included in E•Z Export)
  2. Canada Customs Invoice - required at pickup if the shipment is valued at $1,600 (CDN) or more. If the shipper has special document requirements or arrangements with the importer/broker and does not require an invoice, it must be noted on the bill of lading. If the shipper uses E•Z Export, the CCI is included. (Certain commodities may require a CCI and a commercial invoice.
  3. Commercial Invoice - may be required (Included in E•Z Export. See Canadian Customs Invoice)
  4. Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) - may be required (Included in E•Z Export)
  5. NAFTA Certificate of Origin - may be required for regulated commodities such as alcohol, firearms, tobacco, etc. (Shipments traveling through Canada for export to another country may require a SED.)

  6. Import/Export License - may be required for regulated commodities such as alcohol, firearms, tobacco, etc.
  7. Transportation and Exportation (T&E) Customs Bond - may be required if final destination of goods is outside Canada.

Shipments from Canada to Mexico need the following documents:

  1. Bill of Lading - required at pickup
  2. Commercial Invoice - required at pickup
  3. Packing List - required at pickup
  4. NAFTA Certificate of Origin - may be required for specific commodities
  5. Import/Export License - may be required for regulated commodities such as alcohol, firearms, tobacco, etc.
  6. Transportation and Exportation (T&E) Customs Bond - required for goods to move through the U.S.
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