Release Notification System (RNS) & ACI eManifest Notices

Status Query and Warehouse Arrival Messages (WACM)

What is RNS (Release Notification System)?

The Release Notification System (RNS) offers a timely and efficient notification of CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency) release decisions by providing brokers, importers, carriers and warehouse operators with electronic messages. The CBSA instantly notifies RNS participants when a transaction is released and when a Pre-arrival Review System transaction is approved. Some common RNS messages received from CBSA include the following:

Goods Released

Declaration Accepted, Awaiting arrival of goods

Goods required for examination - referred

Authorized to deliver – CSA Shipment

Goods May Move, Detain at Destination (CFIA)

Declaration Accepted, Awaiting Customs Processing

Status Query, WACM, & ACI eManifest Notices

Status Query

The status query message is used by the trade participant to receive the most recent status of a transaction from CBSA. The trade participant can send the CCN (Cargo Control Number) or the Custom’s Broker Entry Number to CBSA to receive back the most recent RNS status of the transaction

WACM – Warehouse Arrival Certification Message

The WACM (Warehouse Arrival Certification Message) is a notification that is sent when unreleased inland cargo arrives at the warehouse. WACM became mandatory on May 2015. Warehouse operators/owners who receive unreleased goods into their sufferance warehouses must transmit WACM

ACI eManifest Notices

The ACI eManifest Notices will eventually replace the RNS messages but for now clients are using RNS or ACI eManifest Notices or both sets of messages.

Common ACI eManifest Notices

Matched

Informs clients that a specific trade document is linked to a related trade document.

Not Matched

Informs clients that either no links to a related trade document have been established, or that a document that was previously matched to another document becomes unlinked through a change or cancellation

Cargo Complete

Informs clients that a non-consolidated cargo document has been submitted to and accepted by the CBSA. Documents that have achieved this status have not yet been linked to related PARS or IID documents

Document Package Complete

Informs clients that the cargo and all other required pre-arrival trade documents have been submitted to and accepted by the CBSA.

Reported

Informs that cargo has been presented to the CBSA at the Port of Report or FPOA

Arrived

Indicates that cargo has reached its destination. If the cargo is destined inland, then a WACM has been transmitted by the warehouse operator

Document Package Complete

Informs clients that the cargo and all other required pre-arrival trade documents have been submitted to accepted by the CBSA

Authorized to Deliver

Informs Customs Self-Assessment (CSA) carriers or their agents that their CSA cargo is authorized to be delivered to the importer, consignee, or owner prior to the release of the goods

Released

Indicates that cargo has been released from Customs control and can enter the Canadian economy

Held for CBSA

Indicates that cargo is being held for further review or examination. Cargo can be held for information, exam, or decision from other government departments

Deconsolidation

Informs clients that Cargo Control Number (CCN) that has been entered into the warehouse has become deconsolidated and the cargo control of the goods has now been transferred to the house bills within the consolidation

RNS/ACI eManifest Notices Price Plans

Select your plan
Number of included CCN's monthlyNumber of included CCN's monthly
CBSA ResponsesCBSA Responses
24/7 Support24/7 Support
On-Boarding AssistanceOn-Boarding Assistance
No Set-up FeeNo Set-up Fee
Monitoring Dashboard

Free Plan
$0
per month
Number of included CCN's monthly10
CBSA Responses
24/7 Support
On-Boarding Assistance
No Set-up Fee

Micro Plan
$79.95
per month
Number of included CCN's monthly75
CBSA Responses
24/7 Support
On-Boarding Assistance
No Set-up Fee

Lite Plan
$124.95
per month
Number of included CCN's monthly250
CBSA Responses
24/7 Support
On-Boarding Assistance
No Set-up Fee

Standard Plan
$224.95
per month
Number of included CCN's monthly750
CBSA Responses
24/7 Support
On-Boarding Assistance
No Set-up Fee

Unlimited Plan
$399.95
per month
Number of included CCN's monthlyUnlimited
CBSA Responses
24/7 Support
On-Boarding Assistance
No Set-up Fee

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