EDI/Portal Clients
Information required when calling the EDI/Portal Hotline
We require different information from you when you contact us, depending on the program you use. Select the program name from the list below for the information you must provide. For detailed information on the information requirement, select the number beside it.
For more information about the programs, consult the EDI applications overview page.
Accelerated Commercial Release Operations Support System (ACROSS)
- Transaction numberFootnote 1
Advance Commercial Information - Air and Marine modes of transportation (ACI)
Depending on the type of data being sent, you will need to provide the CBSA with one of the following pieces of information:
- Cargo control number (CCN)Footnote 2
- Supplementary reference number (SRN)Footnote 3
- Conveyance reference number (CRN)Footnote 4
Note: The CBSA is unable to search by container numbers.
Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS)
- Business NumberFootnote 11
Customs Self Assessment (CSA) – Carriers and importers
Revenue Summary Form – Importers
Importers requesting information on a Revenue Summary Form (RSF) must provide the following information:
- Importer's Business Number
- RSF month
- Unique BGM numberFootnote 8
X type Customs Automated Data Exchange – B3 – Importers
As with a normal Customs Automated Data Exchange (CADEX) entry, importers requesting information on a submitted X type entry must provide the following information:
- Transaction numberFootnote 1
- Transmission siteFootnote 5
- Batch numberFootnote 6
- Date submittedFootnote 7
Trade chain partner – Importers
Importers requesting information on a submitted trade chain partner (TCP) for a vendor or a consignee must provide the following information:
- Importer's Business Number
- Name of the vendor or consignee
- Unique BGM numberFootnote 8
Trade chain partner – Carriers
Carriers requesting information on a submitted TCP for a warehouse or terminal must provide the following information:
- Sender's carrier code
- Name of the warehouse or terminal
- Unique BGM numberFootnote 8
CSA Cargo or Conveyances – Carriers
- Cargo control number (CCN)Footnote 2
- Conveyance reference number (CRN)Footnote 4
eManifest Highway and Rail
- Cargo control number (CCN)Footnote 2
- Conveyance reference number (CRN)Footnote 4
eManifest House Bills
- House Bill numberFootnote 9
- Close messageFootnote 10
Release Notification System (RNS)
- Transaction numberFootnote 1
- Cargo control number (CCN)Footnote 2
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