E668 – Cross-border currency or monetary instruments report made by person in charge of conveyance

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Part A – Information on person in charge of conveyance

Courier company

Part B – Information on shipments of currency or monetary instruments

Instructions

Under the law, every person or entity must report to a Border Services Officer the importation or exportation of currency or monetary instruments with a combined total value equal to or greater than $10,000 Canadian (or its equivalent in a foreign currency). Failure to report may result in the forfeiture of currency or monetary instruments or the assessment of a penalty.

“Currency” means current coins and bank notes of Canada and other countries.

“Monetary instruments” means securities and negotiable instruments in bearer form where ownership is conveyed by physical possession. It can include stocks, bonds, debentures, treasury bills, banker's drafts, cheques and money orders, other than warehouse receipts and bills of lading. It does not include securities or negotiable instruments that bear restrictive endorsements or a stamp for the purposes of clearing or are made payable to a named person and have not been endorsed.

To calculate the Canadian dollar equivalent of a foreign currency, use the exchange rate published by the Bank of Canada at the time of the importation or exportation. If the Bank of Canada does not publish an exchange rate for that currency, use the exchange rate that would be used during the ordinary course of business.

Who must complete this form

You must complete this form E668 (Conveyance) if you are the person in charge of a conveyance arriving in or departing from Canada carrying currency or monetary instruments that must be reported in form E667 (General), other than those being imported or exported as mail. This form E668 (Conveyance) must be submitted as an attachment to form E667 (General). You may submit a single form E668 (Conveyance) as an attachment to up to nine (9) E667 (General) forms. You must complete form E677 (Individual) if you are transporting currency or monetary instruments with a total value of $10,000 or more into or out of Canada on your own behalf and the currency or monetary instruments are in your possession or luggage. In all other cases involving the importation or exportation of currency or monetary instruments with a total value of $10,000 or more, you must complete form E667 (General).

Part A – Information on person in charge of the conveyance

“The person in charge of the conveyance” means the person or courier responsible for the currency or monetary instruments over the course of the shipment.

“Courier company” means a commercial carrier engaged in scheduled international transportation of shipments of goods, other than goods imported or exported as mail. Provide information on the courier company and information on an employee contact of the courier company.

Part B – Information on shipments of currency or monetary instruments

“Departure point”:

“Stop-over point” means the location (city, country) of an intermediate stop or transit point during the journey of the currency or monetary instruments between the “shipped from” and “shipped to” locations.

“Arrival point”:

In the table, list the importer or exporter of each shipment of currency or monetary instruments and the amounts of each shipment. List the importer of the shipment if the currency or monetary instruments are entering Canada, or list the exporter of the shipment if the currency or monetary instruments are leaving Canada. Each item in the list should correspond to a report of currency or monetary instruments made in form E667 (General).

Privacy

The information provided on this form is being collected under the authority of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and is subject to the provisions of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

Additional Information

To obtain additional information, please visit the Travelling with CAN$10,000 or more page. For more information about the Proceeds of Crime (Money laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, visit the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada website at www.fintrac.gc.ca. You can also call us free of charge throughout Canada by calling 1-800-461-9999. If you are calling from outside of Canada, you can contact us at (204) 983-3500 or (506) 636-5064.

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