Administrative Monetary Penalty System
Contravention C047

When requested by an officer, operator of a bonded warehouse or duty free shop failed to open any package or container of goods therein or remove any covering therefrom to allow free access to the goods.

Guidelines

Non-compliance occurs when the operator of a bonded warehouse or duty free shop fails to open any package or container of goods or fails to remove any covering to allow free access to the goods when an officer requests to see the goods in order to conduct an examination.

Applied against an operator of a bonded warehouse or duty free shop when operator fails or refuses to open any package, container of goods or remove any covering.

This contravention applies to an operator of a Customs Bonded Warehouse and should not be confused with the other Duty Deferral programs.

For situations where goods are moved or removed from the customs office or sufferance warehouse, refer to contravention C033.

For failure to allow access to goods in a sufferance warehouse, refer to contravention C357.

References

Legislation

Customs Act, section 27

D-Memo

D7-4-4: Customs Bonded Warehouses

Other

• D4-3-7: Duty Free Shop – Contraventions and Penalties
• D7-4-1: Duty Deferral Program