Administrative Monetary Penalty System
C274
Contravention
Person provided information to an officer that is not true, accurate and complete.
Goods reported as arrived for customs processing when they are not arrived, and/or containing information that is not true, accurate and complete.
Penalty
| Occurrence | Penalty |
|---|---|
| 1st | $1,000 |
| 2nd | $2,000 |
| 3rd and subsequent | $4,000 |
- Penalty basis
- Per instance
- Retention period
- 12 months
Guidelines
Non-compliance occurs when the sender of a Warehouse Arrival Certification Message (WACM) submits the WACM prior to the shipment physically arriving at the CBSA office/sufferance warehouse, or submits a WACM which contains information which is not true, accurate or complete.
"Per instance" pertains to each "cargo control number" that was transmitted to customs as "arrived" by the sufferance warehouse operator.
The penalty would apply to the warehouse operator who transmitted the arrival notice. Where a third party is used to transmit the arrival notice on behalf of a warehouse operator, the penalty would still apply to the warehouse operator.
In cases where there has been an administrative error in the documentation, see C005.
For situations where the goods are not available for examination, see C026.
If a carrier fails to report imported goods, refer to C021.
If a carrier fails to report the arrived conveyance, refer to C023.