* Canada - OTA credits smooth operation of CBSA security policy to association's education campaign
Toronto,Ont,CAN -Trucks News, by Adam Ledlow -16 April 2007: -- The Ontario Trucking Ass. is taking partial credit for the successful implementation of the new Canada Border Services Agency security enhancement policy because it has been educating its members on ways to eliminate border delays due to failed PARS (Pre-Arrival Review System) transactions... The policy, which can into effect Apr. 1, mandates carriers to use line release customs clearance at the border. Following the CBSA announcement indicating that failed PARS shipments would be returned to the US, the OTA board developed a position regarding CBSA enforcement of the policy and a communication strategy targeting shippers who utilize underperforming custom brokers. The OTA says that while the trucking industry can partially share in the blame for this problem, experience has shown that PARS failures are also often the result of customs brokers not filing entries in a timely manner...
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