ARCHIVED Canadian Customs Documentation

General

1. The Contractor must provide two (2) copies of the Canada Customs Invoice (CCI) or two (2) copies of the commercial invoice marked "For Customs Purposes Only".
2. For shipments from the United States and Mexico that are of American, Mexican or Canadian origin, as defined by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and for shipments from Israel that are Israeli in origin, as defined by the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA), the Contractor must provide proof of origin of the goods. This proof must be in the form of a NAFTA or CIFTA Certificate of Origin for goods valued at C$1,600 or more, or a simple statement on the invoice for goods valued at C$1,600 or less. In either case, the document must include an original signature and must reference the contract number. For contracts valued at C$250,000 or more, the proof of origin will not be required.
3. The Contractor must not employ commercial customs brokers to custom clear the goods provided under the Contract, unless authorized by the Canadian Material Support Group / Customs, at National Defence Headquarters, telephone: 1-855-210-5149, facsimile: 1-800-306-1811 or 613-971-7333.

Completion of Documents

The CCI or commercial invoice must include the following information:

1. complete description of the goods being shipped, including the applicable United States "Schedule B" codes or United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes;
2. value and terms of sale for each item (e.g. sale, loan, warranty, Incoterms 2000), including value of repairs, warranty repairs or replacement costs;
3. the Contract number and financial codes (use Field 3 on the CCI form);
4. country of origin of goods;
5. when a NAFTA/CIFTA Certificate of Origin has been prepared, the "Description" field of the CCI or commercial invoice must include a statement confirming that it has been completed and is attached to that invoice.

Distribution of Documents

1. The Contractor must attach the following to shipping container No. 1 of all shipments using a waterproof envelope marked "Canada Customs Documentation":
   1. one (1) copy of the CCI or one (1) copy of the commercial invoice as applicable, and;
   2. one (1) copy of the NAFTA Certificate of Origin (if applicable).
2. The second copy of each of the above-mentioned forms must be attached to the shipping documents.
3. A copy of the CIFTA Certificate of Origin must be faxed to 1-800-306-1811 or emailed to DNDCustoms-MDNDouanes@forces.gc.ca.