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Descartes Certified for Single Window Initiative by CBSA

[ October 2, 2017   //   Gary G Burrows ]

Descartes Systems Group announced that, as of September 25, it is the only service provider that has been certified to submit commercial import data for the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Single Window Initiative (SWI), the primary, modernized system through which the Canadian government will track, control and process information related to the import of goods into the country.

Using the CBSA-certified Descartes Canadian Customs Brokerage™ solution, customs brokers, freight forwarders and/or importer self-filers can now streamline the submission of customs entries to CBSA and Participating Government Agencies (PGA) through a centralized platform, which simplifies the import process by eliminating manual tasks and paper documentation in the Canadian customs process. Nine government departments are participating in the SWI, as well as agencies representing 38 government programs. CBSA has set April 1, 2018 as the deadline for mandatory use of the SWI.

“Being an early adopter in the certification process for the CBSA Single Window Initiative has been a top priority for Thompson Ahern,” said Rod Kyle, President and General Manager, Thompson, Ahern & Co. Limited. “The ability to more effectively communicate with the CBSA and PGAs will allow us to work more efficiently and process time-sensitive shipments more rapidly. Descartes has enabled us to achieve this goal by achieving certification for the initiative.”

 

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