Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations

13.6 (1) The owner or person in charge of the vessel shall send the information

• (a) in the case of specified goods that are within cargo containers, at least 24 hours before loading the goods on board the vessel;

• (b) in the case of specified goods that are bulk goods, at least 24 hours before the arrival of the vessel at port in Canada;

• (c) in the case of specified goods that are empty cargo containers that are not for sale, at least 96 hours before the arrival of the vessel at port in Canada;

• (d) in the case of specified goods that are break-bulk goods in respect of which the owner or person in charge of the vessel has been issued an exemption under section 13.8 and the information contained in the exemption is accurate and complete, at least 24 hours before the arrival of the vessel at port in Canada; and

• (e) in the case of specified goods that are not goods described in paragraphs (a) to (d), at least 24 hours before loading the goods on board the vessel.

(1.1) Despite subsection (1), if specified goods on board the vessel are goods loaded in the United States or Puerto Rico that will be transported directly to Canada, the owner or person in charge of the vessel shall send the information

• (a) in the case of empty cargo containers that are not for sale, at least 4 hours before the arrival of the vessel at port in Canada; and

• (b) in the case of any other specified goods, at least 24 hours before the arrival of the vessel at port in Canada.

(2) Despite paragraphs (1)(b) to (d) and subsection (1.1), the owner or person in charge of the vessel shall send the information before the departure of the vessel to a port in Canada if the duration of the voyage is less than the period within which the information would otherwise be sent.