ACI - Air Canada

CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY (CBSA)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Advance Commercial Information (ACI) Air Cargo Reporting
Data Quality Input
As a reminder, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) stipulates that Air Cargo Reporting be
completed as follows when sending advance electronic information directly to the CBSA or to Air
Canada Cargo for forwarding to CBSA:
1. The following fields are mandatory for both the Shipper and the Consignee and cannot contain any
special characters such as dashes (-), asterisks (*) or dots (.). Omitting any one of these fields
will result in a “Hold for more Information”.
! Full description of goods (e.g.: “NEWSPAPER” instead of “DOCUMENTS”;
“Pharmaceutical cannot be accepted. The Full name of Pharmaceutical must be
stipulated “NITROGLYCERIN”)
! Complete name of Shipper and Consignee
! Street number and street name
! Full city name
! Province or State Code (only the codes on the attachment are permissible).
(Please note that Province or State Code is only mandatory for the Consignee.)
! Country Code (Only the codes on the attachment are permissible.)
Bulletin #35 – April 15, 2009
! Postal Code (e.g.: ”H3T 1G2” instead of “H3T1G2 or H3T-1G2. The space is also mandatory.) or
Zip Code (e.g.: “78123”. No spaces are permitted.)
! Routing Code (All city segments must be included; e.g.: ZRH YYZ YWG. Spaces between City
Codes are not mandatory but dashes are not permitted.)
2. Telephone numbers are optional fields. If input, use only numerals. Spaces are
mandatory as follows: (e.g.: “900 555 1212”). Do not use dashes or run numbers together.
3. Freight Forwarders must keep in mind that the consignee field requires final Consignee
Information within the House, or within the Master (if this is the only air waybill being submitted).
Inputting the name of the Freight Forwarder in the Consignee field will result in a “Hold for More
Information”.

Adherence to these instructions will prevent unnecessary delays due to “Holds for More
Information”.
Please contact your local Air Canada Cargo Sales Manager for further information.