Storage of Goods at a Customs Office

Act: Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 1, 2nd Supp.
Regulation: Storage of Goods Regulations, SOR/86-991, as amended

To Whom Does This Apply?

Importers and exporters.

Summary

Pursuant to section 37, 38 and 39 of the Customs Act, the Storage of Goods Regulations prescribe the time limit for removal of goods left at a customs office or from a place of safekeeping, and the storage charges for commercial goods left at a customs office and for goods deposited in a place of safekeeping. The following locations may be designated as a place of safekeeping:

• customs offices, highway frontier examining warehouses, Queen's warehouses;
• a portion of a sufferance or bonded warehouse; and
• any other place designated by the chief officer of customs on behalf of the Minister of National Revenue.

If you require personal assistance contact the Customs Client Services Office closest to you (see Related Reading: Customs Offices - Supplement or from Canada Border Service Agency's Web site for a list of addresses).

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
Border Information Service - BIS
Canada Border Services Agency
Telephone: 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064
Toll-free (information): 1-800-461-9999
Web site: http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/menu-eng.html