Freight Shipping to US
For shipments originating in Canada destined for
The United States, the paps system is used.
PAPS—PRE-ARRIVAL PROCESSING SYSTEM
Established by the US Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), the Pre-Arrival Processing
System (PAPS) allows our shipping experts to
ship commercial deliveries across the border
while still being processed by the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE), the Automated
Commercial Shipment (ACS), and the Automated
Targeting System (ATS).
This efficient system is a mandatory requirement
for all trucking deliveries according to the
Trade Act of 2002. Additionally, each shipment
has a unique barcode label with the information
needed to successfully cross the border.
Simply put, the information on the shipping
barcode is transmitted to the customs broker,
which is input into the Automated Broker
Interface (ABI), creating an entry into the ACS.
This must be done before reaching the border.
Once the shipment reaches the border, the CBP
officer processes the shipment in ACE. This
pulls the pre-set information already input in
ACS and as long as no additional processing or
examination of the truck is required, the
shipment can be cleared.
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Let the experts at Onyx Freight handle your
cross-border shipments and enjoy
problem-free deliveries.