Laws have also been made as to maximize the comfort of those who are innocent and minimize the chances of escape of criminals and smugglers. Zero tolerance is adopted against drugs and illegal arms to make the shipping and trade as clean as possible.
Cross Border Shipping with Canada
America is the largest market for Canada’s export trade. The shipments are mainly through the road routes unless it is an urgent shipment, which is sent by air. According to the laws of the United States of America, it is the responsibility of the trucking company to ship the booked item intact to the receiver for whom the item was shipped.
But as long as the item is in the custody of the trucking company it belongs to them and they are responsible for its being legal. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reserves the right to inspect the goods being transported into and out of the US for custom and security clearance purposes.
First and foremost, to operate as a cross border trucking company you must have an International Carrier bond on file with CBP. An annual fee is applicable to the truckers operating cross border to Canada. This accounts for the services offered by CBP in terms of custom clearance and permission to operate to and within the States.
