YRC Freight

Cross-Border Canada

Required documents

* If the value of the goods is $1,600 CDN or more. ** If the value of the goods is less than $1,600 CDN.

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Shipments from Canada to the United States require these documents

• Bill of Lading: required at pickup
• Commercial Invoice: required at pickup
• NAFTA Certificate of Origin: may be required for specific products
• Import/Export License: may be required for regulated products, such as alcohol, firearms, tobacco, etc.
• Transportation and Exportation (T&E) Customs Bond: may be required if final destination of goods is outside the United States

Shipments from the United States to Canada require these documents

• Bill of Lading: required at pickup (included in E•Z Export)
• Canda Customs Invoice (CCI): required at pickup if the shipment is valued at $1,600 (CDN) or more. If the shipper has special document requirements or arrangements with the importer/broker and does not require an invoice, you must note it on the bill of lading. If the shipper uses E•Z Export, the CCI is included. (Certain products may require a CCI and a commercial invoice.)
• Commercial Invoice: may be required (Included in E•Z Export. See Canadian Customs Invoice.)
• Shipper's Export Declaration (SED): may be required (included in E•Z Export)
• NAFTA Certificate of Origin: may be required for regulated products, such as alcohol, firearms, tobacco, etc.
• Import/Export License: may be required for regulated products, such as alcohol, firearms, tobacco, etc.
• Transportation and Exportation (T&E) Customs Bond: may be required if final destination of goods is outside Canada.

Shipments from Canada to Mexico require these documents

• Bill of Lading: required at pickup
• Commercial Invoice: required at pickup
• Packing List: required at pickup
• NAFTA Certificate of Origin: may be required for specific products
• Import/Export License: may be required for regulated products, such as alcohol, firearms, tobacco, etc.
• Transportation and Exportation (T&E) Customs Bond: required for products to move through the United States