19^thApril 2004

Circular Reference Number: OCS/160404/L047-USA

Canada Customs Implements 24 Hour Advanced Manifest Rule (Update 2)

–Change of AEX effective vessel

As announced in our separate notice in March 30, 2004, Canadian Custom has decided to implement 24 Hour Advanced Manifest Rule as from April 19. Similarly to US 24 Hour Advanced Manifest Rule, Carriers will be required to submit the manifest data to Canadian Custom in 24 hours prior to loading.

We would like to inform you the details for this rule as below.

(1) Documentation Cut-off

As same as the shipment to USA, we will set the Documentation Cut-off at 09:00a.m.of two days prior to vessel arrival at origin port, while we will advertise the actual Documentation Cut-off in vessel/voyage wise separately. Any failure of submission of the Shipping Instruction or any incomplete data in the Shipping Instruction will make us impossible to submit manifest data to Canadian Custom in 24 hour prior to loading, and the loading of such containers will be rejected. We appreciate your cooperation to submit your Shipping Instruction by e-mail, by facsimile, or through Internet Shipping Instruction service in our website prior to the Documentation Cut-off without fail.

Dedicated E-Mail: hkg_docsubmit@hk.nykline.com

Website: http://www.nykline.com (Need to register in advance)

Dedicated FAX #: 852-2529-9773

852-2529-7438

or 86-20-8363-5558

Once we receive your Shipping Instruction, we will return the receipt confirmation of your Shipping Instruction within one working hour. So, if you cannot receive our receipt confirmation, please check us the status to the following number. Without getting our receipt confirmation, please consider that your Shipping Instruction may not be received in our side.

Dedicated Tel #: 852-2864-1661 (ext. 388)

or 86-20-8363-5800 (ext. 388)

(2) Effective Vessel/Voyage

The effective vessel/voyage is set as below.

Loop	Vessel/Voyage	L. Port	DOC Cut-off	ETA	D.Port
PNX	Peninsular Bay V. 08E18	Shekou	09:00am 29^th Apr	1^st May	Vancouver
		Hong Kong	09:00am 30^th Apr	2^nd May	Vancouver
*AEX Kaga V.01E19		*Hong Kong*	09:00am 27^th Apr	*29^th Apr*	*Halifax*

The Shipping Instruction for PAX/Halifax shipments is already required to be submitted before Documentation Cut-off, since we need to send manifest data to US Custom & Border Protection as FROB shipments.

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(3) Cargo Declaration Data Charge / Cargo Declaration Data Charge Correction Fee

Similarly to the Bill of Ladings for the shipment to USA, US$25 of the Cargo Declaration Data Charge (CDDC) will be accessed on the Bill of Lading of which data is submitted to Canadian Custom through NYK. (Both Carrier’s Master Bill of Lading and NVOCC’s House Bill of Lading through NYK.)

Also, US$40 of the Cargo Declaration Data Charge Correction Fee (CDDCCF) will be accessed upon any correction request after our Documentation Cut-off

(4) Items required to be submitted to Canadian Custom

Full details of Bill of Lading data will be required. But we would like to highlight the several important points as below.

· Complete and Accurate Commodity Description

Differently from US Custom & Border Protection, Canadian Custom will not refer to Harmonized Code (HS Code) at all. So, it is required to submit complete and full details about commodity description. For your easy reference, we herewith attach the examples of correct cargo description provided by Canadian Custom.

· Hazardous Shipment Information - Full details like U.N. No. / IMDG Code would be required.

· Full Address and Contact for Shipper/Consignee/Notify Party

(5) Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)

· ACI (Advance Commercial Information) NVOCC

For the customer who joined the ACI and who can send own House Bill of Lading data directly to Canadian Custom, please notify your intention of starting ACI submission and your Carrier Code in written to our Sales representative before the actual implementation.

At the time of booking, our Customer Service Team will provide the Cargo Control Number (CCN) for the purpose of your ACI transmission. CCN basically consists as below.

Carrier Code + Report# + B/L#

² Carrier Code NYK’s carrier code is “9165”

² Report# We will take IMO number (Lloyd Registration#) of each vessel as Report#

² B/L# NYK’s Master Bill of Lading Number

Similarly to AMS submission to US Custom, Carrier is required to submit ACI NVOCC’s manifest data in Carrier’s Master Bill of Lading level. So, please submit the Shipping Instruction for Carrier’s Master Bill of Lading before our Documentation Cut-off.

· Non ACI NVOCC

If you are not the participants of ACI, it is required to submit all the related House Bills of Lading before the Documentation Cut-off together with the Shipping Instruction for Carrier’s Master Bill of Lading. NYK will arrange manifest data submission of House Bill of Lading to Canadian Custom on behalf of you.

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· FROB to USA

According to the latest report by Canadian Custom, as long as the shipments will go to USA port via Canadian port, the manifest data in House Bill of Lading level will not be required to be submitted to Canadian Custom in 24 hour prior to loading, while a Carrier is required to submit the manifest data to Canada Custom in Carrier’s Master Bill of Lading level. No ACI submission of House Bill of Lading data to Canadian Custom will be required for the containers to USA on our PNX service, which calls Vancouver prior to Seattle now.

Please visit the FAQ section on the Canadian Customs website or the NYK website for more information as it becomes available. NYK will be advising starting vessels from sailing ports later, which the new requirements will be applicable for, well in advance of the implementation date.

Further information regarding the requirements and updates from CBSA can be found at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/advance/faqs-e.html. Please be advised of these major changes that will be effective 19 April 2004.

Should you have questions or require any assistance please contact your local NYK sales representative or NYK Customer Service at (852) 2864 5118.

Yours sincerely,

NYK Line (H.K.) Ltd

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Examples of Cargo Description in Canadian Custom FAQ

Not Acceptable	Acceptable
Apparel Wearing Apparel Ladies' Apparel Men's Apparel	Clothing Shoes Footwear Jewelry (may include watches)
Appliances	Kitchen Appliances Industrial Appliances Heat Pump
Autoparts Parts	New Autoparts Used Autoparts
Caps	Baseball Caps Blasting Caps Bottle Caps Hub Caps
Chemicals, hazardous Chemicals, non-hazardous	Actual Chemical Name (not brand name) Or U.N. HAZMAT Code Identifier #
Electronic Goods Electronics	Computers Consumer Electronics, Telephones Electronic Toys (can include Gameboys, Game Cubes, Dancing Elmo Doll etc.) Personal/Household Electronics (i.e. PDA's, VCR's, TV's)
Equipment	Industrial Equipment, Oil Well Equipment, Automotive Equipment, Poultry Equipment, etc.
Flooring	Wood Flooring, Plastic Flooring, Carpet, Ceramic Tile, Marble Flooring
Foodstuffs	Oranges Fish Packaged Rice, Packaged Grain, Bulk Grain
Iron	Iron Pipes, Steel Pipes
Steel	Iron Building Material, Steel Building Material
Leather Articles	Saddles Leather Handbags Leather Jackets, Shoes
Machinery	Metal Working Machinery Cigarette Making Machinery

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Not Acceptable	Acceptable
Machines	Sewing Machines Printing Machines
Pipes	Plastic Pipes PVC Pipes Steel Pipes Copper Pipes
Plastic Goods	Plastic Kitchenware, Plastic Houseware, Industrial Plastics Toys, New/Used Auto Parts
Polyurethane	Polyurethane Threads Polyurethane Medical Gloves
	Personal Effects Household Goods
Rubber Articles	Rubber Hoses Tires Toys Rubber Conveyor Belts
Rods	Welding Rods Rebar Aluminum Rods Reactor Rods
Scrap	Plastic Scrap Aluminum Scrap Iron Scrap
STC (Said to Contain) General Cargo FAK ( Freight of All Kinds) "No Description"
Tiles	Ceramic Tiles Marble Tiles
Tools	Hand Tools Power Tools Industrial Tools
Wires	Electric Wires Auto Harness Coiled Wire (Industrial)