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Memorandum D4-1-4
Customs Sufferance Warehouses
2011-09-02
This memorandum replaces Memorandum D4-1-4 dated August 8, 2008. The following changes were made:
- Customs Sufferance Warehouse Regulations were removed. Consult the Department of Justice Web site.
- A new process is indicated to advertise BW type sufferance warehouses (SW).
- Additional section on geographic and minimum volume thresholds for the opening and closing of sufferance warehouses.
- Additional section on access restrictions to sufferance warehouses.
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Last modified: 2011-09-02
Summary
This memorandum explains the procedures an individual or company must follow to obtain, amend or cancel a Canada Border Services (CBSA) customs sufferance warehouse licence. It also describes the conditions for operating a sufferance warehouse and the types of sufferance warehouses that may be licensed in Canada.
References
| Issuing office | Commercial Border Policy Division Border and Compliance Programs Directorate Canada Border Services Agency |
| Headquarters file | 7795-0 |
| Legislative references | Regulations Respecting Customs Sufferance Warehouses Customs Act, sections 30, 37(1), 164, and 166 |
| Other references | D1-2-1, D1-5-1, D1-7-1, D3-1-7, D3-3-1, D17-1-21 |
| Superseded memoranda D | D4-1-4 dated August 8, 2008 |
