December 2012

CANADA CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS

Commercial Invoice or the Canada Customs Invoice (CCI)

It is highly important that we provide Canada Customs the necessary

information they need to ensure your shipment isn’t delayed at the border,
costing time and money.

The Commercial Invoice must include:

 Vendor/ Exporter full legal name, address and country (seller of goods)
 Consignee full name and address (recipient of the goods)
 Purchaser full name and address (the billed party, if other than the
recipient)
 Detailed description and HS Code of each item being shipped. Must
indicate the SKU/ TSC Item No. provided on The Shopping Channel
Purchase Order.
 Country of Origin for each item. If a Kit includes items with various
countries of origin, a breakdown must be provided.
 Net and gross weight (net weight excludes the packaging)
 Unit price of each item – for Samples, indicate value for customs
purposes, items cannot show zero value
 Total value of the goods – for Samples, indicate value for customs
purposes, items cannot show zero value
 Currency of settlement – USD or CAD
 Terms of delivery and terms of payment – e.g. DDU, DDP, EXW
 Date on which goods began continuous journey to Canada
 Reference Numbers – The Shopping Channel PO Nos.
 Customs Broker Information – Livingston International

If your commercial invoice can’t supply the required information, you must
complete a Canada Customs Invoice for your shipments. The CCI contains all
the information fields required by Canada Customs.

Following this page, please find a sample invoice for your reference; a
blank CCI form you can fill out and print; and a guide on how to fill out your
CCI.

Please ensure to send copies of the Commercial Invoice/ CCI to:

1. The Shopping Channel upon booking
2. The driver/ carrier upon pick-up of the goods

Any charges at the border as a result of improper Customs documentation

will be your responsibility and a non-compliance charge will be assessed.
SAMPLE FOR YOUR
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CANADA CUSTOMS INVOICE
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1. Vendor (name and address) - Vendeur (nom et adresse) 2. Date of direct shipment to Canada - Date d'expédition directe vers le Canada

yyyy/mm/dd
3. Other references (include purchaser's order No.)
Autres références (inclure le n° de commande de l'acheteur)

4. Consignee (name and address) - Destinataire (nom et adresse) 5. Purchaser's name and address (if other than
consignee) Nom et adresse de l'acheteur (s'il
diffère du destinataire)

6. Country of transhipment - Pays de transbordement

7. Country of origin of goods IF SHIPMENT INCLUDES GOODS OF DIFFERENT ORIGINS

ENTER ORIGINS AGAINST ITEMS IN 12.
Pays d'origine des marchandises SI L'EXPÉDITION COMPREND DES MARCHANDISES D'ORIGINES
DIFFÉRENTES, PRÉCISEZ LEUR PROVENANCE EN 12.
8. Transportation: Give mode and place of direct shipment to 9. Conditions of sale and terms of payment
Canada Transport : Précisez mode et point d'expédition directe (i.e. sale, consignment shipment, leased goods, etc.)
vers le Canada Conditions de vente et modalités de paiement
(p. ex. vente, expédition en consignation, location de marchandises, etc.)

10. Currency of settlement - Devises du paiement

11. 12. Specification of commodities (kind of packages, marks and numbers, 13. Selling price - Prix de vente
Number general description and characteristics, i.e., grade, quality)
14. Unit 15. Total
of Désignation des articles (nature des colis, marques et numéros, Quantity
price Prix
package description générale et caractéristiques, p. ex. classe, qualité) (state
unitaire
s unit)
Nombre Quantité
(précisez
de colis
l'unité)

18. If any of fields 1 to 17 are included on an attached commercial invoice, 16. Total weight - Poids total 17. Invoice total
check this box Si tout renseignement relativement aux zones 1 à 17 figure Total de la facture
sur une ou des factures commerciales ci-attachées, cochez cette case Net Gross - Brut

Commercial Invoice No. - N° de la facture commerciale

19. Exporter's name and address (if other than 20. Originator (name and address) - Expéditeur d'origine (nom et adresse)
vendor) Nom et adresse de l'exportateur (s'il
diffère du vendeur)

21. Agency ruling (if applicable) - Décision de l'Agence (s'il y a lieu) 22.
If fields 23 to 25 are not applicable, check this box
Si les zones 23 à 25 sont sans objet, cochez cette case
23. If included in field 17 indicate amount: 24. If not included in field 17 indicate amount: 25. Check (if
Si compris dans le total à la zone 17, précisez : Si non compris dans le total à la zone 17, précisez applicable):
: Cochez (s'il y a
(i)Transportation charges, expenses and lieu) :
insurance from the place of direct (i)Transportation charges, expenses and
shipment to Canada insurance to the place of direct shipment (i)Royalty payments or subsequent
Les frais de transport, dépenses et assurances to Canada proceeds are paid or payable by the
à partir du point d'expédition directe vers le Canada Les frais de transport, dépenses et purchaser
assurances jusqu'au point d'expédition Des redevances ou produits ont été ou
directe vers le Canada seront versés par l'acheteur
(ii)Costs for construction, erection and
assembly incurred after importation into
Canada (ii)Amounts for commissions other than
Les coûts de construction, d'érection buying commissions
et d'assemblage après importation au Les commissions autres que celles (ii)The purchaser has supplied goods or
Canada versées pour l'achat services for use in the production of
these goods L'acheteur a fourni des
marchandises ou des services pour la
production de ces marchandises
(iii)Export packing (iii) Export packing
Le coût de l'emballage d'exportation Le coût de l'emballage d'exportation
Dans ce formulaire, toutes les expressions désignant des personnes visent à la fois les hommes et
les femmes.

CI1 (08/09) If you require more space, please attach another sheet. - Si vous avez besoin de plus d'espace, veuillez joindre une autre feuille. BSF189
 How to Fill Out the CCI

Field No.

1. Vendor
Indicate your company’s complete name and address,
including ZIP Code, being the seller of the goods.

2. Date
Indicate the date the goods began their continuous journey
to Canada.

3. Other References
Indicate The Shopping Channel’s Purchase Order No. (TSC PO#)

4. Consignee
Indicate full name and address of TSC National Distribution
Center. If shipping directly to the customer, indicate full
name and address of recipient.
Please include all contact details – suite numbers, phone,
postal codes

5. Purchaser’s Name & Address

Indicate The Shopping Channel with complete
address Indicate “same” if Field # 4 is The
Shopping Channel

6. Country of Transhipment
Indicate country through which the goods were shipped en
route to Canada.
Indicate “Not Applicable” if goods were shipped directly to Canada.

7. Country of Origin of Goods

Indicate the country in which the goods were originally
produced / manufactured.
If more than one item with different country of origins,
indicate “Various” and specify the origins per item on the
body of the CCI.

8. Transportation
Indicate Customs broker info – Livingston
International For DDP shipments, indicate your
customs broker info.

9. Conditions of Sale and Terms of Payment

Indicate nature of sale (direct, sale, consignment, lease,
etc.) and terms of payment – DDP, DDU, EXW
10. Currency of Settlement
Indicate the currency used to settle payment – USD, CAD, EUR

11. Number of Packages

Simply indicate, as requested, the total number of
packages/ cartons.

12. Specification of Commodities

Indicate full information per item:
 TSC Item No. / SKU No. as indicated on the TSC PO
 Detailed description of the goods

For jewellery – indicate whether fine or costume

jewellery; and specify precious metal components
e.g. 10K Gold Bracelet
Ring, Costume Jewellery
For textile – always indicate the fabric content, knot or
woven, and if gender specific
e.g. Dress, Ladies, Knit, 90% Polyester 10% Spandex

 Country of origin per line if not indicated in Field # 7

 Customs tariff information – if you don’t have
this information, consult TSC contact for help.

13. Quantity (state unit)

Indicate the exact number of pieces per item listed

14. Selling Price/Unit Price

Indicate unit price for each item. All items must show a
value for customs purposes. Items cannot show zero
values.

For kits with items having various countries of origin, a

breakdown of the value per item must be provided.

15. Selling Price/Total

Indicate the total selling price per
line item. Quantity multiplied by the
Unit Price

16. Total Weight

Indicate total weight (both gross and net weight) of shipment.

17. Invoice Total

Indicate the total price of all products in your
shipment. (Everything added up from Field #
15)
 For samples, indicate the selling value of the goods. You
may note on your CCI: “For customs purposes only.”
Invoice total cannot show zero value.

18. Commercial Invoice Number

Check box if a Commercial Invoice is used to back up the
information filled out in the CCI. The commercial invoice
must accompany the CCI sent to broker for clearance.
Indicate Commercial Invoice number.

19. Exporter’s Name & Address

If the exporter is other than the Vendor (Field # 1), enter
the complete company name and address.
This is the company shipping the goods to the consignee/
purchaser.

20. Originator
Indicate the complete company name and address if other
than Vendor (Field # 1) or Exporter (Field # 19).
This is the company who’s completing the invoice in behalf
of the Vendor.

21. Departmental Ruling

Leave blank. Do not fill in.

22. Charges Not Applicable

Check this box, if charges found in items 23-25 are not applicable.

23. Charges/Costs
Indicate all costs of transportation, expenses, insurance,
construction, assembly, and/or packing IF these costs or
charges from the place of direct shipment to Canada are
included in the Selling Price/Total (Field # 15).

24. Charges/Costs
Indicate all costs of transportation, expenses, insurance,
construction, assembly, and/or packing if these costs or
charges to the place of direct shipment to Canada are not
included in the Selling Price/Total (Item 15).

25. Royalty Payments

Check this box if royalty payments or subsequent
proceeds are paid or will be paid by purchaser.
 Goods/Services
Check this box if the purchaser supplied goods or
services in the production of these goods.

If you have questions in filling out the CCI, please

contact: Erika Serino, CCS

The Shopping
Channel Phone:
905-364-5484
Email: [email protected]

References:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b232-eng.pdf
http://www.livingstonintl.com/resource/shipping-to-canada-customs-
documents-simplified/