How do I speed up crossing into the U.S.?
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Lewiston Warehouse - Brokers |
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Get your SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code). Contact the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) at 1-703-838-1868. |
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Alert U.S. Customs Service. When you receive your NMFTA letter notifying you of your SCAC, fax a copy to: Charles Bennett, Office of Applications Development, U.S. Customs Service (USCS), 1-703-921-7173 (fax number). |
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Develop your company's bar code. Do it in house or through a commercial printer. Remember that the SCAC, NUMBER AND CHECK DIGIT must be continuous without spaces or dashes. |
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Take bar code sample to USCS. Place the bar code label on a blank USCS manifest (CF7533) and deliver it to the station supervisor at the U.S. Customs office at Lewiston-Queenston. The label should be in column one to make sure U.S. Customs can scan your company's PAPS bar code. |
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Contact your U.S. Customs broker. Notify broker that because your company will participate in PAPS, you will need the broker's three-digit filer code. At the same time, find out how to fax your commercial invoices - with PAPS bar codes - to the broker while the goods are still in Canada. |
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Get all the details of PAPS at Lewiston-Queenston. Telephone the U.S. Customs Commercial Warehouse at 1-716-282-1500, ext. 216.
NOTE: PAPS is not interchangeable with the Canadian PARS System for Canadian-bound commercial traffic. |
How do I import live animals into Canada?
The importation of any loads of live animals into Canada at the Queenston Bridge will require at least two (2) hours of prior notification to the Canada Food Inspection Agency (C.F.I.A.) and the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Operations Center before entry into Canada.
How do I book my over-weight crossing?
This must be done through the computer one day in advance of your arrival.
Fax the NFBC Operations Centre at 1-905-353-6698 or 1-716-205-0698.
How do I setup a charge account?
Click on this link to download our
application form and have an executive official of your company
fill it out and sign it. Mail or fax the completed and signed form
to:
Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, Charge Accounts
Canadian address: P.O. Box 395, Niagara Falls, ON, L2E 6T8
US address: 5365 Military Rd., Lewiston, NY, 14092
Canadian fax: (905) 353-6692
US fax: (716) 205-0692
Information Regarding Charge Cards
- To replace damaged or worn out cards, please mail the cards
back to the NFBC attention Jim Baer or have a driver drop the cards
off at L-Q Toll with "Attention Jim Baer" on the envelope. Include
a note where you want replacement cards mailed or a phone number and
contact person if you wish to pick cards up at the Toll area. There
is no charge to replace cards we receive back.
- If you have an existing account and wish to order more cards, please
click on this link to download the form.
Please fill it out and fax it back to us.
US accounts should fax to (716) 205-0692
CDN accounts should fax to (905) 353-6692
There is a $3.00 charge per card. An invoice will be included with
the order. Prepaid orders are accepted and turnaround time will be
reduced by several days. Payment should be in the currency your
account is setup in.
- Lost or stolen cards should be reported as soon as possible by fax
to either the Cashroom or Operations Center. These cards will be
frozen upon notification. If a card is found, please report it in
the same manner so that we can unfreeze it and avoid any confrontation
at the toll booths.
How do I pay my account?
You will be given this information when your account is set up.
How do I get other questions answered?
Fax your inquiries to the NFBC Operations Centre at 905-353-6698 or 716-205-0698.
How do I link to brokers?
Lewiston Warehouse - Brokers
| Fed Ex Trade Networks |
119, 120, 121 |
879-1577 |
819-3339 |
| Trans American Customs Brokers |
141 |
800-333-0465 |
285-6646 |
| Livingston International |
132 |
285-4033 |
285-5253 |
| A.N. Derringer |
133 |
282-3895 |
282-3661 |
| Russell A. Farrow Inc. |
136 |
282-7799 |
282-7790 |
| Cataract Custom House Brokerage |
138 |
282-7854 |
282-7915 |
| Affiliated Customs Brokers USA |
139 |
278-0124 |
278-0148 |
| Vacant |
140 |
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| Dept. of Agriculture |
149 |
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| BCB International |
150 |
284-4728 |
284-4938 |
| DHL Global Forwarding |
151, 152, 144 |
284-7881 |
284-7906 |
| Food & Drug Administration |
142, 143, 153 |
284-4169 |
282-0793 |
| Meridian IQ |
202 |
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| Vacant |
201, 207 |
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| UPS Supply Chain Solutions |
204 |
285-1906 |
285-2039 |
| Vacant |
205 |
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| Wilson |
203 |
282-3106 |
282-3108 |
| Norman Jensen |
134 |
285-6600 |
285-6646 |
| Expeditors |
206 |
278-0907 |
278-0909 |
Queenston Warehouse - Brokers
| Schenker of Canada, LTD. |
202 |
262-5600 |
262-5612 |
| Russell A. Farrow, LTD. |
203 |
262-4256 |
262-4024 |
| Universal Logistics Inc. |
204 |
262-5381 |
262-5865 |
| UPS Supply Chain Solutions |
205 |
262-4111 |
262-4499 |
| Wm Rutherford, LTD. |
206 |
262-4803 |
262-5617 |
| W.G. McKay, LTD. |
220 |
262-5121 |
262-5250 |
| Yellow Freight Systems |
216 |
262-0777 |
262-0079 |
| Fed Ex Trade Networks |
209 |
262-5563 |
262-5759 |
| Cole International, Inc. |
210 |
262-6500 |
262-6501 |
| Affiliated Customs Brokers |
211 |
262-4551 |
262-5585 |
| Vacant |
212 |
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| GC Customs Brokers |
213 |
262-6868 |
262-6819 |
| Peninsula Customs Brokers |
214 |
262-5033 |
262-5577 |
| Federated Customs Brokers |
217 |
262-4646 |
262-5454 |
| PBB Global Logistics |
218 |
262-4262 |
262-4100 |
| Wm. F. Willson Brokerage |
219 |
262-5353 |
262-4424 |
| Vacant |
105, 106, 111 |
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| Tripar Transportation |
107 |
262-0151 |
262-0153 |
| Newport-Lyman Logistics Inc. |
103, 104 |
262-0655 |
262-0656 |
| UTI Canada, Inc. |
108 |
262-5078 |
262-5818 |
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