What is ExpressPass Commercial?
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How do I setup a prepaid ExpressPass Commercial account?
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How do I speed up crossing into the U.S.?

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1.	Get your SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code). Contact the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) at 1-703-838-1868.
2.	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).
3.	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.
4.	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.
5.	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.
6.	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.

What are the restrictions for an overdimensional/overweight load?
Effective February 23rd, 2009, the restrictions for the Lewiston/Queenston Bridge will be:

Width: Written approval from the NFBC is required for all loads 11' wide and over.
Height: 15'6"
Weight: Written approval from the NFBC is required for all loads over 130,000 lbs.
Length: Maximum length is dependent upon width. Written approval from the NFBC is required for all loads over 100' in length.

How do I get other questions answered?
Direct your inquiries to the NFBC Operations Centre at 905-354-5641 x4161 or 716-285-6322 x4161.

How do I link to brokers?

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