PAPS (US Customs)

PAPS labels instructions:


Place one bar code on the commercial invoice for the shipment to be 
cleared. Place the second
bar code on your CF7533 (manifest) in column 1 adjacent to the shipment 
information.
Fax this to your Customs Broker.

Your cover sheet should include:
?	A phone number and a contact name in case of a problem with the fax 
and/or shipment.
?	The total number of pages.
?	Your estimated arrival time.

Fax the commercial invoice and a copy of all other documents received from 
the shipper.

The more time you give the broker the better 

Your Broker will process the shipment as if you were already at the port. 
When processing is
complete, the data will be sent electronically to US. Customs.
Included in the transmission will be your SCAC and PAPS codes. 

Upon arrival at the primary line: Hand all your documentation to the US. 
Customs
officer. Your CF7533 (manifest) should be on top. The commercial invoices 
should be next,
 in the order they appear on the manifest. US. Customs will scan the bar 
code form the
manifest, and if your broker has transmitted all the necessary data, you can 
be cleared on the
line.





If you have anyquestions, or if you need to obtain pars labels, contact Visual 
Media Lab office: 





 
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Canada
or call toll-free help line: 1-866-334-2522 (1.86 Media Lab)     Local: 416-824-
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