I am making a Customs ECI report. How do I lodge the Quarantine Declaration?

If you are lodging data for an LCL container or FCL container being moved under bond using a dedicated ECI report, you should insert the words "MAF CONTAINER MOVEMENT REQUEST" in the Goods Description field for the container. The field "Quarantine Code" corresponds to the container cleanliness question of the Quarantine Declaration. If the answer to the cleanliness question is "Yes", insert "C" into the "Quarantine Code" field (or "B" if the container has also been fumigated). If the answer to the cleanliness question is "No", leave the field blank (or insert "F" if the container has been fumigated). If you do not have a Quarantine Declaration for the container, or if the declaration is not compliant, leave the field blank.

The field "Prohibited Packaging Indicator" corresponds to the prohibited packaging question of the Quarantine Declaration. If the answer to the prohibited packaging question on the declaration is "Yes", insert "Y" in this field. If the answer to the prohibited packaging question on the declaration is "No", or if you do not have a compliant Quarantine Declaration, insert "N" in this field. The Quarantine Declaration must be presented to MAF prior to the container being opened at the transitional facility, so that the questions about wood packaging can be evaluated.

If you are lodging data for containers on a shipping ECI report, note that shipping companies are only responsible for providing Quarantine Declarations for empty containers being imported. For containers on a shipping ECI report, in the "Quarantine Code" field, if the answer to the container cleanliness question of the Quarantine Declaration is "Y", insert "C" into the "Quarantine Code" field (or "B" if the container has also been fumigated). If the answer to the cleanliness question is "No", leave the field blank (or insert "F" if the container has been fumigated). If you do not have a Quarantine Declaration for the container, or the Quarantine Declaration is non-compliant, leave the field blank.

In the "Prohibited Packaging Indicator" field, where the answer shown to the packaging materials question on the QD is "Yes" insert "Y". Where the answer shown is "No", insert "N". If you do not have a Quarantine Declaration for the container, or the Quarantine Declaration is non-compliant, insert in this field "N" standing for "No".