Running a Sufferance Warehouse in Montreal: 2026 Compliance Essentials
A sufferance warehouse in Montreal is a CBSA-authorized facility where goods can sit in a pending-release status without immediate duty, but only under specific compliance requirements. The authorization itself comes with bonding liability, documentation standards, and a hard 30-day clock before CBSA escalates enforcement if goods haven't moved toward release. We see most of the operational slips come from importers who don't understand the 30-day rule or who assume goods can move before formal CBSA release confirmation.