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CBSA examination holds are inventory algebra: every flag adds days to your timeline. The broker files a CAD and PARS, but the warehouse absorbs the delay. We run clearance coordination daily at Port of Montreal, and it's the unpredictability that kills your cross-dock cutoffs more than the holds themselves.
CBSA clears goods one of two ways: on minimal documentation or through examination. The speed of that clearance, plus drayage timing from Port of Montreal, determines your dock-to-stock SLA. Exam holds are not predictable, but the process itself is.
CBSA clearance isn't a 72-hour rubber stamp. From PARS submission to release, there are three gates where your container can stall, and when it does, it's our dock doors and your cross-dock window that pay the cost. We handle exam holds weekly. Here's what actually happens on the receiving end.
Container's on the water heading to Port of Montreal. Before it docks, the broker submits paperwork to CBSA through PARS. We're watching for one thing: the release memo. Anything that delays it—an exam call, a missing document, a tariff dispute—means detention charges pile up and dock-to-stock slips.
The customs clearance process in Canada isn't a single step — it's a coordinated sequence between your broker, CBSA, and the warehouse. Understanding the real timeline and handoff points keeps your inbound from stalling.