By David Tanner, Land Line senior editor
U.S. and Canadian trucks will soon be able to clear customs on their own sides of the border before going across. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Canadian Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney signed the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine and Air Transport Preclearance on Monday, March 16. It lays the legal framework for both countries to expand customs pre-clearance by placing U.S. customs officials on the Canadian side and Canadian customs officials on the U.S. side at land border crossings.
Customs pre-clearance has worked at a select group of airports. The latest agreement expands pre-clearance to all land, rail, marine and air transport between the two countries, pending legislative approval.
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U.S. and Canadian trucks will soon be able to clear customs on their own sides of the border before going across. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Canadian Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney signed the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine and Air Transport Preclearance on Monday, March 16. It lays the legal framework for both countries to expand customs pre-clearance by placing U.S. customs officials on the Canadian side and Canadian customs officials on the U.S. side at land border crossings.
Customs pre-clearance has worked at a select group of airports. The latest agreement expands pre-clearance to all land, rail, marine and air transport between the two countries, pending legislative approval.
- See more at: U.S. and Canada sign new border deal for customs clearance