Customs officials will not permit U.S. wheat to enter Canada without a CGC-approved Importer Declaration Document. The CGC will give authorization if it is satisfied that the primary elevator has the capacity and procedures in place to ensure that Canadian and U.S. wheat is not commingled. It is the importer's responsibility to obtain and complete an Importer Declaration Document and to ensure the document accompanies the wheat when it is presented for release at the border. If wheat is shipped to another primary elevator facility, monitoring its movement into and out of the facility as outlined above is required. If U.S. wheat is shipped to a feed lot, the wheat must be denatured.
Additional requirements apply to U.S. wheat shipped to a processing facility or a terminal elevator.
Primary elevators must issue cash purchase tickets to U.S. producers upon receipt of U.S. wheat. Cash purchase tickets must indicate U.S. wheat. U.S. producers will be eligible for security. The rules are the same as those for Canadian grain. If the CGC is advised of a shipment of U.S. wheat into Canada and the shipment is misdirected and does not arrive at the designated primary elevator facility, the CGC will contact the proper authorities and will take legal action.