When you are assessed a penalty under AMPS you will receive a Notice of Penalty Assessment (NPA) from the CBSA describing the infraction and the penalty incurred.
The NPA is comprised of two main sections:
The Administrative section of the NPA contains:
Notice Date:
The date the NPA was issued by the CBSA. This will be used to determine when interest starts to accrue.
Penalty Assessment Number:
The number that is automatically assigned by the system when the penalty assessment is created.
Penalty Amount:
The total amount assessed and owing.
Office Code:
The four-digit identifier of the work location (office) where the penalty assessment was issued.
Client Customs Account Name / Address:
The client's customs account name and address as recorded in the Customs Commercial System (CCS) or the Accelerated Commercial Release Support System (ACROSS).
Legal Name:
The legal name of clients as identified by a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Business Number.
Client Identifier:
These are the client identification numbers as specified under ACROSS.
Line Object Code:
The CRA Revenue code for AMPS penalties.
Reason For Penalty Assessment:
Details of the penalty assessment.
Contravention identifier:
The numerical identifier of the applicable contravention recorded as "C" plus a 3-digit numeric series (e.g. C005).
Contravention:
Description of the contravention in the penalty assessment.
Legislative / Regulatory Authority:
The applicable legislative and/or regulatory reference associated with the contravention.
Penalty Calculation Information:
Indicates the information used to calculate the penalty, as well as the total penalty amount for the contravention.
Related Information:
All parameters captured for a contravention will be displayed, if applicable. (e.g. B3 number, Mode of transport, Tractor License plate number).
Payment:
Indicates the amount payable in Canadian dollars, where to pay, as well as information on interest payable if payment is not made within 30 days of the day after the notice was served.
Review of Enforcement Action
Provides information on initiating a correction to the NPA based on obvious errors or a request for a formal review (redress) if you believe the penalty assessment has been applied inappropriately.
Issuing Office / Address:
The address of the CBSA office where the NPA was issued. Requests for Corrective measures and Redress must be sent to the issuing office. Payments can also be made at the issuing office, or at any other CBSA office.
Issuing Officer Identification:
The badge number or name of the officer who issued the penalty assessment.
For additional information and an example of a Notice of Penalty Assessment, consult Memorandum D22-1-1, Administrative Monetary Penalty System.