Codes on CA customs declaration forms
 

This thread pertains to Canadian airports and customs.

After you hand over your customs declaration card (form E311) to border officers (or the machine found in some airports now), ever wondered what the codes/numbers they write on the form mean? I never understood what they mean or the logic behind them. Anyone has any idea?

For ex. a few days ago, I arrived on a flight LHR-YYC. The CBSA machine stamped "79" on my card, another PAX next to me had "57". When we went to the customs officer, he let us both pass after collecting the cards from us...
Just curious what these numbers mean..

I'll move the thread to the Canada forum where such topics are generally discussed and where there is an existing thread discussing these codes.

TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator

Thanks and sorry for misplacing it.
Now I have to find the thread you mentioned with these codes :-)
Cheers

The code is for CBSA use, it is not public and always changing

There is no inherent meaning, only CBSA at that airport would know what that code means on that particular day.