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Canada - United States Border Survey

Table 7 The number of days required from the time an order was placed to when the exported goods arrived at your customer for the export that crossed the Canada-United States border the most frequently

Industry Length of Time Small and Medium Establishments Large Establishments All Establishments
Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this QuestionQINumber of Businesses per ResponseQIPercentage of Businesses per ResponseQITotal Number of Businesses that Responded to this QuestionQINumber of Businesses per ResponseQIPercentage of Businesses per ResponseQITotal Number of Businesses that Responded to this QuestionQINumber of Businesses per ResponseQIPercentage of Businesses per ResponseQI
Food (NAICS 311)1 to 5 days654B343C52C186B111A60B840B454B54B
6 to 10 days654B217D33D186B43B23C840B260C31C
11 to 30 days654B67E10E186BF F 840B97E12D
more than 30 days654BF F 186BF F 840BF F 
Wood product (NAICS 321)1 to 5 days478B133D28C148DF F 626B174D28C
6 to 10 days478B191C40C148D43E29E626B234C37C
11 to 30 days478B107D22D148D63E43D626B171C27C
more than 30 days478B47D10D148DF F 626B48D8D
Paper (NAICS 322)1 to 5 days201A91C45C147A53B36B348A144B41B
6 to 10 days201A63C32C147A31D21D348A95C27C
11 to 30 days201A33D16D147A55C37B348A87C25B
more than 30 days201A14E7E147A8E6E348A22D6D
Petroleum and Coal Products (NAICS 324)1 to 5 days22DF 42E31C13E41E53C22D42D
6 to 10 days22DF 41E31CF F 53C13E23E
11 to 30 days22DF F 31C11E36E53C15E28E
more than 30 days22D0A0A31CF F 53CF F 
Chemical (NAICS 325)1 to 5 days371B217B58B138C69D50C509A286B56B
6 to 10 days371B86D23D138C25D18D509A110C22C
11 to 30 days371B63D17D138C39E28D509A102D20D
more than 30 days371BF F 138CF F 509AF F 
Primary Metal (NAICS 331)1 to 5 days141B55D39C90A21D23D231A76C33C
6 to 10 days141B23E17E90A14D15D231A37D16D
11 to 30 days141B29D21D90A25C28C231A54C23C
more than 30 days141B34D24D90A31C34C231A64C28C
Machinery (NAICS 333)1 to 5 days947A379B40B108C39D36D1055A418B40B
6 to 10 days947A143D15D108CF 21E1055A166D16D
11 to 30 days947A131D14D108C13D12D1055A144D14D
more than 30 days947A293C31C108C35D32D1055A328C31C
Computer and Electronics (NAICS 334)1 to 5 days340A133C39C67B27D40D408A160B39B
6 to 10 days340A61D18D67B14D21D408A75D18D
11 to 30 days340A74D22D67B11E16E408A86C21C
more than 30 days340A72D21D67B15D23D408A87C21C
Automotive (NAICS 3361-3)1 to 5 days264A94C36C158A104B66B422A198B47B
6 to 10 days264A60D23D158A12E8E422A72C17C
11 to 30 days264A52D20D158A29D18D422A81C19C
more than 30 days264A59D22D158A13E8E422A72D17D
Aerospace (NAICS 3364)1 to 5 days52B27D53D40A30B76B92B58C63C
6 to 10 days52BF F 40AF F 92BF F 
11 to 30 days52BF F 40AF F 92BF 3 
more than 30 days52B19E37E40AF F 92B23E25D
Grand Total1 to 5 days3470A1482A43A1114A507A46A4584A1989A43A
6 to 10 days3470A857B25B1114A212B19B4584A1069B23B
11 to 30 days3470A562B16B1114A277B25B4584A839B18B
more than 30 days3470A569B16B1114A118B11B4584A687B15B

Symbols:

… not applicable

x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

0 true zero or a value rounded to zero

A - D acceptable or better

E use with caution

F too unreliable to be published

Note: Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canada-United States Border Survey, Question 7

Updated: 4/30/2019
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