Imaging Documentation System (IDS)

As North-American businesses face challenges associated with an increase in fuel prices, many are looking more than ever at slashing costs. Because a document retention program can be dramatically costly, UPS is making it easier than ever for businesses large and small to manage their mandatory customs documentation records more effectively - and helping them go paperless while they are at it.

With UPS Digital Filing and Archiving Solutions, you will now have everything you need to handle your Customs approved documents recordkeeping. UPS Imaging Documentation System (IDS) is a powerful document archiving system that will help you store your Canadian customs transactions for any retention period required by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Our customs experts will scan and save your documents on IDS. Once you receive your IDS disc, retrieving your Canadian customs transactions is as easy as ABC.

Simplify your life: Get your IDS disc today!

IDS is an archiving system for all your Canadian customs brokerage documents whether they are paper documents or digital images. IDS information will provide you with customized monthly data storage on a CD or a DVD depending on your shipment volume.

If you import into Canada on a regular basis and have to handle and maintain numerous customs documentation, consider the following advantages:

Cost-effective
Our advanced imaging and archiving system will help you reduce the labour required to receive, store and index hard copies of mandatory records. At the same time, you will save money and time allocated to scanning your important customs transactions directly on your computer or to researching missing documents.

Environmental friendly
Because IDS eliminates or significantly reduces archived paper management, it helps you contribute to a true paperless environment.

Simple
IDS is Microsoft windows compatible and will archive all your customs transactions related images. All scanned documents are available on the IDS discs as standard PDF documents.

Easy
With IDS, you will find immediately what you are looking for. Its user friendly search engine will help you search and retrieve your documents by selecting a specific search option and inputting your search criteria. Moreover, your auditors can access data and view information off-site. Information is conveniently structured so that you can benefit from a faster audit cycle.

Affordable
For a competitive rate, you will benefit from a complete imaging and archiving solution that will help you meet CBSA documentation retention requirements.

Make sure to use a system that has the technology support, monetary backing and intelligence to help you remain compliant with CBP requirements. To receive a demo or order an IDS CD or DVD, please fill in the Application Request Form available for download here and send it to your UPS account manager.