Hey dip....sounds like me in 1978 although back then the forms were are filled out by hand.
It's been 10 years since I was doing my own clearances out at Pearson, sounds like things haven't changed much. It's always a frustrating experience the first or second time but I expect you'll soon become an "expert".
it was pretty amazing watching the officers "work"
You should check out the "action" at some of the more obscure truck terminals, pretty much like watching paint dry!
I spend 1/2hr creating paperwork patting myself on the back how clean it was. It took almost 1hr to get called and my paperwork was rejected
When I was clearing shipments at Fort Erie back in the day it could easily take 6 hours and if you made an error it could means an overnight stay to get cleared. Believe me, no matter how bad it might seem it's faster and easier than it was 25 years ago when everything was done manually.

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