According to CBSA Directive XYZ-001, paragraph 3.2, 'Officers shall only use the prescribed form BSF-751 for the declaration of personal goods exceeding duty-free limits. Any other form, handwritten or otherwise, is strictly prohibited for this purpose.' A traveller presents a handwritten list of items that clearly exceed their duty-free allowance. What is the correct action?

Question: According to CBSA Directive XYZ-001, paragraph 3.2, 'Officers shall only use the prescribed form BSF-751 for the declaration of personal goods exceeding duty-free limits. Any other form, handwritten or otherwise, is strictly prohibited for this purpose.' A traveller presents a handwritten list of items that clearly exceed their duty-free allowance. What is the correct action?

Answer options: ✅ Provide the traveller with form BSF-751 and instruct them to complete it for their declaration.

• Accept the handwritten list as a temporary measure and process the declaration.
• Refuse entry to the goods as they are not properly declared on the prescribed form.
• Advise the traveller that an officer will transcribe their list onto the correct form.

Correct answer: Provide the traveller with form BSF-751 and instruct them to complete it for their declaration.

Explanation: The directive explicitly states that only form BSF-751 is to be used. Therefore, the officer must ensure the traveller uses the correct, prescribed form for their declaration.