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PARS Tracking · CBSA FPOA 0604

PARS Tracking for Fort Frances-International Falls

Live RNS status, broker cargo feed, and wait-time data for Canada-bound PARS loads crossing International Falls, MN → Fort Frances, ON.

Fort Frances-International Falls at a glance

Fort Frances-International Falls is a mid-volume commercial crossing between northwestern Ontario and Minnesota. Freight is heavily weighted toward forest products — pulp, paper, OSB, and dimensional lumber — moving to and from the paper mills that anchor both sides of the crossing. It also serves general freight between Thunder Bay and Duluth-Superior.

Crossing Facts

Canadian side
Fort Frances, ON (CBSA FPOA 0604)
US side
International Falls, MN (CBP port 3413)
Commercial hours
24/7
FAST lane
Not available
Trade corridor
Northwestern Ontario-Minnesota forest products corridor

PARS clearance at Fort Frances-International Falls

PARS clears at CBSA FPOA 0604. Thunder Bay and Fort Frances brokers handle most volume. Softwood lumber duty references must be current — missing or outdated softwood references are a common delay cause.

Wait pattern

Volumes are relatively steady throughout the day with mild morning and afternoon peaks. Overnight volumes are lighter. Winter cold extremes can briefly reduce plaza speeds.

Worth knowing

Fort Frances-International Falls sits directly between two operating paper mills — a rare layout where the crossing infrastructure is partly maintained by the mills themselves. Local outages at either mill can briefly redirect commercial traffic patterns.

Brokers serving Fort Frances-International Falls

PARS for Fort Frances-International Falls is typically filed by brokers in Fort Frances, Kenora, Thunder Bay, International Falls, Duluth. BorderPro pulls RNS updates directly from CBSA and correlates them with your broker's cargo feed — so "sent but not matched" situations are visible in real time, not discovered at the booth.

Common questions

What CBSA office processes PARS here?

CBSA FPOA 0604 (Fort Frances). Your broker transmits cargo data to this office.

Is there a FAST lane at Fort Frances?

No. Fort Frances does not operate a FAST commercial lane.

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