The CBSA has added Bulletin 5392 to the CARM Client Portal home page https://ccp-pcc.cbsa-asfc.cloud-nuage.canada.ca/en/public-bulletins:
December 17 updates to November 18 version of bulletin are in bold.
Prior to the October 21st launch of CARM, the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) worked diligently to have tariff code and GST exemption code validations set up correctly in the CARM environment. Since October 21st, the CBSA has been working to resolve identified issues with these validations.
To date, the CBSA has implemented 32 change packages in CARM which resolved a number of validation issues for the following tariff codes: 9901, 9903, 9904, 9905, 9906, 9907, 9908, 9909, 9910, 9913, 9914, 9917, 9918, 9919, 9920, 9926, 9927, 9932, 9934, 9936, 9937, 9938, 9939 ,9945, 9947, 9948, 9949, 9950, 9952, 9953, 9958, 9959, 9960, 9961, 9962, 9963, 9964, 9965, 9966, 9967, 9968, 9969, 9970, 9971, 9972, 9973, 9974, 9975, 9976, 9977, 9978, 9979, 9982, 9984, 9985, 9986, 9987, 9988, 9989, 9990, 9991, 9992, 9993, 9994, 9995, 9996.
The CBSA is also continuing to update the GST exemption code validations with tariff classification numbers being added to the following GST codes: 51, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61 and 65.
CARM validation updates are performed each Friday.
We encourage Trade Chain Partners (TCPs) to continue contacting the following mailbox [email protected] with questions related to tariff codes and GST exemption codes. We also ask that TCPs continue to refer to the Excise Tax Act and the Customs Tariff to ensure they are familiar with the appropriate tariff codes and GST exemptions codes for their goods.