Trade News

The following is the CBSA news release reminding importers to submit financial security before CARM transition measures end in April. CBSA reminds importers to submit financial security before CARM transition measure ends in April. Thank you. CARM Stakeholder Engagement / Commercial and Trade Branch…

(Le texte français suit le texte anglais) As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on: March 5, 2025 from 6:00 am to 6:45 am (ET) Consequently, the following service may not be available for this period…

La version française suit Please find attached the new list of 24/7 contact information for all border offices . Action Required Please share this information with your teams (day, after-hour and weekend) Client Services / Contact Information For eManifest Portal, Canadian Export Reporting System…

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), representing 45,000 East and Gulf Port employees, have ratified a new six-year contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) valid until Sept. 30, 2030. Contract negotiations between the ILA and the USMX came to a standstill in October…

The CBSA has updated their CARM webinar site with new dates for March 2025. Please note the change to the length of some of the webinars from 90min to 30min. Click on this link to register: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/carm-gcra/webinars-webinaires-eng…

Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected 2025-09-02 N/A All importers and brokers using the IID Description Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has advised the Canada Border Services Agency that a new General Import Permit (GIP) will be created within the Single Window, Integrated Import…

CBSA has implemented validations with certain tariff classification codes within CARM, to encourage voluntary compliance at the time of creating a declaration. This is with aim to potentially avoid costly errors, corrections, and appeals. The use of these validations will ensure that GST exemptions…

CARM only allows Commercial Accounting Declarations (CADs) to be created and adjusted using a business number with an Importer RM account. As such, importers who previously accounted for goods under an Exporter RM account in error, will be unable to see and convert their B3s into Pre-CARM “As…

Memorandum D19-6-4: Exporting and Importing Rough Diamonds, the Kimberley Process has been updated: Updates made to this D-memo This D-memorandum has been updated with new contact information. The new phone number is 1-855-525-9293 (toll-free). Link: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md…

The CBSA has published four new CARM User Guides, please click on the links below to review: User Guide - First time set up - Register my business scenarios User Guide - Interim Process to submit a Pre-CARM Blanket Request User Guide - Submit a Commercial Accounting Declaration (CAD) for Type C and…

To help importers prepare for the end of the RPP Transition Plan on April 19, 2025, the CBSA has published a list of Financial Security Providers that have registered for CARM. Link to CBSA's site: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/eservices/sp-fs/fs-sf-eng.html?utm_campaign……

Start Date / Time 2025-02-27 02:00 (ET) End Date / Time 2025-02-27 08:00 (ET) Clients Affected All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI Description Please note that for maintenance purposes some external clients may not be able to submit EDI messages to CBSA or receive EDI…

Ottawa, February 26, 2025 1. When the CBSA allows release based upon interim accounting under section 32(2)(a), trade chain partners (TCP) are obligated to finalize this process by submitting their final accounting in accordance with sections 32(3) and (4) of the Customs Act and also paragraphs 10…