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Who needs to Register
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How to register for CARM
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Features of CARM
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Benefits of CARM
Importing into Canada, if you can say "YES" to any of the following statements, your organisation needs to register on the Client CARM Portal:
- My business imports commercial goods once a year or in small value
- My business imports commercial goods through a courier
- My business uses a customs broker or third-party service provider to import our commercial goods.
- My business imports goods that will be sold or used.
- My business imports goods temporarily.
- My business is located outside of Canada, and we import goods for commercial purposes into Canada.
Importers will register their Canadian business number in the CARM Portal*.
- The first person to register the business in CARM is the account owner.
- Importers will assign a Business Account Manager as the person who will have Full Access to the account.
- Additionally, one or more Program Account Managers can be assigned to provide access rights for staff and to assist in the management of the CARM Account.
- Importers will delegate Geodis as their Customs Broker & make visible their account details to ensure Geodis is able to support.
- Management by Geodis will vary based on your business requirements.
Each business number can be managed separately.
Geodis recommends that you obtain a GCKey from CBSA website it the first step for registration.
The link to GCKEY Setup: GCKey - Sign In / Sign Up (clegc-gckey.gc.ca)
- Visibility to financials after registration date.
- Direct payment to CBSA via the Portal, using Credit card or online banking options i.e., preauthorized debit.
- New features: Apply for Rulings within the Portal and track them.
- New functionality: Query for customs tariffs and duty & taxes estimates. Note: links to PGA’s are not a part of this tool.
- New data: API tariff data base retrieval tool
Release 2, 2023 - All trade chain partners can have access & All business importers to Canada are to be registered.
- Streamlining the import process for greater efficiency
- Offering a user-friendly interface for importing into Canada
- Enabling importers to easily manage their information through self-service options
- Lowering import costs into Canada
- Enhancing consistency in meeting trade compliance standards
- Utilizing business numbers as the standard identifier for all transactions
- Boosting revenue while improving detection of trade non-compliance and fraud
NEW REQUIREMENT: RPP (release prior to payment)
Mandatory release prior to payment option has to be selected ie: Release prior to payment bond or Cash-bond or pay at border. Geodis can support your bond requirements, contact our team at [email protected]
Frequently asked questions
You can register for your GCKey: (link) GCKey - Sign In / Sign Up (clegc-gckey.gc.ca)