Canada: CBSA CARM system of record for commercial imports
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On October 29, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency marked two years of the CARM system, which it said has served as Canada's official system of record for commercial imports since its launch on October 21, 2024. The CBSA said the CARM Client Portal is online 99% of the time and that importers can now sign up for the Release Prior to Payment program directly in CARM. The agency said it processes nearly all imports (99.65%) electronically, and that duties and taxes collected rose from $39.8 billion in fiscal year 2023-24 to $41.7 billion in fiscal year 2024-25.
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- CBSA · News (Canada.ca)CBSA marks two years of CARM as Canada's system of record for commercial imports
The Canada Border Services Agency said CARM has served as Canada's official system of record for commercial imports since its launch on October 21, 2024, and that the CARM Client Portal is online 99% of the time. The CBSA said importers can now sign up for the Release Prior to Payment program directly in CARM, and that it processes nearly all imports (99.65%) electronically. Duties and taxes collected rose from $39.8 billion in fiscal year 2023-24 to $41.7 billion in fiscal year 2024-25, and more than 263,000 businesses currently use CARM.
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