{"id":13590,"date":"2025-08-15T18:48:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/?page_id=13590"},"modified":"2025-08-15T18:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:48:27","slug":"carm-registration-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/carm-registration-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"CARM Registration Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13590\" class=\"elementor elementor-13590 elementor-13500\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce1077e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce1077e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77fef0e\" data-id=\"77fef0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a407e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a407e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prerequisites Before Importing\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0441627 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0441627\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63f96c4\" data-id=\"63f96c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60018c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60018c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"249\">Before importing your goods, your company must be ready to act as the <strong>official importer<\/strong> at the time the shipment arrives.<\/p><p data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"346\">Failure to meet this requirement may result in <strong>customs clearance delays and unexpected costs.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4fc884 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4fc884\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27aa0d9\" data-id=\"27aa0d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03faefb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03faefb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"\u00c9tape 4 \u2014 aper\u00e7u et lien\">\r\n      <span class=\"tip\">\r\n        <strong>Step 4<\/strong><br>\r\n        To speed up customs processing, enrolling in the \u201cRelease Prior to Payment\u201d (RPP) sub-program is essential.\r\nThis program allows goods to be released before duties and taxes are paid, provided an approved financial security has been deposited with the CBSA.\r\n        <br><a class=\"cta\" href=\"#etape-4\">Learn more \u2192<\/a>\r\n      <\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e8ffc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e8ffc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e15d189\" data-id=\"e15d189\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5c8e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb5c8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"etape-1\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a242f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a242f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ensure Your Company Information Is Up to Date with the CRA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf079c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf079c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"583\">Before anything else, your company must be registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).<\/p><ul data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"786\"><li data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"673\"><p data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"673\">Identify your nine-digit Business Number (BN), which is the same as your GST number.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"786\"><p data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"715\">Make sure all information is current:<\/p><ul data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"786\"><li data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"732\"><p data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"732\">Legal name<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"752\"><p data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"752\">Legal address<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"786\"><p data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"786\">Names of official directors<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"866\">This number will be used to register your company on the CARM portal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a1ab39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a1ab39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ad4799\" data-id=\"0ad4799\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da1f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1da1f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b33641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b33641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"etape-2\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf28d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf28d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Determine Who Will Be the Business Account Manager <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6121850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6121850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1069\">The person who registers the company on the CARM portal will automatically be designated as the Business Account Manager in the portal.<\/p><p data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1201\">The Business Account Manager will have full access to all portal features (adding users, paying duties and taxes, managing financial security, etc.).<\/p><p data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1300\">This is typically someone in a leadership position within the finance or accounting department.<\/p><p data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1393\">It is recommended to designate more than one Business Account Manager in case one of them leaves your company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-834a298 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"834a298\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f95a77\" data-id=\"1f95a77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7e1e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8b7e1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf50c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf50c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"etape-3\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c9tape 3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd6739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bd6739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Register Your Company on the CARM Portal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221af3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"221af3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1576\">The CARM portal is the Canada Border Services Agency\u2019s (CBSA) digital platform for managing import activities.<\/p><ul data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1758\"><li data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1630\"><p data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1630\"><strong data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1609\">Registration is mandatory<\/strong> for all importers.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1758\"><p data-start=\"1633\" data-end=\"1660\">The portal allows you to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1758\"><li data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1690\"><p data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1690\">View account statements<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1719\"><p data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1719\">Manage representatives<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1758\"><p data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1758\">Register for CBSA programs, etc.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1772\">Links:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"2067\"><li data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1994\"><p data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1994\"><a href=\"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/User-Guide-Register-my-business-with-an-existing-importer-exporter-RM-Scenario-3.pdf\">User Guide \u2013 Register My Business with an Existing Importer or Exporter RM Account<\/a><br data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1864\" \/>(Contact the CARM support office to register your account if you do not have the necessary information: 1-800-461-9999)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2067\"><p data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2067\"><a href=\"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/User-Guide-Register-my-business-with-no-existing-CBSA-program-accounts-Scenario-2.pdf\">User Guide \u2013 Register My Business Without a CBSA Program Account<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f634b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f634b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd704e7\" data-id=\"dd704e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fc3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f6fc3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004b21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"004b21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"etape-4\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5853173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5853173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Provide Financial Security for Release Prior to Payment (RPP) Privileges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7016566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7016566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2423\">To speed up customs processing, enrolling in the \u201cRelease Prior to Payment\u201d (RPP) sub-program is essential.<br data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2273\" \/>This program allows goods to be released before duties and taxes are paid, provided an approved financial security has been deposited with the CBSA.<\/p><p data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2447\"><strong data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2445\">Payment options:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"2448\" data-end=\"2509\"><li data-start=\"2448\" data-end=\"2492\"><p data-start=\"2450\" data-end=\"2492\">Cash deposit via your GCRA (CARM) portal<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2509\"><p data-start=\"2495\" data-end=\"2509\">Customs bond<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2511\" data-end=\"2682\">A customs bond can be easily obtained with Axxess\u2019 personalized support, helping you choose, complete, and submit the appropriate security based on your importing needs.<\/p><p data-start=\"2684\" data-end=\"2781\"><strong data-start=\"2684\" data-end=\"2693\">Link:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/User-Guide-Post-financial-security-for-Release-Prior-to-Payment-RPP-privileges.pdf\">User Guide \u2013 Provide Financial Security for Release Prior to Payment (RPP) Privileges<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prerequisites Before Importing Before importing your goods, your company must be ready to act as the official importer at the time the shipment arrives. 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