Preparing for the CARM October Implementation - Cutover Period
Source: Canada Border Services Agency; Logfret Canada
Date: 30th August 2024
Effective October 21, 2024, the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system will replace existing platforms for importers and trade chain partners (TCPs) to manage goods and pay duties and taxes to the Canada Border Services Agency.
A cutover period from October 4 at 4:00 PM ET to October 21 at 3:00 AM ET will allow for system migration, during which legacy systems like the Customs Commercial System (CCS) and Customs Automated Data Exchange (CADEX) will be retired.
The CARM Client Portal (CCP) will be unavailable during the cutover, resuming on October 21, when TCPs can onboard. Trusted Trader activities, including Customs Self-Assessment (CSA) submissions, will also pause, with all CSA applications required through the CCP from October 21. Partners in Protection (PIP) enrolment remains accessible through the Trusted Trader Management System (TTMS).
The CARM testing environment will reopen the week of October 28, 2024. New importers requiring a business number (BN) and importer program account (RM) can continue working with the CRA and CBSA via an interim process until October 18, 2024.
After CARM's launch, BNs can be obtained via the CCP, with RM accounts only accessible through it. Customs brokers may use their broker BN/RM for new importers, while CBSA will allow use of the administrative BN on C-Type B3 entries and the Commercial Accounting Declaration (CAD) post-CARM.
CBSA will designate new exporter RM accounts until October 18, but these accounts cannot be used for the Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS) or G7 Electronic Data Interchange systems until after the cutover.
For further information on how to prepare for the CARM October implementation and cutover period, please click the link: CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM).