CBSA CARM Initiative

Customs Notice 24-29: Preparing for the CARM October Implementation - Cutover Period

SOURCE- CBSA WEBSITE, August 30, 2024


Cut Over Period- Source CBSA Website

"This notice provides TCPs with important information regarding the cutover period, which is required for the CBSA to migrate existing systems and functionality to CARM systems and functionality for the CARM October 21, 2024 implementation. The CARM cutover period will extend from October 4 (4:00 pm ET) to October 21 (3:00 am ET).

At the beginning of the cutover period, some CBSA legacy systems, such as the Customs Commercial System (CCS) and the Customs Automated Data Exchange (CADEX), will be retired."


The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) portal will be the official system for importers and other trade partners to account for  goods to pay duties and taxes starting October 21, 2024.

KEY FACTS

Importers will be required to post financial security in October 2024. Release Prior to Payment (RPP) security will become the responsibility of the importer after  CARM Release 3 is implemented.

RPP enrolment with posted security will allow importers to:

There are two RPP options:

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