L.V. Matthews Customs Broker Ltd

08/04/2025

07/01/2025

Happy Canada Day!

We are celebrating with our families today, will be back in the office Wednesday July 2nd at 9am MST

03/22/2025

Effective March 13, 2025, the Government of Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion in products imported from the United States (U.S.).

03/22/2025

Effective March 4, 2025, the Government of Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the United States (U.S.).

02/28/2025

Attention Trade Chain Partners: New Customs Notice!

Customs Notice CN25-08 reminds importers enrolled in the Release Prior to Payment (RPP) program to submit financial accounting to the CBSA within the prescribed timeframes.

Learn more: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-08-eng.html?utm_campaign=cbsa-asfc-carm-r3-24-25&utm_source=twt&utm_medium=smo&utm_content=cn25-08-en

02/10/2024

Attention non-resident importers!
CARM is changing how you do business.

Join our webinar series dedicated to guiding you through the registration process on the CARM client portal.

Register to the February 8 session: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/carm-gcra/webinars-webinaires-eng.html?utm_campaign=cbsa-asfc-carm-23-24&utm_source=fb&utm_medium=smo&utm_content=webinar-feb-en

05/16/2023

Countdown to CARM
137 DAYS to CARM Release2!
Countdown to October...
The CBSA has not yet announced an official go-live date for CARM R2, but it is planned for October 2023!
Once the go-live date is available, we will update the live counter on the CSCB website to reflect the actual date of implementation.
Are you ready for CARM?
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https://cscb.ca/

09/08/2022

CARM News

CARM Release 2 delayed until October 2023!

"The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project successfully launched its first two releases in January (Release 0) and May (Release 1) 2021. These releases represent the foundation on which the third release (Release 2) is being built. Release 2 is the largest, most complex CARM release and requires careful consideration for its implementation.

[The CBSA] aware of the significant investment that Release 2 represents for industry, as well as the impact that COVID-19 has had on many businesses. With the goal of shared success, and in consideration of other Release 2 pressures, the CBSA is carefully reviewing the appropriate timing for Release 2 implementation."

The release date for CARM Release 2 has therefore been moved to October 2023.

For more information on the CARM project, please consult the CSCB Road to CARM available on our website at www.cscb.ca

Your Partners in CARM

07/07/2022

CSCB Road to CARM - Roadside Assistance

Business Account Manager (BAM)

The Business Account Manager (BAM) is the primary user on the CARM Client Portal (CCP) with complete administrative access and functionality who sets up the business account. The BAM is responsible for registering the company on the CCP, requesting access to client accounts, and for approving and assigning user roles to each subsequent portal user.

For the initial BAM who registers the business on the portal, their personal profile will be created automatically by default when registering the business.

It is recommended that once the BAM has successfully registered the business, that they send a message to their staff to let them know that the business is set up in the portal and ready to receive employee access requests.

For more information on the CARM project, please consult the CSCB Road to CARM available on our website at www.cscb.ca

Your Partners in CARM

06/22/2022

CSCB Road to CARM - Roadside Assistance

Release Prior to Payment (RPP) - Posting Security

RPP security may be posted in the form of a cash deposit or a continuous surety customs bond. Without RPP security, an importer will be required to pay in advance on the CARM Client Portal (CCP), or pay a CBSA cashier at the time of clearance, in order for the goods to be customs released.

The posted financial security will secure all accounts payable, including duties and taxes (GST), as well as interest, adjustments, ascertained forfeitures, and SIMA fees. The posted security will also secure any penalty fees, which are also included in the calculation of the amount of security required to cover the account.

For more information on the CARM project, please consult the CSCB Road to CARM available on our website at www.cscb.ca

Your Partners in CARM

05/26/2022

CSCB Road to CARM - Roadside Assistance

CARM R2 - Go-Live Date Postponed

The CBSA plans to present a revised project plan for CARM R2 as being 1 of 2 dates in 2023, either May 2023 or October 2023, in order to lock down the related regulations, rules of engagement, and to be sure that onboarding is complete

For more information on the CARM project, please consult the CSCB Road to CARM available on our website at www.cscb.ca.

Your Partners in CARM

05/20/2022

CSCB Road to CARM - Roadside Assistance

Release Prior to Payment - $10 Cap

As of CARM R2, the maximum Release Prior to Payment (RPP) security is set at $10M per RM account. The automatic monitoring of the bond utilization is set at the RM level in CARM.

Example: If a legal entity (BN9) with 5 associated RM accounts currently holds a single bond for $10M covering the total accounts payable across all 5 RM (BN15) accounts, where each individual RM account has an accounts payable in excess of $10M, as of CARM R2, they can either post 5 individual $10M bonds (one bond per RM (BN15) account) OR post one bond for $50M and allocate coverage across the 5 RM accounts.

For more information on the CARM project, please consult the CSCB Road to CARM available on our website at www.cscb.ca

Your Partners in CARM