Importer/Exporter Account Number
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Last Verified:
2005-05-09
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There is a registration process for businesses involved in import/export activities. The Business Number - (BN) is a numbering system used to identify clients that transact business with Canada Border Services Agency (ASFC). The BN provides businesses with a unique number to identify them and their accounts.
Eligibility Criteria
All Canadian businesses involved in the importing and/or exporting of commercial goods must obtain a BN in order to account for their goods. Foreign-based or non-resident importers must also get a BN.
Summary
The BN is made up of 15 digits -- nine digits registration numbers to identify the business, followed by a six digit alphanumeric account identifier; currently the BN includes the following four major Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business accounts:
- import/export;
- corporate income tax;
- payroll deductions;
- goods and services tax (GST).
Quebec
In Quebec, the ministère du Revenu du Québec (MRQ) administers GST on behalf of the CRA, so businesses registering in Quebec have to contact both the CRA and the MRQ. Contact the MRQ by:
Application forms
Clients can register for a BN by telephone, by fax or at the counter. All requests for a BN are processed at a Tax Service Office.
Non-Residents
There are six tax services offices that provide BN registration services for non-residents. Please refer to the attached list. This list is also available on the CRA Web site.
In the United States
| State |
Tax Services Office |
Alaska
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington |
Canada Revenue Agency Tax Services Office
1166 West Pender Street
Vancouver BC V6E 3H8
(604) 691-4308 |
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Wyoming |
Canada Revenue Agency Tax Services Office
220 4th Avenue SE
Calgary AB T2G 0L1
(403) 233-6211 |
Arkansas
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota |
Canada Revenue Agency Tax Services Office
325 Broadway Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 4T4
(204) 984-2061 |
| Maine |
Canada Revenue Agency Tax Services Office
1256 Barrington Street
P.O. Box 638
Halifax NS B3J 2T5
(902) 426-5150 |
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Mississippi
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin |
Canada Revenue Agency Tax Services Office
185 Ouellette Avenue
P.O. Box 1655
Windsor ON N9A 7G7
(519) 252-4705 |
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Vermont |
Canada Revenue Agency Tax Services Office
333 Laurier Avenue W
Ottawa ON K1A 0L9
(613) 598-3942 |
Outside the United States
| Location |
Tax Services Office |
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Former Soviet
Union
Former
Yugoslavia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
|
Canada Revenue Agency
Tax Services Office
1256 Barrington Street P.O. Box 638
Halifax NS B3J 2T5 |
Asia
Australia |
Canada Revenue Agency Tax Services Office
1166 West Pender Street
Vancouver BC V6E 3H8
(604) 691-4308 |
Africa
Central America
France
Luxembourg
Middle East and
Gulf States
South America
Switzerland
West Indies
All other countries |
Canada Revenue Agency
Tax Services Office
333 Laurier Avenue W
Ottawa ON K1A 0L9
(613) 598-3942
|
Alberta Contact(s):
Calgary Tax Services Office
Canada Revenue Agency
220 - 4th Avenue South East
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 0L1
Fax: (403) 264-5843
Toll-free (information): 1-800-959-5525 (Business Enquiries and Registrations)
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-959-2221 (Forms and Publications)
Web site:
http://www.cra.gc.ca/menu-e.html
Edmonton Tax Service Office
Canada Revenue Agency
Suite 10
9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 4C8
Fax: (780) 495-4381
Toll-free (information): 1-800-959-5525 (Business Enquiries and Registrations)
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-959-2221 (Forms and Publications)
Web site:
http://www.cra.gc.ca/menu-e.html
National Contact(s):
Border Information Service - BIS
Canada Border Services Agency
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0L5
Toll-free (information): 1-800-461-9999
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-959-2221
Web site:
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/menu-e.html
National Capital Region only
Canada Revenue Agency
333 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0L9
Telephone: (613) 957-8109
Fax: (613) 238-7125
Toll-free (information): 1-800-959-5525 (Business Enquiries and Registrations)
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-959-2221 (Forms and Publications)
Web site:
http://www.cra.gc.ca/menu-e.html
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