Importers

Information for businesses that import commercial goods into Canada.

Importing Goods into Canada

Accounting for your shipment
Invoices, import permits, Certificate of Origin, Duty Deferral Program, international trade agreements

Anti-Dumping and Countervailing
Special Import Measures Act

Carrier programs
Carrier and Cargo Policy

Conventions, Meetings, Trade Shows and Exhibitions
Convention Services Program

Customs Interest Calculation Program
An application designed to calculate interest on customs transactions.

Dispute Resolution
Appeal rights, self-adjustment

Duty-free Shops
Information on the licensing process

Examining your shipment
Why goods are examined

Food, Plant and Animal Inspections
Information related to bringing food, plant and animal products into Canada

Forms and publications for importers

Frequently asked questions
Answers to questions frequently asked by importers

Importer programs
Customs Self Assessment Program, OGD Single Window Interface

Postal and courier programs
Value less than $1,600, value $1,600 or more

Licensed customs brokers
Information on hiring an agent and the licensing process

Registering your business
Business number, import/export account

Release of your shipment
Release programs, posting security, transaction number

Reporting your shipment
Required documents

Storing your shipment
Sufferance and bonded warehouses

Technical publications
Regulations, Customs Tariff, D-Memoranda, Customs Notices

Other government departments' (OGD) requirements
Other requirements that may apply

Other useful links
External sites that may be of interest