Get Rc1c

Your importer number is your IRS business registration number. If you do not have this number or you do not own a business, you can use your Social Security number. You can also request a CBP-assigned number. Complete CBP Form 5106 and bring it to the entry branch at a CBP port of entry.

Shipping to Canada: Customs documents simplified Canada Customs Invoice, or a Commercial Invoice. Bill of Lading. Manifest or Cargo Control Document. Shipper's Export Declaration.

RC1 Request for a Business Number and Certain Program Accounts.

Every W-2 issued by your company has the company's Tax ID / EIN listed on it. Simply add two zeros on the end and you have your importer number. During international trade, the commercial invoice is used as customs declaration and must include a few specific pieces of information.

An importer number–aka your business number, GST number, or 'RM' number–is required to import into Canada. 45 million parcels and pallets enter Canada each year, and to keep track of all that cargo, Customs uses your business number (or 'importer number') for identification and compliance.

Definition The 9-digit business number ( BN ) assigned by Canada Revenue Agency ( CRA ), plus the 6-character alphanumeric account identifier, for example, RM0001, of the person or company that will be exporting the goods or causing them to be exported.