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While you are outside Canada, you can send gifts worth no more than Can$60 to someone in Canada free of duty and taxes. These goods do not count as part of your personal exemption, but they cannot be a tobacco product or an alcoholic beverage.

A Carrier Code is a unique 4 character code used by CBSA to identify a carrier. A carrier code is a requirement for entry into Canada for any companies that operate a commercial vehicle involved in the transport of commercial goods to or from Canada. Companies not considered eligible will not be issued a carrier code.

CIC, short for “Carrier Identification Code,” is a unique four-digit code given by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) to carriers and other entities. As a unique identifier, a CIC is used for billing purposes and routing calls over the interconnected public switched telephone network (PSTN).

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A carrier code is a unique four character code used by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to identify marine carriers, regardless of how often they cross the Canadian border with commercial goods. There are two main types of carrier code, bonded and non-bonded.

SCAC. The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC®) is a unique two-to-four-letter code used to identify transportation trucking companies. National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) developed the SCAC identification codes in the mid 1960's to facilitate computerization in the transportation industry.

While you do need to make payment arrangements with the CRA , you still need make the actual payments directly to the CBSA , either online, through Electronic Data Interchange ( EDI ) or via the National Payment Processing Centre. For questions, contact the CRA at the number provided on the notice.

If you are familiar with the SCAC code (USA carriers), then this is basically the Canadian version of the code used in identifying carriers. Canadian ACI eManifest systems use this code at border crossing, and you will find it at the beginning of the trip number and Cargo Control Number (CCN).