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What does 2025 hold for the global marketplace? It’s impossible to know for sure, but we’ve asked three of our leading trade experts to weigh in and let us know what they see coming in the year ahead. In the US, is this a year for a more conservative approach, or is this the time to let loose and experiment? Will CARM still be as big an issue in Canada this year? And how will AI come to the fore in the world of freight? For insights on these questions and more, be sure to give this one a read!

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Global Trade Predictions for 2025

2024 was a year filled with big changes in the world of international trade. Whether it was a surge in labor action, new technologies, or new trade regulations, it will be remembered as a year where reevaluation and reassessment of common practices were brought to the fore as many businesses were faced with the question of whether they were really as adaptable as they once thought. With such a potent season of change behind us, the obvious question becomes - what can we expect ahead of us? To answer this question, the Trading Post has gathered three of our industry experts to give a prediction about what could be coming down the tracks in 2025.

The CBSA Trade Verification Priorities List

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently released its verification priority list for January 2025. In this week’s post, we are going to give you an overview of the contents of the recently released verification list, its importance to importers, and some tips for importers to stay compliant in the face of a Customs inspection.

Welcome to the 2025 Learning Center

The PCB Learning Center is one of PCB’s best service offerings, and today, we are eager to share what it has in store for 2025! If you aren’t familiar, our Learning Center provides a suite of free webinars over the course of the year. These webinars cover a wide range of topics in the world of international trade, so whether you are a brand-new importer looking for baseline information or an importing veteran looking to sharpen your skills, this is the best place to elevate your international trade for free.

The Top Ten Blogs of 2024!

It has been an incredible year in the world of global trade, and our blog posts have been no different. But what were the most popular posts of the year - and what game-changing issue dominated the top 10? In this week’s blog post, we find out, looking back at the year that was and what insights it can offer into the waiting adventure of 2025.

How To Manage Common CARM Portal Technical Difficulties

We are now a few weeks into CARM, and the full depth of its offerings is still being discovered, as are its challenges. It has, undeniably, been a learning experience for every person, business entity, and government agency that has engaged with this new system, and that period of learning is going to continue for some time. Fortunately, since the beginning, PCB has been on the frontlines of this new system with you, and our experts have been fielding questions and working with clients as we delve into this new world together.

Import Horror Story 2: Getting Out of CARM’s Way

Welcome back, dear readers, to our second annual PCB Halloween post! Someone at the CBSA has at long last solved the Lament Configuration, and love it or hate it - CARM has arrived. We are a week into this scary new regime, and the PCB CARM team has seen firsthand some of the jumpscares that our clients are experiencing with this new system. There are going to be tough lessons for Canadian commercial importers of all shapes and sizes to learn in the coming weeks, but as the grizzled old gas station attendant you stop to talk to before you arrive at your cousin’s cabin in the woods, allow us to fill in the gaps with some experience we’ve gained on our side of the phone. Let’s face our fears together, and by the end of this post, hopefully, you’ll be better equipped to stride into this brand-new psychological thriller we call CARM, and if we’re all lucky, we might just survive to see the trilogy.

CARM is Imminent. So, What’s Next?

On October 2nd, 2024, the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) voted down a motion to delay the release of CBSA’s “CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management” (CARM) system. With that motion out of the way, CARM appears to be full steam ahead for implementation beginning on October 21st, with the two-week blackout already underway at the time of publishing.

Do Carriers Need to Register for CARM? YES.

The arrival of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management system is nearly upon us, with October 21st being the official implementation date. For commercial importers looking to import into Canada, this new initiative represents a significant shift in the way that they interact with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), but if you are a carrier that works in this area, you would be correct in wondering to what extent you are going to need to engage with this new system.