NRI Registration

To setup a Non-Resident Importer (NRI) account:

1. Apply for a Business Number (BN) and your GST/HST Registration Number (RT) by filling out the Non-Resident Account Registration Web Form or the RC1 Form on the Canada Revenue Agency website.
   
   Confirm if your business requires an RT account: Find out if you have to register for a GST/HST account. More information on tax registration can also be found in the Doing Business in Canada – GST/HST Information for Non-Residents guide.
   
   
2. Register your business on the government’s CARM Client Portal and enrol in the CBSA Importer program to obtain the Import-Export Business Number (RM). To avoid delays at the border, enrol in the Release Prior to Payment (RPP) sub-program. See our CARM page for details and how to do so
   
   If you decide to keep your business records outside of Canada, you will need to complete the Agreement to Maintain Records Elsewhere Than the Place of Business in Canada (Form BSF900) as part of your registration on CARM. See CBSA’s Memorandum D17-1-21: Maintenance of Records in Canada by Importers for more information.
   
   
3. Proceed to Business Account Setup with us. Email or fax us your Legal Registration Form or Certificate/Articles of Incorporation. Delegate authority to Dilas as your customs broker on CARM.
   
   
4. When the brokerage account is ready, the next step is to prepare the shipping documents.