Customs Services

About Customs Services

The role of the CCRA's Customs Services is multi-faceted—securing our borders against external threats, while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel that is vital to our economic livelihood. It is also about balancing security needs with individual rights to privacy.

As the first point of contact for goods and people entering Canada, we are responsible for administering a wide range of laws and regulations governing everything from verifying that small animals have their rabies shots through to the interdiction of contraband. Our success is built on strong partnerships both in Canada and abroad to ensure that we have the information we need to do the job right.

We operate in a real-time environment, providing service at over 480 air, sea, and land border points, at some locations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Date modified:

2003-10-29