Global Affairs Canada

GAC administers Canada’s Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA), which prohibits certain goods from entering Canada except under the authority of and in accordance with an EIPA-issued import permit (General Import Permit or Specific Import Permit).

GAC Programs with SWI Data Requirements

Three (3) GAC programs require data in your SWI submission:

• Agricultural Products
• Clothing and Textiles and
• Steel

CBSA outlines its required GAC data elements (and its reasons for each) here.