import export requires a good knowledge of customs practices. It is therefore essential to prepare the documents related to import export to ensure the success of your products. Export forms are available for different types of goods and for specific prices. Customs experts are at your disposal to assist you in your steps. The Agency Canada Border Services will walk you the methods of clearance.

Clearance of your shipment:
You must obtain the release of your goods, you can follow one of three ways:

• the release with full accounting and payment
• against the released documentation Interchange (EDI option)
• the process in one step for the release documentation against imports

Find information on http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.

You can explore the process of importing commercial CBSA consists of three main elements:

• Cargo Reporting
• release
• accounting.

It is an Electronic method of reporting exports, which allows you and your agent to prepare your export declarations. It permits to transmit information directly to the Government of Canada before exportation of goods.

Freight forwarders in Canada
For the delivery of your goods, you must call a freight forwarder in the mode of transport appropriate to your products, (air, sea, rail, and road). The carrier made recommendations on the route, type of packing, customs formalities, and type of insurance. You can find a list of carriers and companies of transport in Canada. The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (ATIC) gather a group of international freight forwarders.

www.ciffa.com
www.ats.agr.gc.ca
canada.shipping-international.com

Some difficulties are present on Canadian ports about the terrestrial links. Shipping lines choose their port of call according to the position of the link port as an intermodal circuit. Sometimes U.S. ports are privileged. Ports Canadians are nevertheless attractive. Concerning the control and balance of traffic, the Canadian route has many advantages such as availability of export cargoes enabling transoceanic return with a full load and not empty. The handling is quick in ports. See description, capacity and management of port authorities in Canada

Port authorities  
Belledune
Halifax
Hamilton
Montréal
Nanaïmo
Port-Alberni
de Prince-Rupert
Québec
Saint John
Sept-Îles
St. John's
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Trois-Rivières
Windsor
Saguenay
Vancouver Fraser

This type of transportation is more expensive. The tax regime for Canadian rail carriers has contributed to rising costs. Companies must charge rates revenue ton miles higher than their direct competitors in the United States.

http://www.tc.gc.ca/ferroviaire/menu.htm
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/

Logistic permits to optimize, and manage your flow of goods.  You control the products flow, and optimize your management. Thanks to logistic you can plan and control the storage of goods and the services related to goods information, from the distributor to the consumer.

On the government website http://www.ic.gc.ca you can access data logistics.  By managing your supply chain you will be able to oversee the distribution system, such as production management, transport, warehousing, inventory management, wholesale and retail as well as brokering.

http://canada.shipping-international.com

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