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Guide to Choosing the Right Product to Import

Guide to Choosing the Right Product to Import The goal of any business is to make profits, regardless of what it’s offering. To make bigger profits in the import and export business, you need to make the right decisions from the beginning. This begins by choosing the right product to

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Importing Cats into Canada

Importing Cats into Canada Imports of pet cats into Canada has been on the rise recently. With more people working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, owning a pet is appealing. Choosing to import a cat into Canada can be a big decision to make. It is important to

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Importing Goods for Valentine’s Day

Importing Goods into Canada for Valentine's Day Its easy to notice that Valentine’s Day is approaching when you see red hearts all over tv commercials and storefronts. Gifts like jewellery, stuffed animals, and chocolates are among the many items that are very popular purchases this time of year. Imports of

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Obtaining the SFC License

Obtaining the SFC License The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations have been in force since January 15, 2019. Some requirements came into effect immediately and some were phased in over 2020 and 2021. As of July 15, 2020, it is now required to have a Safe Food for Canadians License

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Importing a Dog into Canada

Importing a Dog into Canada The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada continue to restrict certain activities and freedoms. As a direct result of this, we are seeing imports of things that help people deal with spending more time inside. Products like exercise equipment and board games are very

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Importing Brewery Equipment into Canada

Importing Brewery Equipment into Canada Beer has always been a popular pastime of Canadians. The past couple of years has seen a massive increase in popularity of the craft breweries, or microbreweries as they are also known. There has been a corresponding rise in the rise in imports of beer

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Proof of Origin for CUSMA Shipments

Proof of Origin for CUSMA Shipments CUSMA, USMCA, NAFTA 2.0, T-MEC; the new trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States of America has many names. Regardless of what you call it, the agreement will come into force more than 3 years after the US trade representative issued notice

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Classification of Medical Supplies

Classification of Medical Supplies As the world continues to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic, CBSA has released a notice on classification of medical supplies that are being imported into Canada to help with the fight against COVID-19. Further to our previous blog on importing masks and sanitizers, the below list

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Brexit and Canadian Trade

Brexit and Canadian Trade Brexit refers to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU). It is a play on words, combining Britain and Exit. This means that after leaving the trading bloc, the United Kingdom will no longer benefit from membership in the EU. Once that

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Classification of Backpacks

Classification of Backpacks How to Properly Classify Backpacks The CBSA has issued notice that they have updated the D Memorandum in regards to the classification of suitcases, travelling bags and backpacks. With the kids starting school after summer vacation and back to school shopping in full force, it makes sense to

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