GETTING STARTED

 

Government and independent websites that provide an overview of the issues involved in exporting from Canada to Brazil. This section includes many sources for new exporters, in English, French and Portuguese.

Understanding Exports
http://www.edc.ca/english/
exports_understanding_exports.htm
Export Development Canada. This guide covers terms for international contracts, government resources to assist exporting, regulations, partners such as foreign agents and freight forwarders, assessing your export readiness, developing a business plan/export plan, and obtaining export counselling and guidance. A second guide, Growing Your Exports, is at http://www.edc.ca/english/exports_growing_exports.htm [English, French]
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ExportSource
http://exportsource.ca
ExportSource web portal is Canada’s most comprehensive source of export information, providing information, guides and tools for new exporters. Included are A Step by Step Guide to Exporting, Export Your Services, and an Export Readiness Diagnostic. Supported by a toll-free Export Information Service at 1-888-811-1119. [English, French]
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How to Export to Brazil
http://www.braziltradenet.gov.br/ARQUIVOS/
Publicacoes/Manuais/PUBCEXBrasilI.pdf
Ministério das Relações Exteriores. 177 pages PDF. Targetted to South American exporters to Brazil, this publication presents relevant information on the Brazilian economy, standards and procedures for bringing imported products into Brazil, trade methods and practices, etc. [Portuguese, Spanish, English]
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Importer/Exporter Account Number
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/registerintro-e.html
Canada Border Services Agency. As an exporter, you must have a Business Number for your import/export account with Canada Revenue. From this page you can reach a guide to the business numer, register for a business number, or add an import/export account to an existing business number. [English, French]
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Exporters – Publications and Forms
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/help-
aide/topic-sujet/08-eng.html

Canada Border Services Agency. A convenient first stop for identifying forms required for exporting. In particular: Exporting Goods from Canada: A Handy Customs Guide for Exporters (RC4116) (28 pages PDF, also available in print). [English, French]
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Export Finance Guide
https://www.edc.ca/exportfinanceguide/eff_e.asp
Export Development Canada. The EXPORT Finance Guide helps Canadian small businesses understand and access information tools relating to exporting at each stage of the export transaction cycle, from getting export ready, opportunity identification and preparing your business for the tender/proposal and contract award stage, production and finally, the payment stage. [English, French]
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Introduction to Export Finance: Guide for Canadian Exporters
http://www.exportsource.ca/gol/exportsource/
site.nsf/en/es01896.html

This site focuses primarily on export-related finance. More generally, see Sources of Financing at http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/sof-sdf.nsf/en/Home (http://www.ic.gc.ca/sources). [English, French]
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