Getting Started

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

Portal do Exportador
http://www.portaldoexportador.gov.br
Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior. A portal of web links on export topics, for Brazilian companies. Topics include trade agreements, exporter support, trade barriers, statistics, letters of credit, regulations, logistics, business opportunities, tariffs and standards, tradeshows, and more. [Portuguese]
Brazilian source

Como Exportar – Canadá
http://www.braziltradenet.gov.br/ARQUIVOS/
Publicacoes/ComoExportar/CEXCanada.pdf
or http://www.abimaq.org.br/comercio_exterior/docs/Canada.pdf
Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Departamento de Promoção Comercial, 2006. 78 pages PDF. Covers economy, currency and finances; international trade; Canada-Brazil relationship; market access; distribution channels; recommendations for Brazilian companies; useful contacts. [Portuguese]
Brazilian source

Exportação Passo A Passo
http://www.braziltradenet.gov.br/ARQUIVOS/
Publicacoes/Manuais/PUBExportPassoPasso.pdf
Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Departamento de Promoção Comercial. 158 pages PDF. What and where to export, export pricing, basics of international trade, administrative procedures, organizations involved in international trade, international contracts, Incoterms, foreign exchange, tariff treatments, export financing, packaging and labeling for export, transportation, insurance, export flowchart, model letters. [Portuguese]
Brazilian source

Aprendendo A Exportar
http://www.aprendendoaexportar.gov.br/sitio/
paginas/index.html
Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior. An online guide to exporting, covering planning to export, how to export, where to find help. [Portuguese]
Brazilian source

Exporting to Canada Guide
http://www.tfoc.ca/mip.php?page=2_4_15
Trade Facilitation Office Canada. The first part of this two-part comprehensive guide for exporters to Canada provides, details on the country’s population, climate, language, economy, markets, consumers, imports of goods and services, trade system, and trading rules. The second part of the guide focuses on doing business in Canada, the structure and rights of organizations, key marketing, documentation and pricing strategies, and distribution channels. Registration required. [English, French, Spanish]
Canadian source