glossary

Câmara de Comércio Exterior (CAMEX)
International Trade Board is responsible for formulating, implementing and coordinating policies and activities related to trade in goods and services, including tourism. http://www.desenvolvimento.gov.br/
sitio/camex/camex/competencia.php

CAED – see Canadian Automated Export Declaration
CAMEX – see Câmara de Comércio Exterior

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is responsible for providing integrated border services that support national security and public safety priorities and facilitate the free flow of persons and goods, including animals and plants. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

Canada Customs invoice (CCI)
For all commercial shipments entering Canada, the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) requires either a commercial invoice or Form CI, the Canada Customs Invoice. Form C1 is at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/ci1/
ci1-fill-07b.pdf ; the guide to completing the form is at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d1-4-1/
d1-4-1-e.html

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
The Canada Revenue Agency administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories; and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca

Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED)
Free software provided by Statistics Canada that gives registered exporters and agents the opportunity to report goods electronically, over the Internet, to the Federal Government of Canada instead of via the paper-based reporting method. http://www.statcan.ca/english/exports/index.htm

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency delivers inspection and quarantine programs related to foods, plants and animals. Products that may be subject to inspection certification by the CFIA range from agricultural inputs, such as seeds, feeds and fertilizers, to fresh foods (including meat, fish, eggs, grains, dairy products, fruit and vegetables) and prepared and packaged foods. http://www.inspection.gc.ca

Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Canadian Intellectual Property Office, a Special Operating Agency associated with Industry Canada, is responsible for the administration and processing of most aspects of intellectual property issues in Canada, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, and integrated circuit topographies. (Plant breeders’ rights are the responsibility of Canadian Food Inspection Agency.) http://www.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/welcome/
welcom-e.html

Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA)
The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association represents approximately 200 international freight forwarders in Canada. http://www.ciffa.com

Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal is the main quasi-judicial institution in Canada's trade remedy system with authority to conduct inquiries into whether dumped or subsidized imports have caused, or are threatening to cause, material injury to a domestic industry. http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca

Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB)
The Canadian Society of Customs Brokers represents the interests of customs brokers to government departments and agencies, primarily the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), involved in regulating international trade. http://www.cscb.ca

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Canadian Standards Association tests products for compliance to national and international standards, and issues certification marks for qualified products. http://www.csa-international.org

Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS)
The Trade Commissioner Service helps companies that have researched and selected their target markets. Trade commissioners located in 12 Canadian cities help companies to find new markets abroad; trade commissioners located in more than 140 cities worldwide help identify key foreign contacts, and obtain relevant advice and intelligence. http://www.infoexport.gc.ca

 

Carnet
This document allows the temporary entry of goods such as product samples, into or through a country, without payment of applicable duties and taxes. http://www.chamber.ca/article.asp?id=261

CBSA – see Canada Border Services Agency
CCI – see Canada Customs invoice

Certificate of origin
A document that certifies the country where the product was made.

CFIA – see Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CFR – see under “Incoterms”
CIC – see Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CIF – see under “Incoterms”
CIFFA – see Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association
CIP – see under “Incoterms”
CIPO – see Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada admits immigrants, foreign students, visitors and temporary workers who enhance Canada’s social and economic growth; resettles, protects and provides a safe haven for refugees; helps newcomers adapt to Canadian society and become Canadian citizens. http://www.cic.gc.ca

CITT – see Canadian International Trade Tribunal
CNI – see Confederação Nacional da Industría

Commercial invoice
A document prepared by the exporter or freight forwarder, and required by the buyer, to prove ownership of goods, and to arrange for payment to the exporter.

Confederação Nacional da Industría (CNI)
National Confederation of Industry is the leading business organization for promoting the growth and competitiveness of Brazilian industry. http://www.cni.org.br/

CPT – see under “Incoterms”
CRA – see Canada Revenue Agency
CSA – see Canadian Standards Association
CSA – see Customs Self Assessment
CSCB – see Canadian Society of Customs Brokers

Customs declaration
A document that traditionally accompanies exported goods bearing such information as the nature of the goods, their value, the consignee and their ultimate destination.

Customs Self Assessment (CSA)
A streamlined accounting and payment process of Canada Border services Agency, which allows importers to use their own business systems to fully self-assess and meet their Customs obligations.