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crossborderservices.ca FACILITATOR FOR TRADE EXPORT & IMPORT DOCUMENTATION, CERTIFICATIONS, PERMITS & REQUIRED LICENCES

OUR FOCUS TODAY WILL BE ON INTERNATIONAL EXPORTATION OF CANADIAN GOODS FROM ATLANTIC CANADA TO USA

YOUR BUSINESS MUST BE REGISTERED IN CANADA IDENTIFY THE GOODS YOU WANT TO EXPORT ENSURE THOSE GOODS ARE PERMITTED TO BE EXPORTED FROM CANADA OBTAIN PERMITS & LICENCES AS REQUIRED FOR EXPORT ENSURE YOUR GOODS ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO YOUR DESTINATION COUNTRY CFIA COMPLIANCE & CERTIFICATIONS HEALTH CERTIFICATES CUSMA/USMCA - TRADE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CANADA, USA & MEXICO JANUARY 29, 2020 OBTAIN CATCH CERTIFICATE ECCP – EXPORT CERTIFICATION CONTROL PROGRAM QMP – QUALITY MANGEMENT PROGRAM PCP – PREVENTIVE CONTROL PLAN USA APPROVED EXPORTERS LIST AAFC - CERTIFICATIONS

CANADIAN EXPORTERS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING:

THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION CAN SEEM OVERWHELMING

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE

LET’S SIMPLIFY WITH AN EXAMPLE

MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ATLANTIC REGION CANADA TO THE USA

GETTING READY TO SHIP PRODUCTS EXAMPLE: DAWN’S SEAFOOD MARKET INC.

IDENTIFYING MY GOODS TO EXPORT

DAWN HAS DECIDED TO EXPAND HER COMPANY AND START EXPORTING

Now where do I start? How do I export my seafood to the USA? Who can help simplify this process for me?

HERE TO HELP FACILITATE TRADE EXPORT & IMPORT DOCUMENTATION, CERTIFICATIONS, PERMITS & REQUIRED LICENCES

ID IDENTIFY THE GOODS YOU WANT TO EXPORT

Dawn’s Seafood Market Inc. is doing very well, she has decided to Export her products now to the USA: Goods She wants to Export – Fish & Seafood What requirements does Dawn’s Company have too meet?

FIRST STEP

ENSURE THOSE GOODS ARE PERMITTED TO BE EXPORTED FROM CANADA

FISH & SEAFOOD ARE ALLOWED TO BE EXPORTED FROM CANADA

USA APPROVED EXPORTERS LIS IST

• INSPECTION BY CFIA IN ORDER TO BE

ADDED TO THE USA LIST OF CANADIAN APPROVED EXPORTERS.

• OBTAIN HEALTH CERTIFICATE
• A PCP - PREVENTIVE CONTROL PLAN MUST

BE IN PLACE

• LICENCE FROM THE SFCA

ADDING DAWN’S SEAFOOD MARKET INC.

NOW LET’S VERIFY THAT DAWN’S SEAFOOD MARKET INC. IS ALLOWED ENTRY INTO HER DESITINATION COUNTRY: THE USA FISH & SEAFOOD ARE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO THE USA ACCORDING TO THE CUSMA AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADA & THE USA & THE WCO

CUSMA/USMCA – CANADA-UNITED STATES-MEXICO AGREEMENT –FINAL GOVERNMENT SIGNING JANUARY 29, 2020.

• Replaced the former NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement
• NAFTA eliminated virtually all tariffs between Canada U.S. & Mexico. CUSMA

maintains these benefits and ensures that the vast majority of North American trade will continue to be duty-free.

• Tariff Amounts Are Determined By Tariff Codes For Each Item.
• A modernized Committee on Agriculture Trade, which will provide a forum for

Parties to address issues and trade barriers.

• Obligations for agricultural biotechnology that will increase innovation,

transparency and predictability.

CUSMA

• Some stats to help understand it’s importance:
• Total Canadian Merchandise Exports to the US in 2017 = $414.5 Billion
• Total Merchandise trade between Canada, US and Mexico in 2017 = nearly $1.1 Trillion
• Total trade between US and Canada has more than doubled since the original NAFTA agreement
• Total trade between Canada and Mexico has grown more than 9 fold in the same time period
• From the office of the United States Trade Representative: “Canada is currently our 2nd largest goods

trading partner with $618.6 billion in total (two way) goods trade during 2018”

PERMITS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS NEEDED

• CFIA Approval and License (AAFC - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada is now part
• f CFIA)
• PCP - Preventive Controls Plan in Place
• IOR – IMPORTER OF RECORD # FILED WITH US CBP DHS
• FDA - U.S. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, importers of food products

intended for introduction into U.S. commerce are responsible for ensuring the products are safe, sanitary & labeled according to U.S. requirements.

• FSVP – USA Equivalent to our CFIA – You are Exempt if you are Exporting: Fish

and Fishery Products • Juice • Food for research or evaluation • Certain alcoholic beverages, or certain ingredients for use in alcoholic beverages • Certain meat, poultry, and egg products regulated by USDA • Food for personal consumption

CFIA & SFCA COMPLIANCE & CERTIFICATIONS

CFIA CERTIFICATIONS COMPLIANCE WITH CFIA - DAWN’S SEAFOOD MARKET INC. MUST BE INSPECTED BY THE CFIA AND/OR THE CBSA ACCORDING TO THE: SFCA - SAFE FOOD FOR CANADIANS ACT – ONCE APPROVED, LICENCE WILL BE GRANTED.

FISHERIES AND CATCH CERTIFICATES

• Each Company Exporting Fish & Seafood requires registration on

the Fisheries Certificate System FCS and a Catch Certificate.

• Canada's Catch Certification Program was created in response to

the European Union’s IUU - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing regulation implemented January 1, 2010. It requires that fish exports to the EU are accompanied by a catch certificate issued in the country of origin. This program has expanded to Chile, Japan and the Ukraine.

HEALTH CERTIFICATES

• HEALTH CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO

EXPORT FISH & SEAFOOD TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND ARE ISSUED BY THE CFIA

EXPORTATION DOCUMENTATION

• Ensure All Exportation Documentation

is completed in a Timely, Accurate and Legible manner

• Correct Piece Count - Measurements -

Weights

• You are subject to Refusal of your

Shipment and Monetary Fines if your Documentation is not 100% Accurate

• Training of your Employees is very

Important

✓Business Registered ✓Goods Identified ✓Exportation Permission both Canada & USA ✓Certifications, Permits, Licences ✓Preventive Control Plan ✓USA Approved Exporters List ✓Documentation 100% Accurate

DAWN’S SEAFOOD MARKET INC. IS READY TO EXPORT TO THE USA NOW

CANADA & USA COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

• AAFC CFIA
• AEO
• CUSMA
• CSA
• CTPAT
• FAST
• PIP & TTP
• SFCA

PIP TTP CTPAT FAST

• PIP - Partners in Protection – CBSA - Canadian
• TTP - Trusted Traders Program – Canada & The EU
• CTPAT - Customs Trade Partnership Against

Terrorism - USA – CBP DHS

• Security & Threat Awareness
• Partners with Canada's PIP
• For Carriers, Manufacturers, Distributors,

Importers & Exporters

• FAST - Free And Secure Trade - Canada & USA
• Joint Program Between Canada CBSA & US CBP
• Ability to Utilize the FAST Lanes for Border

Crossings - Canada & USA

AEO CSA

• AEO - Automated Economic

Operators

• Established 2010
• Recognized around the world
• CSA - Customs Self Assessment
• Import Customs Compliance
• Use of FAST Lanes
• CBSA Digital Record Keeping

MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (MRA)

• Canada
• USA
• Australia
• New Zealand
• European Union
• Hong Kong
• Israel
• Japan
• South Korea
• Mexico
• Singapore
• Switzerland

RESOURCES

• CROSS BORDER SERVICES – crossborderservices.ca
• CANADIAN TRADE COMMISSIONER SERVICE – tradecommissioner.gc.ca
• Office of the United States Trade Representative – ustr.gov
• CFIA - inspection.gc.ca
• CBSA - cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

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