Exporting Commercial Goods from Canada

Transcript

Cargo ship being loaded at a port.

Narration: All businesses exporting commercial goods from Canada must be familiar with the CBSA's laws and policies.

The following text appears on screen: “laws and policies”.

The following text appears on screen: “Five Steps”.

Narration: The process can be broken down into five steps.

The following text appears on screen: “1 Preparing to Export”.

Narration: One - Preparing to export.

A laptop computer appears.

The following text appears on the laptop screen: “CRA Business number 123456789RM0002”.

Narration: You will need a business number from the Canada Revenue Agency.

The laptop screen changes to show a picture of a chair and the text “Chair” and “upholstered seat with wooden frame”.

The following text appears on screen: “accurate description” and “admissible in the receiving country”.

Narration: You must have an accurate description of the goods you wish to export, and must determine if they are admissible in the receiving country or if they are permitted to be exported from Canada.

Narration: Permits, licenses or certificates may be required.

The following text appears on screen: “2 Declaration”.

Boxes and documents appear on screen. Documents are labeled “Export Declaration”. The following text appears “

Destination”, “Value” and “Restrictions”.

Narration: Two - Determine whether the goods need to be declared on an export declaration by considering their destination, their value and if the goods are restricted.

The following text appears on screen: “3 Export Code”.

A laptop computer appears with export codes on its screen.

The following text appears on screen: “determine the appropriate export code”.

The following text appears on screen: “Statistics Canada’s Canadian Export Classification”.

Narration: Three - Once you know that an export declaration is required, determine the appropriate export code for the goods from Statistics Canada's Canadian Export Classification.

The following text appears on screen: “4 Mode of Transportation”.

Icons of a truck, cargo ship, train, airplane and delivery person appear. The icons are labeled as “highway”, “marine”, “rail”, “air”, and “postal/courier”.

Narration: Four - Determine the mode of transportation to be used to export your goods and identify the reporting time frame for that mode.

The following text appears on screen: “identify the reporting time”.

The following text appears on screen: “if necessary”, “permits”, “licences”, “certificates”, and “export declaration”.

Narration: If necessary, present permits, licenses, certificates and the export declaration at a designated export office.

The following text appears on screen: “5 Certificate of Origin”.

Narration: Five - After your goods are exported.

Document appears on screen labeled as “Certificate of Origin”.

The following text appears on screen: “if requested”.

Narration: You may provide a valid Certificate of Origin to the receiver of the goods if requested.

Image of four arrows following each other in a circle around the text “procedures”.

Narration: There are procedures to follow if you need to cancel or amend an export declaration.

Document appears on screen and moves into a folder.

An hour glass shows time passing.

The following text appears on screen: “keep all records for 6 years”.

Narration: Keep all records for six years, and be aware that monetary penalties can be assessed against businesses that do not comply with customs legislation.

The document folder moves to a scale along with “CBSA”.

The following text appears on screen: “monetary penalties”.

The following text appears on screen: “Border Information Service”. Figure looking at documents.

Narration: For further assistance on exporting commercial goods from Canada, you may call the Border Information Service at 1-800-461-9999.

The following text appears on screen: “1-800-461-9999”.

Narration: For complete information on the exporting process, please consult our Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting.

The following text appears on screen: “www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/export/guide-eng.html”.

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Date modified:

2016-07-13