Non-Resident Importers | Be Prepared Before You Ship
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Non-Resident Importers | Be Prepared Before You Ship

“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.” - Warren Buffett

Would you go cliff diving without knowing how deep the water is? Of course not!

Exporting to Canada can be an easy process or difficult depending upon your knowledge and resources. Many US Companies have been setting up as Non-Resident Importers without knowing all the facts and or not enough preparation before they start using the NRI option for their sales advantage to Canada.

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I always remember and refer to the Boy Scouts motto “Be Prepared” for reviewing the NRI process before you export your goods to Canada.

B - Begin the information gathering, find out what is needed to import your product into Canada, are there any special permits or licenses needed?

E - Explore different ways you can price your product to make it attractive to the buyer. Should you build in import costs in the price you show, or detail them on your invoice?

P - Plan how you are going to ship and distribute your products in Canada. Consolidate or Ship direct?

R - Request the services of our consulting team to rate your catalog of products to discover the duty rates that may affect your delivered price.

E - Establish your final delivered price, making sure all import costs are included to maximize profits.

P - Proceed with the document set up with Pacific Customs Brokers to make sure your import account is set up and ready to avoid border delays.

A - Audit your procedures and how your paper trail will look to ensure you are in compliance with all customs regulations.

R - Review the GST tax considerations, do you need to, or should you register for a GST tax account.

E - Educate your sales staff on how to quote a landed cost.

D - Delight your customers in Canada with your no border hassle sales solution and Sell, sell, sell!

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Gloria Terhaar
CCS (CA/US), CTCS, LCB

Gloria Terhaar began her customs brokerage career in 2002 and soon after joined PCB Global Trade Management. Since her start date in 2007, Gloria Terhaar has forged an impeccable reputation working progressively from an operations role to her current responsibilities as Trade Compliance Supervisor and a Regulatory Analyst. In these roles her in-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements relating to imports into Canada ensures that our company’s practices are developed and updated to operate within government regulations. She is a dependable, approachable problem-solver and critical thinker with the resilience to tackle and handle many job responsibilities in an agile manner. Gloria enjoys educating others about Importing and has spoken at talks for MNP, the Surrey Board of Trade, TFO Canada, the BC Produce Marketing Association and various importers. She also represents PCB on the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Government Issue Management Committee and participates in annual advocacy events, where she advocates to Government officials for the Canadian produce industry. Recently, she was also accepted to participate on the CSCB task force related to the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) initiative. Gloria's passion for customs brokerage is shown in her commitment to educating trade chain partners about the industry and keeping abreast of the ever changing landscape of Acts, Regulations and policies that affect trade.

While we strive for accuracy in all our communications, as the Importer of Record it is incumbent upon your company to ensure that you are aware of the requirements under the new regulations so that you maintain compliance as always.
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