INTL 729 Importing To Canada 2

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Principle of Freight Forwarding Angela Donciu – Fall 2018 Centennial College
Importing to Canada Assignment - 25%

An applied exercise based on course materials from INTL 704 Global Logistic and INTL
729 Principles of Freight Forwarding, CIFFA education courses.
Due date week of November 25, 2018

Hand in a hard copy of your work, supporting materials and the PP Presentation
Scenario
You are soon to graduate from Centennial College. Your Graduate Certificate in
International Business Management is a proof that you worked hard, and you are
confident that a great future is waiting for you.
You received an e-mail from an old friend who works for an important company which
manufactures……………….. in …….……………. Your friend was recently promoted,
and now he is the Business Export Manager in charge of expanding the business
internationally. He is thinking to work with you for the Canadian market.
In order to convince his managers that you are the suitable business partner and have a
team capable to handle their product, he asks you for a Competitive Analysis Report.
With the knowledge acquired at Centennial, your understanding of Canadian market,

the desire to succeed in the business field, and a few capable and reliable Centennial
colleagues, you accept the challenge. It is your future and you are in control.
Your Principles of Freight Forwarding professor offered to help you. She prepared the
following document:
A CHECKLIST WITH
THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRANSACTION PARTNERS AND THEIR ROLE
WHEN AND
PLAYERS IN THE
WHAT YOU HOW YOU
IMPORT/EXPORT ROLE DOCUMENTS
SHOULD DO COLLECT
BUSINESS
DATA
EXPORTER Manufactures Contract Prepare a EXAMPLE
the goods; clear import/ Sent e-mail
Prepares the export requesting
goods for contract an ExW
export quote price
Pack the ( Include the
goods for e-mail )
export
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FREIGHT Helps with the AWB, BL or Prepare the

FORWARDER logistic of multimodal transport transport
moving the documents (as per document
goods; your INTL704 book); BL, AWB,
Contacts the Identify a Freight etc.; Prepare
carrier; Forwarding agency the BL or
Calculates the or agent. AWB based
freight rate. on the
contract
CUSTOM Tariff Canada custom Researches Government
BROKER classification; invoice; the Custom of Canada
Clears the Tariff calculation Tariff Act and web page
goods for and other duty and identifies the
customs. taxes HS nr.
OTHER Issues Food Inspection Identify the
AGENCIES certificates. certificate specific Researched
WHICH NEED E.g. Canada (if applicable); Agency in the import
TO APROVE Food Other quality Canada; requirement
THE IMPORT OF Inspection certificates What do you for the
YOUR Agency depending on your have to do to product
PRODUCT TO product. receive the
CANADA approval?
WAREHOUSING Deposit your Warehouse receipt Research the Called,
goods option and visited
what service Consulted
they offer the book
INTL729
BANKING Credit loans Provides the Visit a bank Called,
and advice Documentary branch and visited
about method Collection Letter talk with a
of payment Business
Manager;
If it is
possible. go
to BDC and
EDC
IMPORTER Pays for the Prepare and LC Name some
goods application potential
buyers for
your product
GOVERNMENT Protect the Licences, Quotas Research if
Canadian there are
manufacturers special
Trade requirements
Agreements
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OTHER
PARTIES
DEPENDING ON
YOUR
PRODUCT
MY SUGGESTION ON HOW YOU CAN DIVIDE THE WORK
1. Nominate a Manager – specify his responsibilities including the calculation of the

FINAL IMPORT price and one page conclusion (executive summary) of the work
involved in the exercise.
2. Each of you should be in charge for a particular function of this exercise based on
your abilities and previous work /study knowledge and experience.
PRESENTATION
PP PRESENTATION – maximum 2 slides for each function
SUBMISSION
Value of the assignment 25%
Individual evaluation - 10%
The quality of the content in the PP slides and the flow of your exercise – 10%
Group presentation – 5% (10-12 minutes)
A short individual report (2-3) pages, point form, concise, NOT EMPTY words, with
what your own professional contribution to the project is. (Please write your name
and student number at the top of this page.)
If you do not contribute to the group work, you WON’T RECEIVE A MARK.
The quality of the final group work will affect also your final grade.
Pamphlets and Business Cards collected in your journey are very valuable.
I am available to review anything you need at any time and to meet with you outside of
the class time. Send me a cell message including your phone where I can reach you. It
is faster.
My cell 416-662-3202
Good luck.

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Principle of Freight Forwarding Angela Donciu – Fall 2018 Centennial College

Importing to Canada Assignment - 25%

Due date week of November 25, 2018

With the knowledge acquired at Centennial, your understanding of Canadian market,

FREIGHT Helps with the AWB, BL or Prepare the

MY SUGGESTION ON HOW YOU CAN DIVIDE THE WORK

1. Nominate a Manager – specify his responsibilities including the calculation of the

PP PRESENTATION – maximum 2 slides for each function

Value of the assignment 25%

Individual evaluation - 10%

Group presentation – 5% (10-12 minutes)

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