Exporting to the United States

Published by Team Canada Inc (TCI), Exporting to the United States - A Guide for Canadian Businesses, is an online guide for Canadian small- to medium-sized businesses who want to export to the United States. It offers information, tips and resources that will help businesses succeed more quickly and easily in the United States market.

Eligibility Criteria

This guide is available to all Canadian small- to medium-sized businesses even if they are already exporting to the United States.

Summary

The emphasis of this guide is firmly on the practical side of doing business in the United States. To take just a few examples, the guide will explore:

• tools you can use to analyze U.S. markets and their characteristics;
• the on-the-ground effects of NAFTA on Canadian exporters;
• products liability litigation in the United States;
• NAFTA and non-NAFTA classifications for cross-border travel to the United States;
• border security and how it affects Canadian exporters; and
• U.S. Customs procedures and regulations, and how to deal with them.

The online version of this guide can be assessed on the TCI's Web site.

• Exporting to the United States (http://exportsource.ca/gol/exportsource/site.nsf/en/es02631.html)

Ontario Contact(s):
See National Contact.