Importing 101 (In Person)

Invest Ottawa is dedicated to helping Ottawa entrepreneurs make informed decisions about starting and growing their businesses. We promote Ottawa's economy, through the development of products and services that encourage entrepreneurship and support business growth.Invest Ottawa has a staff of dedicated business professionals, who provide advice and counsel to entrepreneurs on a variety of levels. As well, we provide links to other business organizations, seminars and entrepreneurial events, online training and many other tools and resources to assist the budding entrepreneur.

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Learn the basics as well as the important details impacting your bottom line and avoid mistakes, minimize costs/risks, and maximize revenue.

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<h3>Note: This event page is for the in-person option of our hybrid model. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/importing-101-virtual-tickets-1989236830910" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/exporting-101-virtual-tickets-1987339332441" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to go to the virtual event page.</a></h3>About this workshop:This seminar will provide a broad outline of what you need to know to start importing goods from abroad:<ul><li>financial issues (Incoterms, payments, exchange rates, insurance), Canadian import regulations, labelling, quotas.</li><li>permits and licences, logistics costs, the documentation required for smooth customs clearance, how duties and taxes work,.</li><li>Free Trade Agreements and their impact, the role of the customs broker and other intermediaries.</li><li>Learn the basics as well as the important details impacting your bottom line and avoid mistakes, minimize costs/risks and maximize revenue.</li></ul>About the speaker:Following a + 30-year international logistics career, Christian Sivière started a Montréal-based import-export consultancy in 2010, Solimpex, active in two areas:<ul><li>consulting to help SMEs grow internationally; and</li><li>training on the regulatory, customs and logistics aspects of Importing and Exporting, Free Trade Agreements and Supply Chain Optimization.</li></ul>Christian is a subject-matter expert and lectures for the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association in Toronto, gives seminars and webinars for various trade organizations like the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, Export Québec, Invest Ottawa, Supply Chain Canada and similar, and personalized training for importers and exporters. He publishes articles in Inside Logistics and Supply Professional.

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Importing 101 (In Person)

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