TFO CANADA SERVICES for African EXPORTERS www.tfocanada.ca Supported with funding from
@ Trade Facilitation Office Canada 2013
TFO Canada Mandate TFO Canada confronts the challenge of global poverty by promoting sustainable economic development through export information, advice and contact. We facilitate access to the Canadian marketplace and share Canadian trade expertise for the benefit of smaller exporters led by men and women in developing countries.
TFO Canada: Background History: • Created by Canadian government in 1980 • Since 1985 operating as a non-profit NGO • Private sector oriented Board of Directors Clients: • Developing country exporters, especially SMEs • Trade support institutions in partner countries • Canadian Importers Funding: • Canadian International Development Agency • Partner governments and other donors • Cost sharing by participants, partners, Canadian corp.
TFO Canada services: Information • Content rich web based service on how to access the Canadian market: www.tfocanada.ca • Exporting to Canada Handbook • Over 20 sector-specific market studies • Used by more than 6,000 registered exporters from over 100 countries • Content served in English, French and Spanish • Approximately 3,000 visitors per month • Quarterly Export to Canada e-Newsletter
TFO Canada Services: Advice • Market Entry Studies: University of Ottawa, Concordia and Sir Wilfred Laurier University • Market Intelligence Reports • Trade Capacity Building Projects – Exporter Training and Coaching (ACCESS! For African Businesswomen in International Trade) – Export Packaging (Ghana) – Product Design/Adaptation (Burkina Faso) – Foreign Service Officer Training (Mozambique)
• Market Familiarization Tours
TFO Canada Services: Contact • Web-based promotion of export offers to over 1,400 registered Canadian importers • Regular program of trade missions and trade fairs • Recent projects: – Home décor: CGTA, SIDIM, IDS – Food: SIAL and CPMA Trade Shows – Trade missions (e.g. Lesotho – garments)
What we offer you through our website: Information and Contact
Home Page
Homepage for SIGNED–IN EXPORTERS RICH CONTENT IS HERE. Complete access to ALL RICH CONTENT
Customized “Dashboard”
Once you have registered at Full access to our “Guide to www.tfocanada.ca (all web Exporting” and all 20+ sector-based services are free!) then simply Live Connection to Market Industry Canada’s Information “SIGN-IN” using your access Importer Database Papers codes to get to…..…………… Market Entry Info Quarterly Exporting to Canada enewsletter Updated List of Trade Events, including ones that you wish to promote through TFO!
tailored to your needs Updated “Trade News”
LET’S LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT SOME OF THE KEY FEATURES AVAILABLE TO YOU
Now back to look briefly at our Exporting Guide and Market Information Papers……… Full access to our “Guide to Exporting” and all 20+ sector-based market information papers
Our Exporting to Canada Guide is here too!
Let’s have a quick peek at the contents of this one – Processed fruits and vegetables
Customized “Dashboard”
UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AT ANY TIME
Quickly review the number of products (Export Offers) you currently have registered. See how many times your profile has been viewed (by buyers andadditional others). information Be advised regarding and/or updates to be added to optimize your web presence and export offer.
Full Contact Details
Here’s what a complete and well filled out profile looks like to importers ……… (Note: this is an actual TFO registered Quick Facts company profile) about the About this Company
company, their exports, etc.
Product Profile (as many products as you want to include!)
Exporting to Canada‌ Duty-Free
LDC Market Access Initiative • Since 2003, 34 African Least Developed Countries have had duty-free access to the Canadian marketplace • All products excluding dairy, poultry, eggs • Flexible rules of origin: only 20% of product value must originate from an LDC • Rules of origin and documentation requirements for textile-based products are more complicated • Product must ship directly from LDC to Canada
Duty-Free Beneficiaries • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau
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Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mozambique Niger Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan Tanzania, United Republic of Togo Uganda Zambia
So be sure to register with us at tfocanada.ca A wealth of free information and promotional services awaits you. Thank You!