ImportInfo Newsletter March 2024

New Supply Offers: March 2024

TFO Canada received 21 new supply offers in these categories:

14 – Food Products and Beverages (Inc. Seafood)
3 – Fashion Accessories
2 – Home Décor, Giftware & Crafts
1 – Furniture (Indoor & Outdoor)
1 – Sports & Leisure

TFO Canada to host Indonesia, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Benin Trade Missions to SIAL Montreal 2024!

from May 15-17th, 2024

Visit us at booth #1815 and #2114

Attention all importers! Are you on the lookout for new and exciting food products that cater to the diverse interests of your multicultural, gourmet, health-conscious, and ethnic consumers? Look no further as TFO Canada has got you covered!

TFO Canada is proud to present a dynamic group of producers and exporters from various regions of the world, showcasing an impressive range of ethnic, exotic, natural, gourmet, and mainstream products. We invite you to get in touch with us and set up business meetings with exporters from Indonesia, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Benin who will be participating in SIAL Montreal 2024 offering the following products:

Organic Coconut Sugar and its Varieties
HIGOOD Moringa Lemongrass Powder Drink
Oishii Soy Sauce
Indonesian Ginseng (wine infused Ginseng)
Organic Spices, extract, Herbal tea, Dried fruits
Organic cashews, coconut sugar honey and other premium organic snacks.
Coffee (grains, green, torrefied, specialty)
Macadamia nuts
Honey, tea, essential oils
Fruit juices (especially pineapple juice) – organic and non-organic
Fenou (local rice), canned tomatoes
Vegetable oil, butters
Butters, nut oils, vegetable oil, dried ginger, spirulina
Dried mango, cashew nuts, moringa
Sesame, soja, peanuts, vegetable oil
Cassava, especially “attieke” (fermented cassava pulp)

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to discover unique and delicious food products that are sure to captivate your customers! Look out for more information coming soon!

TFO Canada to host a Canadian buyers mission to Madagascar!

the week of May 27th, 2024

TFO Canada, in cooperation with the Madagascar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is organizing a buyers’ mission from Canada to Madagascar the week of May 27^th, 2024.

The purpose of this program is to introduce Canadian buyers to suppliers of Madagascar, a country well known for its rich natural resources and world-famous for products like vanilla and derivatives, peppers, other exotic spices and herbs and numerous oils for industry.

The program encourages first-time meetings between buyers and sellers. It also provides a unique opportunity for Canadian buyers to witness firsthand potential products produced by SMEs in Madagascar. Buyers from the EU and South Africa will also be joining the group. This visit to Madagascar coincides with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa’s annual Women Entrepreneurs trade show (COMESA) held in Antananarivo during that week.

This mission will focus on one-on-one meetings between selected buyers and Madagascar suppliers of:

Vegetable oils
Vanilla and derivatives
Teas and infusions
Personal care products (skin, hair, body…)
Pepper and other spices
Honey
Fruit-based spreads and compotes
Fruit concentrates
Essential oils
Dried herbs
Dried fruits
Coffee
Cocoa
Beans and peas
Aloe products

For more information, please contact our associate: Marc Germain at 514-995-5011. Email: marcbgermain@tfocanada.ca

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Online Webinar: Nutrition Labelling in Canada

17th April 2024,

from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST

Attention all food importers to Canada! Staying updated and prepared with the new mandatory front-of-package labelling requirements is crucial to keep your business thriving. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn more from the experts at Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Click here to register!

Trends in Trade:

Changes are coming to the import-export program (RM) registration process!

As of May 2024, import-export program account (RM) registrations will only be available through the CARM Client Portal. The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) will no longer provide this service.

The CARM Client Portal (CCP) is a service tool available to importers and brokers that facilitates accounting and revenue management processes with the CBSA. To ease the transition to CARM, customs brokers and importers need to register on the CARM client portal (CCP) in advance of CARM becoming the official system of record for commercial importation.
Nine regulations amended under the Customs Act, three regulations amended under the Customs Tariff, and a new regulation to set out the terms and conditions for the electronic financial security to the CBSA have been published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.
Trade chain partners include but are not limited to importers, customs brokers, carriers, freight forwarders, customs bonded and sufferance warehouse operators, and duty free shop operators. Learn more!