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How It Works

From a Business Idea to a Clear Trade Plan

Start with your route. Answer one set of questions at a time, work with the people helping you, and keep your project records together.

Canada – India Comes First

Our first trade corridor works both ways: bring goods from India into Canada, or send goods from Canada to India.

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Your Next Step

Understand, Plan and Keep Track

These are an overview of how to use the site. Your Workspace shows the planning steps available for your route and plan.

Understand Your Route

Read the guide for the direction your goods will travel. Learn what to check before choosing a supplier or spending money.

Read the Import Guide →

Build Your Project

Use Trade Workspace to record your product, costs and decisions. Note unanswered questions so you know what to check next.

Open Trade Workspace →

Check Before You Commit

Compare supplier information, delivery responsibilities and costs. Keep the source and date of important checks. Ask the right authority or adviser when a rule is unclear.

Browse Resources →

Work with Your Team. Keep Your Records Together.

Use project messages, shared files and the timeline to keep decisions and next actions with the project. What each person can see and do depends on their role.

Find People to Contact

Browse businesses and service providers in the Directory. Check their information and decide who to contact. A listing is not an endorsement.

Browse the Directory →

Follow Trade Developments

Trade Notes cover developments around the world. Use them to spot questions worth checking for your own trade.

Read Global Trade Notes →

Return to Your Records

Keep project documents and decisions together for later review. Check the details before using a document outside the project.

Get Help with the Site →

Choose the Plan That Fits Your Project.

Steps 1 to 4 of your first project are free. Complete it (Steps 5 to 8) for C$49, or go Pro. Pro, at C$29 a month or C$290 a year, covers several projects with all eight steps.

Free Starter

C$0

The first four planning steps of one trade project. No card needed to start.

Project features depend on your plan and your role in the project.

Complete Project

C$49 per project

Unlocks Steps 5 to 8 (landed cost, document pack, shipment plan and buyer pack) for one project, including your first.

See Pricing for what this plan includes and how access is provided.

Optional Offers

Directory listing: C$25 a month or C$250 a year. First Import Starter Pack: one-time C$19.

A Directory listing is not verification or an endorsement.

See Pricing, Availability and Terms →

All prices are in Canadian dollars, before applicable taxes. See Current Plans and Availability →

Start Your First Project Free.

No card needed to start. Complete a project for C$49, or go Pro for several projects.