Is the Non-Resident Importer Program for you?
Canada represents a growing market of over 34 million affluent consumers. 90% of the population lives within 100 miles of the Canada U.S. border, meaning most major markets can be accessed from existing American supply chains. Furthermore, the Canadian consumer greatly resembles the American consumer, with similar buying habits and a high mean annual income.
As a US based exporter, your ability to effectively simplify and manage the import process is key to increasing your competitive advantage and building success at penetrating this important market. You need to make the process as simple and as easy for your Canadian customers as it is for your US customers. The Non-Resident Importer (NRI) program was designed to help US based exporters achieve just this.
Frontiers Non-Resident Importer Primer
This primer has been put together by Frontiers expert staff. If you're interested in learning more about becoming a Non-Resident Importer, the benefits of being an NRI, and how you can leverage this program to increase your Canadian sales, then Frontier's Non-Resident Importer Primer is the place to start. Please note: This primer will launch in a separate window. Please ensure pop-ups are enabled and refresh your browser.
The Non-Resident Importer Program is an important tool for any American firm doing business in Canada. As such, Frontier is committed to compiling all of the most important, relevant, and current information on the NRI program for our clients. Below are some document's Frontier has either published or found helpful for explaining both the benefits of becoming an NRI as well as the intricacies of being one.
Your Gateway To Canada
Your Gateway To Canada is a publication Frontier has produced to help highlight the benefits of using a Non Resident Importer. This document outlines why the need for a Canadian distribution centre is completely false and how working with a 3PL like Frontier can help improve your overall market penetration within Canada.
Maximizing Your Canadian Sales By Rethinking Distribution
This is a paper put forth by Frontier explaining the faults that many companies face with their current supply chain model, and how becoming an NRI can help maximize your Canadian sales potential.
Doing Business As A Non-Resident Importer
This document is put forth by Canada Revenue Agencies to help explain the various taxation rules and benefits of becoming a Non-Resident Importer. Frontier highly recommends that all NRI's familiarize themselves with this document.