Exportation Requirements
Only a few simple export documents are required, and can be produced by Rymar prior to shipping. An export declaration is required if shipping over $2000 CDN worth of product (CBSA, 2016). This form can be filled out online at any time, but must be completed 48 hours before the product is loaded onto the cargo ship (CBSA, 2016). The international system of identifying a product being shipped is the Harmonized System, which consists of a series of codes (Statistics Canada, 2015). The particular code for this product would be 4003.00.00 and refers to reclaimed rubber in primary form or in plate, sheets, or strips (Statistics Canada, 2015). Primary forms include blocks of irregular shape, lumps, bales, powder, granules, crumbs, and similar bulk forms (Statistics Canada, 2015), which would include mulched form.
Importation Requirements
The importation form requirements are more intensive. To import a product commercially, the same declaration form that was used to export the product is required, as well as an invoice, packing list, CTD for land route, a banking transaction document, a document of insurance, a country of origin certification, a VAT registration certificate, and a document detailing the delivery order (DOC, 2016). Rymar must also be registered with the government, and a company registration certificate must be included with the other importation documents (DOC, 2016).
Transportation From Canada To Nepal
Transportation of the rubber mulch from Canada, across the Pacific Ocean, to landlocked Nepal is a major limiting factor of this export. When exporting to Nepal, the shipping cost will also be a large factor. The product is very heavy, and comes in large quantities, the mulch is packaged in 2000 pound units (3Rymar, 2016), that will take up a large amount of space and require a large amount of fuel to transport, especially if transported by aircraft. The two options for transportation across the ocean are by cargo ship or cargo plane. Shipping by plane would be much quicker then cargo ship, and would get the product directly into Nepal, but it is not realistic to ship such a heavy product by plane. Shipping the mulch in bulk requires driving the product from the Rymar warehouse in Vancouver, BC, to the dock at the Port of Vancouver by truck. This is a very short distance, and could easily be done by Rymar themselves to minimize cost. At the Port of Vancouver, the product would be loaded onto a cargo ship to be transported to Calcutta, India. This would cost approximately $1,100 CDN (quoted at $800 USD) (Live Exchanges, 2016)(A1 Freight Forwarding, 2016). The product would then have to be loaded onto a transport truck, or loaded onto a train and driven to the desired distribution location in Nepal. Nepal has only 53 km of railway (CIA, 2016), so the product may have to be driven from the train station to the distributer by transport truck.
Storage RequirementsA major benefit of the rubber mulch is that it can be stored anywhere. It is not sensitive to heat, light, cold or water, as it is a product designed to be used outdoors (2Rymar, 2016). The only requirement would be to keep it away from open flames to prevent the ignition of a fire.
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