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In this 8-minutes interview Igor Chigrin, Win Global Partners' export consultant, talks about importance, success factors and challenges of exporting and importing for businesses.

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The episode was aired on January 9th at Rogers TV, Mississauga, ON

Win Global Partners' international business consultant Igor Chigrin conducted the webinar "Introduction to International Business and Trade" on Thursday, November 10, 2011.

This webinar was organized in a cooperation with International Trade Training Center, a trusted provider of professional training in international business, importing and exporting.

January 1, 2012 marks an important date on the international customs calendar: It is the day the fifth amendments to the Harmonized System Nomenclature will come into effect. This new HS edition will bring no less than 220 sets of amendments that importers, brokers and other international trade players will have to become familiar with and implement in their daily business activities.

The text of HS 2012 amendments is available here.

This service will help clients of Win Global Partners to come up with export quotations for their foreign buyers considering terms of international trade, companies' pricing strategies and particular context of the deal. To learn more about this service, click here

The conference is held by Forum of International Trade Training and will take place in Gatineau, QC, on June 7-8, 2011.

The FITT Conference is a significant national event for Canadian businesses and individuals preparing for or engaged in international trade. This annual event draws 150–200 delegates, the majority being small and medium sized enterprises involved in global business.

The conference content is hands-on and informative, providing participants with solutions, strategies, and tools that can be used for their global success.

Win Global Partners announce their new service available for all of you operating in the area of international trade. After the new Incoterms® 2010 were launched, they raised many questions. In answer to it we offer you complete consultations on the application of these new rules. It fully explores the new Incoterms® 2010, explains Incoterms, and provides you with practical advice on cost and risk transfer. If you have questions on obligations of Buyers and Sellers under specific Incoterms, proper use of Incoterms based on mode of transport, insurance, cargo risk, and some others, click here. Gain competitive advantage by learning the rules of international trade and how to apply them!

Win Global Partners is glad to share Incoterms® 2010 Wall Chart designed by our specialists based on the official ICC guidebook. Click here to access Incoterms® 2010 Wall Chart.

Win Global Partners attended Incoterms® 2010 seminar. The goal of the seminar was to discuss the most important changes in Incoterms® 2010 compared to Incoterms® 2000. Win Global Partners specialists highlighted following important changes and are glad to share them with you.

First of all, there are two classes of terms - those which are applicable to marine transport only and those which are applicable to any mode of transportation. For example, FOB (Free On Board), one of the most popular term is in the first category.

Win Global Partners is pleased to share the experience of the first Business without Borders networking breakfast held on Tuesday, September 14 in Toronto.

The presentation of a keynote speaker, an award winning author and economist Jeff Rubin, was very profound, thoughtful and easy-to-listen at the same time. Jeff forecasts oil prices growth to 3-digit numbers within the next 4-6 months. In his opinion, if that happens, national economies will become more local as the cost of transportation of goods will go up dramatically and will make prices of domestic goods comparable to those of imported goods.

Open Text believes Canadian companies have a powerful weapon when taking on world markets.

“The world trusts Canada,” says Tom Jenkins, executive chairman and chief strategy officer of Open Text Corp. “We find that wherever we go, we are a trusted partner right from the moment we walk in the door. Canadian business should recognize that we have a tremendous international reputation.”

Founded in 1991, Open Text’s billion dollar business creates and distributes software for corporate content management, described by Mr. Jenkins as “Facebook for inside a corporation with full security access.” The company, based in Waterloo, Ont., is Canada’s largest independent software firm.