Searching for NAFTA Requirements

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has forever changed how you import and export your goods throughout North America, ultimately affecting third party logistics. NAFTA was created to help eliminate trade barriers and improve transport between the United States, Canada, and Mexico by improving security and facilitating the flow of travel and trade between the three countries . NAFTA is an integration of both bi-lateral and tri-lateral agreements. For instance, the U.S. and Canadian bi-lateral agreement makes transport between countries easier and the transition has been relatively easier than between Mexico and the U.S. The U.S. has invested over 20 million dollars to help Mexico update and make the transition.

In an effort to protect North American goods from outside forces, heavy tariffs are levied against products that are imported from outside North America. NAFTA has also provided important concessions, such as safeguarding against imports that threaten each ones domestic producers. Additionally, sanitation measures have been instituted anything-affecting animals, humans, and agriculture.

On that note, the website for the U.S. Department of Agriculture is available to help you find information about basic exporting, acquiring permits, export financing, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) import and export information, and the U.S. Commodity Association supplier list. For additional information, visit the website at http://www.fas.usda.gov/.