Producing for Canadian brands
Portugal and Canada share a trade agreement, and we hold registered exporter status. We make out the statement of origin ourselves, so your collection arrives duty-free, with the paperwork already with the goods.
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What producing in Portugal changes for Canadian brands
Canada is the one overseas market where Europe has a trade agreement, and the details decide your landed cost. Here is what we check, and how the work runs.
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Duty-free under CETA
We hold registered exporter status, so the statement of origin is made out by us for each shipment. Garments produced in Portugal qualify for duty-free entry into Canada, and the paperwork travels with the goods.
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Runs from 100 pieces
100 pieces per colour, less for high-value lines. Enough to test a style with your customers before you commit to a full season, and enough margin in the piece to make the trip worthwhile.
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Seven days to a prototype
With fabric sourced, a first sample is around seven days. Bulk runs take four to five weeks from approval, and reorders around six when the fabric is already with us.
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Door to door from Fragoso
We pack, document and ship, and hand your broker the volumes and paperwork they need. The working day overlaps a Toronto or Montreal office by five hours, so a decision on a call lands in the sample room the next morning.
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Questions a Canadian buyer asks us first
Duty treatment, order size, freight and visiting, answered as we would answer them on a call.
No. Portugal and Canada have a trade agreement, and as a registered exporter we make out the statement of origin for every shipment ourselves. Our exporter registration number is PTREX003593EA00000, and it appears on the origin declaration. Goods clear without duty, and the documentation arrives with them.
As a normal commercial import: commercial invoice, packing list and origin documentation from us, cleared by your broker. We ship to the port or airport they nominate.
A single style at 100 pieces per colour, or one prototype on its own, around seven days, which is the cheapest way to judge the work before committing to a run.
Yes. Fragoso is a short drive from Porto, which has direct connections across Europe and one-stop routings from Canada. A morning on the floor settles more than a presentation.
Yes. We make loungewear and sleepwear for a Canadian brand today, and we ship under CETA with registered exporter status, so the origin paperwork is routine for us rather than a new project every order.
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