Survey on South American market

The Canadian Apparel Federation and Export Development Canada are conducting a short survey to gauge interest in exporting to South America. Given the rapid increase in purchasing power found in South American markets, more companies are looking to markets such as Brazil for future growth.

All information is held in strict confidentiality, and is collected solely for the purpose of this survey. Please provide us with your name and email address in the space below.

For technical support please email: web@apparel.ca.

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* 1. What sectors are your firm a part of? (Check all that apply.)

menswear

womenswearwear

childrenswear

active sportswear

uniforms and occupational clothing

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Are you interested in learning more about the South American market, if so what type of information do you need?

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* 3. Have you identified South America as a strategic market for your company?

yes

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* 4. If so, which of the following countries are targets

Brazil

Argentina

Peru

Colombia

Chile

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Are you already selling to South America, if so which countries?

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* 6. Do you have interest in learning more about production capabilities in South America (i.e. producing in South America for either South American or other markets)?

yes

maybe

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* 7. Are you looking to potentially invest in South America?

yes

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* 8. What do you see as potential barriers for entry of your products?

	not important	somewhat important	important	very important	extremely important
Pricing	Pricing not important	Pricing somewhat important	Pricing important	Pricing very important	Pricing extremely important
Product Styling	Product Styling not important	Product Styling somewhat important	Product Styling important	Product Styling very important	Product Styling extremely important
Order to shipment turn-around time	Order to shipment turn-around time not important	Order to shipment turn-around time somewhat important	Order to shipment turn-around time important	Order to shipment turn-around time very important	Order to shipment turn-around time extremely important
Duty rates on imported apparel	Duty rates on imported apparel not important	Duty rates on imported apparel somewhat important	Duty rates on imported apparel important	Duty rates on imported apparel very important	Duty rates on imported apparel extremely important
Import restrictions on production from the Orient	Import restrictions on production from the Orient not important	Import restrictions on production from the Orient somewhat important	Import restrictions on production from the Orient important	Import restrictions on production from the Orient very important	Import restrictions on production from the Orient extremely important
Difficulty in establishing sales arrangements in region	Difficulty in establishing sales arrangements in region not important	Difficulty in establishing sales arrangements in region somewhat important	Difficulty in establishing sales arrangements in region important	Difficulty in establishing sales arrangements in region very important	Difficulty in establishing sales arrangements in region extremely important

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* 9. If there were a single thing Export Development Canada and CAF could do to assist your firm in growing its exports in South America, what would it be?

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* 10. Please provide your contact information below.

Name:

Company:

Email Address:

Direct Phone Number: