Get your regulated product across the border, compliantly.
Coast Valley supports Canadian food, natural health product and cannabis businesses preparing to export internationally — from permit and documentation readiness through logistics coordination with 3PL providers and customs brokers.
Who this is for: Licensed cannabis producers pursuing international medical cannabis export opportunities; food and NHP manufacturers expanding into new export markets; businesses that have received export interest but haven't yet assessed permit or documentation requirements; companies needing a single point of coordination across regulatory, quality and logistics functions for an export shipment.
Common triggers: A confirmed or prospective international buyer with no export readiness assessment yet completed; uncertainty about which export permits, certificates or destination-country import requirements apply; a first-time export shipment with no established logistics or customs-broker relationship; destination-market regulatory questions that don't have a clear internal answer.
What Coast Valley delivers: Export readiness assessment (regulatory, quality and documentation); Health Canada export permit application coordination and support (cannabis), and applicable export documentation for food and NHP products; destination-market regulatory and labelling requirement review, coordinated with local/specialist partners where needed; coordination with Coast Valley's network of 3PL providers and customs brokers for shipment logistics; quality and technical agreements covering export-specific responsibilities; ongoing export compliance support for recurring shipments.
Approach: Confirm the regulatory pathway and permit requirements for the specific product and destination country. Assess documentation, labelling and quality-system readiness against destination-market requirements. Coordinate logistics planning with 3PL and customs-broker partners in Coast Valley's network. Support the permit application, documentation and shipment-readiness process end-to-end. Build a repeatable export process for future shipments rather than a one-time fix.
Why Coast Valley: Export shipments rarely fail because of production quality — they fail because a permit, certificate or documentation gap surfaces after the product is already committed to a buyer. Coast Valley connects regulatory, quality and logistics before a shipment is at risk.
Scope note: Coast Valley's core export practice is built around cannabis, food and natural health products. Export support for other controlled substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (e.g., precursor chemicals, narcotics) can be discussed on inquiry and is coordinated with appropriately licensed specialist partners; it is not currently offered as a standalone advertised service.
FAQ — Do you hold the export permits yourselves? No — export permits are issued to the licence holder/exporter of record; Coast Valley supports the application and readiness process, but the permit and its accountability remain with your organization.
FAQ — Can you help find a customs broker or freight forwarder? Yes — Coast Valley coordinates with an established network of 3PL providers and customs brokers and can help identify the right fit for a specific shipment or trade lane.
FAQ — Do you support cannabis export specifically? Yes, within the scope of Health Canada's cannabis export framework for licensed producers — see the scope note above for controlled substances beyond cannabis.
FAQ — What if we've never exported before? This is a common starting point — first-time export readiness assessment is one of Coast Valley's most requested engagements in this area.
Related services: Licensing & Permits, Supplier / CMO / Equipment Qualification.