1. Mineral fuels including oil: US$69.1 billion (17.7% of total exports)

2. Vehicles: $46.5 billion (11.9%)

3. Machinery including computers: $28.9 billion (7.4%)

4. Gems, precious metals: $23 billion (5.9%)

5. Wood: $13.5 billion (3.4%)

6. Plastics, plastic articles: $12.4 billion (3.2%)

7. Electrical machinery, equipment: $11 billion (2.8%)

8. Ores, slag, ash: $9.9 billion (2.5%)

9. Aircraft, spacecraft: $9.7 billion (2.5%)

10. Pharmaceuticals: $8.5 billion (2.2%)

Based upon the data provided in the above table, develop International Market Entry Plans for 1

of the top 10 commodities listed in the table above and identify your Market Entry Strategy for

it. For this commodity choose a specific product and specific country you plan to export it to.

You can use Stats Canada, Canadian Export or any other data source to obtain more information

about this commodity as well as new market you plan to sell to.

Part1:

You will need to provide detailed plans for exporting the commodity you have chosen to a

specific market based upon an International Market Entry Plan you have created for this specific

market. You can document your international business plan in 1000 words or less. Use any

format that you find easy to use including what was shown for this activity in class during this

semester. You will be graded for this deliverable based upon quality of the plan which includes

all the relevant information and appropriate details and references.