Ministry of Economy
Mexico's export opportunity in the Canadian market
Thousands of US dollars
1704.90.20  Liquorice candy; Toffee
1	Canada's demand for this product
	Canadian imports 2008							Main suppliers 2008
	Province	Total		From Mexico				Rank	Country	Value	%
		Value	%	Value	%	Share
	Total:	31,007	100.0	5	100.0	0.0			Total	31,007	100.0
	Ontario	28,444	91.7	0	0.0	0.0		1	United States	22,737	73.3
	British Columbia	1,371	4.4	0	0.0	0.0		2	Australia	2,518	8.1
	Quebec	778	2.5	4	80.0	0.5		3	Denmark	1,975	6.4
	Alberta	190	0.6	0	0.0	0.0		4	United Kingdom	1,522	4.9
	Manitoba	150	0.5	0	0.0	0.0		5	Netherlands	863	2.8
	Nova Scotia	52	0.2	0	0.0	0.0		6	Finland	852	2.7
	New Brunswick	23	0.1	0	0.0	0.0		7	Argentina	118	0.4
								8	Germany	92	0.3
								9	Slovakia	87	0.3
								10	Czech Republic	41	0.1
								20	Mexico	5	0.0
2	Tariff advantages
	Mexico Tariff: Free	Most Favoured Nation Tariff:		10 %
3	Mexico's export supply
		Mexican exports 2008
		Rank	Country	Value	%
			Total:	432,619	100.0
		1	Estados Unidos de America	394,410	91.2
		2	Guatemala (República de)	4,672	1.1
		3	Honduras (República de)	4,501	1.0
		4	Republica Dominicana	4,207	1.0
		5	Canada	2,697	0.6
		6	Costa Rica (República de)	2,654	0.6
		7	Nicaragua (República de)	2,063	0.5
		8	El Salvador (República de )	2,045	0.5
		9	Colombia (República de)	1,521	0.4
		10	Chile(República de )	1,510	0.3
4	Canadian importers 2007
	Company Name	Order	City	Province	Postal Code
	ADM AGRI-INDUSTRIES COMPANY	1	Kahnawake	Quebec	J0L 1B0
	ARCOR CANADA INC	2	Toronto	Ontario	M2N 5W9
	BAKEMARK INGREDIENTS CANADA LIMITED	3	Richmond	British Columbia	V6V 1N2
	BARRY CALLEBAUT CANADA INC	4	Saint-Hyacinthe	Quebec	J2S 1Y7
	BOND FOODS	5	Winnipeg	Manitoba	R2X 2Y9
	CADBURY ADAMS CANADA INC.	6	Toronto	Ontario	M6J 3L9
	COMMERCE POWER INC./POWER TRADING INC.	7	Pointe-Claire	Quebec	H9R 5Z3
	COMPASS FOOD SALES CO LTD	8	Aurora	Ontario	L4G 4C3
	CONCORD CONFECTIONS ULC	9	Concord	Ontario	L4K 5A6
	CONCORD SALES LTD.	10	North Vancouver	British Columbia	V7J 2K7
	COSTCO WHOLESALE CANADA LTD	11	Ottawa	Ontario	K2E 1C5
	DOLLARAMA S.E.C./DOLLARAMA L.P.	12	Mont-Royal	Quebec	H4P 1M2
	EDOKO FOOD IMPORTERS LTD.	13	Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	V3C 6G1
	ELCO FINE FOODS INC	14	Richmond Hill	Ontario	L4B 1G5
	EXCLUSIVE CANDY AND NOVELTY DISTRIBUTING LIMITED	15	Mississauga	Ontario	L4X 2G1
	FACTORS GROUP OF NUTRITIONAL COMPANIES INC.	16	Coquitlam	British Columbia	V3K 6Y2
	FERRERO CANADA LIMITED/FERRERO CANADA LIMITEE	17	Toronto	Ontario	M2N 6N5
	FRITO LAY CANADA	18	Mississauga	Ontario	L5R 4B2
	GENERAL MILLS CANADA CORPORATION /CORPORATION GENERAL MILLS	19	Mississauga	Ontario	L4W 5P6
	HERSHEY CANADA INC	20	Mississauga	Ontario	L4W 5E9
	JENNINGS & ASSOCIATES	21	Langley	British Columbia	V4W 3X9
	JOHNVINCE FOODS	22	Toronto	Ontario	M3J 2Z6
	KELLOGG CANADA INC.	23	Mississauga	Ontario	L4W 5S1
	KML FOOD & CONFECTIONERY LTD	24	Milton	Ontario	L9T 3H2
	KRAFT CANADA DON MILLS	25	Toronto	Ontario	M3B 3L6
	LEESE ENTERPRISES INT'L	26	Toronto	Ontario	M6C 2E3
	LES ALIMENTS PAPCO INC	27	Anjou	Quebec	H1J 1S7
	LES DISTRIBUTIONS MONDOUX INC	28	Laval	Quebec	H7G 4X7
	LINDT & SPRUNGLI (CANADA), INC.	29	Toronto	Ontario	M5H 3M7
	LOBLAWS INC.	30	Brampton	Ontario	L6Y 5S5
	MARS CANADA INC.	31	Newmarket	Ontario	L3Y 7B3
	MAYFIELD SOLUTIONS INC.	32	Surrey	British Columbia	V3W 1J7
	MORRIS NATIONAL INC.	33	Lasalle	Quebec	H8N 1B7
	NATIONAL IMPORTERS CANADA LTD	34	Richmond	British Columbia	V6W 1J7
	NELLSON NUTRACEUTICAL CANADA INC.	35	Lachine	Quebec	H8T 3T3
	NESTLE CANADA INC	36	Toronto	Ontario	M5P 2V4
	OAKRUN FARM BAKERY LTD	37	Ancaster	Ontario	L9G 3L1
	PERFETTI VAN MELLE CANADA LTD.	38	Woodbridge	Ontario	L4L 4G9
	PREMIER BRANDS CANADA LTD.	39	Toronto	Ontario	M1P 2E3
	PROMOTION IN MOTION CANADA, INC	40	Richmond Hill	Ontario	L4B 3N9
	PURATOS CANADA INC	41	Mississauga	Ontario	L5T 0A1
	QZINA SPECIALTY FOODS NORTH AMERICA INC.	42	Toronto	Ontario	M9W 5S6
	R.C. PURDY CHOCOLATES LTD.	43	Vancouver	British Columbia	V5X 3Y7
	REGAL CONFECTIONS	44	Laval	Quebec	H7L 5A3
	RICH PRODUCTS OF CANADA LIMITED	45	Fort Erie	Ontario	L2A 1W3
	S & F FOOD IMPORTERS INC	46	Concord	Ontario	L4K 4G4
	S&M ENTERPRISES	47	Oakville	Ontario	L6H 6P9
	STORCK CANADA INC	48	Mississauga	Ontario	L5B 1M2
	THOMAS, LARGE & SINGER INC	49	Markham	Ontario	L3R 5B4
	TOPPS CANADA INC	50	Toronto	Ontario	M9C 5K9
	TOSUTA INTERNATIONAL SALES LTD.	51	Langley	British Columbia	V1M 3A7
	UNILEVER COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL (CANADA)	52	Toronto	Ontario	M4W 3R2
	WINNERS DIVISION OF WINNERS MERCHANTS INT. LP.	53	Mississauga	Ontario	L4V 1Y2
	WRIGLEY CANADA INC , ZENO CANADA INC	54	Toronto	Ontario	M3C 2K1
	Note:  This successful export product was obtained as a result of the following criteria:
	1) The MFN tariffs applied by Canada to these products are at least three percent (considering that tariffs applied to Mexican products are currently
	zero). MFN tariffs are defined as those applied to countries that do not  have a Free Trade Agreement with Canada.
	2) Canadian imports of the product have grown by an annual average of at least 10% in the last two years.
	3) Canadian imports from MFN countries surpassed US 100,000 for each product during the last year.
	4) Mexico’s total exports of the product are valued at US 50,000 or more.
	Source:  The Ministry of the Economy with data from Banxico, Statistics Canada and Canada Customs Revenue Agency