Underministry of International Trade Negotiations
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 2007   Main suppliers 2007
  Province Total From Mexico   Rank Country Value %
    Value % Value % Share  
  Total: 11,289 100.0 0 0.0 0.0     Total 11,289 100.0
  Ontario 9,073 80.4 0 0.0 0.0   1 United States 3,315 29.4
  British Columbia 1,276 11.3 0 0.0 0.0   2 Denmark 2,465 21.8
  Quebec 539 4.8 0 0.0 0.0   3 Australia 1,498 13.3
  Manitoba 175 1.6 0 0.0 0.0   4 United Kingdom 1,318 11.7
  Alberta 153 1.4 0 0.0 0.0   5 Finland 1,037 9.2
  Nova Scotia 41 0.4 0 0.0 0.0   6 Netherlands 762 6.7
  New Brunswick 31 0.3 0 0.0 0.0   7 Ireland, Republic of (EIR 551 4.9
                8 Argentina 152 1.3
                9 France 46 0.4
                10 Switzerland 28 0.2
                       
                       
                       
                       
2 Tariff advantages
Mexico Tariff: Free Most Favoured Nation Tariff: 10 %
     
3 Mexico's export supply
Mexican exports 2007
Rank Country Value %      
     
  Total: 396,378 100.0      
1 Estados Unidos de America 365,391 92.2      
2 Guatemala (República de) 3,869 1.0      
3 Honduras (República de) 3,430 0.9      
4 Colombia (República de) 2,622 0.7      
5 Canada 2,505 0.6      
6 Costa Rica (República de) 2,459 0.6      
7 Republica Dominicana 2,277 0.6      
8 El Salvador (República de ) 2,000 0.5      
9 Nicaragua (República de) 1,978 0.5      
10 España (Reino de) 1,254 0.3        
               
   
4 Canadian importers                    
         
Company Name  Order City Province Postal Code            
ADM AGRI-INDUSTRIES COMPANY 1 Kahnawake Quebec J0L 1B0
ARCOR CANADA INC 2 Toronto Ontario M2N 5W9
ARIS IMPORT INC./LES IMPORTATIONS ARIS INC. 3 Mont-Royal Quebec H4P 1M2
BAKEMARK INGREDIENTS CANADA LIMITED 4 Richmond British Columbia V6V 1N2
BARRY CALLEBAUT CANADA INC 5 Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec J2S 1Y7
BOND FOODS 6 Winnipeg Manitoba R2X 2V4
BRANDVENTURE INC. 7 Markham Ontario L3R 1E4
CADBURY ADAMS CANADA INC. 8 Toronto Ontario M6J 3L9
CAVALIER FOODS LTD. 9 Winnipeg Manitoba R3B 0R4
COMMERCE POWER INC./POWER TRADING INC. 10 Pointe-Claire Quebec H9R 5Z3
COMPASS FOOD SALES CO LTD 11 Aurora Ontario L4G 4C3
CONCORD SALES LTD. 12 North Vancouver British Columbia V7J 2K7
COSTCO WHOLESALE CANADA LTD 13 Ottawa Ontario K2E 1C5
EFFEM INC 14 Newmarket Ontario L3Y 7B3
ELCO FINE FOODS INC 15 Richmond Hill Ontario L4B 1G5
EXCLUSIVE CANDY AND NOVELTY DISTRIBUTING LIMITED 16 Mississauga Ontario L4X 2G1
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
K-MAX CORP 23 Mississauga Ontario L5T 1M2
KELLOGG CANADA INC. 24 Mississauga Ontario L4W 5S1
KML FOOD & CONFECTIONERY LTD 25 Milton Ontario L9T 4W9
KRAFT CANADA DON MILLS 26 Toronto Ontario M3B 3L6
LEESE ENTERPRISES INT'L 27 Toronto Ontario M6C 2E3
LES ALIMENTS PAPCO INC 28 Anjou Quebec H1J 1S7
LES DISTRIBUTIONS MONDOUX INC 29 Laval Quebec H7G 4X7
LINDT & SPRUNGLI (CANADA), INC. 30 Toronto Ontario M5G 2L3
LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED 31 Brampton Ontario L6Y 5S5
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
POTTER, KINNAIRD LIMITED 39 Toronto Ontario M1P 2E3
PROMOTION IN MOTION CANADA, INC 40 Richmond Hill Ontario L4B 3N9
QTG CANADA INC. 41 Peterborough Ontario K9J 7B2
QZINA SPECIALTY FOODS NORTH AMERICA INC. 42 Toronto Ontario M9W 5S6
R.C. PURDY CHOCOLATES LTD. 43 Vancouver British Columbia V5R 5H7
REGAL CONFECTIONS 44 Laval Quebec H7L 5A3
RICH PRODUCTS OF CANADA LIMITED 45 Fort Erie Ontario L2A 1W3
S&M ENTERPRISES 46 Oakville Ontario L6H 6P9
STORCK CANADA INC 47 Mississauga Ontario L5B 1M2
TOOTSIE ROLL OF CANADA LTD 48 Concord Ontario L4K 5A6
TOPPS CANADA INC 49 Toronto Ontario M9C 5K9
TOSUTA INTERNATIONAL SALES LTD. 50 Langley British Columbia V1M 3A7
TREE OF LIFE CANADA INC. 51 Mississauga Ontario L5R 3X4
UNILEVER COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) 52 Toronto Ontario M4W 3R2
WRIGLEY CANADA INC , ZENO CANADA INC 53 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