Ministry of Economy          
Canada’s import opportunities from Mexico          
Products that have shown a significant growth in import value in the Canadian market          
Thousands of US dollars and Customs Tariff for 2009          
                           
29. Organic chemicals.
Tariff Item Description of goods Canadian imports from all countries Growth rate % Tariff % (2)
2006 2007 2008 Average    (2006-2008) 2008/2007 AGR % (1) 
2901.10.00 Saturated     165,566     197,385     462,437     275,129       134.3        67.1  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros     165,566     197,385     462,437     275,129       134.3        67.1         0.0
2902.44.00 Mixed xylene isomers       3,961      43,809     168,734      72,168       285.2       552.7  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       3,961      43,809     168,734      72,168       285.2       552.7         0.0
2902.90.00 Other      10,390      10,988      23,506      14,961       113.9        50.4  
  México           1          47           0          16      -100.0      -100.0 Free
  Otros      10,389      10,941      23,506      14,945       114.8        50.4         0.0
2903.69.90 Other       1,498       2,168       2,669       2,111        23.1        33.5  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       1,498       2,168       2,669       2,111        23.1        33.5         2.1
2905.11.00 Methanol (methyl alcohol)     136,827     237,597     278,688     217,704        17.3        42.7  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros     136,827     237,596     278,687     217,703        17.3        42.7         0.2
2905.17.00 Dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol)       3,209       4,287       5,394       4,296        25.8        29.6  
  México           5           0           0           1 N.C.      -100.0 Free
  Otros       3,204       4,287       5,394       4,295        25.8        29.8         0.3
2905.29.00 Other         962       1,657       1,717       1,445         3.6        33.6  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         962       1,657       1,717       1,445         3.6        33.6         0.0
2905.39.00 Other      18,560      31,752      40,837      30,383        28.6        48.3  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      18,560      31,752      40,837      30,383        28.6        48.3         0.2
2905.43.00 Mannitol       5,266       4,970       6,784       5,673        36.5        13.5  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       5,266       4,970       6,784       5,673        36.5        13.5         0.6
2905.45.00 Glycerol      14,704      14,520      26,801      18,675        84.6        35.0  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      14,704      14,520      26,801      18,675        84.6        35.0         2.5
2906.13.00 Sterols and inositols       2,588       2,051       3,506       2,715        70.9        16.4  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       2,588       2,051       3,506       2,715        70.9        16.4         0.3
2906.29.00 Other         634         694       1,058         795        52.4        29.2  
  México           0           0           4           1 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         634         694       1,054         794        51.9        28.9         3.9
2909.44.90 Other       1,787       3,840       4,457       3,361        16.1        57.9  
  México          31           0           0          10 N.C.      -100.0 Free
  Otros       1,756       3,840       4,457       3,351        16.1        59.3         0.3
2909.50.10 Butylated hydroxyanisole         710         623       1,001         778        60.7        18.7  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         710         623       1,001         778        60.7        18.7         0.0
2909.50.90 Other       1,246       1,555       1,816       1,539        16.8        20.7  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       1,246       1,555       1,816       1,539        16.8        20.7         3.1
2912.19.99 Other       4,740       5,239       6,580       5,519        25.6        17.8  
  México           0           0           1           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       4,740       5,239       6,579       5,519        25.6        17.8         0.5
2912.21.00 Benzaldehyde         329         353         409         363        15.9        11.5  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         329         353         409         363        15.9        11.5         0.0
2912.41.00 Vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde)       2,059       2,308       2,818       2,395        22.1        17.0  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       2,059       2,308       2,818       2,395        22.1        17.0         0.0
2914.29.00 Other       1,628       1,957       2,001       1,862         2.2        10.9  
  México           7           1           0           2      -100.0      -100.0 Free
  Otros       1,621       1,956       2,001       1,859         2.3        11.1         0.0
2914.69.10 2-Ethylanthraquinone for use in the manufacture of hydrogen peroxide         957       1,288       2,212       1,485        71.7        52.0  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         957       1,288       2,212       1,485        71.7        52.0         0.0
2914.69.90 Other       2,742       3,547       4,296       3,528        21.1        25.2  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       2,742       3,547       4,296       3,528        21.1        25.2         3.1
2915.70.10 Aluminum distearate;

Aluminum monostearate;

Aluminum tristearate;

Ammonium palmitate;

Barium
     10,251      12,205      13,394      11,950         9.7        14.3  
  México          19          27          27          24         0.0        19.2 Free
  Otros      10,232      12,179      13,367      11,926         9.8        14.3         0.7
2915.90.99 Other       8,968      10,820      10,969      10,252         1.4        10.6  
  México          12       1,628       1,317         985       -19.1       947.6 Free
  Otros       8,956       9,193       9,652       9,267         5.0         3.8         1.4
2916.12.10 Methyl acrylate;

For use in the manufacture of glues or adhesives, optical fibres or optical fibre
      6,590       9,377      11,835       9,267        26.2        34.0  
  México          24          17           0          13      -100.0      -100.0 Free
  Otros       6,566       9,361      11,835       9,254        26.4        34.3         0.0
2916.19.00 Other       7,826      11,649      15,941      11,805        36.8        42.7  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       7,826      11,649      15,941      11,805        36.8        42.7         0.5
2916.31.00 Benzoic acid, its salts and esters      11,630      13,245      19,327      14,734        45.9        28.9  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      11,630      13,245      19,327      14,734        45.9        28.9         0.8
2916.39.00 Other       6,157       5,709       8,194       6,686        43.5        15.4  
  México           1           3           3           2         0.0        73.2 Free
  Otros       6,156       5,706       8,191       6,684        43.6        15.4         0.0
2917.11.11 For use in the flotation of niobium ore         616         258       2,251       1,041       772.5        91.2  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         616         258       2,251       1,041       772.5        91.2         0.0
2917.12.10 Adipic acid;

Di-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate;

Di-isodecyl adipate;

Di-isooctyl adipate;

n-Octyl n-decy
     17,015       5,230      30,591      17,612       484.9        34.1  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      17,015       5,230      30,591      17,612       484.9        34.1         0.0
2917.34.91 For use in the manufacture of glues or adhesives, optical fibres or optical fibre bundles or cables,       4,668       9,121      10,413       8,067        14.2        49.4  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       4,668       9,121      10,413       8,067        14.2        49.4         0.0
2917.34.99 Other      13,635      19,813      20,458      17,968         3.3        22.5  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      13,635      19,813      20,458      17,968         3.3        22.5         2.5
2917.39.10 For use as a starting material in the manufacture of synthetic organic dyes or pigment dyestuffs;

F
      9,791      14,395      12,189      12,125       -15.3        11.6  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       9,791      14,395      12,189      12,125       -15.3        11.6         0.0
2918.11.00 Lactic acid, its salts and esters       7,029       8,978      10,795       8,934        20.2        23.9  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       7,029       8,978      10,795       8,934        20.2        23.9         0.0
2918.12.00 Tartaric acid       1,190       1,674       1,898       1,587        13.4        26.3  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       1,190       1,674       1,898       1,587        13.4        26.3         0.0
2918.13.00 Salts and esters of tartaric acid         873       1,364       2,446       1,561        79.3        67.4  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         873       1,364       2,446       1,561        79.3        67.4         0.0
2918.14.00 Citric acid      18,618      19,631      24,469      20,906        24.6        14.6  
  México           1           0           0           0 N.C.      -100.0 Free
  Otros      18,617      19,631      24,468      20,905        24.6        14.6         0.0
2918.19.10 Cholic acid;

Dioctyl diglycollate;

Glycerol tri-12-acetylricinoleate;

3-beta-Hydroxy-5-cholenic a
      1,481       1,868       5,983       3,110       220.3       101.0  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       1,481       1,868       5,983       3,110       220.3       101.0         3.6
2918.23.00 Other esters of salicylic acid and their salts       2,484       5,556       7,388       5,142        33.0        72.5  
  México         353         160         134         215       -16.3       -38.4 Free
  Otros       2,131       5,396       7,254       4,927        34.4        84.5         2.0
2918.29.10 For use as a starting material in the manufacture of synthetic organic dyes or pigment dyestuffs;

F
        827       1,141       1,532       1,166        34.3        36.1  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         827       1,141       1,532       1,166        34.3        36.1         0.0
2920.90.99 Other      13,855      17,942      20,628      17,475        15.0        22.0  
  México           0           0          97          32 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      13,855      17,942      20,531      17,442        14.4        21.7         2.2
2921.11.90 Other       1,364         945       5,717       2,675       505.0       104.7  
  México           0           0           1           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       1,364         945       5,716       2,675       504.9       104.7         3.0
2921.19.99 Other       4,159       6,000       7,790       5,983        29.8        36.9  
  México           0           6         111          39     1,750.0 N.C. Free
  Otros       4,159       5,994       7,678       5,943        28.1        35.9         0.3
2921.30.10 Cyclohexylamine for use in the manufacture of accelerators, anti-oxidants, anti-ozonants or retarder          74         195         752         340       285.6       218.8  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros          74         195         752         340       285.6       218.8         0.0
2921.42.10 For use as a starting material in the manufacture of synthetic organic dyes or pigment dyestuffs;

F
        276         417         788         493        89.0        69.0  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         276         417         788         493        89.0        69.0         0.0
2921.44.90 Other         280       1,227         878         795       -28.4        77.1  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         280       1,227         878         795       -28.4        77.1         1.0
2921.49.00 Other      14,706      16,727     113,609      48,347       579.2       177.9  
  México          45           0           0          15 N.C.      -100.0 Free
  Otros      14,661      16,727     113,609      48,332       579.2       178.4         0.3
2922.12.00 Diethanolamine and its salts       6,547       8,701      13,981       9,743        60.7        46.1  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       6,547       8,701      13,981       9,743        60.7        46.1         0.7
2922.19.10 Having a benzenoid structure, for use as a starting material in the manufacture of synthetic organic         158         279         429         288        53.8        64.8  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         158         279         429         288        53.8        64.8         0.0
2922.19.99 Other      33,875      37,981      44,532      38,796        17.2        14.7  
  México          27          94         226         115       140.4       189.3 Free
  Otros      33,848      37,888      44,306      38,680        16.9        14.4         1.1
2922.49.90 Other      33,541      42,834      42,926      39,767         0.2        13.1  
  México           5           8           3           5       -62.5       -22.5 Free
  Otros      33,537      42,826      42,923      39,762         0.2        13.1         1.0
2922.50.90 Other      27,925      43,588      53,367      41,626        22.4        38.2  
  México         328         749         305         460       -59.3        -3.6 Free
  Otros      27,596      42,839      53,062      41,165        23.9        38.7         3.7
2923.10.90 Other         698       9,841      13,407       7,982        36.2       338.3  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         698       9,841      13,407       7,982        36.2       338.3         0.3
2923.20.10 Egg sphingomyelin for use in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products;

For use in the manufacture
        784         575       1,190         849       107.0        23.2  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         784         575       1,190         849       107.0        23.2         0.0
2923.90.91 For use in the manufacture of animal or poultry feeds         552         515         735         600        42.7        15.4  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         552         515         735         600        42.7        15.4         0.0
2923.90.99 Other      31,403      33,824      42,976      36,067        27.1        17.0  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      31,403      33,824      42,976      36,067        27.1        17.0         0.3
2924.21.00 Ureines and their derivatives; salts thereof         709         824       1,352         961        64.1        38.1  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         709         824       1,352         961        64.1        38.1         2.2
2925.11.00 Saccharin and its salts         934       1,586       2,677       1,732        68.8        69.3  
  México           7           2           0           3      -100.0      -100.0 Free
  Otros         928       1,584       2,677       1,729        69.0        69.8         0.4
2926.10.00 Acrylonitrile       3,896       4,075      11,283       6,418       176.9        70.2  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       3,896       4,075      11,283       6,418       176.9        70.2         0.0
2926.90.10 Adiponitrile;

Ethylene cyanohydrin;

Methyleneaminoacetonitrile;

Nitrobenzonitriles
     51,261      52,686      62,435      55,460        18.5        10.4  
  México           0           0         103          34 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      51,261      52,686      62,332      55,426        18.3        10.3         0.0
2926.90.90 Other      13,829      17,764      19,853      17,148        11.8        19.8  
  México           0           0           5           1 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      13,829      17,764      19,848      17,147        11.7        19.8         1.5
2930.20.99 Other         803       1,737       1,188       1,242       -31.6        21.6  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         803       1,737       1,188       1,242       -31.6        21.6         2.1
2931.00.91 Aqueous solutions of the tetrasodium salt of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,

1-diphosphonic acid;

Aqueous s
     17,620      21,948      29,019      22,862        32.2        28.3  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      17,620      21,948      29,019      22,862        32.2        28.3         0.0
2931.00.99 Other      87,269      93,284     129,810     103,454        39.2        22.0  
  México           0           0           1           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      87,269      93,284     129,809     103,454        39.2        22.0         1.5
2932.19.00 Other      11,510      15,329      18,162      15,000        18.5        25.6  
  México         764           0           0         254 N.C.      -100.0 Free
  Otros      10,746      15,329      18,162      14,745        18.5        30.0         0.8
2932.99.00 Other      19,896      20,859      24,172      21,642        15.9        10.2  
  México           0          23           1           8       -95.7 N.C. Free
  Otros      19,896      20,836      24,171      21,634        16.0        10.2         1.3
2933.19.90 Other       4,877      12,120      22,413      13,136        84.9       114.4  
  México           0           9           9           6         0.0 N.C. Free
  Otros       4,877      12,111      22,404      13,130        85.0       114.3         6.4
2933.29.90 Other      18,752      51,796      23,661      31,403       -54.3        12.3  
  México           0          22         943         321     4,186.4 N.C. Free
  Otros      18,752      51,775      22,717      31,081       -56.1        10.1         2.8
2933.39.10 Desloratadine for use in the manufacture of antihistamines;

For use in the manufacture of animal or
      9,666       8,051      14,210      10,642        76.5        21.2  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       9,666       8,051      14,210      10,642        76.5        21.2         0.0
2933.59.99 Other      55,739     124,229     210,838     130,268        69.7        94.5  
  México         572       1,987       3,701       2,086        86.3       154.4 Free
  Otros      55,167     122,242     207,137     128,182        69.4        93.8         1.6
2933.79.00 Other lactams      10,162      20,237      18,317      16,238        -9.5        34.3  
  México         326          52       1,170         516     2,150.0        89.4 Free
  Otros       9,835      20,185      17,147      15,722       -15.1        32.0         3.1
2933.99.20 Other maleic hydrazide and other hexamethylene tetramine         262         425       1,657         781       289.9       151.5  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros         262         425       1,657         781       289.9       151.5         2.8
2934.20.10 For use in the manufacture of synthetic rubber;

Having a benzenoid structure, for use as a starting
      8,825       7,179      13,083       9,695        82.2        21.8  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       8,825       7,179      13,083       9,695        82.2        21.8         0.0
2934.20.90 Other       2,640       2,674       5,063       3,459        89.3        38.5  
  México          29          35           0          21      -100.0      -100.0 Free
  Otros       2,611       2,638       5,063       3,437        91.9        39.3         5.5
2934.99.10 1,4-Bis-2-(5-phenyloxazolyl)-benzene (POPOP); 2,5-Diphenyloxazole (PPO); Phenylbiphenyloxadiazole (2          87         188         286         187        52.1        81.3  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros          87         188         286         187        52.1        81.3         4.7
2934.99.99 Other     197,462     179,943     641,356     339,587       256.4        80.2  
  México      44,994       9,035       3,733      19,254       -58.7       -71.2 Free
  Otros     152,467     170,908     637,623     320,332       273.1       104.5         5.7
2935.00.99 Other      54,608     519,329     217,703     263,880       -58.1        99.7  
  México           0          36       1,856         630     5,055.6 N.C. Free
  Otros      54,608     519,293     215,847     263,249       -58.4        98.8         0.5
2936.23.00 Vitamin B2 and its derivatives       4,415       7,723       5,374       5,837       -30.4        10.3  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       4,415       7,723       5,374       5,837       -30.4        10.3         0.0
2936.24.00 D- or DL-Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives       6,048      10,656      10,034       8,912        -5.8        28.8  
  México           0           2           2           1         0.0 N.C. Free
  Otros       6,048      10,654      10,032       8,911        -5.8        28.8         0.0
2936.27.00 Vitamin C and its derivatives      12,372      20,385      28,612      20,456        40.4        52.1  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      12,372      20,385      28,612      20,456        40.4        52.1         0.0
2936.28.00 Vitamin E and its derivatives      25,362      21,547      33,206      26,705        54.1        14.4  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros      25,362      21,547      33,206      26,705        54.1        14.4         0.0
2936.29.00 Other vitamins and their derivatives      22,428      23,817      32,101      26,115        34.8        19.6  
  México           1           0           0           0 N.C.      -100.0 Free
  Otros      22,427      23,817      32,101      26,115        34.8        19.6         0.0
2936.90.00 Other, including natural concentrates      38,879      62,153      61,607      54,213        -0.9        25.9  
  México           0           5          35          13       600.0 N.C. Free
  Otros      38,879      62,148      61,572      54,199        -0.9        25.8         0.0
2937.22.00 Halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal hormones      38,500      43,125      58,847      46,824        36.5        23.6  
  México       1,566         985       1,256       1,269        27.5       -10.4 Free
  Otros      36,934      42,140      57,591      45,555        36.7        24.9         0.0
2938.90.00 Other       1,616       1,697       3,717       2,343       119.0        51.7  
  México          49           0           0          16 N.C.      -100.0 Free
  Otros       1,568       1,697       3,717       2,327       119.0        54.0         0.4
2939.99.00 Other       1,012       4,138       5,942       3,697        43.6       142.3  
  México           0           0           0           0 N.C. N.C. Free
  Otros       1,012       4,138       5,942       3,697        43.6       142.3         0.0
2941.10.00 Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof      37,319      47,592      78,271      54,394        64.5        44.8  
  México       2,686       5,874       6,021       4,860         2.5        49.7 Free
  Otros      34,633      41,718      72,250      49,533        73.2        44.4         0.0
2941.90.00 Other      96,331      87,830     120,657     101,606        37.4        11.9  
  México         369       1,031       4,122       1,840       299.8       234.2 Free
  Otros      95,963      86,799     116,536      99,766        34.3        10.2         0.0
Note:                
Products that have registered an annual average growth rate on its import value of at least 10 percent in between 2006 and 2008,
and whose import market in Canada surpassed US$100,000.
(1) AGR:  Average Growth Rate between 2006 and 2008
(2) Canadian add-valorem tariff applied to Mexico in 2009, and average weighted tariffs that other countries paid in 2008 to import into Canada.
N.C.: No Calculable
Source: The Ministry of the Economy with data from Statistics Canada and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency