# Canada Import Opportunities

Explore Canada's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $547.2B
- Import CAGR: +3.5%
- Trade openness: 51.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $16.5B | +5.6% | 35 | 4682 |
| 2 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $7.2B | +17.8% | 24 | 9973 |
| 3 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $9.3B | +10.8% | 51 | 6529 |
| 4 | HS 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $9.8B | +6.2% | 22 | 7179 |
| 5 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $15.4B | +4.1% | 65 | 2163 |
| 6 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $5.7B | +10.5% | 99 | 6454 |
| 7 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.2B | +11.9% | 85 | 4954 |
| 8 | HS 711291 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $4.0B | +9.7% | 12 | 9962 |
| 9 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $6.6B | +1.5% | 56 | 5506 |
| 10 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $7.3B | +40.0% | 22 | 2083 |
| 11 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $9.4B | +13.8% | 46 | 1743 |
| 12 | HS 840734 | Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc | $4.6B | +1.7% | 30 | 7322 |
| 13 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $7.9B | +8.2% | 135 | 1798 |
| 14 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $5.2B | +6.3% | 120 | 3598 |
| 15 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $4.4B | +4.0% | 106 | 5450 |
| 16 | HS 870829 | Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $4.3B | -0.1% | 114 | 6372 |
| 17 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $4.4B | +1.3% | 146 | 4926 |
| 18 | HS 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $4.2B | +6.9% | 80 | 3195 |
| 19 | HS 870360 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $2.3B | +36.0% | 17 | 3640 |
| 20 | HS 220720 | Ethyl alcohol and other spirits: denatured, of any strength | $1.4B | +20.5% | 22 | 9997 |
| 21 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $2.9B | +3.8% | 11 | 5790 |
| 22 | HS 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $2.3B | +8.2% | 16 | 6488 |
| 23 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $2.9B | +35.4% | 14 | 2302 |
| 24 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.1B | +8.0% | 155 | 5864 |
| 25 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $2.2B | +19.9% | 74 | 3648 |
| 26 | HS 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $1.4B | +13.9% | 8 | 9700 |
| 27 | HS 284590 | Isotopes (excluding those of heading no. 2844): compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined | $1.1B | +20.5% | 25 | 9559 |
| 28 | HS 870490 | Vehicles: for transport of goods, n.e.s. in heading no. 8704 | $996.1M | +22.6% | 18 | 9759 |
| 29 | HS 281820 | Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum | $2.2B | +4.4% | 35 | 5671 |
| 30 | HS 870840 | Vehicles: parts, gear boxes | $2.3B | -0.1% | 96 | 5846 |
| 31 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $3.1B | +8.0% | 28 | 2983 |
| 32 | HS 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $1.7B | +7.9% | 134 | 5969 |
| 33 | HS 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $1.5B | +9.7% | 14 | 6702 |
| 34 | HS 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.3B | +7.7% | 120 | 3182 |
| 35 | HS 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $1.4B | +7.3% | 44 | 7932 |
| 36 | HS 300215 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $4.3B | +9.2% | 51 | 1481 |
| 37 | HS 382600 | Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $785.6M | +29.4% | 23 | 9254 |
| 38 | HS 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $2.4B | +5.1% | 128 | 3160 |
| 39 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $1.0B | +10.8% | 9 | 9999 |
| 40 | HS 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $1.2B | +8.9% | 80 | 8436 |
| 41 | HS 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $2.9B | +1.2% | 86 | 3045 |
| 42 | HS 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $2.3B | +5.1% | 18 | 4000 |
| 43 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $2.0B | +5.2% | 164 | 3563 |
| 44 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $1.1B | +29.3% | 95 | 3825 |
| 45 | HS 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $4.6B | +9.1% | 130 | 1362 |
| 46 | HS 880320 | Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereof | $1.2B | +9.7% | 63 | 5093 |
| 47 | HS 842139 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $1.4B | +3.8% | 113 | 5860 |
| 48 | HS 740200 | Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $1.5B | +10.1% | 16 | 4151 |
| 49 | HS 870590 | Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.s. in heading no. 8705 | $967.3M | +10.2% | 25 | 7668 |
| 50 | HS 760612 | Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) | $1.8B | +2.3% | 58 | 4604 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.