Beef Trim: export from Canada to Southeast Asia
Beef trim is bought on lean percentage and nothing else really competes for attention. Grades run across a range and a processor is buying a target lean at a target price, blending across sources to hit a finished specification.
The two things worth contracting explicitly are the verification method for lean content and the tolerance around the stated figure. Small deviations compound across a formulation, and reconciling against an arrival analysis is a poor substitute for agreeing the method at load.
Fat quality matters alongside quantity. Hard fat and soft fat behave differently in emulsified and formed products, and a lean specification alone does not predict it.
Frozen blocks are standard. Establishment eligibility for the destination applies to trim exactly as it does to primal cuts and should be confirmed for the specific commodity.
Trim classifies with other boneless beef, but the eligibility position and any end-use controls on manufacturing meat are worth confirming separately. Send us the destination and we will source both with dates.
Canadian export requirements
- HS classification
- 0202.30 (Meat of bovine animals, frozen) boneless (chilled boneless falls in 0201.30)
- CFIA certificates
- Certificate of Inspection Covering Meat Products (CFIA/ACIA 1454)
Six-market position
| Market | MFN duty | Preferential | Registration category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | On request | On request | On request |
| Thailand | On request | On request | On request |
| Philippines | On request | On request | On request |
| Indonesia | On request | On request | On request |
| Malaysia | On request | On request | On request |
| Singapore | On request | On request | On request |
MFN duty is the destination's applied general rate for this tariff line. Preferential is the rate under an agreement in force between Canada and that market.
Both are customs duty only: destination excise, value-added tax and local levies are additional and are not shown here.
Available on request: send your specification and destination and we'll confirm within five working days.
Commercial terms
- Producing provinces
- Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario
- Seasonality
- Year-round production
- Pack formats
- Frozen blocks, Frozen cartons
- Container configuration
- On request
- Indicative MOQ
- On request
Related products
Common questions
- What is the HS code for beef trim?
- 0202.30 (Meat of bovine animals, frozen) boneless (chilled boneless falls in 0201.30). This was read from Canada Border Services Agency on 2026-09-18. The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonised System; digits beyond that are set by the destination.
Sources
- Customs Tariff (T2026), Chapter 2 · Canada Border Services Agency, retrieved September 18, 2026
- Vietnam: export requirements for meat and poultry products · Canadian Food Inspection Agency, retrieved September 19, 2026
- Thailand: export requirements for meat and poultry products · Canadian Food Inspection Agency, retrieved September 19, 2026
- the Philippines: export requirements for meat and poultry · Canadian Food Inspection Agency, retrieved September 19, 2026
- Indonesia: export requirements for meat and poultry · Canadian Food Inspection Agency, retrieved September 19, 2026
- Malaysia: export requirements for meat and poultry · Canadian Food Inspection Agency, retrieved September 19, 2026
- Singapore: export requirements for meat and poultry products · Canadian Food Inspection Agency, retrieved September 19, 2026
Last reviewed: September 1, 2026