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Whole Oats: export from Canada to Southeast Asia

Whole oats are bought either for milling or for feed, and the two conversations share almost nothing. A miller is buying groat yield: how much usable oat comes out after dehulling, which depends on kernel size, plumpness, hull percentage and test weight. A feed buyer is buying energy and price.

The mismatch to avoid is buying a milling specification for a feed application, or contracting a feed-grade lot for a mill and discovering the yield is uneconomic. State the intended use when you enquire; it is the single variable that changes the quote most.

Canadian oats are grown across the prairies with a single annual harvest, and quality varies between seasons in the usual way. Test weight and screenings are the practical proxies for milling quality and should be contract terms.

Where the buyer intends to mill locally, the routing and pack format decision follows from the mill’s intake capability: bulk into a silo and bagged into a smaller operation are different cost bases entirely.

Canadian export requirements

HS classification
1004.90: Oats, other than seed
CFIA certificates
Available on request: send your specification and destination and we'll confirm within five working days.

Six-market position

MarketMFN dutyPreferentialRegistration category
VietnamFreeFree (CPTPP)On request
ThailandOn requestNone: no agreement in forceOn request
Philippines7%None: no agreement in forceOn request
Indonesia5%None: CEPA signed, not in forceOn request
MalaysiaFreeFree (CPTPP)On request
SingaporeFreeFree (CPTPP)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
Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba
Seasonality
Single annual harvest, typically August to October
Pack formats
Bulk in container, 50 kg bags, 1 MT totes
Container configuration
On request
Indicative MOQ
On request

Common questions

What is the HS code for whole oats?
1004.90: Oats, other than seed. This was read from Canada Border Services Agency on 2026-09-01. The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonised System; digits beyond that are set by the destination.
What is the import duty on Canadian whole oats in Vietnam?
The most-favoured-nation rate Vietnam applies is Free. Preferential treatment: Free (CPTPP). This was read from Government of Canada, BDC and EDC on 2026-09-01. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
What is the import duty on Canadian whole oats in the Philippines?
The most-favoured-nation rate the Philippines applies is 7%. Preferential treatment: None: no agreement in force. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
What is the import duty on Canadian whole oats in Indonesia?
The most-favoured-nation rate Indonesia applies is 5%. Preferential treatment: None: CEPA signed, not in force. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
What is the import duty on Canadian whole oats in Malaysia?
The most-favoured-nation rate Malaysia applies is Free. Preferential treatment: Free (CPTPP). Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
What is the import duty on Canadian whole oats in Singapore?
The most-favoured-nation rate Singapore applies is Free. Preferential treatment: Free (CPTPP). Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.

Sources

Last reviewed: September 1, 2026