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Canada → SE Asia

Bulk White Honey: export from Canada to Southeast Asia

Canadian bulk honey is predominantly light-coloured clover and canola honey from the prairies, and colour grade is the primary commercial specification alongside moisture.

The parameters that matter technically are moisture, which governs fermentation risk, HMF as an indicator of heat exposure and age, and diastase activity as a further freshness marker. A buyer accepting honey without an HMF specification is accepting unknown thermal history.

Authenticity is a live issue across the global honey trade, and it is where Canadian origin carries a genuine advantage: traceability documentation and testing regimes are available and worth asking to see. Adulteration testing is a reasonable contract term.

Crystallisation behaviour varies with floral source and matters for both processing and presentation. State whether you need liquid, creamed or crystallisation-tolerant product.

Honey generally classifies under its own heading, but bulk and retail presentations are sometimes distinguished and authenticity testing requirements vary sharply by destination. Confirm the classification and the testing expectation together.

Canadian export requirements

HS classification
0409.00: Natural honey
CFIA certificates
Available on request: send your specification and destination and we'll confirm within five working days.

Six-market position

MarketMFN dutyPreferentialRegistration category
VietnamOn requestOn requestOn request
ThailandOn requestOn requestOn request
PhilippinesOn requestOn requestOn request
IndonesiaOn requestOn requestOn request
MalaysiaOn requestOn requestOn request
SingaporeOn requestOn requestOn 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, Manitoba
Seasonality
Summer harvest; packed year-round
Pack formats
300 kg drums, 1 MT totes
Container configuration
On request
Indicative MOQ
On request

Common questions

What is the HS code for bulk white honey?
0409.00: Natural honey. 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

Last reviewed: September 1, 2026