Maple Flakes: export from Canada to ASEAN

Maple flakes are a dried maple format used as an inclusion and a topping (in cereals, bakery, confectionery and snack products) where the appearance of visible maple pieces is part of the proposition.

The specification points are flake size and thickness, moisture, purity or blend ratio, and whether the flakes are coated to resist moisture migration. That last point is the practical difference between a product that stays distinct in a cereal and one that dissolves into the surrounding matrix within weeks.

As with maple sugar, hygroscopicity governs handling and shelf life, and the packaging barrier should be specified against the destination climate rather than a Canadian one.

This is a small specialty trade rather than a volume one. Quebec is the origin, production follows the short spring harvest, and buyers should expect to contract against available volume rather than draw on continuous supply.

Dried maple formats classify separately from syrup, and coated products may attract a different treatment again. Send the exact composition and coating with your enquiry so the line matches the declaration.