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Canada → SE Asia

Maple Flakes: export from Canada to Southeast Asia

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. Quebec is the origin, production follows the short spring harvest, and buyers should expect to contract against available volume; there is no continuous supply to draw on.

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.

Canadian export requirements

HS classification
1702.20: Maple sugar and maple syrup
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
Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick
Seasonality
Processed from the short spring maple harvest
Pack formats
10 kg bags, Retail packs
Container configuration
On request
Indicative MOQ
On request

Common questions

What is the HS code for maple flakes?
1702.20: Maple sugar and maple syrup. 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