Pork Loins: export from Canada to ASEAN
Pork loin is bought on a weight band and a trim standard, and the two decisions ahead of that are bone-in or boneless, and chilled or frozen. Each changes the price, the yield and the handling, and buyers who leave them implicit end up negotiating after arrival.
Canadian loins go into foodservice portioning, retail case-ready programmes and further processing, and each wants something different: foodservice wants a consistent weight band for portion control, retail wants appearance and colour stability, processors want yield.
Specify the trim explicitly. "Trimmed" is not a specification: fat cover depth, whether the chine is removed, and whether the tenderloin is retained all sit inside that word and all move the price.
As with all Canadian meat on this route, the establishment must be eligible for the destination market before anything else is worth discussing. That is a question for the destination authority and the CFIA certificate that supports it, and it is binary.
Canadian export requirements
- HS classification
- 0203.29 (Meat of swine, frozen) other than carcases and bone-in hams/shoulders (fresh or chilled equivalent falls in 0203.19; boneless frozen also 0203.29)
- CFIA certificates
- Available on request: send your specification and destination and we'll confirm within five working days.
Six-market position
| Market | MFN duty | Preferential | Registration category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 10% | Free (CPTPP) | On request |
| Thailand | 30% | None: no agreement in force | On request |
| Philippines | 15% | None: no agreement in force | On request |
| Indonesia | 5% | None: CEPA signed, not in force | On request |
| Malaysia | Free | Free (CPTPP) | On request |
| Singapore | Free | Free (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
- Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta
- Seasonality
- Year-round production
- Pack formats
- Frozen cartons, Vacuum-packed cartons
- Container configuration
- On request
- Indicative MOQ
- On request
Related products
Sources
- Customs Tariff (T2026), Chapter 2 · Canada Border Services Agency, retrieved September 1, 2026
- Canada Tariff Finder: destination duties for 0203.29 · Government of Canada, BDC and EDC, retrieved September 1, 2026
- Duties and Dutiable Goods Overview · Singapore Customs, retrieved September 1, 2026
Last reviewed: September 1, 2026