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Pork Shoulders: export from Canada to Southeast Asia

Shoulder splits into butt and picnic, and they are different products commercially despite sitting adjacent on the carcass. Butt carries more intramuscular fat and holds up to slow cooking and further processing; picnic is leaner, cheaper and goes more often into grinding and manufacturing.

Buyers should specify which, plus bone-in or boneless, weight band and trim. For processors the relevant parameter is often lean percentage, not the cut name, since the shoulder is frequently a formulation input and not a finished item.

Canadian shoulders are a volume export cut, which means availability is generally good and programmes can be built at scale: the constraint is usually establishment eligibility for the destination, not supply.

Frozen dominates the route. Ask about the freezing method and the packing format, because drip loss on thaw is a real yield cost that does not appear in the per-kilogram price.

For buyers building a grinding programme, agree the lean target and the method used to verify it before the first container, not after. Shoulder is the cut where a small difference in lean percentage compounds across a formulation, and it is cheaper to settle on paper than to reconcile against an arrival analysis.

Canadian export requirements

HS classification
0203.22 (Meat of swine, frozen) hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in (boneless frozen falls in 0203.29; fresh or chilled bone-in in 0203.12)
CFIA certificates
Certificate of Inspection Covering Meat Products (CFIA/ACIA 1454)

Six-market position

MarketMFN dutyPreferentialRegistration category
Vietnam10%Free (CPTPP)On request
Thailand40%None: no agreement in forceOn request
Philippines15%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
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta
Seasonality
Year-round production
Pack formats
Frozen cartons, Vacuum-packed cartons
Container configuration
On request
Indicative MOQ
On request

Common questions

What is the HS code for pork shoulders?
0203.22 (Meat of swine, frozen) hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in (boneless frozen falls in 0203.29; fresh or chilled bone-in in 0203.12). 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 pork shoulders in Vietnam?
The most-favoured-nation rate Vietnam applies is 10%. 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 pork shoulders in Thailand?
The most-favoured-nation rate Thailand applies is 40%. 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 pork shoulders in the Philippines?
The most-favoured-nation rate the Philippines applies is 15%. 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 pork shoulders 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 pork shoulders 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 pork shoulders 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.

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Last reviewed: September 1, 2026