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Canada → SE Asia

Pork Trim: export from Canada to Southeast Asia

Trim is a formulation input, and it is bought on one number: lean percentage. Standard grades run across a range, and a processor building a sausage or further-processed product is buying a target lean at a target price. The name of the part does not come into it.

The practical points are the method used to verify lean content and the tolerance around the stated figure, because a small deviation compounds across a formulation. Agree how it is verified at load, not by reconciling against an arrival analysis.

Fat quality matters as well as fat quantity: soft fat behaves differently in emulsified products and can cause processing problems that a lean specification does not predict.

Frozen blocks are the standard format. Establishment eligibility for the destination applies as it does to all Canadian meat and is the first thing to confirm.

Trim classifies with other fresh or frozen pork in most schedules, but the practical gating item remains establishment eligibility for the destination. Confirm that first, then the duty position, and we will source both with dates.

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)
CFIA certificates
Certificate of Inspection Covering Meat Products (CFIA/ACIA 1454)

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, Manitoba, Alberta
Seasonality
Year-round production
Pack formats
Frozen blocks, Frozen cartons
Container configuration
On request
Indicative MOQ
On request

Common questions

What is the HS code for pork trim?
0203.29 (Meat of swine, frozen) other than carcases and bone-in hams/shoulders (fresh or chilled equivalent falls in 0203.19). 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