Vehicle hardware & fittings HS 8302.30
Mountings, fittings and similar articles of base metal, for motor vehicles, not elsewhere specified
Where else to sell
Canada already sells Mexico C$37M of vehicle hardware & fittings ▼22% vs 2024. Room to grow: that is 3% of their ~C$1.1B import market (2023).
Germany imports ~C$904M of vehicle hardware & fittings a year (2023). Canada shipped C$1.4M there in 2025.
United Kingdom imports ~C$432M of vehicle hardware & fittings a year (2023). Canada shipped C$1.1M there in 2025.
The steps
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Free help: Trade Commissioner Service desks for Mexico, Germany and United Kingdom. Request "qualified contacts" (curated buyer and distributor lists).
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Check you qualify for CanExport SMEs: incorporated with a CRA number, 3 to 500 staff, $300k to $100M revenue, under $100k of your sales in the target market last year.
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Scope a $20k to $100k entry project (trade events, marketing adaptation, buyer identification consultants); the program pays half, up to $50k. The 2026-27 intake closed August 31, 2026, and Global Affairs Canada posts future intake dates on the program page.
Related
- 8301.20 Vehicle locks C$335M to US
- 8309.90 Metal caps & seals C$280M to US
- 8302.10 Hinges of base metal C$264M to US
- 8302.41 Mountings, fittings and similar articles of…, fittings and (8302.41) C$137M to US
- 8302.42 Mountings, fittings and similar articles of…, fittings and (8302.42) C$109M to US
- 8302.49 Mountings, fittings and similar articles of…, fittings and, not C$99M to US
- 8302.50 Hat-racks, hat-pegs C$54M to US
- 8307.90 Tubing, flexible, with or without fittings, of base metal C$16M to US