Metal caps & seals HS 8309.90
Stoppers, caps, lids, btle cap, thrd bungs, bung covers, seals, pack acces, base met, not elsewhere specified
Where else to sell
Canada already sells Germany C$1.5M of metal caps & seals ▲20% vs 2024. Room to grow: that is under 1% of their ~C$695M import market (2023).
France imports ~C$1.1B of metal caps & seals a year (2023), 3.8 times Canada’s total exports of this product. Not among Canada’s top destinations in 2025.
Chile already buys C$452k ▲100% vs 2024. In a different region from the markets above.
The steps
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Free help: Trade Commissioner Service desks for Germany, France and Chile. 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.
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