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2023
Exports $1.02BWorld Rnk 7 / 214
Flag Rnk 89 / 1212
2023
Destination $359k United States
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $359kCosta Rica
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Paper Containers-0.34Rnk 652 / 1025
2023
Imports $1.18BWorld Rnk 7 / 226
Flag Rnk 95 / 1211
2023
Origin $4.98M United States
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $4.98MSaudi Arabia
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Canada0.9Rnk 30 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Canada exported $1.02B in Paper Containers, making it the 7th largest exporter of Paper Containers in the world. At the same year, Paper Containers was the 89th most exported product in Canada. The main destination of Paper Containers exports from Canada are: United States ($1.01B), Mexico ($3.73M), United Kingdom ($2.64M), Spain ($1.26M), and Costa Rica ($900k).

The fastest growing export markets for Paper Containers of Canada between 2022 and 2023 were Costa Rica ($359k), Chile ($272k), and Colombia ($223k).

Imports In 2023, Canada imported $1.18B in Paper Containers, becoming the 7th largest importer of Paper Containers in the world. At the same year, Paper Containers was the 95th most imported product in Canada. Canada imports Paper Containers primarily from: United States ($911M), China ($166M), Vietnam ($10.6M), India ($10.6M), and Netherlands ($8.25M).

The fastest growing import markets in Paper Containers for Canada between 2022 and 2023 were Saudi Arabia ($4.98M), Austria ($1.33M), and Vietnam ($1.32M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Certified Origins (3) were at the forefront of shipping Paper Containers from Canada to the United States.

Latest Trends

November 2024

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Overview In November 2024 Canada's Paper Containers exports accounted up to C$114M and imports accounted up to C$136M, resulting in a negative trade balance of C$21.7M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of Canada's   Paper Containers have decreased by C$-58.9k (-0.052%) from C$114M to C$114M, while imports increased by C$3.88M (2.95%) from C$132M to C$136M.

Destinations In November 2024, Paper Containers were exported mostly to United States (C$113M), Mexico (C$219k), Spain (C$146k), Italy (C$128k), and Cuba (C$54.4k), and were imported mostly from United States (C$107M), China (C$16.4M), Mexico (C$1.95M), Netherlands (C$1.65M), and Vietnam (C$1.41M).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in Paper Containers's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Mexico (C$-320k or -90%), Dominican Republic (C$-269k or -88.9%), and China (C$-165k or -46.3%). In November 2024, the increase in Paper Containers's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from United States (C$13.7M or 16.4%), China (C$2.4M or 17%), and Brazil (C$411k or 484%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)C$-58.9k(-0.052%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)C$3.88M(2.95%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)QuebecC$53.6M
MAIN DESTINATION (November 2024)United StatesC$113M

This section shows Paper Containers's exports and imports data at subnational level for Canada. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Paper Containers over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$1.02B
IMPORTS (2023)$1.18B
NET TRADE (2023)-$157M

In 2023, Canada exported $1.02B in Paper Containers. The main destinations of Canada exports on Paper Containers were United States ($1.01B), Mexico ($3.73M), United Kingdom ($2.64M), Spain ($1.26M), and Costa Rica ($900k).

In 2023, Canada imported $1.18B in Paper Containers, mainly from United States ($911M), China ($166M), Vietnam ($10.6M), India ($10.6M), and Netherlands ($8.25M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Paper Containers EXPORT MARKETS FOR Canada WERE (2022 - 2023):
Costa Rica$359k (66.3%)
Chile$272k (76.4%)
Colombia$223k (265%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Paper Containers BY Canada WERE (2022 - 2023):
United States-$34M (-3.26%)
Mexico-$1.85M (-33.2%)
Cuba-$591k (-74.7%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, Canada's main exporting competitors in Paper Containers were:
China $5.68B
Germany $3.72B
United States $2.18B
In 2023, Canada's main importing competitors in Paper Containers were:
United States $3.42B
France $2.34B
Germany $1.92B

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Trade Value of Paper Containers by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $72.7M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $42.1M

Paper Containers’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $72.7M.   Paper Containers’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $42.1M.

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