Essential oils HS 3301.29
Essential oils, not elsewhere specified
Where else to sell
Canada already sells France C$1.5M of essential oils ▲18% vs 2024. Room to grow: that is under 1% of their ~C$391M import market (2023).
India imports ~C$226M of essential oils a year (2023), 7.4 times Canada’s total exports of this product. Not among Canada’s top destinations in 2025.
China imports ~C$171M of essential oils a year (2023), 5.6 times Canada’s total exports of this product. Not among Canada’s top destinations in 2025.
The steps
- 1
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. Apply at the CanExport portal. The 2026-27 intake closes August 31, 2026 at noon ET. The US-market envelope is already fully allocated; non-US applications remain open.
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Free help: Trade Commissioner Service desks for France, India and China. Request "qualified contacts" (curated buyer and distributor lists).
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