Brakes & brake parts HS 8708.30
Brakes & servo-brakes, parts t/o, for the motor vehicles of Nos 87.01 to 87.05
Where else to sell
Canada already sells Mexico C$6.5M of brakes & brake parts ▲74% vs 2024. Room to grow: that is under 1% of their ~C$4.2B import market (2023).
Germany imports ~C$6.0B of brakes & brake parts a year (2023), 19 times Canada’s total exports of this product. Canada shipped C$820k there in 2025.
France imports ~C$2.1B of brakes & brake parts a year (2023), 6.7 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 Mexico, Germany and France. Request "qualified contacts" (curated buyer and distributor lists).
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