Paintings, drawings and pastels HS 9701.21
Paintings, drawings and pastels, of an age exceeding 100 years
Where else to sell
Canada already sells Switzerland C$4.8M of paintings, drawings and pastels ▲100% vs 2024. Room to grow: that is under 1% of their ~C$567M import market (2023).
Austria imports ~C$2.6B of paintings, drawings and pastels a year (2023), 95 times Canada’s total exports of this product. Not among Canada’s top destinations in 2025.
Hong Kong imports ~C$1.7B of paintings, drawings and pastels a year (2023). In a different region from the markets above.
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 Switzerland, Austria and Hong Kong. Request "qualified contacts" (curated buyer and distributor lists).
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