Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

2.0 CANADA’S PACKAGING MACHINERY MARKET
2.1 ESTIMATED SIZE OF APPARENT DOMESTIC MARKET
In 2001, the apparent domestic market for packaging machinery in Canada was
estimated to be worth approximately C$414 million dollars, a 12.2 per cent increase
over 2000. The table below outlines the estimated size of the apparent domestic
market in Canada for packaging machinery for the years 1998 to 2001. The
estimated size of the apparent domestic market was calculated by adding
Manufacturing Shipments to Total Imports and then subtracting Total Exports.
Table 2.1: Estimated Size of Apparent Domestic Market for Packaging
Machinery, 1998-2001
HS 5 Packaging
Machinery Codes 5
1998 1999 2000 2001
(C$ 000s) (C$ 000s) (C$ 000s) (C$ 000s)
8422.20 1 $10,784 $13,265 $10,001 $11,350
8422.30 2 139,332 158,340 114,491 126,403
8422.40 3 140,409 163,458 147,434 192,169
8422.90 4 74,157 71,737 96,925 83,776
Total $364,682 $406,800 $368,851 $413,698
Source: Consultants’ calculation.
Notes: (1) HS 8422.20 – Machinery for cleaning/drying bottles or other containers.
(2) HS 8422.30 – Machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labeling bottles, cans and
other containers.
(3) HS 8422.40 – Packing or wrapping machinery (including heat shrink-wrapping
type).
(4) HS 8422.90 – Parts of dishwashers or machinery for cleaning or otherwise
packaging containers.
(5) Canada and most countries throughout the world, including the United States, use
the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (the Harmonized
System or HS) to classify internationally traded goods. The Harmonized System’s 6digit
root was developed for general product categories under the auspices of the
Customs Co-operation Council. Individual countries that use the HS are allowed to
define commodities at a more detailed level than 6-digits, but all definitions must be
within that 6-digit framework. Individual countries have extended the 6-digit root to 10
digits for customs (import) purposes, and to 8 digits for export purposes. In Canada,
extensions of the international HS are used to collect and disseminate statistics on
detailed merchandise export and import commodities.
2.2 PRODUCTION
In 1999, according to the most recent and complete data available from Statistics
Canada for these products, Canadian manufacturers shipped packaging machinery
valued at approximately C$259 million, a figure which under-estimates the amount of
domestic production as data for all industry segments have not been captured. The
following table outlines the value of Canadian manufacturers’ shipments of packaging
machinery for the years 1997 to 1999. The most recent production data available is
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