Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

2.4 IMPORTS
In 2002, Canada imported packaging machinery valued at approximately CDN$585
million, a 13.6 per cent increase over 2001. The table below outlines the value of
Canada’s imports of packaging machinery for the years 1998 to 2002.
Table 2.6: Total Packaging Machinery Imports, 1998-2002
HS Packaging
Machinery Codes
1998
(C$ 000s)
1999
(C$ 000s)
2000
(C$ 000s)
2001
(C$ 000s)
2002
(C$ 000s)
8422.20 1 $5,368 $6,828 $5,653 $3,132 $6,012
8422.30 2 164,283 152,379 142,652 159,915 208,300
8422.40 3 138,678 151,853 135,412 176,292 193,865
8422.90 4 144,406 158,177 176,680 175,765 177,207
Total (All Countries) $452,736 $469,238 $460,397 $515,104 $585,384
Source: Statistics Canada.
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.
The table on the following page outlines the main sources of Canada’s total imports
of packaging machinery for the years 2000 to 2002. As the table demonstrates, the
United States is the main source of Canada’s imports of packaging machinery. In
2002, for example, the United States provided approximately 49 per cent of the total
value of Canada’s imports of packaging machinery.
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