Canadian Importers Database: Companies Importing Goods into Canada

The Canadian Importers Database (CID) provides summary reports and lists of companies importing goods into Canada. It is published by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada under the OGL-CA-2.0 license. The data was last updated on July 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify potential business partners based on import activity mentioned in the description
• Analyze market entry opportunities based on lists of importing companies
• Conduct supply chain research based on summary reports of goods imported into Canada

Strengths

• Data is provided by a national government agency, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
• The dataset includes a specific warning about data handling for HS6 and HS10 codes, indicating attention to data integrity.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-17 00:12:15.579882; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada