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The Netherlands

September, 2019

Atlantic Canada Webinar

Diederik Beutener Trade Commissioner Embassy of Canada to the Netherlands

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240 times smaller than Canada with almost 50% of the population

Canada and the Netherlands

The Netherlands Canada Area Rank 41,543km² (134th) 9,984,670km² (2nd) Population Rank 17,316, 700 (2019) / 67th 37, 468, 900 (2019) / 38th Density Rank 408/km² (28th) 4/km² (219th) GDP per capita $71,543 (CAD) 2018 $62,285 (CAD) 2018

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The Netherlands: Why?

• “Gateway to Continental Europe”
• Competitive corporate tax rate
• Skilled, multilingual workforce
• GDP growth 2.6% (2018)
• Strong cultural & historical links
• International Business Climate:~160 Cdn firms in the NL

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• Largest agrifood trading hub in Europe
• Second largest exporter of agrifood worldwide
• Dutch buyers/distributors purchasing for global markets
• Canadian exports: live/frozen lobster, fish oils, processed

shrimp, grains, oilseeds, blue/cranberries

• Increased per capita expenditures on fish and seafood

year over year

• Organic market growing

The Netherlands: Priority Sector: Agri-food & Seafood

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• Have a strong value proposition – strong competition!
• Be patient and persistent
• Visit the market and maintain regular communication
• Be prepared to adapt your strategy re: packaging, prices etc.
• Can be a good “test market” for starting in Europe
• Very connected marketplace:

strong e-commerce and social media use

The Netherlands: Doing Business…

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TCS Guides for Canadian Companies

http://www.international.gc.ca/gac-amc/campaign-campagne/ceta-aecg/index.aspx?lang=eng

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www.edc.ca https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/exporters- exportateurs/guide-exporting-guide-exportation.aspx?lang=eng https://international.gc.ca/CanExport

Other Resources

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• The Canada Tariff

Finder will:

• Give you the rates

for current and subsequent years

• Compare tariff rates

between export markets

• Print your results
• r receive them by

email

https://www.tariffinder.ca/

Tariff Finder

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We’re here to help! Contact us at:

HAGUE-td@international.gc.ca sameena.qureshi@international.gc.ca

Sameena Qureshi Senior Trade Commissioner @SameenaQ_TCS Caroline Bolduc Science & Technology @Cdrobol Melanie ter Meulen Investment & Digital @terMeulenCanada Diederik Beutener Agri-Food & Greenbuild @DiederikBeutene Judith Baguley Sustainable Technology @JudithBaguley