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CETA - a boost for jobs and exports in Poland

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Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across Poland already export a wide range of goods and services to Canada.

CETA will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the country factsheet for full details.

Companies and jobs

1,818
The number of Polish companies that export to Canada.
78%
The share of Polish companies exporting to Canada that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
59,000
The number of jobs in Poland that EU exports to Canada help support.
865,000
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Canada help support.

What kind of products does Poland export to Canada?

Companies across Poland export goods and services to Canada.

Let's take three towns or cities:

A map of Poland, showing Gdynia, Bialystok and Poznan

 

Exports and Imports

10th
In services, Canada is Poland's 10th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€1 bn
The value of Poland's trade surplus with Canada.
€1.3 bn
The value of Polish exports to Canada.
€318 m
The value of Polish imports from Canada.

Meet a Polish exporter

Ewa Bis is a Polish fruit and vegetable exporter. CETA will tackle a range of issues that will help it do business in Canada. Find out more.

Ewa Bis exported 400 tons of apples to Canada in 2016

 

Other EU countries export to Canada too!

Go to CETA in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Canada

 

Sources

  • Products: Dun and Bradstreet, 2016. The product examples are drawn from a representative sample of all EU companies exporting to Canada.
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2013 (latest available year).
  • Jobs: European Commission, 2015. EU Exports to the World: Effects on Employment and Income. Figures based on latest available data (2011).