Private-label baby diapers for Canada: labelling, safety duties and price per piece

Baby diapers were the most repeated request for Canada on our radar. There is no diaper-specific standard, but the bag must be labelled in English and French with count and importer, and the importer carries the safety and record-keeping duties of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. Factory prices run about US$0.04–0.09 a diaper FOB, with minimums of 100,000–250,000 pieces.

Numbers checked 2026-11-06

The request

Disposable baby diapers for Canada, asked for three times on public buying-request boards in autumn 2026.

Short answer

  • Retail packs fall under the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act: product name and net quantity (a count works for diapers) in English and French, plus the dealer's name and place of business, with "imported by / importé par" for imported goods.
  • Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act the importer may not sell a product that is a danger to health, must keep records of who it bought from and sold to, and must report serious incidents.
  • Claims such as "hypoallergenic", "chlorine-free" or "biodegradable" must be true and provable; Canada treats misleading claims as a Competition Act matter.
  • Expect about US$0.04–0.09 a diaper FOB from established private-label factories, with minimums of 100,000–250,000 pieces.

Rules that decide the spec

  • Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations: label information in both official languages (dealer identity may be in one), net quantity in metric units or by count. source
  • Canada Consumer Product Safety Act: general ban on products that are a danger to human health, record-keeping by importers and sellers, and mandatory incident reporting. source
  • Imported products must show "imported by" or "imported for" with the importer's name and address, in English and French, unless the country of origin is stated. source

What it costs

  • Disposable baby diaper, private label: ≈US$0.04–0.09 each FOB
  • Pull-up / training pants: ≈US$0.04–0.06 each FOB
  • Usual minimum order: 100,000–250,000 pieces

Price ranges from public factory listings on Made-in-China in November 2026, not a quote. Size mix, absorbency, printing and packaging change the price.

How to check a factory

  • A spec sheet per size: weight per diaper, SAP grams, absorbency and rewet figures. Compare quotes on these, not on the picture.
  • A test report from an independent lab on the finished diaper (absorbency, rewet, skin irritation), matched to the spec sheet.
  • Bag artwork in English and French with count, size, weight range and importer address, approved before printing.
  • A pre-shipment inspection that weighs random diapers against the spec. Light diapers are the usual way cost gets cut.

Common traps

  • "SGS / CE / ISO certified" in the listing title. CE does not apply to diapers, and an ISO certificate is about the factory's system, not your product.
  • Quotes for the smallest size only. Real orders mix sizes, and larger sizes cost more per piece.
  • Eco claims printed on the bag without proof. In Canada that is the importer's problem.