diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/bounded_memory_queue.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/bounded_memory_queue.go
index 18c64a9d4b6..92b16875d04 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/bounded_memory_queue.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/bounded_memory_queue.go
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ func (q *boundedMemoryQueue) Start(_ context.Context, _ component.Host, set Queu
 }
 
 // Produce is used by the producer to submit new item to the queue. Returns false in case of queue overflow.
-func (q *boundedMemoryQueue) Produce(ctx context.Context, req any) bool {
+func (q *boundedMemoryQueue) Offer(ctx context.Context, req any) error {
 	if q.stopped.Load() {
-		return false
+		return ErrQueueIsStopped
 	}
 
 	select {
 	case q.items <- newQueueRequest(ctx, req):
-		return true
+		return nil
 	default:
-		return false
+		return ErrQueueIsFull
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/bounded_memory_queue_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/bounded_memory_queue_test.go
index dfc76a077fd..2837a505974 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/bounded_memory_queue_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/bounded_memory_queue_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestBoundedQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		startLock.Unlock()
 	})))
 
-	assert.True(t, q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("a")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("a")))
 
 	// at this point "a" may or may not have been received by the consumer go-routine
 	// so let's make sure it has been
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ func TestBoundedQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	// produce two more items. The first one should be accepted, but not consumed.
-	assert.True(t, q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("b")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("b")))
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, q.Size())
 	// the second should be rejected since the queue is full
-	assert.False(t, q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("c")))
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("c")), ErrQueueIsFull)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, q.Size())
 
 	startLock.Unlock() // unblock consumer
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ func TestBoundedQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		"b": true,
 	}
 	for _, item := range []string{"d", "e", "f"} {
-		assert.True(t, q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest(item)))
+		assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest(item)))
 		expected[item] = true
 		consumerState.assertConsumed(expected)
 	}
 
 	assert.NoError(t, q.Shutdown(context.Background()))
-	assert.False(t, q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("x")), "cannot push to closed queue")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("x")), ErrQueueIsStopped)
 }
 
 // In this test we run a queue with many items and a slow consumer.
@@ -113,20 +113,20 @@ func TestShutdownWhileNotEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	})))
 
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("a"))
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("b"))
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("c"))
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("d"))
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("e"))
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("f"))
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("g"))
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("h"))
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("i"))
-	q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("j"))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("a")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("b")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("c")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("d")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("e")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("f")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("g")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("h")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("i")))
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("j")))
 
 	assert.NoError(t, q.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 
-	assert.False(t, q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("x")), "cannot push to closed queue")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("x")), ErrQueueIsStopped)
 	consumerState.assertConsumed(map[string]bool{
 		"a": true,
 		"b": true,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func queueUsage(b *testing.B, capacity int, numConsumers int, numberOfItems int)
 		}))
 		require.NoError(b, err)
 		for j := 0; j < numberOfItems; j++ {
-			q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest(fmt.Sprintf("%d", j)))
+			_ = q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest(fmt.Sprintf("%d", j)))
 		}
 		assert.NoError(b, q.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 	}
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func TestZeroSizeWithConsumers(t *testing.T) {
 	err := q.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost(), newNopQueueSettings(func(item any) {}))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.True(t, q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("a"))) // in process
+	assert.NoError(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("a"))) // in process
 
 	assert.NoError(t, q.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func TestZeroSizeNoConsumers(t *testing.T) {
 	err := q.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost(), newNopQueueSettings(func(item any) {}))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.False(t, q.Produce(context.Background(), newStringRequest("a"))) // in process
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, q.Offer(context.Background(), newStringRequest("a")), ErrQueueIsFull) // in process
 
 	assert.NoError(t, q.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_queue.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_queue.go
index ae7803a6759..cd96ec908d1 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_queue.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_queue.go
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ func (pq *persistentQueue) Start(ctx context.Context, host component.Host, set Q
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Produce adds an item to the queue and returns true if it was accepted
-// Request context is currently ignored by the persistent queue.
-func (pq *persistentQueue) Produce(_ context.Context, item any) bool {
-	err := pq.storage.put(item)
-	return err == nil
+// Offer inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do so immediately
+// without violating capacity restrictions. If success returns no error.
+// It returns ErrQueueIsFull if no space is currently available.
+func (pq *persistentQueue) Offer(_ context.Context, item any) error {
+	return pq.storage.put(item)
 }
 
 // Shutdown stops accepting items, shuts down the queue and closes the persistent queue
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_queue_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_queue_test.go
index c3f572c874d..fb17297db81 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_queue_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_queue_test.go
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ func TestPersistentQueue_Capacity(t *testing.T) {
 	req := newFakeTracesRequest(newTraces(1, 10))
 
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		result := pq.Produce(context.Background(), req)
+		result := pq.Offer(context.Background(), req)
 		if i < 5 {
-			assert.True(t, result)
+			assert.NoError(t, result)
 		} else {
-			assert.False(t, result)
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, result, ErrQueueIsFull)
 		}
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, pq.Size())
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestPersistentQueueShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	req := newFakeTracesRequest(newTraces(1, 10))
 
 	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
-		pq.Produce(context.Background(), req)
+		assert.NoError(t, pq.Offer(context.Background(), req))
 	}
 	assert.NoError(t, pq.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestPersistentQueue_Close_StorageCloseAfterConsumers(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
-		pq.Produce(context.Background(), req)
+		assert.NoError(t, pq.Offer(context.Background(), req))
 	}
 	assert.NoError(t, pq.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 	assert.True(t, stopStorageTime.After(lastRequestProcessedTime), "storage stop time should be after last request processed time")
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestPersistentQueue_ConsumersProducers(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 
 			for i := 0; i < c.numMessagesProduced; i++ {
-				pq.Produce(context.Background(), req)
+				assert.NoError(t, pq.Offer(context.Background(), req))
 			}
 
 			assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_storage.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_storage.go
index c237a95b204..c95b45c1f8d 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_storage.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/persistent_storage.go
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	errMaxCapacityReached = errors.New("max capacity reached")
-	errValueNotSet        = errors.New("value not set")
+	errValueNotSet = errors.New("value not set")
 )
 
 // newPersistentContiguousStorage creates a new file-storage extension backed queue;
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ func (pcs *persistentContiguousStorage) put(req any) error {
 
 	if pcs.size() >= pcs.capacity {
 		pcs.logger.Warn("Maximum queue capacity reached")
-		return errMaxCapacityReached
+		return ErrQueueIsFull
 	}
 
 	itemKey := getItemKey(pcs.writeIndex)
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queue.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queue.go
index 63c125ac0c0..343a2f3350e 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queue.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/internal/queue.go
@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelpe
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 )
 
+var (
+	// ErrQueueIsFull is the error returned when an item is offered to the Queue and the queue is full.
+	ErrQueueIsFull = errors.New("sending queue is full")
+	// ErrQueueIsStopped is the error returned when an item is offered to the Queue and the queue is stopped.
+	ErrQueueIsStopped = errors.New("sending queue is stopped")
+)
+
 type QueueSettings struct {
 	DataType component.DataType
 	Callback func(QueueRequest)
@@ -22,9 +30,10 @@ type Queue interface {
 	// Start starts the queue with a given number of goroutines consuming items from the queue
 	// and passing them into the consumer callback.
 	Start(ctx context.Context, host component.Host, set QueueSettings) error
-	// Produce is used by the producer to submit new item to the queue. Returns false if the item wasn't added
-	// to the queue due to queue overflow.
-	Produce(ctx context.Context, item any) bool
+	// Offer inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do so immediately
+	// without violating capacity restrictions. If success returns no error.
+	// It returns ErrQueueIsFull if no space is currently available.
+	Offer(ctx context.Context, item any) error
 	// Size returns the current Size of the queue
 	Size() int
 	// Shutdown stops accepting items, and stops all consumers. It blocks until all consumers have stopped.
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs.go
index 26958a50080..17c0ff47682 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func NewLogsExporter(
 	lc, err := consumer.NewLogs(func(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 		req := newLogsRequest(ld, pusher)
 		serr := be.send(ctx, req)
-		if errors.Is(serr, errSendingQueueIsFull) {
+		if errors.Is(serr, internal.ErrQueueIsFull) {
 			be.obsrep.recordEnqueueFailure(ctx, component.DataTypeLogs, int64(req.ItemsCount()))
 		}
 		return serr
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func NewLogsRequestExporter(
 			return consumererror.NewPermanent(cErr)
 		}
 		sErr := be.send(ctx, req)
-		if errors.Is(sErr, errSendingQueueIsFull) {
+		if errors.Is(sErr, internal.ErrQueueIsFull) {
 			be.obsrep.recordEnqueueFailure(ctx, component.DataTypeLogs, int64(req.ItemsCount()))
 		}
 		return sErr
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics.go
index 30ca548a2c3..f0f1f7d63ea 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func NewMetricsExporter(
 	mc, err := consumer.NewMetrics(func(ctx context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) error {
 		req := newMetricsRequest(md, pusher)
 		serr := be.send(ctx, req)
-		if errors.Is(serr, errSendingQueueIsFull) {
+		if errors.Is(serr, internal.ErrQueueIsFull) {
 			be.obsrep.recordEnqueueFailure(ctx, component.DataTypeMetrics, int64(req.ItemsCount()))
 		}
 		return serr
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func NewMetricsRequestExporter(
 			return consumererror.NewPermanent(cErr)
 		}
 		sErr := be.send(ctx, req)
-		if errors.Is(sErr, errSendingQueueIsFull) {
+		if errors.Is(sErr, internal.ErrQueueIsFull) {
 			be.obsrep.recordEnqueueFailure(ctx, component.DataTypeMetrics, int64(req.ItemsCount()))
 		}
 		return sErr
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender.go
index e0f3f3422ae..985aa6fb140 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/queue_sender.go
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ import (
 const defaultQueueSize = 1000
 
 var (
-	errSendingQueueIsFull = errors.New("sending_queue is full")
-	scopeName             = "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporterhelper"
+	scopeName = "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporterhelper"
 )
 
 // QueueSettings defines configuration for queueing batches before sending to the consumerSender.
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ func (qs *queueSender) onTemporaryFailure(ctx context.Context, req Request, err
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if qs.queue.Produce(ctx, req) {
+	if qs.queue.Offer(ctx, req) == nil {
 		logger.Error(
 			"Exporting failed. Putting back to the end of the queue.",
 			zap.Error(err),
@@ -220,13 +219,13 @@ func (qs *queueSender) send(ctx context.Context, req Request) error {
 	c := noCancellationContext{Context: ctx}
 
 	span := trace.SpanFromContext(c)
-	if !qs.queue.Produce(c, req) {
+	if err := qs.queue.Offer(c, req); err != nil {
 		qs.logger.Error(
 			"Dropping data because sending_queue is full. Try increasing queue_size.",
 			zap.Int("dropped_items", req.ItemsCount()),
 		)
 		span.AddEvent("Dropped item, sending_queue is full.", trace.WithAttributes(qs.traceAttribute))
-		return errSendingQueueIsFull
+		return err
 	}
 
 	span.AddEvent("Enqueued item.", trace.WithAttributes(qs.traceAttribute))
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
index ecf294dac9c..cbe13e49362 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/retry_sender_test.go
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ type producerConsumerQueueWithCounter struct {
 	produceCounter *atomic.Uint32
 }
 
-func (pcq *producerConsumerQueueWithCounter) Produce(ctx context.Context, item any) bool {
+func (pcq *producerConsumerQueueWithCounter) Offer(ctx context.Context, item any) error {
 	pcq.produceCounter.Add(1)
-	return pcq.Queue.Produce(ctx, item)
+	return pcq.Queue.Offer(ctx, item)
 }
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces.go
index d0d909b9976..84966b03e1d 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func NewTracesExporter(
 	tc, err := consumer.NewTraces(func(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
 		req := newTracesRequest(td, pusher)
 		serr := be.send(ctx, req)
-		if errors.Is(serr, errSendingQueueIsFull) {
+		if errors.Is(serr, internal.ErrQueueIsFull) {
 			be.obsrep.recordEnqueueFailure(ctx, component.DataTypeTraces, int64(req.ItemsCount()))
 		}
 		return serr
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func NewTracesRequestExporter(
 			return consumererror.NewPermanent(cErr)
 		}
 		sErr := be.send(ctx, req)
-		if errors.Is(sErr, errSendingQueueIsFull) {
+		if errors.Is(sErr, internal.ErrQueueIsFull) {
 			be.obsrep.recordEnqueueFailure(ctx, component.DataTypeTraces, int64(req.ItemsCount()))
 		}
 		return sErr