Chapter 44 was published to:

i) streamline the import conditions for the following HS codes.

44.03.10.0123.24 - Stain - bark and bark mulch
44.03.10.0123.27 - Paint - bark and bark mulch
44.03.10.0123.30 - Creosote - wood treatment - bark and bark mulch
44.03.10.0123.31 - Fumigation - wood treatment - bark and bark mulch
44.03.20.0148 - Other, coniferous, wood in the rough, forestry products, (not manufactured) - bark and bark mulch
44.03.20.0150 - Other, coniferous, wood in the rough, forestry products, (not manufactured) - bark and bark mulch - composted
44.03.49.0124.01 - Wood in the rough - Tropical wood species - Other - bark - not composted
44.03.49.0124.03 - Wood in the rough - Tropical wood species - Other - bark - composted
44.03.91.0126.03 - Oak - bark and bark mulch
44.03.91.0126.05 - Oak - bark and bark mulch - composted
44.03.92.0125.03 - Beech - bark and bark mulch
44.03.92.0125.05 - Beech - bark and bark mulch - composted
44.03.99.0151 - Other, not coniferous, forestry products (not manufactured) - bark and bark mulch
44.03.99.0152 - Other, not coniferous, forestry products (not manufactured) - bark and bark mulch - composted

ii) add the following OGD extensions.

44.18.60.0144.15 - Beech – posts and beams – without bark (Fagus spp.)
44.18.60.0144.16 - Oak – posts and beams – without bark (Quercus spp.)
44.18.60.0144.17 - Tanbark oak – posts and beams – without bark (Lithocarpus spp.)

iii) add the miscellaneous codes "Commercially packed" and "Not commercially packed" to the following HS codes originating from the continental United States.

44.03.10.0123.30 - Creosote - wood treatment - bark and bark mulch
44.03.10.0123.31 - Fumigation - wood treatment - bark and bark mulch
44.03.20.0150 - Other, coniferous, wood in the rough, forestry products, (not manufactured) - bark and bark mulch - composted
44.03.49.0124.03 - Wood in the rough - Tropical wood species - Other - bark - composted
44.03.91.0126.05 - Oak - bark and bark mulch - composted
44.03.92.0125.05 - Beech - bark and bark mulch - composted
44.03.99.0152 - Other, not coniferous, forestry products (not manufactured) - bark and bark mulch - composted

iv) change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS code originating from the states of California and Oregon, destined to British Columbia.

44.03.20.0150.01 - Balsam fir - bark and bark mulch - composted

v) change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS code originating from multiple US states destined to British Columbia.

44.03.20.0150.01 - Balsam fir - bark and bark mulch - composted

vi) change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes originating from multiple US states.

44.03.20.0148.01 - Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - bark and bark mulch
44.03.20.0148.03 - Larch - bark and bark mulch (Larix spp., Pseudolarix spp.)
44.03.20.0148.04 - Pine - bark and bark mulch
44.03.20.0148.05 - Other spruce - bark and bark mulch (Other Picea spp.)
44.03.20.0148.07 - Cedar - bark and bark mulch
44.03.91.0126.03 - Oak - bark and bark mulch
44.03.99.0151.02 - Poplar - bark and bark mulch
44.03.99.0151.03 - Chinquapin - bark and bark mulch
44.03.99.0151.04 - Tanbark oak - bark and bark mulch
44.03.99.0151.05 - Chestnut - bark and bark mulch
44.03.99.0151.06 - Willow - bark and bark mulch
44.03.99.0151.09 - Maple - bark and bark mulch
44.03.99.0151.10 - Horsechestnut - bark and bark mulch (Aesculus spp.)
44.03.99.0151.11 - White Silk - bark and bark mulch (Albizia spp.)
44.03.99.0151.12 - Birch - bark and bark mulch (Betula spp.)
44.03.99.0151.13 - Hackberry - bark and bark mulch (Celtis spp.)
44.03.99.0151.14 - Plane or Sycamore - bark and bark mulch (Platanus spp.)
44.03.99.0151.15 - Mountain Ash - bark and bark mulch (Sorbus spp.)
44.03.99.0151.16 - Katsura - Bark and bark mulch (Cercidiphyllum spp.)
44.03.99.0151.17 - Goldenrain tree - Bark and bark mulch (Koelreuteria spp.)
44.18.60.0143.01 - Balsam fir and other abies species - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, coniferous - with bark
44.18.60.0143.02 - Douglas fir - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, coniferous - with bark
44.18.60.0143.03 - Other spruce - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, coniferous - with bark (Other Picea spp.)
44.18.60.0143.05 - Larch - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, coniferous - with bark (Larix spp., Pseudolarix spp.)
44.18.60.0143.06 - Cedar - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, coniferous - with bark
44.18.60.0145.01 - Beech - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark
44.18.60.0145.03 - Oak - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark
44.18.60.0145.04 - Chinquapin - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark
44.18.60.0145.05 - Tanbark oak - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark
44.18.60.0145.06 - Chestnut - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark
44.18.60.0145.07 - Poplar - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark
44.18.60.0145.10 - Maple - posts and beams - with bark (Acer spp.)
44.18.60.0145.11 - Horsechestnut- posts and beams - with bark (Aesculus spp.)
44.18.60.0145.12 - White Silk - posts and beams - with bark (Albizia spp.)
44.18.60.0145.13 - Birch - posts and beams - with bark (Betula spp.)
44.18.60.0145.14 - Hackberry- posts and beams - with bark. (Celtis spp.)
44.18.60.0145.15 - Plane or Sycamore- posts and beams - with bark (Platanus spp.)
44.18.60.0145.16 - Mountain Ash- posts and beams - with bark (Sorbus spp.)
44.18.60.0145.17 - Katsura - posts and beams - with bark (Cercidiphyllum spp.)
44.18.60.0145.18 - Goldenrain tree - posts and beams - with bark (Koelreuteria spp.)
44.18.60.0145.99 - Other non-coniferous species - posts and beams - non-tropical wood - with bark

vii) change the release recommandation from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes originating from multiple US states.

44.18.60.0145.02 - Ash - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark

viii) change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from continental United States destined to Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.

44.03.99.0151.01 - Elm - bark and bark mulch

ix) change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS code originating from continental United States destined to Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

44.03.99.0151.01 - Elm - bark and bark mulch

x) Change the release recommendation from "Approved" to Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes originating from the state of California and Oregon.

44.18.60.0144.03 - Maple - posts and beams - without bark (Acer spp.)
44.18.60.0144.04 - Horsechestnut - posts and beams - without bark (Aesculus spp.)