Regulation of the State of New York for Oak Wilt Disease

April 11, 2017

Effective April 28, 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will regulate the state of New York for Oak Wilt Disease. As a result, a Phytosanitary Certificate with an additional declaration or treatment details, or a Plant Protection Import Permit, will be required for the following commodities originating from the state of New York:

06.02.10.0010.02 - Chestnut - Unrooted plants (Other Castanea spp.)
06.02.10.0010.05 - Sweet chestnut, European chestnut - Unrooted plants (Castanea sativa)
06.02.10.0011.08 - Oak - Unrooted plants (Other Quercus spp.)
06.02.10.0011.09 - Tanbark Oak - Unrooted plants (Other Lithocarpus spp.)
06.02.10.0011.16 - Chinquapin - Unrooted plants (Other Castanopsis spp.)
06.02.10.0021.53 - Castanopsis - Unrooted plants (Castanopsis orthacantha)
06.02.10.0021.80 - Tan-oak - Unrooted plants (Lithocarpus densiflorus)
06.02.10.0022.12 - Japanese evergreen oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus acuta)
06.02.10.0022.13 - Coast live oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus agrifolia)
06.02.10.0022.14 - European turkey oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus cerris)
06.02.10.0022.15 - Canyon live oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus chrysolepsis)
06.02.10.0022.16 - Southern red oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus falcata)
06.02.10.0022.17 - Holm oak, holly oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus ilex)
06.02.10.0022.18 - California black oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus kelloggii)
06.02.10.0022.19 - Shreve's oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus parvula)
06.02.10.0022.20 - Sessile oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus petraea)
06.02.10.0022.21 - Northern red oak - Unrooted plants (Quercus rubra)
06.02.10.0022.41 - Japanese-oak - Unrooted plants (Lithocarpus glaber)
06.02.20.0018.04 - Chestnut - rooted plants (Other Castanea spp.)
06.02.20.0018.08 - Sweet chestnut, European chestnut - rooted plants (Castanea sativa)
06.02.90.0023.10 - Oak - rooted plants (Other Quercus spp.)
06.02.90.0023.11 - Tanbark oak - rooted plants (Other Lithocarpus spp.)
06.02.90.0023.17 - Chinquapin - rooted plants (Other Castanopsis spp.)
06.02.90.0023.88 - Canyon live oak - rooted plants (Quercus chrysolepsis)
06.02.90.0026.65 - Oak - tissue cultured plants (Quercus spp.)
06.02.90.0027.62 - Castanopsis - rooted plants (Castanopsis orthacantha)
06.02.90.0027.89 - Tan-oak - rooted plants (Lithocarpus densiflorus)
06.02.90.0031.21 - Japanese evergreen oak - rooted plants (Quercus acuta)
06.02.90.0031.22 - Coast live oak - rooted plants (Quercus agrifolia)
06.02.90.0031.23 - European turkey oak - rooted plants (Quercus cerris)
06.02.90.0031.24 - Southern red oak - rooted plants (Quercus falcata)
06.02.90.0031.25 - Holm oak, holly oak - rooted plants (Quercus ilex)
06.02.90.0031.26 - California black oak - rooted plants (Quercus kelloggii)
06.02.90.0031.27 - Shreve's oak - rooted plants (Quercus parvula)
06.02.90.0031.28 - Sessile oak - rooted plants (Quercus petraea)
06.02.90.0031.29 - Northern red oak - rooted plants (Quercus rubra)
06.02.90.0031.55 - Japanese-oak - rooted plants (Lithocarpus glaber)
06.04.20.0045.36 - Foliage, branches - fresh - Oak (Quercus spp.)
06.04.20.0045.38 - Foliage, branches - fresh - Tanbark oak (Lithocarpus spp.)
06.04.20.0045.39 - Foliage, branches - fresh - Chinquapin (Castanopsis spp.)
06.04.20.0045.40 - Foliage, branches - fresh - Chestnut (Castanea spp.)
06.04.20.0047.07 - Foliage, branches - fresh - dyed, bleached or otherwise prepared - Oak (Quercus spp.)
06.04.20.0047.09 - Foliage, branches - fresh - dyed, bleached or otherwise prepared - Tanbark oak (Lithocarpus spp.)
06.04.20.0047.10 - Foliage, branches - fresh - dyed, bleached or otherwise prepared - Chinquapin (Castanopsis spp.)
06.04.20.0047.11 - Foliage, branches - fresh - dyed, bleached or otherwise prepared - Chestnut (Castanea spp.)
06.04.20.0144.07 - Oak - fresh wreath > 1.5cm (0.6in) branch diameter (Quercus spp.)
06.04.20.0144.11 - Tanbark oak - fresh wreath> 1.5cm (0.6in) branch diameter (Lithocarpus spp.)
06.04.20.0144.12 - Chinquapin - fresh wreath > 1.5cm (0.6in) branch diameter (Castanopsis spp.)
06.04.20.0144.13 - Chestnut - fresh wreath > 1.5cm (0.6in) branch diameter (Castanea spp.)
06.04.90.0047.36 - Oak (Quercus spp.) - Dried foliage, branches and wreaths > 1.5 cm in diameter
06.04.90.0047.38 - Tanbark oak (Lithocarpus spp.) - Dried foliage, branches and wreaths > 1.5 cm in diameter
06.04.90.0047.39 - Chinquapin (Castanopsis spp.) - Dried foliage, branches and wreaths > 1.5 cm in diameter
06.04.90.0047.40 - Chestnut (Castanea spp.) - Dried foliage, branches and wreaths > 1.5 cm in diameter
06.04.90.0048.06 - Foliage, branches - dried - dyed, bleached or other - Oak (Quercus spp.)
06.04.90.0048.08 - Foliage, branches - dried - dyed, bleached or other - Tanbark oak (Lithocarpus spp.)
06.04.90.0048.09 - Foliage, branches - dried - dyed, bleached or other - Chinquapin (Castanopsis spp.)
06.04.90.0048.10 - Foliage, branches - dried - dyed, bleached or other - Chestnut (Castanea spp.)

44.01.22.0122.02 - Oak - wood chips, wood particles, nuggets (Quercus spp.)
44.01.22.0122.05 - Chinquapin - wood chips, wood particle, nuggets (Castanopsis spp.)
44.01.22.0122.06 - Tanbark oak - wood chips, wood particles, nuggets (Lithocarpus spp.)
44.01.22.0122.07 - Chestnut - wood chips, wood particles, nuggets (Castanea spp.)
44.03.91.0126.02 - Oak - other products such as logs. (Quercus spp.)
44.03.91.0126.03 - Oak - bark and bark mulch. (Quercus spp.)
44.06.12.0010.06 - Chestnut - railway or tramway sleepers not impregnated. (Castanea spp.)
44.06.12.0010.07 - Chinquapin - railway or tramway sleepers not impregnated. (Castanopsis spp.)
44.06.12.0010.15 - Oak - railway or tramway sleepers not impregnated. (Quercus spp.)
44.06.12.0010.18 - Tanbark oak - railway or tramway sleepers not impregnated. (Lithocarpus spp.)
44.07.91.0137 - Oak - Not end-jointed or finger-jointed. (Quercus spp.)
44.07.99.0134.04 - Tanbark oak - sawn, sliced, lumber - Not end-jointed or finger-jointed. (Lithocarpus spp.)
44.07.99.0134.05 - Chinquapin - sawn, sliced, lumber - Not end-jointed or finger-jointed. (Castanopsis spp.)
44.07.99.0134.06 - Chestnut - sawn, sliced, lumber - Not end-jointed or finger-jointed. (Castanea spp.)
44.18.60.0145.03 - Oak - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark (Quercus spp.)
44.18.60.0145.04 - Chinquapin - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark (Castanopsis spp.)
44.18.60.0145.05 - Tanbark oak - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark (Lithocarpus spp.)
44.18.60.0145.06 - Chestnut - posts and beams - non-tropical wood, not coniferous - with bark (Castanea spp.)

For questions regarding Horticultural products (Chapter 6), please contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Horticulture Section at [email protected]

For questions regarding Forestry products (Chapter 44), please contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Forestry Section at
[email protected]


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