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CFIA-AIRS Updates April 1st, 2025

A) Foot-and-Mouth Disease AIRS Updates

New Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) admissibility requirements/instructions have been implemented in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) for commodities originating from Hungary & Slovakia. The affected commodities can be found in the following link: Foot and Mouth Disease – Disease Freedom. The changes applied can be found in the following chapter: 16.

B) Chapter 16

Chapter 16 was published to modify the registration type list and import conditions of the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “Other end uses”, “In transit through Canada”, “Samples for testing”, “Scientific use” and “Show or Exhibition” originating from the European Union member states:

16.01.00.5459 – Turkey
16.01.00.5460 – Chicken
16.01.00.5461 – Pheasant
16.01.00.5463 – Mature chicken
16.01.00.5464 – Other fowl
16.01.00.5480.04 – Containing chicken
16.01.00.5480.05 – Containing turkey
16.01.00.5480.14 – Containing chicken – Organic
16.01.00.5480.15 – Containing turkey – Organic
16.01.00.5481.04 – Containing chicken
16.01.00.5481.05 – Containing turkey
16.01.00.5481.14 – Containing chicken – Organic
16.01.00.5481.15 – Containing turkey – Organic
16.02.31.5488.01 – Freeze dried, dehydrated
16.02.31.5488.11 – Freeze dried, dehydrated – Organic
16.02.31.5490 – Turkey – semi-prepared
16.02.31.5489.12 – Dried, cured
16.02.31.5489.32 – Dried, cured – Organic
16.02.32.5494 – Chicken – other processed
16.02.32.5496 – Chicken – semi-prepared
16.02.32.5499 – Cornish hen – semi-prepared
16.02.32.5501 – Mature chicken – other processed
16.02.32.5503 – Mature chicken – semi-prepared
16.02.32.5505 – Old rooster – other processed
16.02.32.5507 – Old rooster – semi-prepared
16.02.32.5521 – Other poultry
16.02.32.5522 – Other poultry – Organic
16.02.39.5516 – Duck
16.02.39.5527 – Goose
16.02.39.5528 – Other poultry

Topic(s)

Release - General
System Updates/Outages & Delays at the Border

Information source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Disclaimer

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