CFIA-AIRS Updates December 20, 2024

December 20, 2024

A) Chapter 04

Chapter 04 was published to:

i) modify the import conditions of the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption” originating from Countries evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada – inspection.canada.ca except the United States:

04.07.90.0294 – Other species
04.08.11.0274 – Egg yolk from avian species other than chickens (Gallus domesticus) and turkeys
04.08.19.0276 – Egg yolk from avian species other than chickens (Gallus domesticus) and turkeys
04.08.91.0278 – Containing 100% egg products from avian species other than chickens (Gallus domesticus) and turkeys
04.08.99.0281 – Containing 100% pasteurized eggs from avian species other than chickens (Gallus domesticus) and/or turkeys
04.08.99.0282 – Containing 100% unpasteurized eggs from avian species other than chickens (Gallus domesticus) and/or turkeys

ii) change the release recommendation to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption” originating from countries that are not evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada:

iii) modify the import conditions of the following HS codes with the end uses “Other end Uses”, “Samples for testing”, “Scientific use (research)” and “Show or Exhibition” originating from Countries evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada – inspection.canada.ca except the United States:

04.08.11 – Egg yolks: Dried
04.08.19 – Egg yolks: Other
04.08.91 – Other egg yolks: Dried
04.08.99.0279 – Pasteurized egg products from chickens (Gallus domesticus) and/or turkeys
04.08.99.0280 – Unpasteurized egg products from chickens (Gallus domesticus) and/or turkeys
04.08.99.0281 – Containing 100% pasteurized eggs from avian species other than chickens (Gallus domesticus) and/or turkeys
04.08.99.0282 – Containing 100% unpasteurized eggs from avian species other than chickens (Gallus domesticus) and/or turkeys

iv) change the release recommandation to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Other end Uses”, “Samples for testing”, “Scientific use (research)” and “Show or Exhibition” originating from countries that are not evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada:

vii) modify the import conditions and the registration type list of the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock feed” originating from Countries evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada – inspection.canada.ca except the United States:

04.08.11.0273.01 – 100% dried egg yolk
04.08.11.0273.03 – 100% dried egg yolk – Organic

viii) change the release recommendation to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock feed” originating from countries that are not evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada:

04.08.11.0273.01 – 100% dried egg yolk
04.08.11.0273.03 – 100% dried egg yolk – Organic

B) Chapter 05

Chapter 05 was published to add the following OGD extensions:

05.11.10.1290.01 – non heterospermic semen
05.11.10.1290.02 – heterospermic semen

C) Chapter 08

Chapter 08 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS code with the end uses “Samples for testing”, “Show or exhibition” and “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from Australia:

08.08.40.4004.02 – Quinces (fresh). (Cydonia oblonga) – Organic.

ii) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS code with the end uses “Samples for testing”, “Show or exhibition” and “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from New Zealand destined to British Columbia:

08.08.40.4004.02 – Quinces (fresh). (Cydonia oblonga) – Organic.

iii) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption” and “Further processing” originating from the State of California destined to all provinces except British Columbia:

08.08.40.4004.01 – Quinces (fresh). (Cydonia oblonga).
08.08.40.4004.02 – Quinces (fresh). (Cydonia oblonga) – Organic.

iv) modify the import conditions and the registration type list for the following HS codes with the end uses “Other end uses” and “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from the State of California destined to British Columbia:

08.08.40.4004.01 – Quinces (fresh). (Cydonia oblonga).
08.08.40.4004.02 – Quinces (fresh). (Cydonia oblonga) – Organic.

v) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from Australia and New Zealand:

08.08.40.4004.01 – Quinces (fresh). (Cydonia oblonga).

vi) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “Other end uses”, “Samples for testing”, “Show or exhibition” and “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from the State of California destined to British Columbia:

08.10.10.1001.01 – Strawberries, whole (Fragaria spp.).
08.10.10.1001.02 – Strawberries, whole (Fragaria spp.). – Organic

vii) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human consumption”, “Other end uses”, “Samples for testing”, “Show or exhibition” and “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” originating from Australia and New Zealand:

08.10.10.1001.01 – Strawberries, whole (Fragaria spp.).
08.10.10.1001.02 – Strawberries, whole (Fragaria spp.). – Organic

viii) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA- NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with the end use “Human consumption” originating from Australia, New Zealand and the States of California and Hawaii destined to British Columbia:

08.04.50.4037.01- Guava (Fresh) – Organic
08.04.50.4037.02- Mangos (Fresh) – Organic
08.04.50.4037.03- Mangosteens (Fresh) – Organic
08.04.50.4038.01- Guava (Fresh)
08.04.50.4038.02- Mangos (Fresh)
08.04.50.4038.03- Mangosteens (Fresh)

D) Chapter 23 was published to:

i) modify the import conditions and the registration type list of the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock feed” originating from Countries evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada – inspection.canada.ca except the United States:

23.09.90.0284.01 – Denatured (containing a denaturant), dried.
23.09.90.0284.05 – Eggs without shells dehydrated.
23.09.90.0284.06 – Dried egg albumen.
23.09.90.0284.09 – Eggs without shells dehydrated – Organic.
23.09.90.0284.10 – Dried egg albumen – Organic.
23.09.90.0284.15 – Dried egg shell meal.
23.09.90.0284.16 – Dried egg shell meal – Organic.

ii) change the release recommendation to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock feed” originating from countries that are not evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada:

E) Chapter 35

Chapter 35 was published to:

i) modify the import conditions of the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing”, “Human consumption”, “Other end uses”, “Samples for testing”, “Scientific use (research)” and “Show or Exhibition” originating from Countries evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada – inspection.canada.ca except the United States:

35.02.11 – Egg albumin: Dried
35.02.19 – Egg albumin: Other

ii) change the release recommendation to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing”, “Human consumption”, “Other end Uses”, “Samples for testing”, “Scientific use (research)” and “Show or Exhibition” originating from countries that are not evaluated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for export of animal products and by-products to Canada:

35.02.11 – Egg albumin: Dried
35.02.19 – Egg albumin: Other

iii) remove the end use “Animal feed” from the following HS codes originating from all countries except the United States:

35.02.11.0286 – Containing 100% egg albumin.
35.02.11.0287 – Containing at least 50% and less than 100% egg albumin.
35.02.11.0288 – Egg albumin, dried, containing less than 50% egg albumin.
35.02.11.1852 – Egg albumin derivatives.
35.02.19.0289 – Frozen egg albumin.
35.02.19.0290 – Liquid egg albumin.
35.02.19.1852 – Egg albumin derivatives.

Topic(s)

System Updates/Outages & Delays at the Border

Information source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

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