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CFIA-AIRS Updates January 24th, 2022

A) Chapter 02 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human Consumption”, “In Transit through Canada” and “Other end uses” and with the miscellaneous codes “ Fully marked” and “Unstamped” originating from Lithuania. 

02.01.10.5001 - Beef
02.01.10.5002 - Veal
02.01.10.5003 - Buffalo
02.01.10.5004 - Musk Ox
02.01.10.5005 - Other bovine
02.01.20.5007 - Beef
02.01.20.5008 - Veal
02.01.20.5009 - Buffalo
02.01.20.5010 - Musk ox
02.01.20.5011 - Other bovine
02.01.30.5013 - Beef - fresh or chilled
02.01.30.5014 - Veal - fresh or chilled
02.01.30.5015 - Buffalo - fresh or chilled
02.01.30.5016 - Musk ox - fresh or chilled
02.01.30.5017 - Other bovine - fresh or chilled
02.02.10.5026 - Beef
02.02.10.5027 - Veal
02.02.10.5028 - Buffalo
02.02.10.5029 - Musk ox
02.02.10.5030 - Other bovine
02.02.20.5032 - Beef
02.02.20.5033 - Veal
02.02.20.5034 - Buffalo
02.02.20.5035 - Musk ox
02.02.20.5036 - Other bovine
02.02.30.5038 - Beef - frozen
02.02.30.5039 - Veal - frozen
02.02.30.5040 - Buffalo - frozen
02.02.30.5041 - Musk ox - frozen
02.02.30.5042 - Other bovine - frozen
02.03.11.5050 - Pork, fresh or chilled
02.03.11.5051 - Wild boar, fresh or chilled
02.03.12.5054 - Pork, fresh or chilled - bone in
02.03.12.5055 - Wild boar, fresh or chilled - bone in
02.03.19.5058 - Pork, fresh or chilled - boneless
02.03.19.5059 - Wild boar, fresh or chilled - boneless
02.03.19.5060 - Other pork cuts, fresh or chilled - bone in
02.03.21.5062 - Pork, frozen
02.03.21.2063 - Pork, frozen
02.03.22.5066 - Pork, frozen - bone in
02.03.22.5067 - Wild boar, frozen - bone in
02.03.29.5069 - Other pork cuts, frozen - bone in
02.03.29.5070 - Other pork cuts, including hams and shoulders - boneless
02.03.29.5071 - Wild boar, frozen - boneless
02.06.10.5139 - Beef
02.06.10.5140 - Veal
02.06.10.5141 - Other bovine
02.06.10.5142 - Bison/Buffalo
02.06.21.5143 - Beef
02.06.21.5144 - Other bovine
02.06.22.5146 - Beef
02.06.22.5147 - Veal
02.06.22.5148 - Other bovine
02.06.29.5150 - Beef, frozen
02.06.29.5151 - Veal, frozen
02.06.29.5152 - Other bovine, frozen
02.06.29.5153 - Bison/Buffalo
02.06.30.5154 - Pork, fresh or chilled
02.06.30.5167 - Other swine, fresh or chilled
02.06.41.5166 - Pork, livers, frozen
02.06.41.5170 - Other swine, livers, frozen
02.06.49.5161 - Pork, frozen
02.06.49.5168 - Other swine, frozen
02.07.11.5175 - Capon, eviscerated whole
02.07.11.5176 - Chicken, eviscerated whole
02.07.11.5177 - Mature chicken, eviscerated whole
02.07.11.5178 - Old rooster, eviscerated whole
02.07.11.5179 - Cornish hen, eviscerated whole
02.07.11.5180 - Chicken, raw whole prepared
02.07.11.5181 - Cornish hen, raw whole prepared
02.07.11.5182 - Other fowl
02.07.12.5185 - Capon, eviscerated whole
02.07.12.5186 - Chicken, eviscerated whole
02.07.12.5187 - Mature chicken, eviscerated whole
02.07.12.5188 - Old rooster, eviscerated whole
02.07.12.5189 - Cornish hen, eviscerated whole
02.07.12.5190 - Chicken, raw whole prepared
02.07.12.5191 - Cornish hen, raw whole prepared
02.07.12.5192 - Other fowl
02.07.13.5195 - Chicken
02.07.13.5196 - Mature chicken
02.07.13.5197 - Old rooster
02.07.13.5198 - Other fowl
02.07.14.5199 - Chicken
02.07.14.5200 - Mature chicken
02.07.14.5201 - Old rooster
02.07.14.5202 - Other fowl
02.07.24.5203 - Turkey
02.07.25.5205 - Turkey
02.07.26.5207 - Turkey
02.07.27.5210 - Turkey
02.07.41.5213 - Duck
02.07.42.5217 - Duck
02.07.43.5213 - Duck - fatty livers
02.07.44.5221 - Duck
02.07.45.5225 - Duck
02.07.51.5214 - Goose
02.07.52.5218 - Goose
02.07.53.5214 - Goose - fatty livers
02.07.54.5222 - Goose
02.07.55.5226 - Goose
02.07.60.5227 - Guinea fowl
02.08.90.5242 - Emu
02.08.90.5243 - Ostrich
02.08.90.5244 - Partridge
02.08.90.5245 - Pheasant
02.08.90.5246 - Pigeon, doves and other game bird species not specified
02.08.90.5247 - Ptarmigan
02.08.90.5248 - Quail
02.08.90.5249 - Rhea
02.08.90.5250 - Squab
02.08.90.5251 - Other fowl
02.09.10.5260 - Pork fat
02.09.90.5261 - Poultry fat
02.09.90.5262 - Chicken fat
02.09.90.5263 - Mature chicken fat
02.09.90.5264 - Old rooster fat
02.09.90.5265 - Duck fat
02.09.90.5266 - Goose fat
02.09.90.5267 - Turkey fat

ii) change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human Consumption”, “In Transit through Canada” and “Other end uses” and with the miscellaneous codes “ Fully marked” and “Unstamped” originating from Czech Republic.

02.03.11.5050 - Pork, fresh or chilled
02.03.11.5051 - Wild boar, fresh or chilled
02.03.12.5054 - Pork, fresh or chilled - bone in
02.03.12.5055 - Wild boar, fresh or chilled - bone in
02.03.19.5058 - Pork, fresh or chilled - boneless
02.03.19.5059 - Wild boar, fresh or chilled - boneless
02.03.19.5060 - Other pork cuts, fresh or chilled - bone in
02.03.21.5062 - Pork, frozen
02.03.21.2063 - Pork, frozen
02.03.22.5066 - Pork, frozen - bone in
02.03.22.5067 - Wild boar, frozen - bone in
02.03.29.5069 - Other pork cuts, frozen - bone in
02.03.29.5070 - Other pork cuts, including hams and shoulders - boneless
02.03.29.5071 - Wild boar, frozen - boneless
02.06.30.5154 - Pork, fresh or chilled
02.06.30.5167 - Other swine, fresh or chilled
02.06.41.5166 - Pork, livers, frozen
02.06.41.5170 - Other swine, livers, frozen
02.06.49.5161 - Pork, frozen
02.06.49.5168 - Other swine, frozen
02.09.10.5260 - Pork fat

This created a requirement version change for various HS codes under:

02.04 - Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen
02.05 - Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
02.06 - Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
02.07 - Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No. 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen
02.08 - Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen
02.09 - Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
02.10 - Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal

Please verify your version numbers before submitting through EDI. 
If you have any questions, please contact your National Import Service Centre. 

Topic(s)

Other Government Departments (OGDs) Requirements
Release - General

Information source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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