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CFIA-AIRS Updates October 7, 2026

A) Chapter 06

Chapter 06 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS code with the end use “Propagation (growing or sowing)” originating from the states of Maryland and New Jersey destined to British Columbia:

06.02.10.0023.24 – Boxwood – unrooted plants (Buxus spp.)

ii) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS code with the end use “Propagation (growing or sowing)” and the miscellaneous code “Without soil, related matter or growing media” originating from the states of Maryland and New Jersey destined to British Columbia:

06.02.90.0032.37 – Boxwood – rooted plants (Buxus spp.)

iii) modify the import conditions of the following HS code with the end use “Propagation (growing or sowing)” and the miscellaneous code “With soil or related matter (including growing media not approved under the CGMP)” originating from the states of Maryland and New Jersey destined to all provinces except British Columbia:

06.02.90.0032.37 – Boxwood – rooted plants (Buxus spp.)

B) Chapter 10

Chapter 10 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from South Sudan:

10.05.90.0040 – Grain corn (dried) – Organic
10.05.90.0050 – Grain corn (dried). (Zea mays)
10.05.90.0051 – Corn for popcorn (dried). (Zea mays)
10.05.90.0061 – Corn for popcorn (dried) – Organic
10.06.10.0102 – Cereal – Rice – grain (Oryza spp.)
10.06.10.0103 – Cereal – Rice – grain – Organic
10.07.90.0097 – Sorghum – grain (Sorghum sp.) – Organic
10.07.90.0098 – Sorghum – grain (Sorghum sp.)
10.07.90.0099 – Sorghum milo grain
10.07.90.0100 – Sorghum milo grain – Organic
10.08.10.0104 – Cereal – Buckwheat – grain (Fagopyrum sp.)
10.08.10.0105 – Cereal – Buckwheat – grain – Organic

ii) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Further processing” originating from South Sudan:

10.05.90.0040 – Grain corn (dried) – Organic
10.05.90.0043 – Maize opaque 2 grain (high lysine) – Organic
10.05.90.0050 – Grain corn (dried). (Zea mays)
10.05.90.0051 – Corn for popcorn (dried). (Zea mays)
10.05.90.0053 – Maize opaque 2 grain (high lysine)
10.05.90.0054 – Maize kernels heat processed
10.05.90.0055 – Maize kernels heat processed – Organic
10.05.90.0061 – Corn for popcorn (dried) – Organic
10.06.10.0102 – Cereal – Rice – grain. (Oryza spp.)
10.06.10.0103 – Cereal – Rice – grain – Organic
10.07.90.0097 – Sorghum – grain (Sorghum sp.) – Organic
10.07.90.0098 – Sorghum – grain (Sorghum sp.)
10.07.90.0099 – Sorghum milo grain
10.07.90.0100 – Sorghum milo grain – Organic

iii) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock Feed” originating from South Sudan:

10.05.90.0040 – Grain corn (dried) – Organic
10.05.90.0043 – Maize opaque 2 grain (high lysine) – Organic
10.05.90.0050 – Grain corn (dried). (Zea mays)
10.05.90.0053 – Maize opaque 2 grain (high lysine)
10.05.90.0054 – Maize kernels heat processed
10.05.90.0055 – Maize kernels heat processed – Organic
10.06.10.0102 – Cereal – Rice – grain (Oryza spp.)
10.06.10.0103 – Cereal – Rice – grain – Organic
10.07.90.0097 – Sorghum – grain (Sorghum sp.) – Organic
10.07.90.0098 – Sorghum – grain (Sorghum sp.)
10.07.90.0099 – Sorghum milo grain
10.07.90.0100 – Sorghum milo grain – Organic

iv) modify the import conditions and the registration type list for the following HS codes with the end use “Cleaning (for)” originating from South Sudan:

10.04.90.0088 – Cereal – Oat – grain – Organic
10.04.90.0098 – Cereal – Oat – grain
10.04.90.0100 – Hulless oats
10.04.90.0101 – Hulless oats – Organic
10.05.90.0040 – Grain corn (dried) – Organic
10.05.90.0050 – Grain corn (dried). (Zea mays)
10.05.90.0051 – Corn for popcorn (dried). (Zea mays)
10.05.90.0061 – Corn for popcorn (dried) – Organic
10.06.10.0102 – Cereal – Rice – grain. (Oryza spp.)
10.06.10.0103 – Cereal – Rice – grain – Organic
10.07.90.0097 – Sorghum – grain (Sorghum sp.) – Organic
10.07.90.0098 – Sorghum – grain (Sorghum sp.)
10.08.10.0104 – Cereal – Buckwheat – grain (Fagopyrum sp.)
10.08.10.0105 – Cereal – Buckwheat – grain – Organic

v) modify the import conditions and the registration type list for the following HS codes with the end use “Further processing” originating from South Sudan:

10.01.19.0082 – Cereal – Durum wheat – grain
10.01.19.0083 – Cereal – Durum wheat – grain – Organic
10.01.99.0098 – Cereal – Other wheat – grain – Organic
10.01.99.0099 – Cereal – Other wheat – grain
10.02.90.0095 – Cereal – Rye – grain – Organic
10.02.90.0096 – Cereal – Rye – grain
10.03.90.0100 – Cereal – Barley – grain
10.03.90.0110 – Cereal – Barley – grain – Organic
10.08.10.0104 – Cereal – Buckwheat – grain (Fagopyrum sp.)
10.08.10.0105 – Cereal – Buckwheat – grain – Organic

vi) modify the import conditions and the registration type list for the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock feed” originating from South Sudan:

10.01.99.0098 – Cereal – Other wheat – grain – Organic
10.01.99.0099 – Cereal – Other wheat – grain
10.08.10.0104 – Cereal – Buckwheat – grain (Fagopyrum sp.)
10.08.10.0105 – Cereal – Buckwheat – grain – Organic

vii) modify the import conditions and the registration type list for the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock feed” originating from South Sudan:

10.01.19.0082 – Cereal – Durum wheat – grain
10.01.19.0083 – Cereal – Durum wheat – grain – Organic
10.01.99.0098 – Cereal – Other wheat – grain – Organic
10.01.99.0099 – Cereal – Other wheat – grain
10.02.90.0095 – Cereal – Rye – grain – Organic
10.02.90.0096 – Cereal – Rye – grain
10.03.90.0100 – Cereal – Barley – grain
10.03.90.0110 – Cereal – Barley – grain – Organic
10.04.90.0088 – Cereal – Oat – grain – Organic
10.04.90.0098 – Cereal – Oat – grain
10.04.90.0100 – Hulless oats
10.04.90.0101 – Hulless oats – Organic

C) Chapter 11

Chapter 11 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Other end uses” and “Livestock feed” originating from South Sudan:

11.02 – Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin
11.03 – Cereal groats, meal and pellets
11.04 – Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice of heading No. 10.06; germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground
11.08 – Starches; inulin
11.09 – Wheat gluten, whether or not dried

ii) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from South Sudan:

11.01 – Wheat or meslin flour
11.05 – Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes
11.06 – Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading No. 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading No. 07.14 or of the products of Chapter 8
11.07 – Malt, whether or not roasted

iii) modify the import conditions and the registration type list for the following HS code with the end use “Livestock Feed” originating from South Sudan:

11.06 – Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading No. 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading No. 07.14 or of the products of Chapter 8

D) Chapter 12

Chapter 12 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing”, “Livestock feed” and “Other end uses” originating from South Sudan:

12.01.90.0110 – Glycine max (Soybean), grain – Organic
12.01.90.0111 – Glycine max (Soybean), grain
12.01.90.6000 – Soybean seeds heat processed
12.01.90.6001 – Soybean seeds heat processed – Organic
12.06.00.7101 – Helianthus annuus (Sunflower), seed – In-shell
12.06.00.7102 – Helianthus annuus (Sunflower), Whole – Shelled
12.06.00.7111 – Helianthus annuus (Sunflower), seed – In-shell – Organic
12.06.00.7199 – Helianthus annuus (Sunflower), Other
12.08.10 – Of soya beans
12.08.90 – Other

ii) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Animal Feed” originating from South Sudan:

12.06.00.7102 – Helianthus annuus (Sunflower), Whole – Shelled
12.06.00.7199 – Helianthus annuus (Sunflower), Other
12.07.60.1000 – Carthamus tinctorius (safflower), bulk grain

iii) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock feed” originating from South Sudan:

12.04.00.0113 – Linum usitatissimum (Linseed, Flax), grain (Linum usitatissimum)
12.04.00.0114 – Linum usitatissimum (Linseed, Flax), grain – Organic
12.05.10.7200 – Canola seed (grain)

iv) modify the import conditions and registration type list for the following HS codes with the end uses “Further processing” and “Other end uses” originating from South Sudan:

12.04.00.0113 – Linum usitatissimum (Linseed, Flax), grain (Linum usitatissimum)
12.04.00.0114 – Linum usitatissimum (Linseed, Flax), grain – Organic
12.05.10.7200 – Canola seed (grain)
12.05.90.7200 – Rape seed (grain)

v) modify the import conditions and registration type list for the following HS codes with the end use “Cleaning (for)” originating from South Sudan:

12.01.90.0110 – Glycine max (Soybean), grain – Organic
12.01.90.0111 – Glycine max (Soybean), grain
12.04.00.0113 – Linum usitatissimum (Linseed, Flax), grain (Linum usitatissimum)
12.04.00.0114 – Linum usitatissimum (Linseed, Flax), grain – Organic
12.05.10.7200 – Canola seed (grain)
12.05.90.7200 – Rape seed (grain)
12.06.00.7199 – Helianthus annuus (Sunflower), Other
12.07.60.1000 – Carthamus tinctorius (safflower), bulk grain

E) Chapter 23

Chapter 23 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Livestock feed” and “Other end uses” originating from South Sudan:

23.02.10 – Of maize (corn)
23.02.30 – Of wheat
23.02.40 – Of other cereals
23.02.50 – Of leguminous plants
23.03.10 – Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues
23.04.00.6240 – Soybean seeds meal solvent extracted
23.04.00.6241 – Soybean seeds without hulls meal solvent extracted
23.04.00.6242 – Soybean seeds meal mechanical extracted
23.04.00.6243 – Soy pulp or Okara
23.04.00.6252 – Soybean seeds meal mechanical extracted – Organic
23.04.00.6253 – Soy pulp or Okara – Organic
23.04.00.7100 – Soya bean flour, defatted
23.04.00.7199 – Other
23.06.10 – Of cotton seeds
23.06.20 – Of linseed
23.06.30 – Of sunflower seeds
23.06.41 – Of rape or colza seeds: Of low erucic acid rape or colza seeds
23.06.49 – Of rape or colza seeds: Other
23.06.90 – Other

ii) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from South Sudan:

23.09.90.6227 – Acid chlorinated canola meal
23.09.90.6228 – Acid chlorinated soybean meal
23.09.90.6230 – Modified soybean meal

iii) modify the import conditions and registration type list for the following HS codes with the end use “Livestock feed” originating from South Sudan:

23.02.40.6213 – Buckwheat middlings
23.02.40.6235 – Rice Bran, stabilized
23.02.50.7199.01 – Guar Meal Korma (or Guar germ)
23.02.50.7199.02 – Guar Meal Korma (or Guar germ) – Organic
23.03.10.6213 – Corn syrup process residue
23.04.00.6243 – Soy pulp or Okara
23.04.00.6253 – Soy pulp or Okara – Organic
23.09.90.6227 – Acid chlorinated canola meal
23.09.90.6228 – Acid chlorinated soybean meal
23.09.90.6230 – Modified soybean meal

iv) modify the import conditions and registration type list for the following HS code with the end use “Other end uses” originating from South Sudan:

23.02.40.6213 – Buckwheat middlings

v) modify the import conditions of the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from Hungary:

23.01.10.5345.01 – Bovine meat
23.01.10.5345.03 – Equine meat
23.01.10.5345.05 – Ovine meat
23.01.10.5345.07 – Porcine meat

Topic(s)

Release
System Updates/Outages & Delays at the Border

Information source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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