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CFIA-AIRS Updates, 18 July

Chapter 05 was published to:

i) create the following OGD extension.

05.06.90.1274.06 -  Cattle skulls - over 30 months, other than treated with a CFIA approved method for inactivation of prions.

ii) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes.

05.06.90.1274.03 - Cattle skulls - over 30 months, treated with a CFIA approved method for inactivation of prions.
05.06.90.1274.04 - Cattle skulls - under thirty months.

This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes.

05.06.90.1274.02 - Other bones.
05.06.90.1274.05 - Bison skulls.

iii) add the miscellaneous codes “Consignment requires certification”, “Consignment destined to an approved facility by the Office of Biohazard Containment and Safety” and “Consignment destined to a CFIA approved quarantine unit” to the following HS codes with the end use “research and educational use”.

05.11.91.4000 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (A-B).
05.11.91.4001 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (C-D).
05.11.91.4002 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (E-H).
05.11.91.4003 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (I-L).
05.11.91.4004 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (M-N).
05.11.91.4005 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (O).
05.11.91.4006 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (P-R).
05.11.91.4007 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (S).
05.11.91.4008 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (S, further to 05.01.91.4007).
05.11.91.4009 - Aquatic Animals - Finfish - Taxonomic names (T-Z).
05.11.91.4020 - Aquatic Animals - Molluscs - Taxonomic names (A-L).
05.11.91.4021 - Aquatic Animals - Molluscs - Taxonomic names (M-Z).
05.11.91.4030 - Aquatic Animals - Crustaceans - Taxonomic names (A-C).
05.11.91.4031 - Aquatic Animals - Crustaceans - Taxonomic names (D-K).
05.11.91.4032 - Aquatic Animals - Crustaceans - Taxonomic names (L-N).
05.11.91.4033 - Aquatic Animals - Crustaceans - Taxonomic names (O-Z).

iv) add the end use “Research and educational use” to the following HS codes.

05.11.91.4019 - Other finfish species not listed.
05.11.91.4029 - Other mollusc species not listed.
05.11.91.4039 - Other crustacean species not listed.

B) Chapter 12 was published to:

i) add the following OGD extensions.

12.07.0122 - Cannabis 
12.07.0122.01 - Cannabis sativa (hemp), grain: bulk
12.07.0122.02 - Cannabis sativa (hemp), grain:  dried, packaged and prepared for retail sale
12.07.0122.03 - Cannabis sativa (hemp), non-viable seed: bulk 
12.07.0122.04 - Cannabis sativa (hemp), non-viable seed: dried, packaged and prepared for retail sale
12.07.0122.05 - Cannabis sativa (hemp), seed
12.07.0122.06 - Cannabis sativa (medical marihuana), seed

ii) remove the following OGD extensions.

12.09.99.0076.01 - Cannabis sativa (hemp), seed
12.09.99.0076.02 - Cannabis sativa (hemp), grain or non-viable seed
12.09.99.0076.80 - Cannabis sativa (Medical Marihuana), seed

This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes.

12.01.10.0110 - Glycine max (Soybean), seed. 
12.01.90.0111 - Glycine max (Soybean), grain. 
12.02.30 - Seed.
12.02.41.4081 - Edible nuts. 
12.02.42.4081 - Edible nuts. 
12.03 - Copra.
12.04 - Linseed, whether or not broken. (Linum usitatissimum)
12.05.10 - Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds. 
12.05.90 - Other. 
12.06 - Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken.                   
12.07.10.0121 - Palm nuts and kernels (broken). 
12.07.21 - Cotton seeds: Seed. 
12.07.29 - Cotton seeds: Other. 
12.07.30.0120 - Castor oil seeds (Ricinus communis).  
12.07.40.7100.01 - Sesamum sp. (Sesame), seed. 
12.07.40.7100.02 - Sesamum sp. (Sesame), grain. 
12.07.50.7101 - Sinapis sp. (Mustard), seed. 
12.07.50.7102 - Sinapis sp. (Mustard), grain. 
12.07.60 - Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds.
12.07.70.0071 - Watermelon seeds.
12.07.70.0099 - Other melon seeds.   
12.07.91 - Other: Poppy seeds.  
12.07.99.0080.01 - Shea nuts (karite nuts) (seeds). (Butyrospermum parkii)
12.07.99.0080.99 - Shea nuts (karite nuts) (grain). (Butyrospermum parkii)
12.07.99.0118.01 - Guizotia abyssinica (niger, nyger, nyjer). (Guizotra abyssinica)
12.07.99.0118.02 - Echium plantagineum (seed).  
12.07.99.0118.03 - Echium spp. other than E. plantagineum (seed). 
12.07.99.0118.05 - Heat treated Guizotia abyssinica (niger nyger, nyjer). 
12.07.99.0118.99 - Other oil seed (seed). 
12.07.99.9991 - Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (seed). 
12.07.99.9999 - Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (grain).
12.09.10 - Sugar beet seeds.  
12.09.21 - Seeds of forage plants : Lucerne (alfalfa) seeds. 
12.09.22 - Seeds of forage plants : Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds. 
12.09.23 - Seeds of forage plants : Fescue seeds. 
12.09.24 - Seeds of forage plants : Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds. 
12.09.25 - Seeds of forage plants : Rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds. 
12.09.29.0073 - Seed (forage). 
12.09.91.0070 - Seed - vegetable.
12.09.99.0071 - Seed (fruit). 
12.09.99.0074 - Seed (trees, shrubs and bushes without edible fruit or nuts). 
12.09.99.0075 - Seed (tuber, tuberous root, corm, crowns and rhizomes).
12.09.99.0076.05 - Tobacco (seed). (Nicotiana tabacum)
12.09.99.0076.06 - Guizotia abyssinica (niger, nyger, nyjer), seed. Guizotra abyssinica
12.09.99.0076.07 - Witchweed (seed). Striga spp.
12.09.99.0076.08 - Dodder (seed). Cuscuta spp.
12.09.99.0076.09 - Broomrape (seed). Orobanchaceae spp.
12.09.99.0076.11 - Echium spp. other than E. plantagineum (seed). 
12.09.99.0076.43 - Taraxacum kok-saghyz - Seed (Russian dandelion). 
12.09.99.0076.99 - Seed other (miscellaneous).
12.10.10 - Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets. 
12.10.20 - Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin.     
12.11.20 - Ginseng roots. 
12.11.40 - Poppy straw. 
12.11.90.3034 - Mint - with or without roots (fresh or chilled). (Mentha spp.)
12.11.90.3035 - Basil - with or without root (fresh or chilled). 
12.11.90.3036 - Rosemary - with or without roots (fresh or chilled). 
12.11.90.3037 - Sage - with or without roots (fresh or chilled). 
12.11.90.3038 - Mint, peppermint - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3039 - Basil - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3040 - Sweet basil - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3041 - Rosemary - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3042 - Sage - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3043 - Chamomile - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3044 - Hyssop - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3045 - Lemon grass - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3046 - Marjoram, wild marjoram - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3047 - Clary - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.3048 - Herbal tea: Single plant species, not containing other substances. 
12.11.90.3049 - Lemongrass - with or without roots (fresh or chilled). 
12.11.90.3050 - Mint  - with or without roots (frozen). (Mentha spp.)
12.11.90.3051 - Basil - with or without root (frozen). 
12.11.90.3052 - Rosemary - with or without roots (frozen). 
12.11.90.3053 - Sage - with or without roots (frozen). 
12.11.90.3054 - Lemon grass - with or without roots (frozen). 
12.11.90.3055 - Other herbs - with or without roots (frozen). 
12.11.90.3056 - Marjoram, wild marjoram - with or without roots (frozen). 
12.11.90.6237 - Plantago seed husk. 
12.11.90.6247 - Psyllum seed husk. 
12.11.90.6248 - Liquorice roots (fresh or chilled). 
12.11.90.6249 - Dandelion roots (fresh to chilled). 
12.11.90.6250 - Couchgrass roots (fresh or chilled). 
12.11.90.6251 - Burdock seeds. 
12.11.90.9991 - Other herbs - with or without roots (dried). 
12.11.90.9992 - Non-propagative dried tree and shrub roots, branches and bark. 
12.11.90.9999 - Other.
12.12.21.0021 - Marine plants and algae. 
12.12.29.0021 - Marine plants and algae. 
12.12.91 - Other: Sugar beet. 
12.12.92 - Locust beans (carob).
12.12.93 - Sugar cane. 
12.13 - Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets. 
12.14.10 - Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets. 
12.14.90 - Other.

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

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