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CFIA-AIRS Updates April 12th, 2021

CFIA APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN SENDING THIS MESSAGE AS THEY WERE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

A) Chapter 01 was published to:            

i) add the following OGD extensions.

01.02.29.1009 - Steers. 
01.02.29.1010 - Spayed heifers.

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

01.02.21.1007 - Sexually intact cattle (other than male calves between 8 and 14 days old). 
01.02.21.1008 - Male calves between 8 and 14 days old. 
01.02.29.1007 - Sexually intact cattle (other than male calves between 8 and 14 days old). 
01.02.29.1008 - Male calves between 8 and 14 days old. 
01.02.90.1007 - Sexually intact cattle (other than male calves between 8 and 14 days old). 
01.02.90.1008 - Male calves between 8 and 14 days old.

ii) remove the following OGD extensions.

01.02.90.1009 - Steers. 
01.02.90.1010 - Spayed heifers.

B) Chapter 03 was published to:

i) add a release recommendation to the following HS codes with the end uses “Food service” and “Retail use” with the miscellaneous code “Whole, uneviscerated (head on or head off)” originating from the United States except the state of Maine.

03.02.14.7871.46 - Salmo salar - TSN 161996 - Atlantic salmon (fresh or chilled).
03.03.13.7871.46 - Salmo salar - TSN 161996 - Atlantic salmon (frozen).

ii) change the release recommendation to “Approved” and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes.

03.01.11.7061.55 - Poecilia reticulata - TSN 165903 - Guppy (ornamental, live).
03.01.99.0063.90 - Acipenser transmontanus - TSN 161068 - White sturgeon (live).
03.01.99.0727.60 - Aulorhynchus flavidus - TSN 166404 - Tube-snout (live).
03.01.99.4726.26 - Leuciscus idus - TSN 163576 - Orfe (live).
03.01.99.5022.90 - Maccullochella peelii - TSN 641894 - Murray cod (live).
03.01.99.7875.48 - Salvelinus leucomaenis - TSN 623532 - East Siberian char (live).
03.01.99.9061.90 - Tinca tinca - TSN 163348 - Tench (live).
03.02.19.7875.48 - Salvelinus leucomaenis - TSN 623532 - East Siberian char (fresh or chilled).
03.02.89.0063.90 - Acipenser transmontanus - TSN 161068 - White sturgeon (fresh or chilled).
03.02.89.0727.60 - Aulorhynchus flavidus - TSN 166404 - Tube-snout (fresh or chilled).
03.02.89.4726.26 - Leuciscus idus - TSN 163576 - Orfe (fresh or chilled).
03.02.89.5022.90 - Maccullochella peelii - TSN 641894 - Murray cod (fresh or chilled).
03.02.89.9061.90 - Tinca tinca - TSN 163348 - Tench (fresh or chilled).
03.02.91.0063.90 - Acipenser transmontanus - TSN 161068 - White sturgeon (fresh or chilled) livers, roes and milt
03.02.91.0727.60 - Aulorhynchus flavidus - TSN 166404 - Tube-snout (fresh or chilled) livers, roes and milt.
03.02.91.4726.26 - Leuciscus idus - TSN 163576 - Orfe (fresh or chilled) livers, roes and milt.
03.02.91.5022.90 - Maccullochella peelii - TSN 641894 - Murray cod (fresh or chilled) livers, roes and milt.
03.02.91.7875.48 - Salvelinus leucomaenis - TSN 623532 - East Siberian char (fresh or chilled) livers, roes and milt.
03.02.91.9061.90 - Tinca tinca - TSN 163348 - Tench (fresh or chilled) livers, roes and milt.
03.02.99.0063.90 - Acipenser transmontanus - TSN 161068 - White sturgeon (fresh or chilled) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.02.99.0727.60 - Aulorhynchus flavidus - TSN 166404 - Tube-snout (fresh or chilled) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.02.99.4726.26 - Leuciscus idus - TSN 163576 - Orfe (fresh or chilled) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.02.99.5022.90 - Maccullochella peelii - TSN 641894 - Murray cod (fresh or chilled) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.02.99.7875.48 - Salvelinus leucomaenis - TSN 623532 - East Siberian char (fresh or chilled) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.02.99.9061.90 - Tinca tinca - TSN 163348 - Tench (fresh or chilled) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.03.19.7875.48 - Salvelinus leucomaenis - TSN 623532 - East Siberian char (frozen).
03.03.29.7875.48 - Salvelinus leucomaenis - TSN 623532 - East Siberian char (frozen).
03.03.89.0063.90 - Acipenser transmontanus - TSN 161068 - White sturgeon (frozen).
03.03.89.0727.60 - Aulorhynchus flavidus - TSN 166404 - Tube-snout (frozen).
03.03.89.4726.26 - Leuciscus idus - TSN 163576 - Orfe (frozen).
03.03.89.5022.90 - Maccullochella peelii - TSN 641894 - Murray cod (frozen).
03.03.89.9061.90 - Tinca tinca - TSN 163348 - Tench (frozen).
03.03.91.0063.90 - Acipenser transmontanus - TSN 161068 - White sturgeon (frozen) livers, roes and milt.
03.03.91.0727.60 - Aulorhynchus flavidus - TSN 166404 - Tube-snout (frozen) livers, roes and milt.
03.03.91.4726.26 - Leuciscus idus - TSN 163576 - Orfe (frozen) livers, roes and milt.
03.03.91.5022.90 - Marcusenius macrolepidotus - TSN 649877 - Bulldog (frozen) livers, roes and milt.
03.03.91.7875.48 - Salvelinus leucomaenis - TSN 623532 - East Siberian char (frozen) livers, roes and milt.
03.03.91.9061.90 - Tinca tinca - TSN 163348 - Tench (frozen) livers, roes and milt.
03.03.99.0063.90 - Acipenser transmontanus - TSN 161068 - White sturgeon (frozen) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.03.99.0727.60 - Aulorhynchus flavidus - TSN 166404 - Tube-snout (frozen) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.03.99.4726.26 - Leuciscus idus - TSN 163576 - Orfe (frozen) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.03.99.5022.90 - Marcusenius macrolepidotus - TSN 649877 - Bulldog (frozen) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.03.99.7875.48 - Salvelinus leucomaenis - TSN 623532 - East Siberian char (frozen) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.
03.03.99.9061.90 - Tinca tinca - TSN 163348 - Tench (frozen) Heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other.

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

03.01 - Live fish.
03.02 - Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No. 03.04.
03.03 - Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No. 03.04.

C) Chapter 05 was published to change the release recommendation to “Approved” and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes.

05.11.91.4000.16 - Acipenser transmontanus - TSN 161068 - White sturgeon (carcasses, parts of carcasses, offal, livers and roes).
05.11.91.4000.67 - Aulorhynchus flavidus - TSN 166404 - Tube-snout (carcasses, parts of carcasses, offal, livers and roes).
05.11.91.4003.52 - Leuciscus idus - TSN 163576 - Orfe (carcasses, parts of carcasses, offal, livers and roes).
05.11.91.4004.01 - Maccullochella peelii - TSN 641894 - Murray cod (carcasses, parts of carcasses, offal, livers and roes).
05.11.91.4006.52 - Poecilia reticulata - TSN 165903 - Guppy (carcasses, parts of carcasses, offal, livers and roes).
05.11.91.4007.16 - Salvelinus leucomaenis - TSN 623532 - East Siberian char (carcasses, parts of carcasses, offal, livers and roes).
05.11.91.4009.19 - Tinca tinca - TSN 163348 - Tench (carcasses, parts of carcasses, offal, livers and roes).

D) Chapter 08 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes originating from Guatemala.

08.10.20.4013.01 - Raspberries (fresh).(Rubus sp. other than R. caesius, R. fructicosus, R. × loganobaccus, R. ursinus × R. idaeus)
08.10.20.4013.02 - Raspberries (fresh) - Organic - (Rubus sp. other than R. caesius, R. fructicosus, R. × loganobaccus, R. ursinus × R. idaeus)

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

08.10.20.4010.01 - Blackberries - cultivated (fresh). (Rubus sp. Other than R. caesius, R. fructicosus, R. × loganobaccus, R. ursinus × R. idaeus). (Rubus sp.)
08.10.20.4014 - European dewberries (Fresh) - (Rubus caesius). Rubus caesius
08.10.20.4015 - European blackberries (Fresh) - (Rubus fructicosus). Rubus fructicosus
08.10.20.4024 - European dewberries (Fresh) - (Rubus caesius) - Organic. Rubus caesius
08.10.20.4025 - European blackberries (Fresh) - (Rubus fructicosus) - Organic. Rubus fructicosus
08.10.20.4030.01 - Blackberries - cultivated (fresh) - (Rubus sp. Other than R. caesius, R. fructicosus, R. × loganobaccus, R. ursinus × R. idaeus) - Organic. (Rubus sp.)

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

08.01.11.3000 - Coconuts -  Desiccated
08.01.11.3001 - Coconuts - Organic - Desiccated
08.01.12.3000 - Coconuts - In the inner shell (endocarp)
08.01.12.3001 - Coconuts - Organic - In the inner shell (endocarp)
08.01.19.3000 - Coconuts - Other
08.01.19.3001 - Coconuts - Organic – Other

E) Chapter 10 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS code with the end use “Propagation (growing and sowing)” and the miscellaneous codes “Other than small "lots" / Non-authorized importer” and “Other than small "lots"/ Authorized importer” originating from Hungary and all countries in the continent of South America except Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru and Puerto Rico.

10.05.10 - Seed

ii) change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS code with the end uses “Research (Not genetically modified organism)”, “Research (genetically modified organism authorized for unconfined release)” and “Research (genetically modified organism not authorized for unconfined release)” and the miscellaneous codes “Other than small "lots" / Non-authorized importer”, “Other than small "lots"/ Authorized importer” and “Small "lots"” originating from all countries in the continent of South America except Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru and Puerto Rico.

10.05.10 - Seed

iii) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS code with the end uses “Research (Not genetically modified organism)” and “Research (genetically modified organism authorized for unconfined release)” and the miscellaneous code “Small "lots"” originating from Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Germany, France, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Africa and United States.

10.05.10 - Seed

iv) streamline the requirements and modify the import conditions for the following HS code with the end use “Propagation (growing and sowing)” and the miscellaneous codes “Other than small "lots" / Non-authorized importer”, “Other than small "lots"/ Authorized importer”, “Small "lots"” originating from Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Africa and the United States.

10.05.10 - Seed

v) streamline the requirements and modify the import conditions for the following HS code with the end uses “Research (Not genetically modified organism)”, “Research (genetically modified organism authorized for unconfined release)” and “Research (genetically modified organism not authorized for unconfined release)” and the miscellaneous codes “Other than small "lots" / Non-authorized importer”, “Other than small "lots"/ Authorized importer” originating from Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Africa and the United States.

10.05.10 - Seed

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
System Updates/Outages & Delays at the Border

Information source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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