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CFIA-AIRS Updates August 12th, 2021

A) Chapter 07 was published to change the release recommendation to “Not Regulated by CFIA” for the following HS codes.

07.14.90.0006.04 - Kava (root) (fresh or chilled)
07.14.90.0006.07 - Kava (root) dried without soil
07.14.90.0006.24 - Kava (root) (fresh or chilled) - Organic
07.14.90.0006.27 - Kava (root) dried without soil - Organic

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

07.05.19 - Lettuce: Other. (Lactuca spp.)
07.05.21 - Chicory: Witloof (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum)
07.06.10 - Carrots and turnips. (Daucus carota), (Brassica rapa)
07.06.90 - Other
07.09 - Other vegetables (fresh or chilled)
07.14 - Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith.

B) Chapter 11 was published to change the release recommendation to “Not Regulated by CFIA” for the following HS code.

11.06.20.7100.50 - Flour, meal and powder: Kava

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

11.01.00 - Wheat or meslin flour
11.02.20 - Maize (corn) flour
11.02.90 -  Other
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
11.05 - 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
11.08 - Starches; inulin
11.09 - Wheat gluten, whether or not dried

C) Chapter 31 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA-NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with end use “samples for testing” originating from the United States.

31.01.00.1810.01 - Avian (bird) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk       
31.01.00.1810.02 - Bovine (cattle) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk       
31.01.00.1810.03 - Equine (horse) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk       
31.01.00.1810.04 - Ovine/caprine (sheep/goat) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk             
31.01.00.1810.05 - Porcine (swine) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk
              
ii) add the end use “Scientific use (Research)” to the following HS codes originating from the United States.

31.01.00.1810.01 - Avian (bird) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk       
31.01.00.1810.02 - Bovine (cattle) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk       
31.01.00.1810.03 - Equine (horse) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk       
31.01.00.1810.04 - Ovine/caprine (sheep/goat) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk             
31.01.00.1810.05 - Porcine (swine) - pure manure, processed and packaged or bulk

iii) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes, remove the miscellaneous codes “Commercially packed” and “Bulk shipments” with the end uses “For use or sale as a Specialty Fertilizer”, “For direct application to the soil by importer and not for sale in Canada” and “Manufacturing and further processing” originating from the United States.

31.01.00.1811.02 - Bovine (cattle) - pure manure, unprocessed  
31.01.00.1811.03 - Equine (horse) - pure manure, unprocessed  
31.01.00.1811.04 - Ovine/caprine (sheep/goat) - pure manure, unprocessed

iv) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end uses “For use or sale as a Specialty Fertilizer”, “For direct application to the soil by importer and not for sale in Canada” and “Manufacturing and further processing” originating from the USA.

31.01.00.1811.01 - Avian (bird) - pure manure, unprocessed
31.01.00.1811.05 - Porcine (swine) - pure manure, unprocessed 

v) change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with end uses “Educational use”, “Samples for testing” and “Scientific use (Research)” originating from  Texas.

31.01.00.1811.01 - Avian (bird) - pure manure, unprocessed       
31.01.00.1811.02 - Bovine (cattle) - pure manure, unprocessed  
31.01.00.1811.03 - Equine (horse) - pure manure, unprocessed  
31.01.00.1811.04 - Ovine/caprine (sheep/goat) - pure manure, unprocessed              
31.01.00.1811.05 - Porcine (swine) - pure manure, unprocessed 

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

31.01.00.1811.99 - Other - pure manure, unprocessed

vi) change the release recommendation from “Refer to CFIA - NISC” to “Approved” for the following HS codes with end uses “Educational use”, “Samples for testing” and “Scientific use (Research)” originating from the United States.

31.01.00.1811.01 - Avian (bird) - pure manure, unprocessed       
31.01.00.1811.02 - Bovine (cattle) - pure manure, unprocessed  
31.01.00.1811.03 - Equine (horse) - pure manure, unprocessed  
31.01.00.1811.04 - Ovine/caprine (sheep/goat) - pure manure, unprocessed              
31.01.00.1811.05 - Porcine (swine) - pure manure, unprocessed 

vii) remove the end use “Samples” for the following HS codes originating from the United States.

31.01.00.1811.01 - Avian (bird) - pure manure, unprocessed       
31.01.00.1811.02 - Bovine (cattle) - pure manure, unprocessed  
31.01.00.1811.03 - Equine (horse) - pure manure, unprocessed  
31.01.00.1811.04 - Ovine/caprine (sheep/goat) - pure manure, unprocessed              
31.01.00.1811.05 - Porcine (swine) - pure manure, unprocessed 

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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