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CFIA-AIRS Updates January 9th, 2018

A) Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes.

06.02.10.0020.29 – Aaron’s beard St. John’s wort – Unrooted plant
06.02.10.0020.30 – Red Clover – Unrooted plants
06.02.10.0020.31 – Old man’s beard - Unrooted plants
06.02.10.0020.32 – spurge flax - unrooted plants
06.02.10.0020.33 – False baby’s breath – unrooted plants 
06.02.10.0020.34 – Bladder campion – unrooted plants
06.02.10.0020.35 – Sea squill – unrooted plants 
06.02.10.0023.20 – European Privet – Unrooted plants
06.02.90.0032.34 – European Privet – rooted plants
06.02.90.0036.39 – Aaron’s beard – St. John’s wort – rooted plants
06.02.90.0036.40 – Red Clover – Rooted plants
06.02.90.0036.41 – Old man’s beard  - rooted plants 
06.02.90.0036.42 – spurge flax – rooted plants 
06.02.90.0036.43 – False baby’s breath – rooted plants 
06.02.90.0036.44 – Bladder campion – rooted plants 
06.02.90.0036.45 – Sea squill – rooted plants 

B) Chapter 10 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes originating from Romania. 

10.01.11 – Durum wheat: Seed.
10.01.19 – Durum wheat: Other.
10.01.91 – Other: Seed.
10.01.99 – Other: Other.
10.03.10 – Barley: Seed.
10.03.90 – Barley: Other.

This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes for all origins except the United States.

10.01.11 – Durum wheat: Seed.
10.01.19 – Durum wheat: Other.
10.01.91 – Other: Seed.
10.01.99 – Other: Other.
10.02.90 – Rye: Other.
10.03.10 – Barley: Seed.
10.03.90 – Barley: Other.
10.04.90 – Oats: Other.
10.06.10 – Rice in the husk (paddy or rough).
10.06.20 – Husked (brown) rice.
10.06.30 – Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed.
10.06.40 – Broken rice.
10.07 – Grain sorghum.
10.08.10 – Buckwheat.
10.08.29 – Millet: Other.
10.08.40 – Fonio
10.08.50 – Quinoa
10.08.60 – Triticale
10.08.90.0088 – Cereal - Job's tears - grain.
10.08.90.0108 – Other cereal - grain.

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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