Chapter 10 - Imports

Complete chapter (excluding annexes)

Table of Contents

• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Scope of the Import Control for Meat and Meat Products and their Legal Basis
  • 10.2.1 Public Health Aspects
  • 10.2.2 Animal Health Aspects
  • 10.2.3 Terrestrial Animal Health Division (TAHD) Import Permits
  • 10.2.4 Exempted Meat Products
  • 10.2.5 In Transit Meat Products
  • 10.2.6 Inedible Meat Products, Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Animal Products Derived from Animal Carcasses
• 10.3 CFIA Meat and Meat Products Import Control Program
  • 10.3.1 Determination of Meat Inspection System Equivalency, Approval of Foreign Establishments and Products Registration
  • 10.3.2 Point of Entry Control
  • 10.3.3 Tracking and Informatics
  • 10.3.4 Inspection of Imported Meat Product Shipments

Annexes

• Annex A: List of Countries Eligible for Exportation to Canada, Conditions for Importation of Meat Products
• Annex A-1: International Three Letter Country Codes
• Annex B: Foreign Country Meat Inspection Regulatory Systems Evaluation Program
• Annex C: Procedures for the Use of the Official Meat Inspection Certificates (OMIC)
• Annex C-1: Official Meat Inspection Certificate Form (for all countries other than United States)
• Annex C-2: Official Meat Inspection Certificate Forms from the United States
• Annex D: Use of Shipping Marks
• Annex E: Verification of Label Compliance for Imported Meat Products
• Annex E-1: Grade Requirements for Imported Meat Products
• Annex E-2: Common Names of Poultry Carcasses
• Annex E-3: Imported Specialty Foods
• Annex E-4: Meat Import Inspection Checklist*
• Annex E-5: Checklist for Verification of Labelling Information*
• Annex F: Importation of Inedible Meat Products
• Annex F-1: USDA/APHIS Health and Export Animal Products Certificates*
• Annex G: Procedures for Handling in Bond Shipments
• Annex H: Multi Commodity Activity Program - Import Inspection Report (MCAP - IIR)*
• Annex H-1: Import Control Tracking System (ICTS)- Inspector's User Manual*
• Annex H-2: Manual Inspection Sampling Plans*
• Annex H-3: Import Control Tracking System (ICTS) Down - Contingency Plan*
• Annex I: Tracking of Imported Meat Products With Restricted End Use
• Annex I-1:Meat Products Imported Under Waiver
• Annex I-2: Unmarked, Un-stamped, Tamper Evident Sealed Meat Shipments
• Annex I-3: Failure to Present Shipments for Import Inspection
• Annex J: Procedures for Handling of Non-Complying Shipments
• Annex J-1: Notice to Remove Meat Product from Canada: Template*
• Annex J-2: Notice of Removal of Imported Meat Products Refused Entry (CFIA/ACIA 4320)*
• Annex K: Activity Code 9 - Inspection Facilities Approval
• Annex K-1: Program Review for Registered Establishments of Imported Meat Products*
• Annex L: Use of Official Seals
• Annex M: Laboratory Sampling of Imported Meat Products
• Annex M-1: Chemical Residue Monitoring Program, Country Specific
• Annex M-2: Directions for Collecting and Handling Samples for Laboratory Submission*
• Annex N: Use of Official CFIA Seals by Canada Border Services Agency Officers (CBSA)*
• Annex N-1: List of Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Seals Provided to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for Re-Sealing of Imported Meat Shipments*
• Annex N-2: Replacement of Official Seals with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Seals by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for Inspection of Transport Containers with Imported Meat Products*
• Annex O: Visual Import Inspection Procedures
• Annex O-1: Transport Container Verification
• Annex P: Organoleptic and Laboratory Examination Inspection
• Annex P-1: Inspection Procedures for Fresh Meat Products Other than Poultry Meat
• Annex P-2: Organoleptic Inspection for Poultry Meat Products
• Annex P-3: Full Organoleptic Inspection for Beef and Swine Carcasses
• Annex P-4: Organoleptic Inspection for Frozen Boneless Beef Cooked in Tubes
• Annex P-5: Inspection Procedures for Meat Products in Hermetically Sealed Containers
• Annex P-6: Inspection Procedures for Prepared Meat Products
• Annex Q: Procedures for Importation of Foods that Contain Fish and Meat Products
• Annex R: Visual Inspection of Low Acid and Acidified Low Acid Foods in Hermetically Sealed Containers*
• Annex R-1: Metal Can Defect Identification and Classification Report - Serious Can Defects*
• Annex S: Meat Import Worksheet*
• Annex S-1: Poultry Re-Inspection Worksheet*
• Annex S-2: Imported Meat Product Register / Log book*
• Annex T: Examples of Pre-clearance Stamps*
• Annex T-2: Example of Inspected and Released Stamp*
• Annex T-3: Examples of Sample Withdrawn Sticker / Stamp*
• Annex T-4: Example of Receipt for Samples Taken (CFIA/ACIA 4168)*
• Annex T-5: Shipping Container and Document Refused Entry Stamp*
• Annex U: Summary of Procedures for USA Meat Products - Shipment Flowcharts*
• Annex U-1: Summary of Procedures for Meat Products Imported from Countries other than USA*
• Annex V: Procedures for the Importation (Return) of Exported Meat Products

* available for CFIA personnel use only

All inquiries related to this chapter should be directed to the Meat Programs Division (MPD) at MPDImport@inspection.gc.ca