Changes to Import Notification Requirements for Products in the Non–Federally Registered Sector: Eleventh Phase
January 31, 2013
To: All importers and brokers
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is continuing to implement changes to import notification requirements for commodities that fall under its jurisdiction.
This initiative should improve the availability of the information the CFIA uses to identify and track food products when food safety issues occur. It will not have an effect on the trade of safe food products.
Effective October 1, 2013, phase 11 of this initiative will come into effect.
- This phase includes select commodities under Harmonized System (HS) Chapter 22 as identified in Annex 1.
- The HS is an international goods classification system used in Canada to classify imported and exported goods.
- The corresponding HS codes for these commodities will be added to the CFIA's HS Code List.
- As an importer or broker you will be expected to notify the CFIA of the importation of these commodities by using the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for electronic release. If you fail to do this, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) may reject the release request.
- No additional requirements for admissibility will be put in place for these commodities at this time.
If you do not have an EDI profile, you must obtain one by completing the application and testing processes with:
- the CBSA's Accelerated Commercial Release Operations Support System (ACROSS) Phase III Release System, and
- then with the CFIA's Automated Import System (AIS): EDI Release System.
You need to:
- Contact the CBSA to submit your ACROSS EDI application to them.
- Contact the CFIA to submit a CFIA application.
- Once the applications have been approved, start the testing process with the CBSA's ACROSS Phase III Release System.
- Once this testing is completed, complete a series of tests with CFIA's AIS: EDI Release System.
The Automated Import System (AIS) Participant's Information Document provides more information on the EDI, including details on how to submit your application. It also contains information on becoming a CFIA EDI client.
To get a copy of this document, contact:
CFIA EDI Coordinator
Email: EDICoordination@inspection.gc.ca
Phone: 613-773-5322
If you have questions about this notice, contact the CFIA's Area import coordinator in your region. See below for contact information.
Sincerely,
Mark Burgham
Director, Imported and Manufactured Food Division
Food Safety Strategies Directorate, Programs
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
List of Area Import Coordinators
West (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Territories)
Nerissa Allen
4321 Still Creek Drive
Burnaby, BC V5C 6S7
604-666-8813
Nerissa.Allen@inspection.gc.ca
Ontario
Latika Mogla
1050 Courtneypark Drive East
Mississauga, ON L5T 2R4
289-247-4051
Latika.Mogla@inspection.gc.ca
Quebec
Nathalie Boucher
2001 University Street, Suite 671-X
Montreal, QC H3A 3N2
514-283-3815 extension 4311
Nathalie.Boucher@inspection.gc.ca
Atlantic (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland)
Luce Petitclerc
1081 Main Street
P.O. Box 6088
Moncton, NB E1C 8R2
506-777-3923
Luce.Petitclerc@inspection.gc.ca
Annex 1: Phase 11 list of commodities to be added to the CFIA's Harmonized System (HS) Code List.
Note: The codes and/or commodities provided may be subject to change. The Other Government Department (OGD) extension codes for these commodities will be made available before the implementation date.
| HS Code | Commodity Description |
|---|---|
| 22.03.00 | beer |
| 22.03.00 | ale |
| 22.03.00 | stout |
| 22.03.00 | porter |
| 22.03.00 | malt liquor |
| 22.03.00 | other malt beverage |
| 22.04.10 | champagne |
| 22.04.10 | other sparkling wine |
| 22.04.21 | icewine, in containers holding 2 litres or less |
| 22.04.21 | red wine |
| 22.04.21 | white wine |
| 22.04.21 | rosé wine |
| 22.04.21 | other still wines |
| 22.04.21 | port |
| 22.04.21 | madeira |
| 22.04.21 | marsala |
| 22.04.21 | sherry |
| 22.04.21 | other wines fortified with alcohol |
| 22.04.21 | dessert wines, in containers holding 2 litres or less |
| 22.04.21 | other wines, in containers holding 2 litres or less |
| 22.04.29 | icewine, in containers holding more than 2 litres |
| 22.04.29 | red wine |
| 22.04.29 | white wine |
| 22.04.29 | rosé wine |
| 22.04.29 | other still wines |
| 22.04.29 | port |
| 22.04.29 | madeira |
| 22.04.29 | marsala |
| 22.04.29 | sherry |
| 22.04.29 | other wines fortified with alcohol |
| 22.04.29 | dessert wines, in containers holding more than 2 litres |
| 22.04.29 | other wines, in containers holding more than 2 litres |
| 22.04.30 | other grape must |
| 22.05.10 | vermouth |
| 22.05.10 | flavoured wine |
| 22.05.10 | aperitif wine |
| 22.05.10 | wine cocktail |
| 22.05.10 | other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances |
| 22.05.90 | vermouth |
| 22.05.90 | flavoured wine |
| 22.05.90 | aperitif wine |
| 22.05.90 | wine cocktail |
| 22.05.90 | other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances |
| 22.06.00 | mead (honey wine) |
| 22.06.00 | fruit wine |
| 22.06.00 | fruit wine, flavoured |
| 22.06.00 | fruit wine cocktail |
| 22.06.00 | aperitif fruit wine |
| 22.06.00 | may wine |
| 22.06.00 | champagne cider |
| 22.06.00 | other cider |
| 22.06.00 | perry |
| 22.06.00 | raisin wine |
| 22.06.00 | prune wine |
| 22.06.00 | sake (rice wine) |
| 22.06.00 | palm wine |
| 22.06.00 | ginger beer |
| 22.06.00 | makkoli |
| 22.06.00 | mixtures of fermented beverages |
| 22.06.00 | mixture of fermented and non-alcoholic beverages |
| 22.06.00 | other fermented beverages |
| 22.07.10 | undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 percent vol. or higher |
| 22.08.20 | brandy |
| 22.08.20 | cognac |
| 22.08.20 | armagnac |
| 22.08.20 | canadian brandy |
| 22.08.20 | grappa |
| 22.08.20 | calvados |
| 22.08.20 | other spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc |
| 22.08.30 | canadian whisky |
| 22.08.30 | highland whisky |
| 22.08.30 | irish whisky |
| 22.08.30 | malt whisky |
| 22.08.30 | scotch whisky |
| 22.08.30 | bourbon whisky |
| 22.08.30 | tennessee whisky |
| 22.08.30 | other whisky |
| 22.08.40 | rum |
| 22.08.40 | cachaça |
| 22.08.40 | tafia |
| 22.08.40 | other spirits obtained by distilling fermented products of the sugar cane |
| 22.08.50 | gin |
| 22.08.50 | geneva |
| 22.08.60 | vodka |
| 22.08.70 | raspberry liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | other berry liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | chocolate liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | coffee liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | irish cream liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | other cream liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | crème de menthe |
| 22.08.70 | crème de banane |
| 22.08.70 | créme de cassis |
| 22.08.70 | other crème liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | flower liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | orange liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | peach liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | banana liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | triple sec |
| 22.08.70 | melon liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | arrack |
| 22.08.70 | other fruit liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | sambuca |
| 22.08.70 | ouzo |
| 22.08.70 | anise liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | arak |
| 22.08.70 | raki |
| 22.08.70 | cinnamon liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | mint liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | other herbal liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | honey liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | almond liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | amaretto |
| 22.08.70 | hazelnut liqueur |
| 22.08.70 | other nut-flavoured liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | whisky liqueurs |
| 22.08.70 | other liqueurs |
| 22.08.90 | dried fruit brandy |
| 22.08.90 | lees brandy |
| 22.08.90 | marc |
| 22.08.90 | fruit spirits |
| 22.08.90 | other fruit brandy |
| 22.08.90 | tequila |
| 22.08.90 | mezcal |
| 22.08.90 | fruit or vegetable juices with alcohol exceeding 0.5 percent vol. |
| 22.08.90 | angostura bitters |
| 22.08.90 | other undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 percent vol. |
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