Changes to Import Notification Requirements for Products in the Non-Federally Registered Food Sector – Seventh Phase: Amendments to Annex 1
October 17, 2011
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.
The changes will be implemented in about 10 phases over two years. Approximately 1500 commodities will be affected.
Effective October 31, 2011, phase 7 of this initiative will come into effect.
- This phase includes select commodities under HS Chapter 2, 4 and 16 as identified in Annex 1.
- The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (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 Electronic Data Interchange profile, you must obtain one by completing the application and testing processes with:
- the CBSA's 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 and Consumer Protection Directorate
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
1121 Finch Avenue West, Unit 2
Toronto, ON M3J 2E2
416-665-5035
Latika.Mogla@inspection.gc.ca
Quebec
Lise Benoit
7101 Jean-Talon Street East
Anjou, QC H1M 3N7
514-493-8859 extension 284
Lise.Benoit@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
506-773-3923
Luce.Petitclerc@inspection.gc.ca
Annex 1: Phase 7 list of commodities to be added to the CFIA's Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) Code List.
Note: For each commodity, the first 6 digits represent the HS code, while the remaining 6 digits represent the Other Government Department (OGD) extension code. The codes and/or commodities provided may be subject to change.
| HS Code | Commodity Description |
|---|---|
| 02.08.50.8013.01 | turtles (salt water) |
| 02.08.50.8013.02 | turtles (freshwater) |
| 02.08.50.8014.00 | alligators and crocodiles |
| 02.08.50.8017.00 | snakes |
| 02.08.90.8021.00 | frogs legs |
| 02.10.93.8016.01 | turtles (salt water) |
| 02.10.93.8016.02 | turtles (freshwater) |
| 02.10.93.8018.00 | snakes |
| 02.10.93.8019.00 | alligators and crocodiles |
| HS Code | Commodity Description |
|---|---|
| 04.07.00.0271.11 | cooked or boiled |
| 04.07.00.0272.01 | turkey eggs |
| 04.07.00.0272.02 | salted duck eggs |
| 04.07.00.0272.03 | preserved 100-year-old duck eggs |
| 04.07.00.0272.05 | cornish hen eggs |
| 04.07.00.0272.06 | quail eggs |
| 04.07.00.0272.07 | goose eggs |
| 04.07.00.0272.08 | ostrich eggs |
| 04.07.00.0272.99 | other species |
| 04.07.00.1020.09 | balut eggs |
| 04.08.11.0274.00 | egg yolk from avian species other than chickens (gallus domesticus) and turkeys |
| 04.08.19.0276.01 | liquid egg yolk |
| 04.08.19.0276.02 | frozen egg yolk |
| 04.08.91.0278.01 | dried whole eggs |
| 04.08.91.0278.02 | dried whole egg mix |
| 04.08.91.0278.03 | dried eggs |
| 04.08.99.0281.01 | liquid or frozen eggs |
| 04.08.99.0281.02 | cooked eggs |
| 04.08.99.0282.01 | liquid or frozen eggs |
| 04.08.99.0282.02 | cooked eggs |
| 04.08.99.0283.00 | quail eggs (commercially sterile, cooked and canned) |
| 04.09.00.1176.00 | honey in the comb |
| 04.10.00.1187.01 | processed royal jelly |
| 04.10.00.1187.02 | unprocessed royal jelly |
| 04.10.00.1187.03 | swallow's nest, bird's nest (edible, cooked, canned, commercially sterile) |
| 04.10.00.1187.05 | swallow's nest, bird's nest (edible, boiled, other than cooked, canned, commercially sterile) |
| 04.10.00.1187.06 | turtle's eggs (salt water), fresh, dried or preserved |
| 04.10.00.1187.07 | turtle's eggs (fresh water), fresh, dried or preserved |
| 04.10.00.1187.99 | other |
| HS Code | Commodity Description |
|---|---|
| 16.05.90.9334.00 | terrestrial snails (escargot), canned |
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