Importing food and agricultural products
Food import requirements, permits, quotas, inspections and best practices.
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Importing commercial food products
Importing food products commercially, including importer responsibilities and procedures.
Best practices for importing food into Canada
Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, hygiene controls and food safety standards.
Updates on import requirements
Import requirements for products such as food, plants and animals using the Automated Import Reference System.
Importing and exporting controlled agricultural products
Tariff rate quotas, import permits and re-exporting procedures for agricultural product importers.
Importing dairy products
Grades, standardized products, packaging, labelling, interprovincial trade and more.
Import quotas and permits for dairy products
Notices to importers, tariff rate quota utilization tables, quota holders and import forms.
Fish and seafood import inspection
Fish import licences, inspections, country information and other requirements.
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Understanding fishing practices that violate national laws or international obligations.
Importing honey
The grading, standards and registration requirements for the repacking of imported honey.
Fresh fruit and vegetable imports
Ministerial exemptions, country-specific requirements and notices for fresh fruit and vegetable importers.
Importing processed fruit, vegetables and maple products
Import and interprovincial requirements for processed products (fruits, vegetables and maple products).
Meat and poultry imports
Import requirements for meat and poultry to protect human and animal health.
Beef and veal imports
Notices to importers, messages to industry, quota reports and forms concerning beef and veal.
Chicken and chicken product imports
Notices to importers, tariff rate quota tables, quota holders and forms concerning chicken products.
Egg and egg product imports
Notices to importers, tariff rate quota tables, quota holders and forms concerning egg products.
Turkey and turkey product imports
Notices to importers, tariff rate quota tables, quota holders and forms concerning turkey products.
Broiler hatching egg and chick imports
Permits, notices to importers, tariff rate quota tables, quota holders and forms.
Margarine imports
Notices to importers and tariff rate quotas concerning margarine products.
Wheat and barley (and their products) import quotas and permits
Notices to wheat and barley importers, messages to online brokers and tariff rate quotas.
Organic equivalency arrangements with other countries
Import and export trade agreements with other countries for organic foods.
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