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# Canadian Food Inspection Agency food, plants and animals

Government agency · Safe Food for Canadians Act

CFIA's import requirements depend on the exact product, where it comes from and what it's for. CFIA publishes them in its Automated Import Reference System (AIRS). Check your product below and follow what AIRS asks for.

## Is your product covered?

Mainly in these parts of the tariff: [Live animals; animal products](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-i) · [Vegetable products](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-ii) · [Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-iv) · [Products of the chemical or allied industries](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-vi) · [Wood, cork and basketware, and articles thereof](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-ix)

A few codes also in: [Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils; prepared edible fats; waxes](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/15) · [Mineral products](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-v) · [Plastics and rubber, and articles thereof](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-vii) · [Hides, skins, leather, furskins; saddlery, handbags and travel goods](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-viii) · [Pulp of wood or other fibrous material; waste paper](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/47) · [Textiles and textile articles](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-xi) · [Feathers and down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/67) · [Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos or mica](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/68) · [Pearls, precious stones and metals; jewellery; coin](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/71) · [Articles of iron or steel](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/73) · [Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/84) · [Ships, boats and floating structures](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/89) · [Miscellaneous manufactured articles](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-xx) · [Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/97)

## Check CFIA's requirements for your product

Enter the HS code and where the goods come from. The walk answers what the code already tells CFIA and asks you only the rest.

[Look up an HS code](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes)

## Check a food licence on CFIA's registry

Find a business's Safe Food for Canadians licence by its name, address or licence number, and whether it is still active.

[Search CFIA's food licence registry](https://apps.inspection.canada.ca/webapps/foodlicenceregistry/en/)

## Also check for these goods

| Also check | Who | Where it applies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wildlife | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Some of the same HS codes |
| Farm goods | Global Affairs Canada | Some of the same HS codes |
| Active pharmaceutical ingredients | Health Canada | Some of the same HS codes |
| Natural health products | Health Canada | Some of the same HS codes |

Other government agencies: [Health Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada) · [Environment and Climate Change Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/environment-and-climate-change-canada) · [Global Affairs Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/global-affairs-canada) · [Transport Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/transport-canada) · [Natural Resources Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/natural-resources-canada) · [Fisheries and Oceans Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/fisheries-and-oceans-canada) · [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/public-health-agency-of-canada)

Adhoc is not affiliated with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or CBSA.