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# Beef and veal what you need depends on the origin

Global Affairs Canada · Import Control List

Beef and veal from the US, Mexico, Chile or the EU need no GAC permit. From the UK, a CPTPP country, Colombia, Honduras, Jordan, Korea, Panama or Ukraine, they come in under General Import Permit 100, with no over-access duty when they qualify for that agreement's rate. From other countries, within the quota they need a permit for each shipment, issued to quota holders; over it, General Import Permit 100 at the over-access duty, which beef that qualifies for the Least Developed Country or Commonwealth Caribbean tariff doesn't pay.

## To import beef and veal

### Once, before your first shipment

- **For a permit for one shipment: get an EIPA number.** Needed within the quota from other countries, and for UK beef claiming CPTPP. One form, sent once.

### On every shipment

- **From the US, Mexico, Chile or the EU: no GAC permit.** Beef and veal that originate there are not on the Import Control List.
- **From the UK, a CPTPP country, Colombia, Honduras, Jordan, Korea, Panama or Ukraine: General Import Permit 100.** No over-access duty when the goods qualify for that agreement's rate. UK beef claiming CPTPP instead uses a first-come, first-served quota, with a permit on demand for each shipment.
- **From other countries, within the quota: a permit for that shipment.** GAC issues these to holders of a beef and veal quota allocation. Over the quota, or without a permit, the goods come in under General Import Permit 100 and pay the over-access duty, unless they qualify for the Least Developed Country or Commonwealth Caribbean tariff.

## Is your product covered?

Goods in these parts of the tariff: [Meat and edible meat offal](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes/02)

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

## Documents you may need

| Document | When you need it | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shipment-specific permit, Issued by GAC for one shipment | Within the quota from countries without a trade agreement that covers beef; UK beef claiming CPTPP | If it applies |
| General Import Permit 100, Published by GAC; no application | From the UK, CPTPP and the other agreement countries, with no over-access duty; from other countries, over the quota or without a permit | If it applies |

## What stops goods at the border

> **Goods still enter without a quota permit.** From countries without a trade agreement that covers beef, they come in under General Import Permit 100 and pay the over-access duty, unless they qualify for the Least Developed Country or Commonwealth Caribbean tariff.

Also from Global Affairs Canada: [Dairy, poultry and eggs](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/global-affairs-canada/farm-goods/dairy-poultry-and-eggs) · [Wheat and barley](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/global-affairs-canada/farm-goods/wheat-and-barley)

## Sources

- [Import Control List, C.R.C., c. 604](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/c.r.c.,_c._604/index.html), Justice Laws, current to 2026-10-19
- [Notice to importers 883: beef and veal imports](https://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/prod/agri/beef-boeuf/notices-avis/883.aspx?lang=eng), Global Affairs Canada, modified 2024-10-03
- [Notice to importers 1164: CPTPP beef and veal](https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/controls-controles/notices-avis/1164.aspx?lang=eng), Global Affairs Canada, modified 2026-07-03
- [Customs Tariff 2026, chapter 2: meat and edible meat offal](https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/html/00/ch02-eng.html), CBSA, modified 2026-01-01
- [Memorandum D19-10-2: Administration of the Export and Import Permits Act (importations)](https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d19/d19-10-2-eng.html), CBSA, modified 2026-10-22
- [Import permits](https://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/about-a_propos/impor/permits-licences.aspx?lang=eng), Global Affairs Canada, modified 2025-12-04

Reviewed November 10, 2026.

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