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title: "Wheat and barley: Global Affairs Canada · Adhoc"
description: "Within the quota, wheat and barley come in under General Import Permit 20. Over the quota, General Import Permit 100: wheat, barley and their products that qualify for the US, Mexico, EU, UK or most other trade-agreement rates, or the Least Developed Country tariff, pay no over-access duty."
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# Wheat and barley and products made from them

Global Affairs Canada · Import Control List

Within the quota, wheat and barley come in under General Import Permit 20. Over the quota, General Import Permit 100: wheat, barley and their products that qualify for the US, Mexico, EU, UK or most other trade-agreement rates, or the Least Developed Country tariff, pay no over-access duty.

## To import wheat and barley under quota

### On every shipment

- **Within the quota: General Import Permit 20.** GAC publishes it; there is nothing to apply for. The quota is first come, first served.
- **Once the quota is reached: General Import Permit 100.** The over-access duty applies only to goods without a preferential rate: those that qualify for the US, Mexico, EU, UK or most other trade-agreement rates, or the Least Developed Country tariff, pay none, and some CPTPP products pay a reduced rate.

## Is your product covered?

Goods in these parts of the tariff: [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)

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

## Documents you may need

| Document | When you need it | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| General Import Permit 20, Published by GAC; no application | Within the quota | If it applies |
| General Import Permit 100, Published by GAC; no application | Once the quota is reached | If it applies |

## What stops goods at the border

> **Goods still enter once the quota is reached.** They come in under General Import Permit 100, at the over-access rate unless a preferential rate removes it.

## Quota year 2026 to 2027

- Aug 1 The quota year opens, First come, first served under General Import Permit 20.
- Jul 31 The quota year ends

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

## Sources

- [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
- [Message to industry: 2026-2027 tariff rate quotas for wheat, barley, wheat products and barley products](https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/controls-controles/messages/2026-07-21-message_industry-industrie.aspx?lang=eng), Global Affairs Canada, modified 2026-07-21
- [General information on the administration of TRQs for supply-managed products](https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/controls-controles/notices-avis/trq_info_ct.aspx?lang=eng), Global Affairs Canada, modified 2026-07-30
- [Customs Tariff 2026, chapter 10: cereals](https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/html/00/ch10-eng.html), CBSA, modified 2026-01-01
- [Customs Tariff 2026, chapter 11: products of the milling industry](https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/html/00/ch11-eng.html), CBSA, modified 2026-01-01
- [Customs Tariff 2026, chapter 19: preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk](https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/html/00/ch19-eng.html), CBSA, modified 2026-01-01
- [Customs Tariff 2026, chapter 23: residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder](https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/html/00/ch23-eng.html), CBSA, modified 2026-01-01

Reviewed November 10, 2026.

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