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title: "Active pharmaceutical ingredients: Health Canada · Adhoc"
description: "Health Canada regulates the active ingredients imported to make drugs."
canonical: "https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/active-pharmaceutical-ingredients"
last_updated: 2026-11-11
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# Active pharmaceutical ingredients the ingredients drugs are made from

Health Canada

Health Canada regulates the active ingredients imported to make drugs.

## Is your product covered?

Goods in these parts of the tariff: [Products of the chemical or allied industries](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-vi)

Declared as: Manufacturing or Industrial Use

Kinds of goods: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

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

## Documents you may need

| Document | When you need it |
| --- | --- |
| Establishment Licence (EL) | If it applies |

## Also check for these goods

| Also check | Who | Where it applies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food, plants and animals | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Some of the same HS codes |

Also from Health Canada: [Blood and blood components](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/blood) · [Cells, tissues and organs](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/cells-tissues-and-organs) · [Consumer products](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/consumer-products) · [Donor sperm and ova](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/donor-sperm-and-ova) · [Human drugs and biocides](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/human-drugs) · [Controlled substances](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/controlled-substances) · [Medical devices](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/medical-devices) · [Natural health products](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/natural-health-products) · [Pesticides](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/pesticides) · [Radiation emitting devices](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/radiation-emitting-devices) · [Veterinary drugs](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/veterinary-drugs)

Adhoc is not affiliated with Health Canada or CBSA.