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Plants > Imports 

List of propagative plant material and other
commodities that require an import permit
if originating (i.e. place of propagation) from the Continental United States

September 7, 2006

NOTE: All products of biotechnology unapproved for unconfined release in Canada, such as plants with novel traits (including transgenic plants) and their products require a permit to import. Directive D-96-13

Scientific Name Common Name Regulated Areas/Restriction Directive
Abies Fir
(except for seeds)
All states but prohibited to British Columbia D-98-09
D-98-02
L12 (81-06-29) (Contact the CFIA)
Ajania chrysanthemum All states D-97-05
Allium
(for planting)
garlic, onion, chive, leek, shallot All states D-94-26
D-89-09
(89-06-15) (Contact the CFIA)
Allium
(rootcrops for consumption)
garlic, onion, chive, leek, shallot New York D-94-26
Arachis hypogaea
(seeds)
Peanut (in the shell or without shell) all states L6D
 (87-07-06)
QC10C
(77-01-20)
(Contact the CFIA)
Arachis hypogaea
(for consumption)
Peanut (in the shell) New York D-94-26
Avena
(seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost)
Oat Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas D-99-01
Bees bees (i.e. Bombus spp., Megachile spp., Apis spp.) All states
For Apis spp. contact Animal Health
D-96-14
Berberis barberry
Approved species only
(See Appendix 1)
(including seeds)
All states D-01-04
Berberis thunbergii barberry
Approved species only
(See Appendix 1)
(including seeds)
All states D-01-04
Canabis sativa Hemp
(including seeds)
Licence and Import Permit from Health Canada D-96-03
Capsicum pepper
All states
Plant Health Early Warning System, Issue: 0301
(03-01-09) (Contact the CFIA)
Castanea chestnut (including seeds) All states  D-99-03
D-98-09
D-83-01
(83-01-09)
(Contact the CFIA)
Castanopsis chinquapin
(except for seeds)
All states D-99-03
D-98-09
Cereals
(seeds and grains)
barley, oats, rye, triticale, wheat. Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas D-99-01
Chaenomeles flowering quince
(including decorative branches, except for seeds)
California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.  Must be from approved facilities.  Other states are non-authorized D-03-10
D-98-09
D-94-35
Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum all states D-97-05
Corylus
(plants)
cobnut, filbert, hazelnut All States.  Prohibited to British Columbia except with an import permit from Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. D-00-03
D-98-09
Corylus
(seeds)
Cobnut, filbert, hazelnut All states.  Prohibited to British Columbia including raw nuts. D-83-02
(83-01-10)
(Contact the CFIA)
Corylus
nuts for consumption
Cobnut, filbert, hazelnut cured, processed, graded Destined to British Columbia D-83-02
(83-01-10)
(Contact the CFIA)
Crateagus hawthorn
(except for seeds
All states. If destined to British Columbia must be without soil, except from counties in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington D-00-07
D-98-09
Cuscuta Dodder (parasitic plant)
(including seeds)
Not admissible from all states D-98-06
Cydonia quince
(including decorative branches)
California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.  Must be from approved facilities.  Other states are non-authorized D-03-10
D-98-09
D-94-35
 
Dendranthema spp. chrysanthemum chrysanthemum all states D-97-05
Exibitions Plants, seeds and plant products for exhibition purposes All states D-94-31
Fraxinus
(plants)
ash (except for seeds) Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia D-03-08
D-98-09
Fraxinus
(forest products)
ash Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia but firewood is prohibited and wood/bark chips requires a PRA D-03-08
D-98-09
Firewood all species All states, but for Fraxinus: prohibited for Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia. D-03-08
D-01-12
D-98-09
Gaylussacia
(plants with roots)
huckleberry All states.  D-02-04
Hay, and straw barley, oat, rye, triticale, wheat Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.  Importation prohibited from infested counties. D-02-09
D-99-01
Houseplants for personal use See non-eligible plants (Appendix 1) Refer to specific genus D-01-03
Hordeum
(seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost)
barley Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas D-99-01
Insects and other invertebrates various species (see Appendix 1 for material that does not require an Permit to Import) All states D-96-14
Juniperus juniper (except for seeds)
 
All states D-98-09
D-97-01
Leucanthemella serotina chrysanthemum All states D-97-05
Larix larch (except for seeds) All states D-98-09
D-97-10
Lithocarpus tanbark oak (except for seeds) All states  D-99-03
D-98-09
Logs/Lumber and wood products various species Please refer to the specific directives D-03-08
D-02-12
D-01-12
D-01-01
D-00-08
D-99-03
D-98-09
D-98-08
D-97-10
D-96-19
D-94-22
Mahoberberis
Mahonia
Hybrid of mahonia, mahonia
(Approved species only (See Appendix 1), including seeds)
All states D-01-04
Malus apple, crab apple, including decorative branches
(except for seeds)
California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.  Must be from approved facilities.  Other states are non-authorized D-03-10
D-00-07
D-98-09
D-96-02
D-94-35
Mushroom- spawn spawn of Armillaria spp.
(honey mushroom and Armillariella spp.
All states.  Other mushroom spawns (except those known to have hallucinogenic properties) are exempt from the Permit to Import D-96-14
Nicotiana All species Not admissible from all states, excluding seed. Plant Health Early Warning System, Issue: 0301
(03-01-09)
Memorandum
(80/05/20) (Contact the CFIA)
Nipponathemum
Nipponicom
Chrysanthemum all states D-97-05
Orobranche Broomrape (parasitic plant)
(including seeds)
Not admissible from all states D-98-06
Panax
(fresh roots for consumption or processing)
Ginseng New York D-94-25
Picea spruce
(except for seeds)
All states D-98-09
D-98-02
 
Pinus pine (except for seeds) All states D-98-09
D-98-02
D-94-22
Pinus pine (logs with bark)) Going into a processing facility, a Permit to Import is required from pine shoot beetle regulated areas to the United States to regulated areas of Canada (see Appendix 1) D-98-09
D-94-22
Pollen
(for planting)
all species other than Prunus spp. All states Memorandum (1987-05/04) (Contact the CFIA)
Prunus almond, apricot, cherry, chokecherry, nectarine, peach, plum (including decorative branches; kernels and seeds) California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.  Must be from approved facilities.  Other states are non-authorized D-03-10
D-99-07
D-98-09
D-94-35
Pseudolarix golden larch
(except for seeds)
All states D-98-09
D-97-10
Pseudotsuga Douglas fir
(except for seeds)
All states  D-98-09
D-98-02
Pyrus pear, including decorative branches (except for seeds) California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.  Must be from approved facilities.  Other states are non-authorized. D-03-10
D-98-09
D-94-35
Quercus oak
(except for seeds)
All states D-99-03
D-98-09
Rhamnus Buckthorn
(including seeds)
Not admissible from all states Plant Protection Regulations
Root crops
(edible roots)
(i.e. sugar beet, carrot, chicory root, ginger root, yam, truffle, onion, garlic, shallot, peanut in shell, etc.)   New York D-94-26
Salix willow, including decorative branches and seeds All states  D-03-10
D-98-09
No. 001.0
(86-06-16) (Contact the CFIA)
Secale
(seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost)
Rye Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas D-99-01
Soil  and related matter (without plants) compost, earth, clay, sand and humus All states D-95-26
D-01-01
Snails
(for consumption)
live, terrestrial (land) snails All states - Admissible only controlled and restricted species; other species non-authorized D-96-14
D-90-07
No. 018-0
(90-03-02)
(Contact the CFIA)
Snails
(for propagation)
live, terrestrial (land) snails All states D-96-14
Solanum tuberosum
(for planting)
potato All states D-98-01
Solanum tuberosum
(on bulk, unwashed for repacking and on bulk, washed or unwashed for processing)
Potato California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington D-96-05
Straw and hay Barley, oat, rye, triticale, wheat Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.  Importation prohibited from infested counties D-02-09
D-99-01
Striga Witchweed
(parasitic plant)
(including seeds)
Not admissible from all states D-98-06
Triticum
(seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost)
wheat Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas D-99-01
Ulmus elm (except for seeds) All states only
allowed into ON, QC, NB
D-98-09
D-97-07
QC12C
(77-03-10)
(Contact the CFIA)
Vaccinium
(plants with roots)
blueberry, cranberry (V. oxycoccus) except cranberry commonly used for commerce (V. macrocarpon), deerberry, lingonberry All states.   D-02-04
Vitis grapevine
(except for seeds)
California, Oregon and Washington.  Must be from approved facilities.  Other states are non-authorized D-94-35
X-Triticosecale
(seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost)
Triticale Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas D-99-01
Zelkova elm (except for seeds) all states only
allowed into ON, QC,NB
D-98-09
D-97-07
QC12C
(77-03-10)
(Contact the CFIA)
Note: This document will be revised on a regular basis.



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