Plant and Plant Product Imports

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency regulates the imports of products such as:

• forestry commodities
  • wood packaging material and dunnage
• grains and field crops
• horticulture commodities
• insects
• plants with novel traits
• potatoes
• seeds

Some plants and plant products must also meet the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

The CFIA also has several programs and services for commercial importers. These include:

• Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)
• Import Service Centres
• Info Kit for Brokers
• Pre-Arrival Review System

Information for travellers: What can I bring into Canada?

Travellers are required, by law, to declare all plant, animal, and food items they bring into Canada. For more information visit the "Be Aware and Declare"! website.

• 2010-06-22 - CFIA accepting shipments of fresh fruits from California when certified free of European grapevine moth
• 2010-06-17 - CFIA stops issuing import permits for certain plant pests being used as feed, bait or pets