How to import Organic Peanut Butter from U.S into Canada?
What are we importing? Organic peanut butter from U.S
- HS code, GST, customs duty? organic peanut butter: HS# 2008.11.10.00
Duty MFN 0% or CUSMA 0%+GST 5%
2. Preferential Tariff Treatment? MFN or CUSMA?
-MFN, but why and how?
3. Documents that the importer needs to present to Customs?
CI or CCI, packing list, BoL, SFC license
4. OGD involved?
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA): Dedicated to protecting Canada’s food, plant and animal resources. Importer must follow the specific import requirements and regulations regarding the products they want to bring into Canada
-Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR): SFC licenses
-Canadian Organic Standards
-The Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA)
-Consumer Packaging and Labelling regulations (CPLR): Different labeling types of categories related to food and drugs
5. other information
✓ How to obtain (SFC) License?
✓ Organic claims on food labels
✓ Which product can use organic logo?
Products with 95% or more organic content
Products certified according to the requirements of the Canada Organic Regime
✓ Imported products that bear the logo must include:
the statement “Product of”, immediately preceding the name of the country of origin
the statement “Imported”, in close proximity to the logo
✓ Preventive Control Plan (PCP): PCP is a written document that outlines the measures and controls taken to ensure the food being imported is safe and fit for human consumption and complies with Canadian requirements.
preventive control plan (pcp) templates — for importers
Hazard Identification needs to ensure that the hazards (biological, chemical and physical)
Controls and Procedures verifying that critical control points are implemented and that your PCP is effective
Control Measures: needs to include evidence
Consumer Protection Requirements: meeting the applicable consumer protection provisions such as labelling, standards of identity and grades, packaging
