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Inspections and fees

Before you bring animals (including pets) or plants into Canada, be aware that fees apply to some inspection and quarantine services provided by the CBSA and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Inspections

Animals and plants coming into Canada are monitored and inspected to prevent the introduction of diseases and pests that could pose a risk to the country's health, wildlife, pets, livestock, crops, forests, lakes, rivers and oceans.

Sometimes, imported animals and plants must be quarantined in order to verify that they are free of harmful diseases and pests. Inspections are also necessary to ensure compliance with Canada's wildlife trade laws.

Inspection and quarantine fees

Travellers and commercial importers who use inspection and quarantine services to bring animals or plants into Canada must pay a portion of the cost for the CBSA or the CFIA to provide these services.

The goods and services tax and other applicable taxes may be charged on inspection services. The fees and taxes cannot be claimed under a traveller's personal exemption.

Note: Inspection fees apply to more than the importation of plants and animals. Fees are also applied for the inspection of wood packaging material and goods potentially contaminated with soil.

Schedule of inspection fees

The CBSA is responsible for collecting fees for food, plant and animal (FPA) inspections performed at the border by border services officers (BSOs).

The following Schedule of inspection fees is a summary of the fees collected by the CBSA. Items not in this schedule mean they are either subject to a CFIA inspection or not subject to any inspection. For more information regarding all existing inspection fees, please refer to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice, which also contains last year's amounts.

Fees increase annually and are updated on March 31 of each year.

Part 1: Animal health

Import inspection

Animals, animal embryos, animal semen
Cats

Consult Dogs, cats and ferrets

Cattle: feeder
Description Fee Code GST/HST
Feeder cattle from the United States of America (more than 14 days old) and with the end use “feeding for slaughter – terminal feedlot”)
i) for the first animal in the shipment $28.79 1043 Yes
ii) for each additional animal in the shipment $1.74 1043 Yes
Day-old chicks from the U.S.

Consult Other: groups of animals not elsewhere mentioned

Dogs, cats and ferrets
Description Fee Code GST/HST

i) imported for any other purpose

Note: These fees do not apply to dogs, cats or ferrets arriving from the United States.
A) for the first animal in the shipment $35.98 1036 Yes
B) for each additional animal in the shipment $6.00 1036 Yes

ii) if an officer issues a vaccination order

Note: These fees apply to dogs, cats or ferrets arriving from all countries, including the United States.
A) for the first animal in the shipment $65.97 1037 Yes
B) for each additional animal in the shipment $35.98 1037 Yes
Embryos
Description Fee Code GST/HST
i) for embryos from the first dam-sire pair in the shipment $41.99 1051 Yes
ii) for embryos from each additional dam-sire pair in the shipment $4.79 1051 Yes
Ferrets

Consult Dogs, cats and ferrets

Hatching eggs from the U.S.

Consult Other: groups of animals not elsewhere mentioned

Honeybees from New Zealand and Australia

Consult Other: groups of animals not elsewhere mentioned

Honeybee queens from New Zealand

Consult Other: groups of animals not elsewhere mentioned

Horses (equines)
Description Fee Code GST/HST
For each equine imported from the United States of America (except for immediate slaughter) $29.98 1047 Yes
Other: groups of animals not elsewhere mentioned
Description Fee Code GST/HST
Hatching eggs and day-old chicks from the U.S., packaged honeybees from New Zealand and Australia, honeybee queens from New Zealand, pre-cleared slaughter poultry destined for a federal slaughter plant in Canada from the U.S. $41.99 1049 Yes
Other: individual animals not elsewhere mentioned
Description Fee Code GST/HST
Turtles and tortoises (other than soft-shelled and/or CITES-listed species), pet birds from the U.S., rabbits from the U.S.
i) for the first animal in the shipment $41.99 1050 Yes
ii) for each additional animal in the shipment $7.19 1050 Yes
Pet birds from the U.S.

Consult Other: individual animals not elsewhere mentioned

Pre-cleared slaughter poultry destined for a federal slaughter plant in Canada from the U.S.

Consult Other: groups of animals not elsewhere mentioned

Rabbits from the U.S.

Consult Other: individual animals not elsewhere mentioned

Semen
Description Fee Code GST/HST
Frozen animal semen (other than canine) $41.99 1033 Yes
Turtles and tortoises (other than soft-shelled and/or CITES-listed species)

Consult Other: individual animals not elsewhere mentioned

International waste, manifest review, inspections
Aircraft
Description Fee Code GST/HST
For an aircraft entering Canada (per flight) $29.98 1080 Yes
Vessels
Description Fee Code GST/HST
For a ship entering Canada
i) for the first manifest for the ship, i.e., a manifest provided by a primary carrier.
A) if the manifest is provided to an inspector in an electronic format that is approved by CBSA, at least one working day before the arrival of the ship $47.99 1081 No
B) if fewer than 10 items are declared on a hard copy paper manifest or the ship is in ballast $47.99 1082 No
C) if the ship is a cruise ship, or in cases other than those mentioned elsewhere $119.93 1083 No
ii) for each additional manifest for the ship, i.e., a manifest provided by a consortium carrier
A) if the manifest is provided to an inspector in an electronic format that is approved by CBSA, at least one working day before the arrival of the ship $23.99 1089 No
B) if fewer than 10 items are declared on a hard copy paper manifest $23.99 1090 No
C) Additional manifests $83.96 1091 No
Exemptions
Description Fee Code GST/HST
The fees for international waste manifest review, and inspections do not apply to:
a) an aircraft entering Canada that
i) is on a flight whose flight data information shows that it originated in the United States of America, N/A N/A N/A
ii) has a maximum capacity of 30 persons, in the case of a passenger aircraft, or N/A N/A N/A
iii) is operated by the armed forces of a country; or N/A N/A N/A
b) a ship entering Canada that
i) is registered in Canada or the United States of America N/A N/A N/A
ii) is operated by the Government of the United States of America N/A N/A N/A
iii) is operating exclusively in Canadian and American waters and, since it last left a port other than a Canadian or American port, has been inspected and certified by the appropriate Canadian or American officials as having no food or ship's refuse that originates in a country other than Canada or the United States of America, or contains food or ship's refuse that is approved by the CFIA or the United States Department of Agriculture for uncontrolled entry into Canada or the United States of America, or N/A N/A N/A
iv) is operated by the armed forces of another country. N/A N/A N/A

Part 2: Plant protection

Import inspection

Dunnage
Description Fee Code GST/HST
The inspection is carried out to detect the presence of pests in the marine mode
i) each lot $63.57 2824 Yes
ii) maximum per destination per day (individual lot fee times 5) $317.85 2824 Yes

Settler’s/personal effects
Description Fee Code GST/HST
Outdoor household articles: including flower pots, garden tools and equipment, etc.
i) each lot $39.58 2818 Yes
ii) maximum per destination per day (individual lot fee times 5) $197.91 2818 Yes

Used containers, cargo containers and wood packaging
Description Fee Code GST/HST
The inspection is carried out to detect the presence of pests
i) each lot $21.60 2816 Yes
ii) maximum per destination per day (individual lot fee times 5) $107.94 2816 Yes

Used equipment
Description Fee Code GST/HST
Agricultural and construction equipment, conveyances (including used vehicles imported by former residents, settlers, and diplomats) and tires
i) each lot $51.58 2820 Yes
ii) maximum per destination per day (individual lot fee times 5) $257.87 2820 Yes

Compliance inspections

Inspections
Description Fee Code GST/HST
Inspection (use applicable fee for the initial inspection or per hour or part of an hour whichever is the greater amount), re-inspection after unsupervised washing/cleaning, supervised destruction, and/or supervised washing
i) per hour $103.15 2726 Yes

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