Pet Supplements – Changes to Import Requirements


Trade Update • March 19, 2024

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he Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is modernizing and simplifying import requirements for pet supplements made of animal products and by-products. This is advance notice of changes to import requirements that will be published on June 24, 2024.

Certificate Categorization

The current categories for pet supplements in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) do not accurately reflect the variety of options available in the market. On June 24, 2024, the CFIA will update AIRS to include only 3 categories:

  • pet supplements with no animal origin ingredients
  • pet supplements containing only highly processed animal origin ingredients
  • pet supplements containing animal origin ingredients that are not highly processed

Zoosanitary Certificates

The zoosanitary certificates for pet supplements with animal origin ingredients will allow the official veterinarian of the exporting country to cross out ingredients that are not included in the shipment being certified. Also, different types of supplements in the same shipment will be able to be certified using the same zoosanitary certificate, as long as they are all in the same category of highly processed or non-highly processed.

Full details can be found here.

For questions or concerns about if your products are affected please contact us.

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