WTO: Products of Natural Milk Constituents TRQ.

Notice to Importers - Yogurt (Item 158 on the Import Control List).

Notice to Importers: Dairy – World Trade Organization (WTO) Cheese Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) (Items 141 to 157 on the Import Control List) and CPTPP.

This message pertains to imports of wheat, barley, wheat products and barley products covered by Items 161 to 191 of the Import Control List (ICL).

Imports of specialty creams , namely sterilized creams, minimum 23% butterfat, in cans of a volume not exceeding 200 ml., are subject to import controls under Canada’s Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA). Accordingly, an import permit is required for shipments of specialty creams to enter Canada. Import permits for shipments of specialty creams destined to the Canadian market are issued to allocation holders under Canada’s tariff rate quota (TRQ) for specialty creams, which is administered by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD). The access quantity for the specialty creams TRQ is 394,000 kg. The allocation period for the specialty creams TRQ extends from August 1 to July 31, inclusive. This Notice to Importers sets out the policies and practices pertaining to the administration of the TRQ, including the allocation, under-utilization, return, and transfer policies. This Notice also explains how to apply for import permits.

1.1 This Notice supersedes Notice to Importers No. 520 dated November 27, 1995; it refers to item 140 of the Import Control List. This item covers margarine falling under tariff item Nos. 1517.10.10 or 1517.10.20 (margarine, excluding liquid margarine), and 1517.90.21 or 1517.90.22 (substitutes for butter), in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff.

1.1 The purposes of this Notice are: a. To inform importers of the Ministers policies and practices respecting the administration of the 3,274,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for butter, dairy spreads, and fats and oils derived from milk, other than butter or dairy spreads. It should be read with the Import Allocation Regulations and the Import Permit Regulations. Where elements of the present Notice augment these Regulations, those elements are to be read as expressions of the Minister's normal practices and procedures; and b. To inform importers that the TRQ for butter, dairy spreads, and fats and oils derived from milk, other than butter or dairy spreads for the 2013-2014 marketing year has been entirely allocated to the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC).

Dairy – CPTPP Milk Powders Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) (Items 119 and 120 on the Import Control List)

Global Affairs Canada has prepared new Notices to Exporters for Skim Milk Powder and Milk Protein Concentrate and Infant Formula export thresholds.

In Brief Imports of ice cream and ice cream novelties into Canada are subject to import controls under Canada’s EIPA. Accordingly, an import permit is required for shipments of ice cream and ice cream novelties to enter Canada. Import permits for shipments of ice cream and ice cream novelties destined to the Canadian market are issued to allocation holders under Canada’s tariff rate quota (TRQ) for ice cream and ice cream novelties, which is administered by Global Affairs Canada. The access quantity for the ice cream and ice cream novelties TRQ is 484,000 kg. The allocation period for the ice cream and ice cream novelties TRQ extends from January 1 to December 31, inclusive. This Notice to Importers sets out the policies and practices pertaining to the administration of the TRQ, including the allocation, under-utilization, return, reallocation, and transfer policies. This Notice also explains how to apply for import permits. Ice Cream and Ice Cream Novelties Quota Holders List - 2018