In Brief The United States administers a global tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imports of peanut butter. The quota year extends from January 1 to December 31, inclusive. Canadian exporters have access to a 14,500,000 kilogram country-specific reserve within the US import TRQ. While there are no quantitative restrictions on the export of peanut butter to destinations other than the United States, all peanut butter exports are subject to export controls under Canada’s EIPA. Exporters wishing to export peanut butter to countries other than the United States may invoke a general export permit.

Peanut Butter Quota Holders List

U.S./Canada Data Reconciliation Peanut Butter and Paste

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).

Monthly Summary Export Report - Peanut Butter.

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 The purposes of this Notice are: a) to inform exporters of the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the exportation of certain sugar-containing products; b) to inform exporters of sugar-containing products to the United States of the procedures governing the allocation of the 59,250,000 kilograms of Canadian export quota and the requirements for accessing the 5,459,000 kilograms of global export quota; c) to inform exporters of the procedures governing the issuance of export permits for the exportation of sugar-containing products to the United States.

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

This Notice is provided pursuant to the authority of the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and its corresponding regulations.

Tariff Rate Quotas for creams and whey (Items 125.1 and Item 117.1 on the Import Control List).