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CUSMA: Eggs and Egg Products TRQ - Serial No. 1030

Date: June 15, 2020

This Notice to Importers sets out the policies and practices pertaining to the administration of Canada’s tariff rate quota (TRQ) for eggs and egg products under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

This Notice is provided pursuant to the authority of the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and its corresponding regulations, and should be read in conjunction with the General information on the administration of TRQs for supply-managed products. It remains in effect until further notice.

Table of contents

  1. Definitions
  2. Allocation policy
  3. Eligibility criteria
  4. Calculation of allocations
  5. Transfer, return and under-utilization of allocations
  6. Import permits
  7. Related links

1. Definitions

1.1 Eggs and egg products means a product that is included in Items 135 to 139 on the Import Control List (ICL), namely eggs and egg products falling under tariff item Nos. 0407.11.91, 0407.21.10, 0407.90.11,  0408.11.10, 0408.19.10, 0408.91.10, 0409.99.10, 2106.90.51, 3502.11.10, and 3502.19.10 in the list of tariff provisions set out in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff.

See the List of EIPA commodity codes for eggs and egg products.

2. Allocation policy

2.1 To be eligible, you must be active regularly in the Canadian food and agriculture industry at the time of application, and must remain active regularly throughout the quota year.

2.2 All applicants must provide a list of related persons.

2.3 You must specify in your application the minimum quantity of quota you will accept. If your calculated market share allocation is less than 25,000 dozens, you are issued an allocation only if the quantity you have specified in your application is lower or equal to your calculated market share allocation.

3. Eligibility criteria

You are eligible to apply for an allocation if you are:

3.1 A federally-registered processed egg station (breaking eggs);

3.2 A federally-registered egg grading station (table/shell eggs);

4. Calculation of allocations

4.1 The allocation to federally-registered processed egg stations (breaking eggs) is calculated first in proportion to each station’s market share.

4.2 Once the requirements of the eligible breaking egg applicants have been met, any remaining quota is allocated to federally-registered egg stations (table/shell eggs) in proportion to each station's market share, adjusted for surplus declarations.

5. Transfer, return and under-utilization of allocations

5.1 If you wish to transfer any portion of your allocation, you must submit a transfer request form.

5.2 You may return any portion of your breaking eggs allocation to the Department in writing by the prescribed return date.

5.3 If you use less than 95% of your allocation for breaking eggs and 90% of your allocation for shell eggs in one year, you may have your allocation adjusted downward by an under-utilization penalty in the following year.

6. Import permits

6.1 To obtain an import permit, you must inform the Regional Office of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in writing, prior to importation, of the quantity of eggs that you expect to import, the date of importation, and the identity of the federally-registered establishment to which the eggs are to be delivered.

7. Related links

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