The information
below is for general use only to provide basic information regarding import
policies and contact information but may no longer be accurate. The reader
is encouraged to thoroughly investigate all aspects of importation and to
contact the appropriate authorities prior to proceeding with any transportation
of horses and/or semen. The following information was last updated August, 2003.
Exporting Horses from the USA, Importing Horses into Canada - Permanent Residence
Exporting Horses from the USA, Importing Horses into Canada - Temporary or Returning (Show, Breeding, Slaughter)
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Coggins Test (EIA) - Valid for 6 months
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Health papers, US Form VS17-145 - Valid for 30 days
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No vet on premise or broker required as long as paperwork is complete
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Use regular car or truck lanes
Taxes: You will need to show proof of ownership, and that the horse will not be sold upon entering the country to be exempt from taxation. You will be required to fill out exemption forms for
GST, duty, etc., at the border.
Exporting Horses from Canada, Importing Horses
into the USA - Permanent Residence
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Coggins Test (EIA) - Valid for 6 months
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Health papers, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Form
CFIA / ACIA 1485 (1997/10) - Valid for 30 days
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Vet on premise at the border for inspection
(regular hours Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
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Equine broker
The
FDA (Food & Drug Administration) requires prior notification
of
any
foods,
including animal feed that is imported or offered for import into the
United States. The regulations require that prior notice be submitted to
FDA electronically no more than 5 days and no less than 2 hours before
the food/animal feed arrives at the port of arrival. The required
electronic filing would be handled by a Customs Broker on behalf of
Canadians exporting food or animal feed.
The
import of food and animal feed products,
including
forage,
horse feed and nutritional products,
for personal consumption do not require this
pre-filing at this time.
However,
any feed (including supplements) entering the United States,
should travel with the
horse(s) to
avoid potential disputes at port-of entry.
U.S.
Customs Pre-Arrival Processing System
(PAPS)
regulations are now fully active at all U.S. ports-of-entry for
“commercial shipments” into the United States. These new regulations
require the electronic pre-filing of all customs entry documents in
advance of arriving at a U.S. Customs centre.
Those
responsible for shipping horses for permanent export to the United States
must be handled by a shipper/carrier with a SCAC
(Standard Carrier Alpha Code). This pre-assigned carrier-code number
must be issued in advance of border crossing, and customs documents must
have bar-coded stickers that include the carrier-code.
For
information on how to get a SCAC and bar-code stickers, contact the
National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA),
703-838-1868 or
www.NMFTA.org.
Contact
information for US Customs Offices are available on the U.S. Customs &
Border Protection site at:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/ports/.
Exporting Horses from Canada,
Importing Horses into the USA - Temporary or Returning (Show, Breeding,
Slaughter)
-
Coggins Test (EIA) - Valid for 6 months
-
Health papers, Form CFIA / ACIA 1485 (1997/10) -
Valid for 30 days as obtained from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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No vet on premise or broker required as long as
paperwork is complete
-
Use car or truck lanes.
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The
import of food and animal feed products,
including
forage,
horse feed and nutritional products,
for personal consumption do not require
FDA
pre-filing (see section for
Permanent Importation to the USA for more details)
at this time.
