CPTPP: Turkey TRQ – Serial No. 1036

Date: February 1, 2021

This Notice replaces Notice to Importers No. 981 dated February 1, 2020, and sets out the policies and practices pertaining to the administration of Canada’s tariff rate quota (TRQ) for turkey under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

This Notice is provided pursuant to the authority of the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and its corresponding regulations, and remains in effect until further notice.

1. Definitions

Further processing means the manufacturing of products that are on the Import Control List (ICL). Such products include, but are not limited to, patties, nuggets, fingers, rolls or roasts produced from turkey meat; it also means marinating, smoking or drying, coating or seasoning turkey meat.

Processing means the slaughtering of turkey, cutting up of eviscerated turkey, de-boning of eviscerated or cut up turkey, or further processing of turkey meat. 

Turkey means a product that is included in Items 105 to 113 on the ICL, namely turkey falling under tariff items 01.05, 02.07, 02.09, 02.10, 16.01 and 16.02 in the list of tariff provisions set out in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff.

• Note: For the purposes of this Notice, all quantities of turkey are expressed in eviscerated equivalents pursuant to the List of EIPA commodity codes for turkey.

2. Allocation policy

• To be eligible, you must be active in the Canadian turkey industry at the time of application, and must remain active regularly during the quota year.
  • Note: You must, in addition, have been active regularly in the turkey industry during the reference period.
• Individual applicants and related persons applicants are eligible for only one allocation.
  • Note: All applicants must provide a list of related persons.
  • Note: In the case of separate applications from related persons involving a parent company and one or more subsidiaries, only the application nominated by the parent company is considered. 
• You must specify in your application the minimum amount of quota you will accept. If your calculated market share allocation is less than 20,000 kg, you are issued an allocation only if the quantity you have specified in your application is equal to or lower than your calculated market share allocation.

3. Eligibility criteria

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

4. Calculation of allocations

Processors

• 85% is allocated to processors on a market share basis based on the kilograms of turkey processed and subsequently sold in the reference period.

Distributors

• 15% is allocated to distributors on an equal share basis. 

5. Transfer, return, and under-utilization of allocations

• If you wish to transfer any portion of your allocation, you must submit a transfer request form.
• You may return any portion of your allocation to the Department in writing by the prescribed return date.
  • Note: Returned quantities will normally be made available seven days after the return date to eligible allocation holders, who have not returned any portion of their allocation, in proportion to their initial allocation, or on demand if quantities still remain after the first offer.
• If you use less than 90% of your allocation in one year, you may have your allocation adjusted downward by an under-utilization penalty in the following year.
  • Note: Any portion of your allocation that you transfer or return in accordance with the present policy is considered to have been used. 

6. Related links

• General Information on the Administration of TRQs for Supply-Managed Products
• Key dates and access quantities
• Information concerning related persons
• How to apply for an allocation
  • Application form (.pdf)
  • List of EIPA commodity codes for turkey
• How to apply for an import permit
• Allocation transfer request form
• Contact us