Notice
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has been informed by the Republic of Türkiye's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF) that an export eligibility list for establishments exporting certain fishery and aquatic products will come into force on January 1, 2026. Export certificates will no longer be issued for products originating from establishments that do not appear on Türkiye's published list as of this date.
Exporters are strongly encouraged to work with their importer to confirm establishment listing and other importing country requirements prior to export.
On this page
- Eligible/Ineligible product
- Pre-export approvals by competent authority of importing country
- Product specifications
- Documentation requirements
Eligible/Ineligible product
Eligible
All fish and seafood products
Pre-export approvals by competent authority of importing country
Establishments
Establishments exporting to Türkiye must be in compliance with Canadian regulations, licensed under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) for the required activity, and appear on the list of Canadian fish and seafood establishments approved for export. Contact your local CFIA office if your establishment is not on this list.
Establishments exporting select fishery and aquatic products must also appear on Türkiye's establishment eligibility list administered by MinAF. This requirement applies to any processing establishments exporting products under the following Harmonized System (HS) code categories:
| HS code | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0208.90.70.00.00 | frog legs | N/A |
| 0302 | fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 | N/A |
| 0303 | fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 | N/A |
| 0304 | fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen | N/A |
| 0305 | fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process | N/A |
| 0306 | crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine | Establishment listing requirements do not apply to live aquatic animals |
| 0307 | molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process | Establishment listing requirements do not apply to live aquatic animals |
| 0308 | aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process | Establishment listing requirements do not apply to live aquatic animals |
| 0309 | flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption | N/A |
| 1504 | fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | N/A |
| 1516 | animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | Establishment listing requirements only apply to fish oil/omega-3 fatty acids |
| 1518 | animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included | Establishment listing requirements only apply to fish oil |
| 1603 | extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | N/A |
| 1604 | prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs | N/A |
| 1605 | crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved | N/A |
Exporters are strongly encouraged to work with their importer to confirm establishment listing and other importing country requirements prior to export.
To access the Approved Establishment System of the Republic of Türkiye (TROIS) (in Turkish only), select:
- Ülke (country): Kanada (Canada)
- Kategori (category): Gıda (food)
- Alt Kategori (Sub category): Balıkçılık ve Su Ürünleri (fisheries and aquaculture)
Further filtering is available by selecting the business name or Turkish confirmation number
Procedure to update Türkiye's establishment eligibility list
Contact your local CFIA office to initiate a request in writing to add, modify or delete an establishment.
To request inclusion on Türkiye's list, submit the following information to your local CFIA office:
- establishment identification (ID) number
- Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence number
- company name as it should appear on the export list. The options are
- legal name of business as it appears on the SFC licence, or
- legal name of business (operating name), or
- legal name of business (vessel name)
- physical site address of the establishment
Applicants will receive a checklist that must be completed and returned to CFIA for submission to MinAF.
Establishments that are not listed on an applicable European Union (EU) export eligibility list will need to complete a detailed establishment questionnaire in addition to the checklist and may be subject to an audit by MinAF prior to receiving export approval from Türkiye.
Note: all addition, amendment and deletion requests will be submitted to Türkiye for approval. Approval time frames may vary depending upon circumstances beyond the control of the CFIA.
Product specifications
Türkiye has adopted the requirements of the European Union. Refer to European Union (EU) – Export requirements for fish and seafood for more information.
Documentation requirements
Certificate
Veterinary Health Certificate for exports of fishery products intended for human consumption to the Republic of Türkiye (CFIA/ACIA 5757)
This certificate is a Joint Certificate containing both Food Safety/Public Health AND Aquatic Animal Health attestations. Consult your CFIA inspector for any further instructions at the time of the certificate request submission.