(Modified: November 4, 2025)
The Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) "end use" refers to the intended purpose or application of a commodity at the time it is imported into Canada. Applicable end use(s) must be submitted as part of a declaration to the CFIA for admissibility review. For detailed definitions of specific end uses, please consult the applicable program requirements. For more information, visit: Importing food, plants or animals.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 01 | Other end uses |
| 02 | Further processing |
| 03 | Glue (from starch) |
| 04 | Further processing for human consumption |
| 05 | Propagation (growing or sowing) |
| 06 | Canadian horses returning to Canada |
| 07 | Permanent stay in Canada |
| 08 | Human consumption |
| 09 | Animal feed |
| 10 | Screenings |
| 11 | Cleaning (for) |
| 12 | Religious purposes |
| 14 | Food service |
| 19 | Commercial |
| 20 | Breeding |
| 21 | Riding and pleasure (for horses) |
| 22 | Temporary stay in Canada |
| 23 | In special "training status" |
| 24 | Canadian animals returning to Canada |
| 25 | Feeding for slaughter |
| 26 | Immediate slaughter |
| 27 | In transit through Canada |
| 28 | Permanent importation after temporary US stay |
| 29 | Temporary importation after temporary US stay |
| 30 | Honey bee use |
| 34 | Bird feed |
| 35 | Scientific use (Research) |
| 36 | Ornamental use |
| 37 | Educational use |
| 38 | Industrial use (i.e. is not commercial use) |
| 39 | Packing material |
| 40 | Repacking |
| 41 | Display in a zoo |
| 42 | Use in ornaments or artifacts |
| 43 | Show or exhibition |
| 44 | Samples |
| 45 | Racing |
| 46 | Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution |
| 47 | Resale |
| 49 | Manufacturing |
| 51 | Performance |
| 52 | Samples for testing |
| 53 | Canadian goods returning to Canada |
| 54 | Display in an aquarium |
| 55 | Institutional use |
| 56 | Retail use |
| 57 | Livestock feed |
| 58 | For fertilizing crops/plants |
| 59 | Propagation (growing or sowing) for personal use and not for resale |
| 61 | For fertilizer or supplement |
| 64 | Direct consumption |
| 65 | Cruise ships or conveyance/direct supply |
| 66 | Research (genetically modified organism not authorized for unconfined release) |
| 67 | Research (Not genetically modified organism) |
| 68 | Imported for special purposes under section 43 - Plant Protection Regulations |
| 69 | Pet food manufacturing |
| 71 | Aquaculture feed |
| 72 | For agricultural use (product not listed in Schedule II, single-ingredient fertilizer) |
| 73 | For agricultural use (product not listed in Schedule II, mixed fertilizer) |
| 74 | For agricultural use (product listed in Schedule II) |
| 75 | For use or sale as a Specialty Fertilizer |
| 77 | For resale as fertilizer |
| 78 | For use in a food product |
| 81 | In Transit through Canada to a third country |
| 82 | In transit through Canada to the US |
| 83 | To be fed to sled dogs for competitions taking place north of the 60th parallel. |
| 84 | Commercial use on a Farm or Ranch |
| 86 | For resale as an agricultural-use fertilizer |
| 87 | For resale as a specialty fertilizer |
| 88 | Natural health product/drug from fish |
| 89 | Research (genetically modified organism authorized for unconfined release) |
| 90 | Other End Uses - imported with bark |
| 91 | Other End Uses - imported without bark |
| 92 | Lab and zoo animal feed |
| 93 | Decorative purposes |
| 94 | For cosmetic or medicinal purposes |
| 95 | Retail sale - for animal consumption |
| 96 | For breeding purposes, not for direct retail sale |
| 97 | Conditioning (other than cleaning) |
| 98 | Non-viable, for decorative purposes |
| 99 | Not used, packaged, destined for use as a commodity |
| 100 | Other than livestock feed |
| 101 | Aquarium - commercial |
| 102 | Aquarium - private |
| 103 | Live bait |
| 104 | Dead bait |
| 105 | Ceremonial or religious use |
| 106 | Culture |
| 107 | Diagnostic testing |
| 108 | Display in a zoo or public aquarium |
| 109 | Outdoor holding unit - commercial |
| 110 | Outdoor holding unit - private |
| 111 | Feeding aquatic animals to aquatic animals |
| 114 | Impoundment |
| 115 | In transit |
| 116 | Manufacturing feed for aquatic animals |
| 117 | Research and educational use |
| 118 | Stocking, enhancement or refresh |
| 119 | Feeding for slaughter - terminal feedlot |
| 121 | For meat smoking or wine making purposes (without bark) |
| 126 | For direct application to the soil by importer and not for sale in Canada |
| 127 | Manufacturing and further processing |
| 129 | Resale/Adoption |
| 130 | Geological samples |
| 131 | Import for export |