(Modified: January 16, 2025)
Automated import Reference System (AIRS) end use code must be submitted in the commodity details section of the declaration as per the rules in the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document (ECCRD), the CFIA appendix, and AIRS.
| 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 |