Canada’s Beef and Cattle Market Access
Following Canada’s announcement of its first BSE case in May 2003, most of Canada’s trading partners banned imports of Canadian cattle, beef, and beef products. The following list identifies those trading partners which have subsequently resumed full or partial trade in Canadian beef and/or cattle. The list is based on those trading partners who have official approval of Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) certification, as of October 13, 2016. You will also find an overview of Canada's market access as supplied by DFATD by clicking here.
| Country |
Market Access |
| Albania | All beef |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Beef from animals under 30 months of age, all liver |
| Bahrain | All beef and offal |
| Barbados | All beef and offal |
| Bermuda | All beef and offal |
| Cayman Islands | Beef from animals under 30 months of age, offal from animals under 30 months of age, all liver |
| Chile | All beef |
| China | Boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age¹ |
| Colombia | All beef |
| Costa Rica | All beef |
| Cuba | All beef and offal (except tongues and hearts) |
| Egypt | Beef from animals under 30 months of age, offal from animals under 30 months of age |
| El Salvador | Boneless beef from animals under 30 months² |
| European Union³ | All beef and offal4 |
| Guatemala | Boneless beef (and offal) from animals under 30 months of age5 |
| Honduras | All beef |
| Hong Kong | All beef |
| Indonesia | Boneless beef excluding offal |
| Jamaica | All beef |
| Japan | Beef from animals under 30 months of age |
| Jordan | All beef |
| Kazakhstan | Beef from animals under 30 months of age; and boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age6 |
| Lebanon | Boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age and offal |
| Macau | All beef and offal |
| Macedonia | Boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age, offal from animals under 30 months of age |
| Mexico | All beef, offal, liver |
| Mongolia | All beef |
| New Zealand | All beef and offal |
| Panama | All beef |
| Peru | All boneless beef; bone-in beef from animals under 30 months of age; offal with no age restrictions (tongue, heart, ruminant stomach, liver and kidneys) |
| Philippines | All beef and offal |
| Puerto Rico | All beef and offal (U.S. certification requirements apply) |
| Qatar | All beef |
| Russia | All boneless beef; bone-in beef from animals under 30 months of age7,8 |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | Boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age |
| St. Pierre et Miquelon | All beef |
| Saudi Arabia | Boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age |
| Singapore | Boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age |
| South Korea | Beef from animals under 30 months of age, includes offal |
| Switzerland | All beef and offal9 |
| Taiwan | Beef from animals under 30 months of age, includes specified offal |
| Thailand | Boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age, excludes offal |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Beef from animals under 30 months of age, liver from animals under 30 months |
| Tunisia | Beef from animals under 30 months of age |
| Ukraine | Beef from animals under 30 months of age |
| United Arab Emirates |
All beef |
| United States | All beef, offal, liver |
| Vietnam | All beef and offal (heart, liver and kidney) |
1. Additional Chinese requirement: ractopamine-free
2. Currently no Canadian beef or pork establishments are approved to export to El Salvador. El Salvador has indicated that they would require an inspection visit to approve interested Canadian beef and pork establishments for export.
3. European Union includes the following 28 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
4. Additional EU requirements: hormone-free and ractopamine-free
5. Currently no Canadian beef or pork establishments are approved to export to Guatemala. Guatemala has indicated that they would require an inspection visit to approve interested Canadian beef and pork establishments for export
6. Additional Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyz Republic) requirements: hormone-free and ractopamine-free
7. Additional Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyz Republic) requirements: hormone-free and ractopamine-free)
8. On August 7, 2014, Russia imposed a one year embargo on the importation of certain agricultural products, raw materials and foodstuffs originating in countries (EU, U.S., Canada, Australia, and Norway) that had imposed economic sanctions on Russia. On June 25, 2015, Russia announced its decision to extend the embargo until August 5, 2016. On June 29, 2016, Russia announced its decision to extend the embargo until December 31, 2017. The embargoed products include beef (fresh, chilled frozen)
9. Additional requirement: ractopamine-free
