Understanding HS Codes & How to Use the AIRS Tool Effectively

📅 Workshop Summary:

Struggling to classify your products correctly or navigate Canada’s import requirements? This hands-on workshop is designed to help importers, processors, and regulatory professionals understand Harmonized System (HS) Codes and confidently use the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS); two essential tools for ensuring compliance with CFIA and CBSA regulations.

Led by a seasoned regulatory expert with over 20 years of CFIA experience, this session breaks down how HS codes impact import requirements, duties, and inspections, and how to use the AIRS tool to verify what’s needed for your specific product. Whether you're importing food, animal products, or plant-based goods, this workshop will help you avoid delays, refusals, and costly errors.

✅ What You’ll Learn:

• What HS Codes are and why they matter for importers
• How to classify your product correctly using HS Codes
• How HS Codes link to CFIA and CBSA import requirements
• Step-by-step walkthrough of the AIRS tool
• How to interpret AIRS results and apply them to your import process

👩🏽‍💼 Who Should Attend:

• Food, animal product, and plant product importers
• Customs brokers and logistics professionals
• Regulatory affairs and compliance teams
• Entrepreneurs entering the Canadian market

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZER: Nerissa Allen Consulting – Strategist