Chilled Wild Ginseng Roots from Mexico
Wild ginseng roots stored chilled post-harvest to extend shelf life for pharmaceutical processing. Chilling counts as preservation without freezing, and the product is a fresh or chilled plant part of a kind used primarily in pharmacy, falling under tariff item 1211.20.90.
Duty Rate — Mexico → Canada
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Import Tips
• Maintain a cold chain during transport and provide temperature logs to CBSA if requested, to confirm the product is chilled and not frozen
• Be aware that wild ginseng may be subject to CITES controls; check with Environment and Climate Change Canada for permits
• Declare the product as 'chilled wild ginseng roots' to match the tariff description