CFIA: New AIRS Verification Service (AVS)

(CFIA)

Canadian importers and brokers have requested that the process of updating/maintaining coding from the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) be sped up and simplified, in order to allow for expedited release of shipments. In response to this request, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has developed the AIRS Verification Service (AVS). AVS is a web service designed to verify and validate coding of multiple AIRS commodities in a single request.

Please find attached, the information on this new service as well as the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document.