🇨🇦 Canada · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring infant formula into Canada?
Check commercially packaged, sealed, shelf-stable formula.
Personal travel from countries other than the USA, including Korea. Rules for travel from the USA differ.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Products requiring refrigeration or freezing before opening do not meet this condition
20 kg or 20 L
Read the storage label on both liquid and powdered formula.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Check manufacturing origin, the seal, whether a baby accompanies you and total quantity.
You can find this guide using: formula · infant formula · baby formula.
Check your actual package
- Exact ingredients and manufacturing origin
- Processing, original packaging and storage label
Canada food declaration
Declare all food entering Canada. Check AIRS for required documents before departure and present them at inspection.
Canada food declaration guidance ↗Common questions
Can I bring infant formula into Canada?
Check commercially packaged, sealed, shelf-stable formula. Products requiring refrigeration or freezing before opening do not meet this condition
Do I need to declare infant formula?
△ Declare. Declare all food entering Canada. Check AIRS for required documents before departure and present them at inspection.
Does putting it in checked baggage change food-entry rules?
Food-entry checks still apply to baggage entering the country. Follow the conditions above; airline and airport-security baggage rules are a separate check.
What distinction matters for this food?
Read the storage label on both liquid and powdered formula.
Official rule & review date
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Check official rules ↗CFIA — Food for personal use (countries other than the USA)Last checked: 2026.10.03
Entry rules can depend on ingredients, origin, processing and current biosecurity conditions. The destination authority makes the final decision.