🇨🇦 Canada · FOOD ENTRY
Can I bring kimchi into Canada?
Check processed vegetables and added seafood or meat.
Personal travel from countries other than the USA, including Korea. Rules for travel from the USA differ.
Last checked · Official sources
Before you pack
- Check personal-use limits for processed vegetables
Processed vegetables: 20 kg or 20 L
This is category guidance, not individual kimchi approval; check animal ingredients.
Check every condition against your package, then follow the declaration guidance.
Which products does this cover?
Distinguish refrigerated kimchi, shelf-stable products and recipes containing seafood.
You can find this guide using: kimchi.
Check your actual package
- Refrigeration label
- Shrimp paste and fish sauce
- Homemade versus commercially packaged kimchi
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 kimchi into Canada?
Check processed vegetables and added seafood or meat. Check personal-use limits for processed vegetables
Do I need to declare kimchi?
△ 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?
This is category guidance, not individual kimchi approval; check animal ingredients.
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
This guide applies the agency’s food-category guidance; it is not approval of an individual brand or recipe.
Entry rules can depend on ingredients, origin, processing and current biosecurity conditions. The destination authority makes the final decision.