Sterilised hemp seeds (food grade) 🇨🇦 Canada
Sterilised hemp seeds for food use are legal in Canada and may be brought in by travellers, subject to declaration and food import rules.
Can I bring Sterilised hemp seeds (food grade) into Canada?
Sterilised hemp seeds for food use are legal in Canada and may be brought in by travellers, subject to declaration and food import rules.
Personal food quantities; commercial import requires CFIA authorization
- Declaration on CBSA arrival card (food item)
- Commercial packaging showing product is sterilised hemp seeds
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Health Canada and CBSA permit sterilised hemp seeds (hulled or non-viable) as a food product under the Cannabis Act 2018 and Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. Hemp seeds with ≤10 µg/g THC are legal for food use. Personal quantities of commercially packaged sterilised hemp seeds may be brought in as food; travellers must declare all food items on arrival. Commercial quantities are subject to CFIA import requirements. Industrial hemp (non-psychoactive) seed products are regulated separately from cannabis under the Industrial Hemp Regulations.
Declare hemp seeds as a food item on your CBSA declaration card. Carry commercially packaged product. For large quantities, check CFIA requirements before travel.
Personal food quantities; commercial import requires CFIA authorization
- Declaration on CBSA arrival card (food item)
- Commercial packaging showing product is sterilised hemp seeds
Cannabis Act 2018; Industrial Hemp Regulations SOR/2018-145; Safe Food for Canadians Regulations SOR/2018-108
This page covers destination customs rules in Canada. Whether you can carry sterilised hemp seeds (food grade) through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Related rules
Sterilised hemp seeds (food grade) rules in other countries
Sterilised hemp seeds (food grade)
🇺🇸 United States
Sterilised (non-viable) hemp seeds are permitted into the US, but viable hemp seeds remain a controlled substance under federal law.
Sterilised hemp seeds (food grade)
🇦🇺 Australia
All cannabis-derived plant material including sterilised hemp seeds requires a permit to import into Australia and is effectively prohibited for casual travellers.