FHCP issues three types of ITCs:
- International Trade Certificates of Natural Health Products – issued for natural health products that have a natural product number (NPN) or drug identification number for homeopathic medicines (DIN-HM) and are manufactured, labelled and packaged in sites that hold a valid site license.
- International Trade Certificate (Export Only) – Yes, FHCP does issue International Trade Certificates for Export Only. Export Only ITCs are only available for products that are manufactured in Canada but are not sold in Canada. These certificates can only be issued for products that: 1) would be considered a natural health product and 2) are not sold in Canada (i.e. they are manufactured in Canada for the sole purpose of export).**Please note that since Health Canada stopped issuing these certificates, they do not come with a cover letter from Health Canada, unlike the International Trade Certificates of Natural Health Products and Certificates of GMP Compliance noted in question #1 above.
- Certificates of GMP Compliance – contains information on the site license holder, site information, site license number and the date of site license expiry. The country of export does not need to be provided to obtain this type of certificate since it does not list it.
Both of these certificates come notarized, along with a cover letter from Health Canada stating that FHCP is an authorized third-party issuer of these certificates.