An International Trade Certificate (ITC) is a document that Health Canada used to issue, which speaks to the regulatory status of a natural health product in Canada and/or the Canadian manufacturing, packaging and/or labelling site of such products. Please note that FHCP only issues International Trade Certificates for natural health products. ITCs are not issued for any other type of product.
*Please note- The wording of the ITC document CANNOT be changed or altered under any circumstances. Please ensure with the foreign regulator and/or client that you are ordering the correct certificate before purchase.
A Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) is a product-specific/ingredient-specific document issued by FHCP, which attests to the product being compliant and freely sold with Canadian laws and regulations. FHCP issues Certificates of Free Sale for the following types of health products:
- Natural health products (NHPs)
- Over-the-Counter products (OTCs)
- Disinfectant
- Medical devices
- Low-risk veterinary health products
- Ingredient (in natural health products)
In the case of a natural health product, it is best to discuss with the foreign regulator as to which type of certificate they will accept (i.e. ITC or CFS).