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Case: Rice for human consumption or processing Effective 09 Jan 2021 to 03 Feb 2021

This case contains a number of different import scenarios with associated import conditions. You can refine the import scenarios by answering the questions below.

Which of the following best describes the goods?

Retorting refers to the process of cooking food in an unopened, hermetically sealed container for a duration, and to a temperature, sufficient to make the contents commercially sterile. Vacuum-packed products are NOT retorted.
For more information on retorted products and acceptable packaging, please refer to the following: Product reference: Retorted products.

Non-retorted rice
Retorted rice product
Non-retorted rice within unaccompanied personal effects