Health Certificates

Export Endorsement and Health Certificate for Fish and Fishery Products

Step (1)

A person exporting fish and fishery products shall apply a recommendation endorsement and Health Certificate (HC) to the Quality Control and Research Section (QCRS) under the Research and Development Division, Department of Fisheries along with the following supporting documents –

  1. Application letter with Company letter and signed by company’s managing director (or) director
  2. Recommendation letter of Processing Establishment (origin)
  3. Proforma Invoice (origin)
  4. Sales Contract (origin)
  5. Packing List (origin)
  6. Export Declaration Form (copy)
  7. Copy of company registration issued by Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (copy)
  8. Export/Import License that obtained from the Ministry of Commerce (copy)
  9. Receipt copy of micro testing fees
  10. Receipt copy of chemical testing fees
  11. Receipt copy of Physical inspection fees

Step (2)

DOF shall check and review on the completeness of the application and register the documents. For the incomplete and incorrect application, DOF informs the exporter with reason. The exporter corrects, completes and resubmits the documents. If application is rejected, the process shall end here. For the correct and complete application, within three hours, the DOF will send the export endorsement to the Customs Department.

Step (3)

For the application of the Health Certificate, the QCRS under the DOF shall check and monitor the exportation of fish and fishery products. QCRS will conduct microbiological testing, chemical testing, and physical inspection of the fish and fishery products. The exporter must pay all the testing and inspection fees as described by the DOF. After all the successful test result, QCRS will provide health certificate for the exportation of the fish and fishery products.

Note:

  • The export endorsement process will take one day if document is completed.
  • The lab test shall take 7 to 10 days.
  • The health certificate process will take one day if document is completed.
  • The exporter is required to pay the lab testing (including micro, chemical and physical) fees as determined by the DOF.
  • The exporter must comply with the establishments of the infrastructural/hygienic requirements and other food safety requirements for the process control purpose and importing countries requirements.
  • The exporter must comply with law, directive, regulation of related ministries and DOF, MOALI.
  • The exporters who apply for the health certificate must know the requirement of the importing country.
  • Forms
  • The following form/s are used in this procedure.

All consignments of fishery products for human consumption intended for export shall have a health certificate issued by the QCRS prior to export. The health certificate confirms that the products are produced in compliance with legal requirements to food safety  and are fit for human consumption.

EU, China and GCC have their own specific health certificates that are required to be used and for other markets such as US, Japan, and ASEAN countries a general health certificate will be used.

Business operator shall apply for health certificate to QCRS.

For EU and US markets a specific application form supported by documentation shall be used and QCRS inspectors may verify the consignment on-site in the factory prior to issuing the certificate.

For other markets health certificate may be issued upon verification of required documentation for food safety.

Application form for Health Certificate: HC for EU , HC for Korea, HC for Australia 2018 11 30,  HC for other countries

For EU Reference: EU Regulations (EC) 854/2004, 2074/2005 Appendix IV to Annex VI, Regulation (EC) 1169/2011: eur-lex.europa.eu

Download: Myanmar Department of Fisheries Directive 8/2018

 

NRMP / Aquaculture

Required support documents for export to EU and US: Download Application Form EU Health Certificate

For EU consignments that include with species scientific name, area of capture (if) leasable fishery), catch area and fishing vessel name, license no., registration no. and Jetty name (if wild capture), Farm name and License no. (if farm aquaculture), date of capture, weight of raw materials, buyer and seller name and signatures, stamp and signatures of the Township Fishery Officer.

Required support documents for other markets:

Health Certificate China, Health Certificate GCC, General Health Certificate

For Non-EU consignments that document traceability  to the suppliers of raw materials and invoice/packaging list with number of cartons per species and size, net weight and gross weight.

If all documentation and on-site or desk verification is complete, Health Certification Unit (HCU) will be issued  after receiving.