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SEAFOOD SUPPLY Seafood Export Facilitation: The Latest and Greatest on What you Need to Know

SEAFOOD SUPPLY Seafood Export Facilitation: The Latest and Greatest on What you Need to Know. Timothy Hansen Linda Chaves Stephane Vrignaud March 21, 2011. U.S. Seafood Import and Export Values, 1996 - 2010. U.S. Seafood Import and Export Volumes, 1996 - 2010.

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SEAFOOD SUPPLY Seafood Export Facilitation: The Latest and Greatest on What you Need to Know

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  1. SEAFOOD SUPPLY Seafood Export Facilitation: The Latest and Greatest on What you Need to Know Timothy Hansen Linda Chaves StephaneVrignaud March 21, 2011

  2. U.S. Seafood Import and Export Values, 1996 - 2010

  3. U.S. Seafood Import and Export Volumes, 1996 - 2010

  4. Top U.S. Seafood Export Destinations by Value, 2010 Total Exports: $4.47 Billion

  5. U.S. Seafood Exports by Species and Value, 2010 Total Exports: $4.471 Bn * NESOI: Not elsewhere specified or included

  6. New Requirements, New Challenges • Many countries adopting new food security measures • Import requirement notification procedures • How we learn about new requirements • What we can do

  7. U.S. Seafood Exports to the EU, 2010

  8. EU • Catch certificate issues • Catch certificate audits • HC will be changed to reflect industry’s needs. • Shellfish equivalence - no trade (ex. Scallops) until resolved • Reminders- Don’t ship until EU list is in force - Certificate must be dated before or SAME day as BL - Minimum labeling (outer and inner): • Country of origin (USA), • Product name • US plant approval number

  9. Triangular Trade Canada, China Korea, Japan, Vietnam Etc. Get Catch Certificate – just in case! SIP will issue necessary health/safety documents for 1st country Last country of dispatch will issue health/safety certification Shipments must be stored in EU approved facilities United States EU ?????

  10. Canada • Animal health rules for controlling fish diseases • New certification requirements being planned • Will affect farmed and wild products

  11. U.S. Seafood Exports to Japan, 2010

  12. Japan • Lobster • PSP in tomally issue • Testing required on arrival; could mean 72 hr hold-up • Other general - Latest…. If exporting, make sure product has a place to go - Product diversion may require additional certificates

  13. U.S. Seafood Exports to China, 2010

  14. China • New fish meal requirements; will increase inspections (dioxins, etc.) • Farmed salmon requirements - To prevent imports of pathogens, parasites, unapproved chemical/antibiotic use • Catch certificates for salmon w/ vessel name and number • On-going discussions • New certificate for live seafood products

  15. U.S. Seafood Exports to Korea, 2010

  16. Korea • New requirements for fish heads, intestines - fit for human consumption - list of establishments processing fish heads and intestines - subject to on-site inspections • Want to perform a systems audit on the U.S. system of controls

  17. Vietnam • Registration requirement - deadline 2/28/2011 • Request information can be submitted directly • New Tolerances for bacteria and contaminants

  18. Taiwan • New certificate requirement (may use SIP export health certificate we think) • Require catch certificate • New “Food Safety Control System” requirements; specifics not yet known

  19. Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica Brazil • Registration and label approval required for seafood Argentina • Wants to inspect individual plants instead of performing a systems audit Chile • Aquatic animal health controls • Catch certificate? Costa Rica • New requirements – now being reviewed

  20. Russian Federation • Registration required • Many detentions upon entry that are not science based • New requirement regarding biotoxins

  21. India • Requirements for carp imports • Recognition of our competent authority (NOAA)

  22. www.seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov USA: Seafood Inspection Program + 1 (301) 713-2355 EU: StephaneVrignaud Stephane.Vrignaud@trade.gov + 32 (2) 811-5831 Asia: Tom Asakawa Tomohiro.Asakawa@trade.gov + 81 (3) 3224 5077

  23. Questions?

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