Quarantine procedures for imported animals
Quarantine of imported animals is one of the mandatory steps if you want to import certain types of goods of animal or aquatic origin. Let's find out more details with Macsco in the article below.
1. What is animal quarantine?
Animal quarantine is the process of sampling and testing to ensure that animals and animal products meet safety standards.
The purpose is to prevent disease-infected objects from being imported into Vietnam, while protecting the domestic livestock industry.
Quarantine object
Animal products intended for domestic consumption and imports must undergo quarantine. However, in this article we will focus on animal quarantine procedures for imported goods.
Related regulations
Relevant circulars on animal quarantine:
+ Circular 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT: regulations on quarantine of terrestrial animals such as cows, pigs, chickens,..., and products from them.
+ Circular 26/2016/TT-BNNPTNT: regulations on quarantine of aquatic animals such as shrimp, salmon, fish eggs,..., and products from them.
2. Quarantine procedures for imported animals
B1: Register for quarantine with the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Before importing goods, the goods owner needs to submit a set of quarantine registration documents to the Department of Animal Health.
-For aquatic products, registration documents include:
+Request document for quarantine instructions
+ Copy of the export quarantine certificate form of the exporting country
+Copy of CITES License (if necessary)
+Copy of Seafood import license from the Directorate of Fisheries (if necessary)
-For terrestrial animals, registration documents include:
+Request document for quarantine instructions
+Import license (if necessary)
B2: Declare quarantine with the border quarantine agency
After being approved by the Department of Animal Health, the goods owner can make a quarantine declaration file with the border animal quarantine agency.
Animal quarantine declaration dossier includes:
+ Registration information (according to form)
+Commercial invoice
+ Bill of lading
+ Original quarantine certificate of the exporting country
+ Certificate of warehouse owner meeting food safety conditions
In case of importing animal or aquatic products not for use as food or breeding but as raw materials for animal feed production, the application also requires a license from a specialized agency.
Then, the application will be declared online on the National Single Window Information Portal.
B3: Take samples for quarantine and customs clearance of goods
After the application is approved, the goods owner goes to the port to carry out quarantine sample collection procedures. You can also transmit the customs declaration so that if the red channel requires inspection, it can be done at the same time as taking quarantine samples to save time.
After quarantine officers take samples, the results usually take about 3-4 days. At that time, you submit the results along with customs documents to continue customs clearance procedures for the shipment.
Above are some shares about quarantine procedures for imported animals. If you have questions that need answering or need to transport import and export goods, please contact Macsco Logistics immediately with a team of many years of experience for the fastest and most accurate support.
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