fish 11/13

​​Date of Issue: 18 August 2011
Date of Effect: Immediate
Country: Taiwan

The Australia Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) will be unable to certify certain consignments of live seafood for export to Taiwan which are scheduled to arrive in Taiwan on or after 1 September 2011. Attachment 1 provides a list of species to which this advice applies.

The inability to certify certain live seafood products, including those exported for human consumption, follows the introduction by Taiwan’s Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ), of the following two revised import regulations:

• Quarantine Requirement for the Importation of Live Crustacean and Molluscs
• Quarantine Requirement for the Importation of Live Fish and the Gametes and Fertilized Eggs.

A copy of these revised requirements can be found on the BAPHIQ website. 

BAPHIQ has advised that these revised requirements will apply to consignments arriving in Taiwan on or after 1 September 2011.

Unfortunately, efforts to date by AQIS to alleviate trade constraints and negotiate alternative certification arrangements, including through the provision of comments to World Trade Organisation Sanitary and Phytosanitary notifications, have been unsuccessful. However, in line with Taiwan’s recommendations, AQIS will now commence negotiation of a specific bilateral trade protocol.

Therefore, pending further advice, export establishments are advised to amend their documented food management systems to include these new importing country requirements for Taiwan.

For information on the Australian standard fish name for those species in Attachment 1, please refer to the following website, to search by scientific name.

Lynda Feazey
Export Standards Branch

^{The information provided above is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice.  Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.}

Attachment 1