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China Pork Suspension Now Covers 49 States; Pre-notification Requirements Published

China has extended its influenza-related suspension of U.S. pork imports to Alaska and West Virginia (effective June 2) and to Puerto Rico (effective June 8). This leaves Wyoming as the only U.S. state still eligible to export pork to China. Because of the ban on transshipments, however, China has effectively shut off all U.S. pork exports for the past several weeks. Further details and effective dates of these suspensions can be found online, and USMEF continues to be engaged with trade officials from the United States and China in an effort to resolve this trade impasse.

China has also published its pre-notification requirements in the FSIS Export Library for scheduled shipments of meat and poultry, which must be provided by exporters via e-mail for all shipments departing after June 1. The requirements read as follows:

For every shipment
1. A signed /scanned copy of the FSIS Form 9295-1 must be included as an attachment OR
2. In the absence of a signed/scanned copy of the FSIS form 9295-1, the following information must be provided in the body of the e-mail:
  1. Export certificate number
  2. Date of issuance
  3. Product name
  4. Product quantity
  5. Establishment number
  6. Name of exporter
  7. Consignee
  8. Seal number on container
3. The subject line of the e-mail should read "U.S. Export Certificates", but may also include the export certificate number if exporters want to include this information.
4. The e-mail should be directed to h_cert@ciq.org.cn with a copy to h_cert@yahoo.com.cn and importexport@fsis.usda.gov
5. The e-mail notification must arrive prior to the arrival of the shipment in China.
6. Exporters may send multiple documents in one message
7. For in-lieu-of certificates, a signed/scanned copy of FSIS Form 9295-1 must be included as an attachment. In the absence of an in-lieu certificate, the exporter must send the information associated with the in-lieu of certificate utilizing the same process as described above noted in b.i through b. viii.

Shipments not in compliance with the pre-notification process will be subject to destruction or rejection

On a positive note, natural casings are excluded from the pre-notification requirements. While this exemption does not provide any relief from the current ban on pork products, it should help improve product flow once pork trade with China resumes.

If you have any questions about these changes or other export issues involving China, please contact Kevin Smith at 303-623-6328 or ksmith@usmef.org.

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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.

China Pork Suspension Now Covers 49 States; Pre-notification Requirements Published

China has extended its influenza-related suspension of U.S. pork imports to Alaska and West Virginia (effective June 2) and to Puerto Rico (effective June 8). This leaves Wyoming as the only U.S. state still eligible to export pork to China. Because of the ban on transshipments, however, China has effectively shut off all U.S. pork exports for the past several weeks. Further details and effective dates of these suspensions can be found online, and USMEF continues to be engaged with trade officials from the United States and China in an effort to resolve this trade impasse.

China has also published its pre-notification requirements in the FSIS Export Library for scheduled shipments of meat and poultry, which must be provided by exporters via e-mail for all shipments departing after June 1. The requirements read as follows:

For every shipment
1. A signed /scanned copy of the FSIS Form 9295-1 must be included as an attachment OR
2. In the absence of a signed/scanned copy of the FSIS form 9295-1, the following information must be provided in the body of the e-mail:
  1. Export certificate number
  2. Date of issuance
  3. Product name
  4. Product quantity
  5. Establishment number
  6. Name of exporter
  7. Consignee
  8. Seal number on container
3. The subject line of the e-mail should read "U.S. Export Certificates", but may also include the export certificate number if exporters want to include this information.
4. The e-mail should be directed to h_cert@ciq.org.cn with a copy to h_cert@yahoo.com.cn and importexport@fsis.usda.gov
5. The e-mail notification must arrive prior to the arrival of the shipment in China.
6. Exporters may send multiple documents in one message
7. For in-lieu-of certificates, a signed/scanned copy of FSIS Form 9295-1 must be included as an attachment. In the absence of an in-lieu certificate, the exporter must send the information associated with the in-lieu of certificate utilizing the same process as described above noted in b.i through b. viii.

Shipments not in compliance with the pre-notification process will be subject to destruction or rejection

On a positive note, natural casings are excluded from the pre-notification requirements. While this exemption does not provide any relief from the current ban on pork products, it should help improve product flow once pork trade with China resumes.

If you have any questions about these changes or other export issues involving China, please contact Kevin Smith at 303-623-6328 or ksmith@usmef.org.

# # #

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.