European Union                               

European Union                                                                         

EU Requires Additional Certificate For Transit

The European Union (EU) has a new requirement for transit certificates through the EU.  An extra certificate in the language of the country it is going to transit has to accompany the export documents:

      A.            Transit Certificates*

       1.  Effective January 1, 2005, transshipments of meat and poultry and meat and poultry products through EU member countries, and shipments that will be temporarily stored in EU member states, must be accompanied by animal health certification. In addition to the certification required by the final destination country, the following EU letterhead transit certificate should be obtained for shipments of fresh/frozen meat and poultry.

       2.  FSIS Letterhead Certificate, Model Transit/Storage for Fresh Meat. See guidelines to complete. This certificate is also available in German. A Polish language certificate is being developed and will be made available as soon as possible.

       3.  FSIS Letterhead Certificate, Model Transit/Storage for Fresh Poultry. See guidelines to complete. This certificate is also available in German. A Polish language certificate is being developed and will be made available as soon as possible.

       4.  Requests for transit certificates for products other than fresh/frozen meat and poultry and requests for certificates in languages other than English, German, and Polish should be directed to the Office of International Affairs at 202-720-6400.

For Poland only, shipments transiting through Poland will not require the new transit certificates prior to January 1.

New Export Form For Casings Available

The new FSIS form 9180-23 for casing exports to the EU is available on the FSIS Export Library of Requirements and can be ordered via the Field Service Center (FSC). Guidance is available for completing it.

European Union                                                                         

EU Requires Additional Certificate For Transit

The European Union (EU) has a new requirement for transit certificates through the EU.  An extra certificate in the language of the country it is going to transit has to accompany the export documents:

      A.            Transit Certificates*

       1.  Effective January 1, 2005, transshipments of meat and poultry and meat and poultry products through EU member countries, and shipments that will be temporarily stored in EU member states, must be accompanied by animal health certification. In addition to the certification required by the final destination country, the following EU letterhead transit certificate should be obtained for shipments of fresh/frozen meat and poultry.

       2.  FSIS Letterhead Certificate, Model Transit/Storage for Fresh Meat. See guidelines to complete. This certificate is also available in German. A Polish language certificate is being developed and will be made available as soon as possible.

       3.  FSIS Letterhead Certificate, Model Transit/Storage for Fresh Poultry. See guidelines to complete. This certificate is also available in German. A Polish language certificate is being developed and will be made available as soon as possible.

       4.  Requests for transit certificates for products other than fresh/frozen meat and poultry and requests for certificates in languages other than English, German, and Polish should be directed to the Office of International Affairs at 202-720-6400.

For Poland only, shipments transiting through Poland will not require the new transit certificates prior to January 1.

New Export Form For Casings Available

The new FSIS form 9180-23 for casing exports to the EU is available on the FSIS Export Library of Requirements and can be ordered via the Field Service Center (FSC). Guidance is available for completing it.