Russia - Pre-Notification of Export Certificates

Russia - Pre-Notification of Export Certificates

Effective with certificates issued on or after Aug. 6, 2008, Russia's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service requires advance e-mail notification of all scheduled shipments of U.S. poultry, pork and beef, using FSIS Forms 9450-4, 9450-3 and 9450-5, respectively.  It is the responsibility of the exporting establishment or exporter to assure that notification is provided. Exporters should coordinate closely with the exporting establishment to ensure that proper notification has been made. Notification must be received at the address provided in the attached instructions prior to arrival of the product in Russia.

The export establishments will send emails with attached PDF of the export certificate as follows:

1. Email Submission Requirements:
   1. The subject line of the email format: "EXPORT CERTIFICATE [Enter Unique RFA or RFP Six-Digit Export Certificate Number] FOR ESTABLISHMENT # [Enter Establishment Number Where Certificate was Issued]". The words EXPORT CERTIFICATE and FOR ESTABLISHMENT must be included in the subject line.
   2. Each email will have only one attachment, one email per export certificate
   3. The attachment must be a PDF format of the scanned Export Certificate
   4. The attachment naming format: "[Export Certificate Number, RFA- or RFP-XXXXXX].pdf"
2. Scan section 1, 2 and 3 of FSIS Forms 9450-4, 9450-3 or 9450-5, folding the certificate under as necessary.
3. Send emails to ExportCertificates@fsis.usda.gov. 

For more information, click on the following link for USDA’s Export Requirements for Russia:

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Russia_Requirements/index.asp

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Russia - Pre-Notification of Export Certificates

Effective with certificates issued on or after Aug. 6, 2008, Russia's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service requires advance e-mail notification of all scheduled shipments of U.S. poultry, pork and beef, using FSIS Forms 9450-4, 9450-3 and 9450-5, respectively.  It is the responsibility of the exporting establishment or exporter to assure that notification is provided. Exporters should coordinate closely with the exporting establishment to ensure that proper notification has been made. Notification must be received at the address provided in the attached instructions prior to arrival of the product in Russia.

The export establishments will send emails with attached PDF of the export certificate as follows:

1. Email Submission Requirements:
   1. The subject line of the email format: "EXPORT CERTIFICATE [Enter Unique RFA or RFP Six-Digit Export Certificate Number] FOR ESTABLISHMENT # [Enter Establishment Number Where Certificate was Issued]". The words EXPORT CERTIFICATE and FOR ESTABLISHMENT must be included in the subject line.
   2. Each email will have only one attachment, one email per export certificate
   3. The attachment must be a PDF format of the scanned Export Certificate
   4. The attachment naming format: "[Export Certificate Number, RFA- or RFP-XXXXXX].pdf"
2. Scan section 1, 2 and 3 of FSIS Forms 9450-4, 9450-3 or 9450-5, folding the certificate under as necessary.
3. Send emails to ExportCertificates@fsis.usda.gov. 

For more information, click on the following link for USDA’s Export Requirements for Russia:

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Russia_Requirements/index.asp

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