Update on China’s Advance E-mail Notification Requirement: No Rejections until Problems Resolved...

Update on China’s Advance E-mail Notification Requirement: No Rejections until Problems Resolved

As USMEF reported in yesterday’s Technical Update,China’s Administration for Quality Standards, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) is now requiring that advance E-mail notification of all scheduled meat and poultry shipments (natural casings excluded) must include a scan of the export certificate.

Due to technical problems AQISQ is experiencing with the E-mail notification system, USDA has received notice from AQISQ that no rejection or disruption of meat shipments will occur until these issues are resolved.

The E-mail notification is to be provided by either the exporting establishment or the exporter, but only one E-mail per certificate should be sent. For all shipments arriving in China on or after Oct. 15, 2009, exporters must provide the following information via E-mail to: ChinaCertificates@fsis.usda.gov.

1. Email submission requirements:
   1. Format for the subject line of the email: "CHINA CERTIFICATE (Enter unique FSIS Form 9060-5 MPH or MPG Six-Digit Export Certificate Number) FOR ESTABLISHMENT # (Enter Establishment Number where the product was certified for export)."
   2. Each E-mail must contain only one PDF-formatted attachment of the export certificate (i.e., one E-mail for each export certificate).
   3. The attachment naming format: "[China Certificate Number, FSIS Form 9060-5 MPH or MPG-XXXXXX].pdf"
   4. The E-mail text should contain the following information: "This E-mail contains the scanned documents for Export Certificate Number (Enter Unique FSIS Form 9060-5 MPH or MPG Six-Digit Export Certificate Number) for establishment # (Enter Establishment Number where the product was certified for export)"
2. Additional required export certificates to be part of the pdf document:
   1. FSIS 9295-1, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness for Export to the People's Republic of China.
   2. FSIS letterhead certificate, if applicable.

Exporters who have questions or have had difficulties with the notification system may contact Paul Clayton or Kevin Smith of USMEF at 303-623-6328 or contact the U.S. Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) at www.usapeec.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.

USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.

Update on China’s Advance E-mail Notification Requirement: No Rejections until Problems Resolved

As USMEF reported in yesterday’s Technical Update,China’s Administration for Quality Standards, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) is now requiring that advance E-mail notification of all scheduled meat and poultry shipments (natural casings excluded) must include a scan of the export certificate.

Due to technical problems AQISQ is experiencing with the E-mail notification system, USDA has received notice from AQISQ that no rejection or disruption of meat shipments will occur until these issues are resolved.

The E-mail notification is to be provided by either the exporting establishment or the exporter, but only one E-mail per certificate should be sent. For all shipments arriving in China on or after Oct. 15, 2009, exporters must provide the following information via E-mail to: ChinaCertificates@fsis.usda.gov.

1. Email submission requirements:
   1. Format for the subject line of the email: "CHINA CERTIFICATE (Enter unique FSIS Form 9060-5 MPH or MPG Six-Digit Export Certificate Number) FOR ESTABLISHMENT # (Enter Establishment Number where the product was certified for export)."
   2. Each E-mail must contain only one PDF-formatted attachment of the export certificate (i.e., one E-mail for each export certificate).
   3. The attachment naming format: "[China Certificate Number, FSIS Form 9060-5 MPH or MPG-XXXXXX].pdf"
   4. The E-mail text should contain the following information: "This E-mail contains the scanned documents for Export Certificate Number (Enter Unique FSIS Form 9060-5 MPH or MPG Six-Digit Export Certificate Number) for establishment # (Enter Establishment Number where the product was certified for export)"
2. Additional required export certificates to be part of the pdf document:
   1. FSIS 9295-1, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness for Export to the People's Republic of China.
   2. FSIS letterhead certificate, if applicable.

Exporters who have questions or have had difficulties with the notification system may contact Paul Clayton or Kevin Smith of USMEF at 303-623-6328 or contact the U.S. Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) at www.usapeec.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.

USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.