Seafood Trade Matters
The latest developments in International Seafood Trade & Market Access affecting Australian Seafood Exporters.
02 February 2023
In this edition: India FTA webinar, registrations and health certificate update; US traceability rules
SIA: Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Roundtable: 9 February
SIA will host an Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Roundtable in collaboration with Austrade and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to help you get the most out of opportunities presented by the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement.
Please click here to register your participation
India: New health certificate requirements delayed until March
Indian authorities have notified the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (DAFF) that the effective date of implementation of new certificate requirements has been extended until 1 March 2023 for export of fish and fish products to India. Read the full Market Access Advice on the DAFF website here.
India: Export establishment registration update
DAFF has advised that an updated seafood export establishment/vessel list provided to Indian authorities has yet to be confirmed by New Delhi. India will implement new registration requirements from 1 February 2023 for all foreign food manufacturing facilities, including establishments and registered vessels processing fish and fish products for export to India. DAFF advises exporters to exercise caution when shipping product to India after this date. Read more on the DAFF website here.
ESCS Supply Chain Snapshot
The latest Supply Chain Snapshot from the Export Supply Chain Service (ESCS) is now available on the ESCS Webpage.
USA: New traceability rules information
Foodsafetynews.com has published an article discussing next steps in the US Food and Drug Administration’s Food Traceability Rule, which establishes additional traceability recordkeeping requirements for those that manufacture, process, pack, or hold certain foods, including seafood. Read more here.
EU: Fisheries sanctions card system
Some groups within the EU are campaigning for China to be issued a ‘yellow card’ warning due to alleged illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fisheries activities. The EU uses a card system to deny market access to seafood supplier countries it judges are not meeting IUU obligations. Read more here.
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The Seafood Trade Advisory Group (STAG) is jointly funded by the Australian government and the fishing industry. We receive funds from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC).which is a statutory authority within the portfolio of the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
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