South Africa - Import Farm Feed and Pet Food

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for importing Farm feed and Pet food in person, the person who wishes to apply must visit the office of Directorate Agriculture Inputs Control in DAFF.
2. The respective address and contact details can be found in the following link: Link
3. Visit the office and obtain an Application for registration of farm feed from the relevant department. Or click here to download: Link
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in “Required documents” section of this page.
5. Complete the application form as required with relevant details. After completing, attach all the documents required with the completed form.
6. Submit the application form and attached documents to the Registrar at the office of Department. Pay the required fees as directed by the officials.
7. Also, the application can be sent to the Postal address of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries department office.
8. After payment of prescribed fees, the application form and required documents will be sent for verification and validation processes correspondingly.
9. Then, the authorities will perform the necessary processes and proceed for the Registration process if all the requirements have been fulfilled by the applicant.
10. The applicant will be notified prior to any process or formality that he/she should complete as a part of the application process.
11. Once all the processes have been completed properly, a Registration document will be issued with prior intimation.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Cover letter on company’s letterhead
• Written permission from owner (previously registered product)
• Reason for submission
• Nutritional data Analysis certificate or report from a laboratory
• Certificate of analysis from an accredited laboratory
• Product packaging or label

Refer the first page of your application form for complete checklist of required documents: Link

Office Locations & Contacts

Directorate Agriculture Inputs Control : Head Office
Physical Address:20 Steve Biko (formerly Beatrix) Street,
Arcadia, Pretoria, 0002
South Africa
Postal Address:Private Bag X343 Pretoria,
0001
South Africa
Tel:0012 319 7103/7847
Website: Website DAFF

Eligibility

• Any person living in the RSA and wants to import feed for farms or food for pets from other countries is eligible to apply.
• The product for which import permit is sought must have undergone an analysis in an accredited laboratory and granted a Certificate of analysis before applying.

Fees

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Validity

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Documents to Use

Application form: Link

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Processing Time

An import permit takes one week. A registration certificate takes four months.

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Instructions

Please visit the following page for more relevant instructions: Link

Required Information

• Name, Identity number and address of the applicant
• Company Registration number
• Fax number and Email address
• Manufacturer details
• SACNSP Registration number
• Details of the products

Need for the Document

Any person who wantsto import farm feed or pet food from any nationality into South Africa, he/she must apply obtain an import permit and a registration certificate from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

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