Jamaica - Apply for Export Health Certificate and Export Licence for Fisheries Products
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Contents
- 1 Procedure
- 2 Required Documents
- 3 Office Locations & Contacts
- 4 Eligibility
- 5 Fees
- 6 Validity
- 7 Documents to Use
- 8 Sample Documents
- 9 Processing Time
- 10 Related Videos
- 11 Instructions
- 12 Required Information
- 13 Need for the Document
- 14 Information which might help
- 15 Other uses of the Document/Certificate
- 16 External Links
- 17 Others
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Procedure[edit]
Apply In-Person
- To apply for the Export Health Certificate and export license for fisheries products, you should go to the Veterinary Service Division (VSD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOA). Please view the VSD contact details in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section below
- First, inform the VSD of your intention to exporting the products in writing through their email address: [email protected] or faxed to (876) 977-0885.
- Upon receipt of your intention letter, the VSD will verify if your facility is registered and if not, you will be required to register your facility
- Then the VSD will inform you of the export requirements for the products you wish to export by the importing country and request you to provide the product’s batches to the VSD laboratory for testing
- The batches will be tested and if they fail, you will be informed of the results through a letter from the VSD and if the products pass the testing, you will be informed by the VSD and required to proceed with the application of the health certificate
- Obtain the application form for an export health certificate from the MOA’s office or download it from their website:Link (please search for “Application For Export Health Certificate” to locate the form easily) you can also download the form directly via this link:Link
- First, obtain all the necessary certificates and documents of the product you wish to export, including the import permit from the importing country
- Complete the application form and attach all the supporting documents as mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below to it
- Then submit the complete application to the Permit Office, Veterinary Services Division (VSD) 193 Old Hope Road, in person or scanned and emailed to the following: Email: [email protected] or faxed to (876) 977-0885. Please note that TRN information is mandatory.
- Upon receipt of your application, the VSD will validate the application and supporting documents to determine if your application meets the required standard
- If the documentation is invalid, the VSD will inform you of what to do to satisfy the required standards and if the application is valid, the VSD will be issued you a payment advisory note for the certificate and you will be required to pay the fee
- Pay the application fee of the export health certificate at the VSD cashier by cash, debit, or credit card, company cheque, or manager’s cheque and obtain the payment receipt
- Upon payment, the export health certificate will be prepared and issued to you along with the export license
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Required Documents[edit]
- Payment receipt
- Identification documents
- Facility registration certificate
- Import permit
- Complete application form
All the requirements advised by the VSD
Office Locations & Contacts[edit]
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
Address: 4 St. Lucia Avenue, Kingston 5, Jamaica
Telephone: (876) 968-7116
Fax: (876) 960-7422
Hope Gardens, Kingston 6, Jamaica
Telephone: (876) 927-1731-50 / (876) 619-1731
Fax: (876) 927-1904
Email: [email protected]
Website: Link
Opening hours: Mondays – Thursdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Fridays8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
Veterinary Services Division
193 Old Hope Road
Kingston 6
Phone: (876) 977-2489/2492; 927-0594
Fax Number: (876) 977-0885
Email: [email protected]
Website: Link
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Eligibility[edit]
- Registered exporters who wish to obtain an export health certificate for fisheries products
Fees[edit]
- Export health certificates: J$2,000
- Duplicate/reprinting export health certificates commercial/domestic: J$1,000.00
Validity[edit]
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid. e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever
Documents to Use[edit]
- Application form: Link
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Sample Documents[edit]
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.
Processing Time[edit]
- Within seven days
Related Videos[edit]
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation. Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed. e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.
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Instructions[edit]
- You must be a registered exporter with JAMPRO to apply for the export certificate
Required Information[edit]
- Name of exporter
- Importing country
- Name of importer
- Address of exporter and importer
- Type of product to be exported
- Contact details
- Description
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Need for the Document[edit]
- The export health certificate proves that animals or birds are fit for exporting and the certificate is required by the importing country
Information which might help[edit]
Enter other informations which might help.
Other uses of the Document/Certificate[edit]
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate. e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
External Links[edit]
- MOA: Link
Others[edit]
More information which might help people.