Authorization Requirement for SPS Reasons for Importing Food
| Description | This measure (Chapter 10, Para 25) provides for the requirement to obtain the authorization from the relevant agency for the product importation. No one who imports food shall fail to abide by the order, directive and conditions issued by the relevant agency. The objectives of the measure are to enable the public to consume food of genuine quality, free from danger and hygienic, to prevent the public from consuming food that may cause danger or are injurious to health, to supervise production of controlled food systemically, to control and regulate the production, import, export, storage, distribution and sale of food systematically. |
| Comments | National Food Law 1997 is issued by the Ministry of Health and issued the Law Amending the National Food Law in 2013. This measure is subject to change as the conditions in the country change. |
| Agency | Department of Food and Drug Administration |
| Export/Import | Import |
| Validity From | 1997-03-03 |
| Validity To | Untill it is cancelled by the responsible agency. |
| Reference | National Food Law 1997 |
| Technical Code | |
| UN Code | A14 - Authorization requirement for SPS reasons for importing certain products |
| Measure Type | A. SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES |
| Updated At | 2018-06-25 10:47:58 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Food Import Health Certificate | Procedures for Obtaining Food Import Health Certificate (IHC) from Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health | Import |
| Food Import Recommendation | Obtaining Food Import Recommendation from Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health | Import |
Commodities
This measure applies to the following commodities.
| HS Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 0812909000 | - - Other |
| 0813100000 | - Apricots |
| 0813200000 | - Prunes |
| 0813300000 | - Apples |
| 0813401000 | - - Longans |
| 0813402000 | - - Tamarinds |
| 0813409000 | - - Other |
| 0813501000 | - - Of which cashew nuts or Brazil nuts predominate by weight |
| 0813502000 | - - Of which other nuts predominate by weight |
| 0813503000 | - - Of which dates predominate by weight |
| 0813504000 | - - Of which avocados or oranges or mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) predominate by weight |
| 0813509000 | - - Other |
| 0814000000 | Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions. |
| 1101001100 | - - Fortified |
| 1101001900 | - - Other |