Date of issue: 13 April 2023
Date of effect: 17 April 2023
Reference Number: MAA2023-05
Related MAAs: N/A
Attention
- Industries—Industry bodies – Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry Australia
- Export establishments
- Exporters, AEPI and EXDOC users
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry —central and regional offices
Purpose
This Market Access Advice (MAA) is to notify exporters of new access for fish and fish products to Israel.
Summary of key points
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has negotiated new market access for fish and fish products into Israel with Israel’s Ministry of Health (MOH).
MOH has approved the export of the below products from Australia into Israel:
- Non-viable wild origin and aquaculture gutted finfish.
- Aquaculture fish and fish products placed on the market for human consumption without further processing and packed for direct retail sale.
- Non- viable crustaceans.
- Live crustaceans destined for authorised processing establishments or for dispatch centres, purification centres or similar businesses.
- Live crustaceans intended for further processing before human consumption without temporary storage at the place of processing and packed and labelled for that purpose.
A new health certificate for the export of the above fish and fish products to Israel, FXIL01, will be available through the Export Documentation System (EXDOC) from 17 April 2023.
An export permit must be obtained before the goods are shipped from Australia.
Separate RFPs are required for:
- Products that are Ready to Eat (RTE)
- Products that are Not Ready to Eat (NRTE)
Including both RTE and NRTE products within a single permit may result in delays or rejection at import inspection.
Exporters please note
To enable trade to commence The FXIL01 (certificate) has been placed into production without waiting for the creation of specific validation rules. It is imperative to complete the request for permit (RFP) correctly as an incorrect RFP and therefore Health certificate, may lead to a detained consignment.
- Ready to Eat (RTE)/Not Ready to Eat (NRTE) products – needs to be chosen from the ‘Treatment Type’ field and is mandatory, noting that it is a requirement that RTE products have a separate certificate to NTRE (they MUST NOT go on the same certificate).
- Container and seal numbers – these are mandatory for sea freight.
- Shipment number – This number must be received from the importer prior to requesting export documentation – and must also appear on the product trade description when printed in Hebrew. It is mandatory to enter the shipping number into the ‘shipping marks ‘field of the RFP.
- Catch dates – these are mandatory, please check to ensure the catch start date and catch end date are entered into the RFP. Processors will need to amend their approved arrangement to ensure that this information is provided by the supplier of the fish and records are kept for traceability.
Exporters are encouraged to work closely with their importers to ensure all importing country requirements for their product are met.
Further information
Contact exportstandards@aff.gov.au if you have any queries.
The information provided in this advice is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.