Date of Issue: 27 October 2014
Date of Effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries
Dairy Australia
Australian Dairy Products Federation
Australian State Regulatory Authorities
export registered dairy establishments
and exporters of dairy products
Department of Agriculture
Central and Regional Offices
Affected Markets: Mexico
Further information:
Email Steven Martin
Phone: 02 6272 3101
Email Helen Appleton
Phone: 02 6272 4554
Or please contact Exports if you have any queries.
Mexico’s biosecurity agency, SENASICA, has advised that bilaterally agreed bilingual (English/Spanish) export certificates must accompany all shipments of animal products/by-products exported from Australia to Mexico.
Shipments not accompanied by bilaterally agreed bilingual export certification are likely to be rejected on arrival in Mexico.
Existing English only certificates will be unavailable until amended certificates have been negotiated with SENASICA.
Exporters with established trade in animal product/by-product exports to Mexico using English only certificates are encouraged to contact the department’s regional offices to discuss certification arrangements.
A list of currently agreed bilingual export certificates is provided in the following table. Exporters should check endorsement numbers associated with these certificates.
Certificate Number | Commodity covered |
|---|---|
Z367 | Meat, meat products, edible offal and casings |
Z357 | Skin on or skin off lamb or goat heads |
ZD035 | Dairy |
M423 | Processed petfood |
M466 | Wool and animal fibre |
M469 | Tanned and semi-tanned skins and hides |
M478 | Salted skins and hides |
M515 | Inedible bovine tissue |
M518 | Game trophies |
M519 | Bile for industrial or research purposes |
The Manual of Importing Country Requirements - MICoR will be updated accordingly.
The information provided above 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.