at the port of entry by submitting the Republic of the Philippines

accomplished Notice of Arrival Form and Department of Agriculture

Landing Permit attached to the SPS Import BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Clearance. Visayas Avenue, Diliman
Quezon City
♣ — Release of Shipment — ♣

1. The shipment shall only be released by

the Bureau of Customs (BOC) upon
accomplishment of the ff.:

a. Presentation by the importer of the

original SPS Import Clearance, original
IVC, Bill of Lading/Airway Bill, and
Packing List to the DAVQO for
verification and evaluation.

IMPORT
b. Veterinary Quarantine Inspection and/
or documentation and clearance.
c. Payment of veterinary quarantine
inspection fee.
d. Resealing (BAI seal) of the container
van/s with the goods inspected.
e. Issuance of a Veterinary Quarantine

SYSTEM
Inspection Certificate (VQIC) and
stamped “Inspected and Passed” mark
on the original copies of the BOC import
documents.

PROCEDURES
2. The DAVQO shall provide the NMIS of the
copy of the VQIC within 24 hours from the
time the goods are cleared. The consignee
shall notify the NMIS upon release of the
goods by the BOC and delivery of the
same to the importer’s cold storage/
warehouse/processing plant.

3. The DAVQO shall provide the NMIS of the

copy of the VQIC within 24 hours from the
time the goods are cleared. The consignee
shall notify the NMIS upon release of the
goods by the BOC and delivery of the
same to the importer’s cold storage/
warehouse/ processing plant.
National Veterinary Quarantine Services
Bureau of Animal Industry
Visayas Avenue, Diliman
Meat and
Quezon City Meat Products
Tel. Nos. 925-4343/928-2743
Fax. Nos. (02) 920-0815
 ♣ — B. Inspection of warehouse and cold — ♣ The BAI shall issue an SPS Import
storage facilities shall be conducted. Clearance per shipment of meat and/or
meat products.
♣ — C. After satisfactory evaluation of — ♣
the importing company, a Certificate of Compliance with Quarantine
Accreditation signed and
GUIDELINES FOR approved by the BAI Director shall be Requirements by the
ACCREDITATION OF issued. This has a validity of two years
from the date of issuance. An Exporting Country__________
IMPORTERS/EXPORTERS accreditation fee of P100.00 shall be
paid to the BAI. 1. The qualified exporter must secure a
copy of the approved SPS Import
Accreditation of_____ Clearance from the importer/
Accreditation of Exporter —
Importers of Meat and_______ consignee prior to the shipment of
meat and/or meat products into the
Foreign Meat____
Meat Products_ Philippines.

Establishments must be accredited by the 2. The exporter shall comply with the
♣ — A. The applicant must submit the ff. — ♣ Department of Agriculture (DA) before they packing and labeling requirements
requirements: are allowed to export meat and meat products stipulated in Section IV-C of AO No.
into the Philippines. There shall be an on-site 39, series of 2000.
a. Letter of Intent addressed to the BAI evaluation of the animal health status and
Director actual inspection of the meat establishments 3. The Veterinary Administration of the
b. Accomplished Accreditation Form in the country of origin. exporting country shall issue an
c. Mayor’s Business Permit (certified true International Veterinary Certificate
copy) (IVC) for a specific shipment of meat
d. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) or Accreditation for SPS and/or meat products. The IVC shall
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Import Clearance________ contain the minimum information
Registration (certified true copy) stipulated in the OIE model health
A qualified importer must secure an SPS certificate and shall bear/contain,
e. Bureau of Internal Revenue Tax
Import Clearance from BAI—National Veteri- among others the seal of the issuing
f. Identification Number (certified true copy)
nary Quarantine Services. agency.
g. Customs Investigation and Intelligence
h. Services (CIS) Accreditation (certified true
copy) The importer shall:
i. Letter of Authority for the company’s
representative Submit a duly-accomplished application Issuance of Notice of Quarantine and
j. Lease of Contract or Proof of Ownership of form to import together with the Landing Permit – At least three days prior
warehouse/cold storage facility pro-forma invoice; and to the expected arrival of the shipment,
k. Specific documents: the importer shall inform the NVQS
Meat Traders: list of prospective Pay the necessary fee to the BAI. representative or any DA Veterinary
buyers Quarantine Officer
Meat Processors: NMIS Accreditation Issuance of SPS Import Clearance – The BAI, in
Certificate consultation with the NMIS, as needed, shall
Institutional Users: BFAD or Sanitary evaluate the SPS Import Clearance application
Permit and shall approve/disapprove the same
within 7 working days from date of receipt of
complete application documents.

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