Philippines Country Requirements

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1. PRECONDITIONS FOR MARKET ACCESS

1.1 Import Permit
IMPORT PERMIT
An import permit (called Veterinary Quarantine Clearance in the Philippines)

is required for fresh meat, meat products and edible offal imported into the
Philippines. Exporters must ensure their importer provides them with a copy
of the import permit prior to shipment of the product.
Import permits can be obtained from the Bureau of Animal Industry, National
Veterinary Quarantine Services, Diliman, Quezon City.Product must be
shipped within 60 days of issue of the import permit. Import permits are
limited to individual shipments, they cannot be transferred to another
consignee, and they will not be issued after a shipment has left the port of
origin.
The requirement for an import permit also applies to fresh meat for personal
use. Import permits are not required for importation of processed meat
intended for human consumption to the Philippines. Processed meat refers to
meat that has undergone processing, including but not limited to heating,
smoking, curing, drying, marinating or combination of these processes that
alter the meat's chemical composition intended for commercial distribution.
Updated: 05 Mar 2018
1.2 Establishment Listing

ESTABLISHMENT LISTING
Initial listing procedure for edible products Required?
Export registration Yes
Philippine listing No
ATM listing audit No
Philippine inspection for listing No
Philippine listing approval No

Inedible products
Prior to exporting to the Philippines, all establishments producing meat and
bone meal must be subject to independent audit for compliance with the
Australian Standard for Hygienic Rendering of Animal Products, and approved
and listed by DAWR in the Establishment Register (ER) for this commodity and
this market; ongoing audits for compliance with this standard are then
required to maintain this initial listing. For further information please contact
NPG Exports or the Australian Renderers Association.
Updated: 26 Feb 2018
1.3 Access For Edible Products And Edible Byproducts

ACCESS FOR EDIBLE PRODUCTS AND EDIBLE BYPRODUCTS
Animal species or product Access?
Cattle Yes
Sheep Yes
Goats Yes
Pigs Yes
Poultry Yes
Horse No agreed certification
Buffalo No agreed certification
Farmed deer No agreed certification
Farmed rabbit No agreed certification
Ostrich, emu Yes
Kangaroo No agreed certification
Other wild game No agreed certification
Casings Yes
Edible tallow Yes
Gelatine and collagen No agreed certification

Updated: 27 Aug 2014
1.4 Access For Inedible Products And Inedible Byproducts

ACCESS FOR INEDIBLE PRODUCTS AND INEDIBLE BYPRODUCTS
Product Access?
Green runners No agreed certification
Wool No agreed certification
Skins No agreed certification
Hides Yes
Trophies No agreed certification
Rendered products Yes
Technical products and pharmaceutical material No agreed certification
Raw petmeat No agreed certification
Processed petfood No agreed certification
1.5 Prohibited Products

PROHIBITED PRODUCTS
1.6 Australian Animal Products That Do Not Meet Importing Country

Official Requirements
AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT MEET THE FILIPINO
OFFICIAL REQUIREMENTS
There are no known Australian animal products that do not meet the Filipino
official requirements.
1.7 Premises And Equipment

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for premises and
equipment, that differ from relevant Australian Standards.
2. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1 General Operational Requirements
GENERAL OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for general operations

that differ from the relevant Australian standards.
2.2 Religious Slaughter

RELIGIOUS SLAUGHTER
Religious slaughter is not an official requirement for import of meat and meat
products into the Philippines.
2.3 Microbial And Residue Sampling And Maximum Acceptable Limits

MICROBIAL AND RESIDUE SAMPLING AND MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE
LIMITS
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for microbial sampling in

addition to Australian national programs such as the E. coli and Salmonella
Monitoring Program (ESAM).
The National Residue Survey gives the Philippines adequate assurance that
Australian meat and meat products are unlikely to contain violative residues
of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, and environmental contaminants.
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)

surveys give the Philippines adequate assurance that Australian meat and
meat products have not been contaminated by radioactive elements from
nuclear fall-out.
3. SLAUGHTER AND PROCESSING

3.1 Sourcing And Receival Of Slaughter Livestock
SOURCING AND RECEIVAL OF SLAUGHTER LIVESTOCK
Beef and beef products destined for China must be sourced from cattle that
have not been treated with hormonal growth promotants or contain residues
outside normal physiological levels. Refer to MAA1434 for further information.
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for sourcing and receival
of slaughter livestock, that differ from relevant Australian Standards.
3.2 Antemortem Inspection, Slaughter And Postmortem Inspection

ANTEMORTEM INSPECTION, SLAUGHTER AND POSTMORTEM
INSPECTION
The Philippines requires that antemortem inspection, slaughter and

postmortem inspection of eligible mammalian species, ostriches and emus,
be done under AQIS veterinary supervision.
The Philippines accepts imports of poultry meat, poultry meat products and
edible poultry offal produced in Deaprtment of Agriculture -verified, state-
regulated, and export-registered poultry establishments that conform to the
Australian Standard for Construction of Premises and Hygienic Production of
Poultry Meat for Human Consumption.
The Philippines has no other known specific requirements for antemortem

inspection, slaughter and postmortem inspection that differ from relevant
Australian Standards.
Updated: 11 May 2015
3.3 Boning
BONING
3.4 Wrapping And Packaging

WRAPPING AND PACKAGING
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for wrapping and

packaging, that differ from relevant Australian Standards.
3.5 Refrigeration, Transfer And Loadout

REFIGERATION, TRANSFER AND LOADOUT
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for refrigeration, transfer

and loadout, that differ from relevant Australian Standards.
4. PRODUCTION OF EDIBLE PRODUCTS

4.1 Meat And Edible Offal
MEAT AND EDIBLE OFFAL
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for production of meat

and edible offal, from species for which there is agreed certification, that
differ from relevant Australian Standards.
4.2 Meat Products

MEAT PRODUCTS
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for production of meat
products, that differ from relevant Australian Standards.
4.3 Casings
CASINGS
Casing must be sourced from animals that have passed veterinary

antemortem and postmotem inspection.
4.4 Rendered Edible Animal Fats And Oils, Including Tallow

EDIBLE TALLOW
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for production of

rendered edible meals and edible tallow, that differ from the Australian
Standard for the Hygienic Rendering of Animal Products.
4.5 Gelatine And Collagen

GELATINE AND COLLAGEN
There is no agreed certification for import of edible gelatine and collagen into
the Philippines.
5. PRODUCTION OF INEDIBLE PRODUCTS

5.1 Green Runners
GREEN RUNNERS
There is no agreed certification for import of green runners into the
Philippines.
5.2 Wool, Skins, Hides And Trophies

WOOL, SKINS, HIDES AND TROPHIES
Pickled hides must have been treated in a strong solution of salt and acid.
There is no agreed certification for import of wool, skins and trophies into the
Philippines.
5.3 Raw Petmeat And Processed Petfood

RAW PETMEAT AND PROCESSED PETFOOD
There is no agreed certification for import of raw petmeat and processed

petfood into the Philippines.
5.4 Technical Products And Pharmaceutical Material

TECHNICAL PRODUCTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL MATERIAL
There is no agreed certification for import of technical products and

pharmaceutical material into the Philippines.
5.5 Rendered Products

RENDERED PRODUCTS
Exporters of meat and bone meal must seek registration for their product with
the Bureau of Animal Industries (BAI) prior to an import permit being issued.
The documents that required for registration are:
1. AQIS establishment number and full name and address of the

establishment
2. a certificate of Good Manufacturing Practice or Australian Rendering
Association (ARA) letter of accreditation
3. a copy of the AQIS certificate of animal by-products overseas listing:
establishments that do not have a copy of this certificate can request
one from Export Establishment Registration
4. a description of the processing method, including a copy of the most
recent process validation and verification test results i.e. Clostridium
perfringens test, Salmonella test
5. a certificate of analysis showing the complete proximate analysis of
crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, moisture, ash and analysis of
calcium, phosphorus and feed microscopy.
Updated: 11 Sep 2014
6. LABELLING, TRADE DESCRIPTION, USE-BY

DATE, AND SHIPPING MARKS PORT MARKS
6.1 Labelling And Trade Description
LABELLING AND TRADE DESCRIPTION
The Philippines have no known specific labelling and trade description
requirements that differ from those outlined in the Export Control (Meat and
Meat Products) Orders 2005, Schedule 6 and therefore do not require cartons
to be marked for export to the Philippines. However, all shipments arriving in
the Philippines with erroneous labelling, in particular labelling indicating the
product is destined for another country, shall be confiscated and destroyed or
re-exported.
Updated: 06 Nov 2017
6.2 Use-By Date Andor Shelf Life Restrictions

USE-BY DATE AND/OR SHELF LIFE RESTRICTIONS
Frozen meat, meat products and edible offal must arrive in the Philippines
before their expiry date and no later than 12 months after the date of
slaughter.
6.3 Shipping Marks Port Marks

SHIPPING MARKS (PORT MARKS)
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for shipping marks (port
marks).
Updated: 11 Dec 2017
7. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EDIBLE

PRODUCTS
7.1 Meat, Meat Products And Edible Offal
PROCESSED MEAT
Processed meat products fall under the jurisdiction of the Philippines Food
and Drug Authority (FDA). All processed meat products for export to the
Philippines must be registered with the FDA and be imported through a FDA
licenced importer/distributor. The department recommends exporters work
with their importer to understand and met this requirement.
OSTRICH OR EMU CARCASES AND OFFAL

For ostrich or emu carcases and offal, use Z87A with endorsement 309.
Ostriches and emus must have been slaughtered in an establishment that has
AQIS veterinary supervision of antemortem and postmortem inspection.
Additional endorsement 309

The ratite products have not been sourced from within a 10km radius around
a premise affected with highly pathogenic avian influenza, and the State of
origin is free of Newcastle disease. The meat originates from healthy animals
which have remained in the territory of Australia for at least three (3) months
before slaughter or since birth in the case of animals less than three (3)
months old and the meat is wholesome according to international sanitary
requirements. Post-mortem inspection did not reveal changes in the meat
characteristic of Salmonellosis or OIE List B diseases transmissable to
ratites. The meat has been produced in plants under veterinary supervision
and accredited to process products for export. Based on Australia's National
Residue Survey it can be assumed that the meat does not contain residues at
levels likely to be harmful to human health. Testing of similar product in
Australia indicates that radiation levels are within acceptable international
standards. The meat is packaged in materials safe to human health and
transported in accordance with international requirements of veterinary
hygiene.
Attached documentation
 Z87A.pdf (PDF 14.4 KB)
Updated: 02 Apr 2015
OSTRICH OR EMU MEAT PRODUCTS

For ostrich or emu meat products, use Z87C with endorsement 309.

hygiene.
 Z87C.pdf (PDF 14.4 KB)
OSTRICH OR EMU MEAT

For ostrich or emu meat, use Z87B with endorsement 309.

hygiene.
 Z87B.pdf (PDF 14.5 KB)
MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS AND EDIBLE OFFAL
For meat, meat products and edible offal, use E171 with endorsement 276.

The meat was derived from animals found at ante and post-mortem veterinary
inspection to be free from Anthrax. It has come from establishments which
are not placed under quarantine on account of anthrax control and which
there has been no case of anthrax during the 20 days prior to slaughter and
no vaccination against anthrax has been carried out during the 42 days prior
to slaughter.
 E171.pdf (PDF 10.3 KB)
MEAT FOR FURTHER PROCESSING THEN EXPORT TO JAPAN

For meat for further processing then export to Japan, use E171 with
endorsement 3094.

to slaughter. The slaughter and production of the meat described in the
certificate has been done in a sanitary manner pursuant to the laws of the
exporting country which are least equivalent to the relevant Japanese laws.
Slaughter and packing dates ............
 E171.pdf (PDF 10.3 KB)
POULTRY MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS AND EDIBLE OFFAL WITH

COMPANY ANTEMORTEM AND POSTMORTEM INSPECTION
For poultry meat, meat products and edible offal with company antemortem
and postmortem inspection, use EX174 with endorsement 4781.
Poultry meat products that have been heat treated in accordance with Article
10.4.26 of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal
Health Code may use endorsement 4920 as an alternative.

The state of origin of the poultry products is free of Newcastle disease. The
poultry products have not been sourced from within a 10km radius around a
premise affected with highly pathogenic avian influenza

The products were treated in accordance with the OIE procedures for the
inactivation of avian influenza virus and do not contain any uncooked raw
materials of animal origin.
 EX174.pdf (PDF 14.2 KB)
7.2 Game Meat And Meat Products

GAME MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS
There is no agreed certification for import of game meat and game meat
products into the Philippines.
7.3 Casings
SHEEP CASINGS
For sheep casings, use E122.
This is not an agreed certificate and exporters should be aware that AQIS
may not be able to intervene in the event of a detained consignment.
 E122.pdf (PDF 10.0 KB)
7.4 Rendered Edible Animal Fats And Oils Including Tallow

EDIBLE TALLOW
For edible tallow, use E171 with endorsement 276.

to slaughter.
 E171.pdf (PDF 10.3 KB)
7.5 Gelatine And Collagen

GELATINE AND COLLAGEN
There is no agreed certification for import of edible gelatine and collagen into
the Philippines.
7.6 Ships Stores

SHIPS STORES
AQIS will issue an E171 for export of ships stores to the Philippines.
 E171.pdf (PDF 10.3 KB)
7.7 Carry-On Packs, Personal Consignments And Trade Samples

CARRY-ON PACKS, PERSONAL CONSIGNMENTS AND TRADE SAMPLES
There is no agreed certification for import of carry-on packs, personal

consignments and trade samples into the Philippines.
An import permit is required for all meat imports. This permit will prescribe
the import conditions that must be complied with.
8. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR

INEDIBLE PRODUCTS
8.1 Green Runners
GREEN RUNNERS
There is no agreed certification for import of green runners into the

Philippines.
8.2 Wool, Skins, Hides And Trophies

WOOL, SKINS, HIDES AND TROPHIES
There is no agreed certification for import of wool, skins, hides and trophies
into the Philippines.
8.3 Raw Petmeat And Processed Petfood

PROCESSED PETFOOD
For processed petfood, use M100 with endorsement 4920.
Embedded endorsement
It has been declared to me, a duly qualified veterinary surgeon in the employ
of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and I have no reason to
doubt the products described above were derived from animals of Australian
origin and the products were treated solely within Australia. I further certify
that foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest do not exist in Australia.

The products were treated in accordance with the OIE procedures for the
inactivation of avian influenza virus and do not contain any uncooked raw
materials of animal origin.
8.4 Technical Products And Pharmaceutical Material

TECHNICAL PRODUCTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL MATERIAL
There is no agreed certification for import of technical products and

pharmaceutical material into the Philippines.
8.5 Rendered Products

MEAT AND BONE MEAL
For meat and bone meal, use M480 (manual and EXDOC).
Embedded endorsement
1. Australia is free from BSE, scrapie and other farm animal TSEs, foot and
mouth disease, rinderpest, bovine brucellosis, bovine Tuberculosis and
contagious bovine Pleuropneumonia in accordance with OIE
guidelines.
2. The animal by-product meal has been produced at rendering facilities
which have been approved for the hygienic rendering of animal
products under the Australian Standard.
3. The animal by-product meal was subjected to heat treatment which
achieves thermal destruction of avian influenza virus and target
contaminant microorganisms such as Clostridium perfringens.
4. The animal by-product meal is subject to routine post production
testing in accordance with the Australian Standard.
5. The products are not fit for human consumption and are only for
poultry, swine, pet or aquaculture feed purposes.
It has been declared to me, a duly qualified veterinary surgeon in the employ
of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and I have no reason to
doubt the products described above were derived from animals of Australian
origin and were treated solely within Australia. The product is available freely
for sale in Australia.
9. SHIPPING AND AIRFREIGHT REQUIREMENTS

Shipping And Airfreight Requirements
SHIPPING AND AIRFREIGHT REQUIREMENTS
The Philippines has no known specific requirements for shipping and

airfreight.

10. PORT-OF-ENTRY INSPECTION AND TESTING
Port-Of-Entry Inspection And Testing
PORT-OF-ENTRY INSPECTION AND TESTING
Export establishments are classified as either ‘Foreign meat establishments

in good standing’ or ‘New product suppliers’, depending on whether they have
established credibility as a supplier of safe and sound meat to the Philippines.
Inspection of product from establishments of ‘good standing’ is completed

within 1 day. Product from establishments that have lost their ‘good standing’
status, or from new product suppliers, is subject to inspection and laboratory
testing which may take 5 days to complete.
11. GLOSSARY
Glossary
GLOSSARY
No terms have a precise meaning in the Philippines.

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PHILIPPINES

1. PRECONDITIONS FOR MARKET ACCESS

An import permit (called Veterinary Quarantine Clearance in the Philippines)

Updated: 05 Mar 2018

1.2 Establishment Listing

Initial listing procedure for edible products Required?

Export registration Yes

ATM listing audit No

Philippine inspection for listing No

Philippine listing approval No

Updated: 26 Feb 2018

1.3 Access For Edible Products And Edible Byproducts

Animal species or product Access?

Horse No agreed certification

Buffalo No agreed certification

Farmed deer No agreed certification

Farmed rabbit No agreed certification

Ostrich, emu Yes

Kangaroo No agreed certification

Other wild game No agreed certification

Edible tallow Yes

Gelatine and collagen No agreed certification

1.4 Access For Inedible Products And Inedible Byproducts

Green runners No agreed certification

Wool No agreed certification

Skins No agreed certification

Trophies No agreed certification

Rendered products Yes

Technical products and pharmaceutical material No agreed certification

Raw petmeat No agreed certification

Processed petfood No agreed certification

Updated: 26 Feb 2018

1.5 Prohibited Products

Updated: 27 Aug 2014

1.6 Australian Animal Products That Do Not Meet Importing Country

Updated: 27 Aug 2014

1.7 Premises And Equipment

Updated: 27 Aug 2014

Updated: 05 Mar 2018

The Philippines has no known specific requirements for general operations

Updated: 27 Aug 2014

2.2 Religious Slaughter

Updated: 27 Aug 2014

2.3 Microbial And Residue Sampling And Maximum Acceptable Limits

The Philippines has no known specific requirements for microbial sampling in

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)

Updated: 05 Feb 2018

3. SLAUGHTER AND PROCESSING

Updated: 27 Aug 2014

3.2 Antemortem Inspection, Slaughter And Postmortem Inspection

The Philippines requires that antemortem inspection, slaughter and

The Philippines has no other known specific requirements for antemortem

Updated: 11 May 2015

3.4 Wrapping And Packaging

The Philippines has no known specific requirements for wrapping and

Updated: 27 Aug 2014

3.5 Refrigeration, Transfer And Loadout

The Philippines has no known specific requirements for refrigeration, transfer

Updated: 27 Aug 2014

Updated: 05 Mar 2018

4. PRODUCTION OF EDIBLE PRODUCTS

The Philippines has no known specific requirements for production of meat