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Export Requirements for the Republic of Korea
KS-82 (Sep 25, 2008)
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Eligible/Ineligible Products
- Eligible product
- Beef or beef products derived from (1)
cattle born and raised in the United
States, (2) cattle imported into the
United States, for example from Canada,
and raised in the United States for at
least 100 days prior to slaughter, or (3)
cattle legally imported into the United
States from a country deemed eligible by
the Korean government to export beef or
beef products to Korea. Presently limited
to Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Korean beef importers and U.S. exporters
have reached a commercial understanding
that, as a transitional measure, only U.S.
beef from cattle less than 30-months of
age will be shipped to Korea. AMS has set
up a voluntary Quality System Assessment (QSA)
Program to verify that beef from
participating plants will be from cattle
less than 30 months of age. Exporting
establishments may choose to participate
in the AMS Quality Systems Assessment (QSA)
program that verifies that the beef being
certified is from cattle less than 30
months of age. At this time, Korea will
not accept at port-of-entry shipments of
beef without the QSA program statement in
the Remarks section of the FSIS 9060-5 as
described in the Documentation section,
and Korean quarantine officials will
return shipments without the statement to
the owner/agent of the product. A list of
QSA approved establishments and their
approval dates can be obtained from the
AMS
website.
Eligible beef and beef products, including
bone-in beef, deboned beef, offal, and
variety meats must be derived from animals
slaughtered on or after the QSA program
approval date of the slaughter
establishment. Beef and beef product
derived from certain categories of cattle
imported from Canada, imported beef and
beef products, and processed beef products
are ineligible. See B. Ineligible Products.
Eligible beef and beef products must be produced under an approved AMS Export Verification
(EV) program for beef to Korea. Information about the EV program for Korea and a list of
USDA approved establishments can be obtained from AMS'
Web site.
If FSIS inspection personnel become aware of concerns that a USDA approved EV establishment is
not properly executing its EV program, export certification should not be issued for the product
in question and AMS should be notified at ARCBranch@usda.gov. Inspection personnel should include
their immediate supervisor on messages to AMS. The following information should be included in
the message:
- Establishment name, address, and establishment number
- Product type, product code, and quantity of product
- Date of production, lot number, and shift
- Date and nature of observation
- Name of country product is intended for export
- Export certificate number (if applicable)
- Any other information to verify claim
- Name of inspection official
- Deboned beef derived from cattle less
than 30 months of age that was processed at eligible establishments before October
5, 2007 are eligible. The beef is to have
been produced according to the AMS EV
program in place at the time of
production. A list of eligible
establishments and their specific periods
of eligibility are available at AMS' Web
site:
Note: Information about approval of
warehouses, cold storages, or similar
facilities that export beef and beef
products to Korea can be obtained from
FSIS Notice 39-07
(Jun 26, 2007; PDF only).
- Poultry and poultry products.
- Pork products- Please see section below
- Plants Not Eligible to Export.
- Nongravid pork uteri from gilts and unscalded stomachs and intestines may be exported
as edible product.
- Pork Casings
- Pork Bones
Note: Exporters should work closely with importers to assure that bones
comply with any classification requirements of Korean Customs.
- Protein-free tallow (see Documentation Requirements below).
- Ineligible product
- Beef and beef products derived from cattle imported from Canada for immediate slaughter are
ineligible.
- Beef and beef products derived from cattle imported from Canada that were resident in the
U.S. less than 100 days prior to slaughter are ineligible.
- Imported beef and beef products are not
eligible for direct export or for export
after processing in the U.S.
- Processed beef products (e.g., any
product that has added ingredients) are
ineligible at this time.
- Other ruminant and ruminant products
other than those identified in A. are ineligible for export.
- Imported meat and poultry and meat and
poultry products (including natural
casings) are not eligible for direct
export or for export after processing in
the U.S.
- Equine meat.
Labeling Requirements
- The country of origin must be indicated on the outside carton for all products.
- Labels applied to Porterhouse steaks and T-bone
steaks that are to be exported to Korea are to
include a statement that these cuts are from
animals less than 30 months of age.
Documentation Requirements
- Certification Requirement
- The Republic of Korea Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has informed FSIS that when completing
FSIS Form 9060-5, products should be separately identified by weight and box count for each producing
establishment.
- Beef and beef products from eligible
establishments and as set out above with
slaughter dates on or after the
establishment's QSA program approval date:
- a. Obtain FSIS 9060-5 (MPG
series dated 07/19/2001 or MPH
series dated 12/14/2006) Meat and
Poultry Export Certificate of
Wholesomeness.
Note: Korean beef
importers and U.S. exporters have
reached a commercial understanding
that only U.S. beef from cattle
under 30-months of age will be
shipped to Korea at this time, as
a transitional measure. AMS has
set up a voluntary Quality System
Assessment (QSA) Program to verify
that beef from participating
plants will be from cattle less
than 30 months of age. Exporting
establishments may choose to
participate in the AMS Quality
Systems Assessment (QSA) program
that verifies the beef being
certified is from cattle less than
30 months of age. Participation in
this program is not required for
issuance of the FSIS 9060-5.
However, for establishments that
do participate in the AMS QSA
program, the following statement
may appear in Remarks on the FSIS
9060-5: "The beef or beef
products were produced at a
verified establishment under the
USDA Less than 30 Month Age
Verification USDA Quality System
Assessment (QSA) Program for
Korea." A list of QSA
approved establishments can be
obtained from the AMS
Web site.
Warning: Exporters are hereby
warned that shipments of beef
without the QSA program statement
referenced above will not be
accepted for port-of-entry
inspection in Korea at this time,
and any such shipment will be
returned to the owner/agent by
Korean quarantine officials.
- Obtain FSIS Form 9305-7 (07/08/2008)
Certificate for Export of Beef and Beef
Products to the Republic of Korea.. FSIS
personnel can obtain the certificate in
Outlook at Public Folders/All Public
Folders/Agency Issuances/Forms/FSIS 9000
Series.
- FSIS personnel can view eligible
product lists by establishment in
Outlook at: Public Folders/All Public
Folders/OFO/Export Verification Program.
- For this product, AMS will no longer
provide a SOV letter, and such a letter
is not required to issue the
certificate.
- Boneless beef from eligible
establishments and with processing dates
before October 5, 2007 are to be
accompanied by:
- FSIS 9060-5 (MPG series dated
07/19/2001 or MPH series dated
12/14/2006) Meat and Poultry
Export Certificate of
Wholesomeness. The following
statement must be typed in the
Remarks section: "These
products were derived from cattle
under 30 months of age at the time
of slaughter and were slaughtered
before October 5, 2007 in
accordance with the EV program for
Korea and stored in the United
States."
- FSIS Form 9305-4 (06/07/2006),
Certificate for Export of Beef
and Beef Products to the
Republic of Korea. For
information about completing the
form, see Guideline
for Completion of FSIS Form 9305-4.
Inspection program personnel can
obtain this form in Outlook at:
Public Folders/All Public
Folders/Agency
Issuances/Forms/FSIS 9000
Series.
- FSIS personnel can view
eligible product lists by
establishment in outlook at:
Public Folders/All Public
Folders/OFO/Export
Verification Program.
- A Statement of
Verification letter from AMS
is required as part of the
export certification process
for product produced before
October 5, 2007 (See FSIS
Notice 19-06).
- For product certified for
export to Korea prior to
October 5, 2007 and stored
in the U.S., replacement
certificates may be issued
according to FSIS Directive
9000.1, to add the new
statement in a. to the
Remarks section of FSIS
9060-5. The Statement of
Verification issued by AMS
at the time of the original
certification is acceptable
to allow issuance of
replacement certificates in
this case.
- Pork and pork products
- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 (MPG
series dated 07/19/2001 or MPH
series dated 12/14/2006) -- Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness.
- Obtain FSIS Form 9305-5 (01/12/2004), Certificate for the Export of Pork Meat to the
Republic of Korea. FSIS
personnel can obtain the certificate in
Outlook at Public Folders/All Public
Folders/Agency Issuances/Forms/FSIS 9000
Series. See Guideline
for Completion of FSIS Form 9305-5.
Note: FSIS Form 9305-5 contains a block at the bottom of the form to be completed by the
exporter or shipper in which is entered information such as shipping port, name of vessel, container
number and seal number (not a USDA seal). The FSIS veterinarian may sign the certificate without
this block completed and the exporter is responsible for its accuracy.
Also, concerning the residue statement on this form, this statement can be made based upon the FSIS National
Residue Program (NRP), including the developmental stages of each year's NRP. The development includes an
evaluation of all potential chemicals that are hazardous to public health that might be associated with meat
and poultry products. Even though all compounds are not ultimately selected for testing, they are all
considered during the process of identifying and evaluating compounds of concern. Those compounds not
included in the testing portion of the NRP are considered not to be a significant risk of causing harmful
residues. Information about the NRP is routinely provided to officials in receiving countries.
- All U.S. meat packages mailed or hand-carried to Republic of Korea must be accompanied with FSIS Form 9060-5
and the appropriate 9305 form as outlined above.
- Poultry Products
- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 (MPG
series dated 07/19/2001 or MPH
series dated 12/14/2006).
- Obtain FSIS Form 9305-2A (4/28/2005)--Certificate for Export of Poultry Meat to the Republic of
Korea. See Guideline for completion of FSIS
Form 9305-2A.
- The name of the vessel (or flight number) must be confirmed by the FSIS veterinarian that
signs the export certificate. This information can be provided by the exporter/ shipper via a
letter of guaranty to the FSIS official signing the certificate.
- The name of the shipping port, shipping date, container number and seal number must be
identified on FSIS form 9305-2A in the section that is to be completed by the exporter/shipper.
All refrigerated export containers of raw poultry must be sealed.
- If the product contains meat from multiple species, the appropriate FSIS 9305 series certificate for
each species should be provided in addition to FSIS Form 9060-5.
- FSIS Form 9060-5 shall include the species of livestock from which the product was derived. If not
already part of the product name, this information should be placed in parentheses immediately preceding
the name of the product in the "PRODUCT AS LABELED" column.
- Inedible Products - Export certification of inedible products, other than technical animal fat (9 CFR 351)
and certified pet food (9 CFR 355), is no longer provided by FSIS. Exporters should contact APHIS field offices
to obtain information about certification of inedible products. A list of APHIS offices is available at APHIS' web
site. See FSIS
Notice 17-05 for additional information.
- Pork Casings -- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-7 and FSIS Form 9305-5 (01/12/2004). The following information must be entered
in the appropriate blocks of FSIS Form 9305-5: the name, address, and establishment number of
the casing processing plant or the slaughter plant (if shipped directly) and the date of processing for
processing plants and date of slaughter for slaughter plants.
Notes:
- When pork
casing exports originate from processing
plants, Korea does not require the
slaughter plant and date of slaughter to
be entered on FSIS Form 9305-5. However,
Korean officials have indicated that this
information should be available in the
event that a food safety issue should
arise.
- Discrepancies between the slaughter/processing dates or date range entered on FSIS Form 9305
series certificates and the dates found on containers may cause product to be detained.
- Only pork casings from animals
slaughtered in the United States
and processed in the United States
are eligible for
export to Korea.
- Protein-Free Tallow -- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 if the product bears the U.S. mark of inspection. The following
certification statement must be included in the "Remarks" section:
"Certified materials have been tested, and found to have a level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% or less."
This certification statement will be included on the export certificate based on the presentation of a certificate issued
by an independent laboratory.
See paragraph 10. above regarding certification of inedible tallow.
Other Requirements
- Ready-to-eat products, regardless of the origin or type of product, are required to have negative test results for
coliforms. These lab results are not required prior to certification for export; however, the exporter should be aware
that the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in the Republic of Korea reserves the right to test shipments. Products
that have positive test results will be rejected.
- Chemical Residue Limits. U.S. meat products may be rejected due to inconsistencies between U.S. and Korean standards
for residues in meat products. The U.S. is continuing to urge Korea to bring its meat residue standards into compliance with
international standards. Specific information regarding Korea's residue limits can be obtained from
importexport@fsis.usda.gov.
- Use of tenderizers and irradiation. Korea has
specific requirements when tenderizers and
irradiation are used in the
production of beef and beef products. Beef and
beef products produced using these processes that
do not meet Korea requirements will be rejected.
- ROK requires kidneys to be removed from all poultry carcasses. An exception to this requirement allows for kidneys to
remain in broiler carcasses. Additionally, ROK does not allow the importation of giblets with whole carcasses.
- Military Shipments. Shipments of meat and
poultry destined solely for distribution to the U.S. military are not required to meet Republic of
Korea standards.
- Ship Stores. For meat and poultry products exported to ship stores, the same export certificates must accompany the product
as are required by the Republic of Korea. The only
exception is when the container is off-loaded
directly to a bonded yard and picked up at the
yard by the cruise ship without entering
quarantine areas (ship to ship). If the exporter
indicates in Block 14 of FSIS 9060-6, Application for Export
Certificate, that the product will meet this requirement, product
is not required to meet Korea requirements and
FSIS can issue basic export certification (FSIS
Form 9060-5 with "Ships Stores" in the
Remarks).
Plants Eligible to Export
Federally inspected establishments producing beef and beef products
intended for export to Korea need to participate in the AMS EV
program and be listed on the "Official Listing of Eligible
Suppliers for USDA Bovine EV Program." Inspection program
personnel can access the list at
AMS'
Website.
Note: Additional plants added to the "Official List of Eligible
Bovine Suppliers" for Korea on September 24, 2008.*
Information about approval of warehouses, cold storages, or similar
facilities that export beef and beef products to Korea can be obtained from
FSIS Notice 39-07 (Jun 26, 2007; PDF only).
All other red meat and poultry products eligible for export
to Korea can originate from any federally inspected
establishment.
Note: Korea compares the plant information entered
on the export certificate to the listing in the FSIS Meat and
Poultry Inspection Directory. If the establishment is not listed in
the directory or if any information about the plant (i.e., company
name, address, or type of operation code following the establishment
number in the directory) is different from that published in the
directory, product may be detained. Contact the FSIS Technical
Service Center at (402) 344-5000 for assistance.
Plants Not Eligible to Export
Effective July 28, 2008, pork casings from the establishments listed
below are not eligible for export to Korea until further notice.
3039, International Casing Group, Chicago, IL
27254, Dewied
International, Inc., San Antonio, TX
20844, The Standard Casing Co.
Inc., Lyndhurst, NJ
KS-82 (Sep 25, 2008)
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