Export Requirements for Thailand

TH-20 (June 27, 2008)

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Eligible/Ineligible Products

Eligible Product
1. Fresh/frozen pork and pork products.
2. Natural casings, except those derived from ineligible species.
3. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products.
4. Boneless Beef.

Labeling Requirements

Red Meat - All carcasses, meat and offals shall bear the meat inspection legend. Products too small to be marked, shall be packed in closed containers bearing the inspection legend.
Poultry - All poultry and poultry products will be packed in closed containers bearing the inspection legend.

Documentation Requirements

Certification Requirements.
1. Fresh/Frozen red meat and poultry and red meat and poultry products - Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 - Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.
2. Natural casings- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-18 (08/06/98) Animal Casing Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post Mortem and Sound and Clean Statements.
3. Record the date of processing or packing in the "Remarks section" of the export certificate.
4. All forms and additional statements must be signed by an FSIS veterinarian.
Boneless Beef.
1. Plants are required to export boneless beef under an approved Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) BEV program. Information regarding the AMS USDA Beef Export Verification program and a list of eligible establishments can be accessed from AMS' Web site.
  
  If FSIS inspection personnel become aware of concerns that an AMS approved BEV establishment is not properly executing its BEV program, 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
  The export applicant must certify on the FSIS 9060-6, Application for Export, in the Remarks section, "The product was produced under a Beef Export Verification (BEV) program that was audited and approved by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service." In addition, slaughter and all subsequent processing plants must appear on AMS' list of BEV Thailand approved establishments.
2. In addition to FSIS Form 9060-5, obtain an FSIS letterhead certificate with the following certification statements:
  1. The United States of America (USA) is free from Rinderpest and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and officially approved by the Office International des Epizootics (OIE) for at least 3 (three) years prior to export.
  2. The animals received ante and post-mortem inspection and were found healthy and free of clinical signs of the following diseases: tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, taeniasis, and bovine cysticercosis.
  3. The farm(s) or premises of origin have been free from contagious bovine pleuropneumonia during the past 12 (twelve) months preceding the slaughter of the animals and until the time of export.
  4. The product was obtained from animals of U.S. origin or legally imported in accordance with U.S. import requirements.
  5. The cattle have received ante and post-mortem inspections by an FSIS veterinarian or may be performed by an official FSIS inspector with appropriate training, knowledge, skills and abilities.
  6. The product was obtained from animals less than 30 (thirty) months of age.
  7. The product was obtained from animals which were not stunned by means of gas injection in the cranial cavity, or cutting of the spinal cord by laceration of the central nervous tissue by means of introducing a sharp cutting instrument in the cranial cavity, or by a pithing process.
  8. The product contains no specified risk materials including brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, tonsils, distal ileum, vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the sacrum), and dorsal root ganglia.
  9. The product does not contain meat from advanced meat recovery and mechanically separated meat.
  10. The meat was derived from animals which received ante and post-mortem inspection. The meat was not derived from animals that were suspect or confirmed BSE cases.
  11. The slaughter, processing, and storage of the product were from establishment(s) under federal inspection.
  12. The meat contains no preservatives, additives or other substances posing a harmful risk to human health.
  13. The meat has been produced according to a residue and microbiological sampling program in accordance with USDA regulatory requirements.
  14. The meat was produced in accordance with the FSIS National Residue Program.
3. In addition:
  1. The date(s) of slaughter, manufacture, or packaging must be reflected in the Remarks Section of the FSIS Form 9060-5.
  2. Each carton must bear the slaughter or production date (month, day and year) and must be marked "Product of USA".
  3. Each carton must bear USDA's mark of inspection.
  4. Each carton must be closed in a manner whereby tampering would be evident.
Special statements for mutton, their edible by-products and natural casings - The following statements must be typed in the remarks section or on a USDA letterhead certificate certifying that:
1. The United States has been free from Foot-and-Mouth disease and Rinderpest for twelve months preceding the slaughter of the animals and up to the time of export;
2. The animals are born and reared in the United States or have been in the United States for not less than 4 months. (NOTE: Animals originating in Canada are regarded as American for the purpose of export to Thailand);
3. The products have been processed in a designated establishment in a sanitary manner under constant veterinary supervision and derived from animals which received ante-mortem and post-mortem examinations and found free from diseases;
4. The products do not contain preservatives, additives, or other substances at a level harmful to human health;
5. The products are fit for human consumption and every precaution has been taken to prevent contamination prior to export;
6. The products have not been stored for more than 3 months, and
7. The United States meets the existing OIE or International guidelines on BSE freedom."
Special Statements for poultry and poultry products - The following statements must be typed in the remarks section or on a USDA letterhead certificate certifying that:
1. The product was derived from birds from an establishment that is free from notifiable avian influenza and exotic Newcastle disease;
2. The birds are born and reared in the United States or have been in the United States for not less than thirty days;
3. The products have been processed in an approved establishment in a sanitary manner under constant veterinary supervision and derived from birds that received ante-mortem and post-mortem examination and found free of disease;
4. The products do not contain preservatives, additives, or other substances at a level harmful to human health;
5. The products are fit for human consumption and every precaution has been taken to prevent contamination prior to export;
6. The products have not been stored for more than 3 months; and
7. Duck and duck products. The ducks have come from farms free from Duck Viral Hepatitis and Duck Viral Enteritis for the last 12 months.
Special Statements for all canned or preserved meat and poultry products - The following statements must be typed in the remarks section:*
1. The canned or preserved meat and poultry products are heat treated and achieve commercial sterility (shelf stability) in accordance with FSIS canning regulations cited in 9 CFR 318.300 and 381.300.
Permits (Included as information for the exporter)
1. The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) requires an import permit for uncooked pork.
2. All food products imported into Thailand must be licensed with the Thai Food and Drug Administration . Items deemed to be "special control" (includes most packaged foods) must be registered, requiring a fee and thorough product analysis as described below:
  1. a product sample for analysis in Thai Government laboratories;
  2. seven copies of the package labels;
  3. a description of the package including information on the materials and processes used in the construction;
  4. for bulk shipments, a photograph clearly showing the product name, brand name, manufacturer's name, and net weight;
  5. a list of product ingredients by percentage of total;
  6. a description of the manufacturing process; and
  7. a certifying letter from the product manufacturer (if different from the exporter) giving the manufacturer's name and package information as described above in 3.
  NOTE: Exporters are advised to select an experienced importer to handle this clearance procedure.

Plants Eligible to Export

All Federally inspected meat and poultry establishments are eligible to export to Thailand.

TH-20 (Jun 27, 2008)


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