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11 EXPORT

11.7.3 TAIWAN

(1) General information

Import licences are required.

Only Licenced Taiwanese importers are allowed to import offal.

There is no objection to export edible kidneys with section of urinary tract attached. The importer is responsible to obtain the required import permit for that type of product. A statement to the effect that the product is being prepared for export should appear on the box and appropriate controls must be in place to ensure that the product is exported to Taiwan.

Taiwanese officials informed us that imported meat product (including raw product) is subjected to bacteriological testing as part of import inspection. A zero tolerance is applied for salmonella and E. coli O157 : H7.

(2) Import prohibitions or restrictions

Poultry meat is not permitted from provinces not recognized, by Taiwan, as being free from Newcastle disease. For information, contact the area office.

Only offal prepared as edible in accordance with section 4.8 of the Manual of procedures is allowed to be imported into Taiwan. Operators interested to export other type of offal must develop a method of preparation and submit it for approval and inclusion in section 4.8 through the inspector in charge and the applicable Area of Operations.

Meat and meat products derived from cervids (elk and deer) born or raised in Saskatchewan are not eligible for export to Taiwan.

(3) Specific or additional inspection procedures

Nil

(4) Additional certification

Form CFIA-ACIA 1454 must be accompanied by the High Quality Bovine Meat Certificate (Annex A), when applicable (see 11.6.1(2)(f)).

In the case of export of meat and meat products derived from cervids, the statement: "The products described above were not derived from animals born or raised in Saskatchewan, neither from the animals with any clinical sign of Chronic Wasting Disease before slaughter. The products are safe for human consumption" must appear in the box "Additional certification / Attestation supplémentaire".

(5) Special marking and packaging requirements

Nil

(6) Other requirements

- Shipments in transit via Hong Kong are not permitted. The container must be sealed with an official seal. The seal number and the container number must appear on the export certificate.

- Taiwan (Department of Health (DOH) and Bureau of Standards and Metrology (BSMI)) has specific labelling requirements (e.g. Chinese label for products directly sold to consumers (3 kg or less) expiry/packaging date). The importer is responsible to take the necessary measures to ensure that the product is labelled according to applicable requirements.