Türkiye – Export requirements for fish and seafood

Notice

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has been informed by the Republic of Türkiye's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF) that an export eligibility list for establishments exporting certain fishery and aquatic products will be implemented on January 1, 2026. Türkiye has advised they will publish the export list prior to the implementation date.

Affected Canadian establishments must initiate a request for addition to Türkiye's export eligibility list immediately to prevent any issues with future shipments.

Exporters are strongly encouraged to work with their importer to confirm establishment listing and other importing country requirements prior to export.

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Eligible/Ineligible product

Eligible

All fish and seafood products

Pre-export approvals by competent authority of importing country

Establishments

Establishments exporting to Türkiye must be in compliance with Canadian regulations, licensed under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) for the required activity and appear on the list of Canadian fish and seafood establishments approved for export. Contact your local CFIA office if your establishment is not on this list.

Establishments exporting select fishery and aquatic products must also appear on Türkiye's establishment eligibility list administered by MinAF. This requirement applies to any processing establishments exporting products under the following Harmonized System (HS) code categories:

HS code Description Notes
0208.90.70.00.00 frog legs N/A
0302 fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 N/A
0303 fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 N/A
0304 fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen N/A
0305 fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process N/A
0306 crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine Establishment listing requirements do not apply to live aquatic animals
0307 molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process Establishment listing requirements do not apply to live aquatic animals
0308 aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process Establishment listing requirements do not apply to live aquatic animals
0309 flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption N/A
1504 fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified N/A
1516 animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared Establishment listing requirements only apply to fish oil/omega-3 fatty acids
1518 animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included Establishment listing requirements only apply to fish oil
1603 extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates N/A
1604 prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs N/A
1605 crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved N/A

Exporters are strongly encouraged to work with their importer to confirm establishment listing and other importing country requirements prior to export.

Procedure to update Türkiye's establishment eligibility list

Contact your local CFIA office to initiate a request in writing to add, modify or delete an establishment.

To request inclusion on Türkiye's list, submit the following information to your local CFIA office:

  • establishment identification (ID) number
  • Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence number
  • company name as it should appear on the export list. The options are
    • legal name of business as it appears on the SFC licence, or
    • legal name of business (operating name), or
    • legal name of business (vessel name)
  • physical site address of the establishment

Applicants will receive a questionnaire that must be completed and returned to CFIA for submission to MinAF.

Note that establishments that are not listed on an applicable European Union (EU) export eligibility list may be subject to an audit by MinAF prior to receiving export approval from Türkiye. To simplify the approval process, it is recommended that establishments are listed on a commodity-specific EU export list prior to submitting the Türkiye application package

Note: all addition, amendment and deletion requests will be submitted to Türkiye for approval. Approval time frames may vary depending upon circumstances beyond the control of the CFIA.

Product specifications

Türkiye has adopted the requirements of the European Union. Refer to European Union (EU) – Export requirements for fish and seafood for more information.

Documentation requirements

Certificate

Veterinary Health Certificate for exports of fishery products intended for human consumption to the Republic of Türkiye (CFIA/ACIA 5757)

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