Eligible/Ineligible product
Eligible
- Non-live, wild caught fin fish
- Non-live, wild caught molluscs
- Non-live, wild caught crustaceans except for shrimp
- Live, wild caught lobster
- Fish oils intended for human consumption
Ineligible
- All species of live and non-live wild caught shrimp
- Live aquaculture animals or aquaculture product
Pre-export approvals by competent authority of importing country
Establishments
Processing establishments must appear on the list of Canadian establishments approved for export to Brazil (in Portuguese, English and Spanish).
This list is now administered by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA).
Procedure to add, update or exclude a processing establishment on the list of Canadian establishments approved for export to Brazil
The CFIA must recommend the approval of the establishment for listing by MAPA. Please contact your local CFIA office to initiate the request and include the following information:
To add a new establishment or make changes to an existing establishment on the list:
- CFIA establishment:
- unique establishment identifier
- SFCR licence number
- company name of the establishment or the name of the company managing the factory and/or freezer vessel
- full address of the establishment
- establishment operation type:
- slaughter: AB
- processing: PC
- storage: ES
- product category:
natural products:
products that have not undergone any kind of preservation process other than chilling or freezing.
products not submitted to thermal processing:
products containing added ingredients and/or additives, which are not the main factors for conserving its microbiologic stability, needing, however, the preservation by cold temperature to avoid losing its natural characteristics. .
products submitted to thermal processing:
products that undergo thermal processing by heat, with the purpose of partial or total loss of the product's natural characteristics, and that may or may not need preservation with cold temperature.
products subjected to thermal processing – cooking:
products that undergo thermal processing with mild heat in order to destroy pathogenic microorganisms, and the deactivate enzymes that may bepresent in the product and may or may not require preservation by cold temperature.
products processed thermally – commercial sterilization:
products that undergo a thermal treatment of higher intensity when compared to cooking, in order to destroy pathogenic microorganisms, and most of the spores that may be present in the products.
products with added inhibitors:
products with added ingredients and/or additives, which are the main factors for maintaining microbiological stability, and that may or may not require preservation by cold temperature.
products submitted to hydrolysis:
products submitted to decomposition of the protein chain with the purpose of adding a water molecule to its structure.
products consisting of different categories of meat products with or without added ingredients:
products obtained from the combination of products of different categories, with or without the addition of other ingredients, and that may or may not require preservation by cold temperature.
- area: fish
- species:
- common name
- scientific name
- manner obtained:
- aquaculture: AQ
- extractive or wild: EX
- factory boat: BF
- freezer boat: B
- To delete an establishment from the list:
- CFIA establishment:
- unique establishment identifier
- SFCR licence number
- company name of the establishment or the name of the company managing the factory and/or freezer vessel
- CFIA establishment:
- CFIA establishment:
Label registration
- MAPA has implemented a new electronic system (in Portuguese only) for the product and label registration for animal origin food products. Paper forms are no longer acceptable. The new system should expedite the process for those products that already have identity and quality standards published.
- In order for an establishment to register using the electronic system it must first be approved and listed by MAPA (see establishment requirements).
- After the establishment is approved by MAPA, the company must sign a declaration letter, in English and Portuguese, indicating their legal representative. Please contact your local CFIA office to obtain a template of the declaration letter.
- Once the letter is prepared on the company's letterhead, it will be sent to the CFIA for a signature and stamp and returned to the company to upload it into MAPA's electronic system.
Documentation requirements
Certificate
Brazil has indicated that all the information on the certificate, including the first page and description of the product (in particular the information in the fields Means of Transport, Conditions for transport/storage and Description of the product, Type of packaging and Number of packages), must be in Portuguese. Where applicable, information on the first page should appear in both English (or French) and Portuguese. The exporter is responsible for providing this information in both English (or French) and Portuguese to the CFIA. The exporter remains responsible for the accuracy of the Portuguese translation provided at the time of request for certification.
For eviscerated wild finfish products
Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products for Wild Fisheries – For the Export of Eviscerated Finfish Products Intended for Human Consumption from Canada to Brazil (AQAH-1054)
For uneviscerated wild finfish products
Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products for Wild Fisheries – For the Export of Uneviscerated Finfish Products Intended for Human Consumption from Canada to Brazil (AQAH-1055)
For fish oil
Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products for Wild Fisheries – For the Export of Fish Oil Intended for Human Consumption from Canada to Brazil (CFIA/ACIA 1101)
For wild molluscs
Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products from Wild Fisheries – For the Export of Molluscs Intended for Human Consumption from Canada to Brazil (AQAH-1053)
For wild crustaceans (non-shrimp)
Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products from Wild Fisheries – For the Export of Crustaceans (except shrimp) Intended for Human Consumption from Canada to Brazil (AQAH-1020)
For wild live crustaceans
Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products from Wild Fisheries – For the Export of Live Crustaceans (except shrimp) Intended for Human Consumption from Canada to Brazil (AQAH-1059)
For live aquatic animals and aquaculture product
Certification requirements have not been agreed upon for these products and specific requirements related to animal health may apply. Please contact your local CFIA Office for more information.