Eligible/Ineligible product
Eligible
- All fish and seafood products except those listed below
Ineligible
- Seal products
- Uneviscerated, frozen or chilled salmonids, perches, catfishes and cyprinids
- Live shrimp, prawns, crayfish, or abalone
Pre-export approvals by the competent authority of the importing country
- To be eligible to export fish and seafood products to Taiwan, establishments must have a valid Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and be on the list of Canadian fish and seafood establishments approved for export
- If you are not on the list, please contact your local CFIA office and request an Establishment ID number to be assigned to your establishment
- Once an establishment ID number has been assigned, the establishment will be automatically added to the list of Canadian fish and seafood establishments approved for export
Labelling, packaging and marking requirements
Labelling
- Country and province of origin must be declared
- All appropriate boxes or containers of eviscerated frozen or chilled fish products of salmonids, perch, catfish and cyprinids shall be marked with "Canada", CFIA Establishment ID number, and the exporter's province
Documentation requirements
Certificate
For live finfish and their roe
Aquatic Animal Health and Sanitary Certificate for the Export of Live Finfish, their Viable Gametes and Fertilized Eggs for Human Consumption from Canada to Taiwan (AQAH-1034)
For bivalve molluscs
Sanitary Certificate covering for fish and fishery products (CFIA/ACIA 5431)
The following statements/information must be included on the certificate (CFIA/ACIA 5431):
- if the fish and fishery products destined for Taiwan meet all applicable requirements as well as the European Union requirements, the certificate can be issued as is
- if the fish and fishery products destined for Taiwan meet all applicable requirements however, they do not meet the European Union requirements, then the certificate described above can be issued with the following portions removed:
- first 3 statements – strike out: "and European Union regulatory requirements"
- last statement – strike out the complete statement: "originate from (an) establishment(s) approved to export to the European Union"
information on harvest area must be indicated under Section II Provenance.
This requirement currently applies only to bivalve molluscs such as oyster, clams, scallops, mussels, etc.
All other eligible products:
Sanitary Certificate covering for fish and fishery products (CFIA/ACIA 5431)
The following statements/information must be included on the certificate:
- if the fish and fishery products destined for Taiwan meet all applicable requirements as well as the European Union requirements, the certificate can be issued as is
- if the fish and fishery products destined for Taiwan meet all applicable requirements however, they do not meet the European Union requirements, then the certificate described above can be issued with the following portions removed:
- first 3 statements – strike out: "and European Union regulatory requirements"
- last statement – strike out the complete statement: "originate from (an) establishment(s) approved to export to the European Union"