Taiwan is warning U.S. companies of an upcoming shift in requirements for seafood imports as it is also dealing with China’s multi-year ban on seafood exports.
The Agriculture Trade Office of Taiwan first started warning U.S.-based organizations like the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute of the upcoming requirements in April. The new requirements, which will be established by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), would mean any U.S. company that wants to export fish and fishery products for human consumption to Taiwan must be on a list of approved establishments.
Trade organizations like Food Export U.S.A. and ASMI have been issuing alerts to exporters who ship to Taiwan, warning them that TFDA could implement them soon.
“U.S. exporters who are currently shipping to Taiwan, or intend to, are encouraged to begin the listing process as soon as possible,” Food Export U.S.A. said. “U.S. establishments are eligible for the TFDA list if they are in compliance with applicable FDA requirements for the products intended for export.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, through its Export Listing Module, said it allows U.S. establishments to request to be included on lists like the TFDA-approved exporters list.
NOAA’s Seafood Inspection Program also updated its export requirements for Taiwan, saying that TFDA is now enforcing a list of accepted six-digit harmonized system (HS) codes for import. Only products listed as eligible on that list are available to export to Taiwan.
As Taiwan has begun updating its importation standards, the country is also grappling with export restrictions from China.
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