Commodity

Commodity Details

Chapter 03.05 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption.
Heading 0305.70 – Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal :
Commodity 0305.71.00 – – Shark fins

For Imports

Regulating Agencies

Department of Finance

Legal Basis

Permits, Clearances, Certifications

Requirements & Procedures

Documentary Requirements

Procedures

NTMs

For Live, Fresh, Frozen, Chilled, and Uncooked:

  1. BFAR – Importer Registration
  2. BFAR – Import Risk Analysis
  3. BFAR – SPS Import Clearance
  4. BFAR – Packaging Requirements
  5. BFAR – Labelling Requirements
  6. BFAR – 30 Day Must Ship Out Date however 15 Days if Live Milk Fish
  7. BFAR – Inspection Requirements for live fish
  8. BFAR – Storage and Transport Requirements

For Salted, In Brine, Dried, Preserved, Prepared, Canned, Heated, Cured, Smoked, Dried, Marinated, and Chemically Modified:

  1. FDA – License to Operate
  2. FDA – Certificate of Product Registration
  3. FDA – Labelling Requirement

Import Status

Regulated

For Exports

Regulating Agencies

Department of Finance

Status

The export of this commodity has been strictly prohibited.

NTMs

  1. PRB – Export of this product is prohibited

Tariff Schedules

Visit the Philippine Tariff Commission (TC) through its Philippine Tariff Finder (PTF).

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