Foreign inspection certificate requirements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

(a) Except as provided in §§ 381.207 and 381.209, each consignment imported into the United States must have an electronic foreign inspection certification or a paper foreign inspection certificate issued by an official of the foreign government agency responsible for the inspection and certification of the product. (b) An official of the foreign government must certify that any product described on any official certificate was produced in accordance with the regulatory requirements in § 381.196. (c) The electronic foreign inspection certification must be in English, be transmitted directly to FSIS before the (d) The paper foreign inspection certificate must accompany each consignment; be submitted to import inspection personnel at the official import inspection establishment; be in English; and bear the official seal of the foreign government responsible for the inspection of the product, and the name, title, and signature of the official authorized to issue inspection certificates for products imported to the United States. (e) The electronic foreign inspection certification and paper foreign inspection certificate must contain: (1) The date; (2) The foreign country of export and the producing foreign establishment number; (3) The species used to produce the product and the source country and foreign establishment number, if the source materials originate from a country other than the exporting country; (4) The product's description, including the process category, the prod

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 381.197