NameObtaining an Export Health Certificate for Food Products
DescriptionTo obtain an Export Health Certificate for foodstuffs from Fiji, exporters must apply to the Food Unit within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. This certificate ensures that the food products meet the necessary health and safety standards for export, confirming they are safe for consumption and free from contaminants.
CommentsExporters should allow sufficient time for the application and approval process to avoid delays in their shipments.
Validity From26-08-2003
Validity To08-12-0002
Measure TypePermit Requirement
AgencyFood Unit, MHMS
Legal Document- Food Safety Act No. 10 of 2003
Procedures
# Procedure Name Description Category View Detail
1 Heath Certificate for Export of Food Products To obtain an Export Health Certificate for foodstuffs from Fiji, exporters must apply to the Food Unit within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. This certificate ensures that the food products meet the necessary health and safety standards for export, confirming they are safe for consumption and free from contaminants. Export
Forms
# Title Description Issued By File
1 Health Certificate Request Form for Export An individual or a business expecting to export food stuff out of Fiji is required to obtain an export permit Food Unit, MHMS PDF
Commodity/s
# HS Code Description
1 16 Chapter 16 - Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
2 19 Chapter 19 - Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
3 21 Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous edible preparations
4 16010000 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on.
5 16010020 Varities of salami
6 16010030 --- Chorizo
7 16010090 ---Other continental saudages and similar products
8 16010010 Sausages
9 16021000 - Homogenized preparations
10 16022000 - Of liver of any animal- Of poultry of heading No.01.05
11 16023100 - - Of turkeys
12 16023200 - - Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus
13 16023290 Other
14 16023210 FrozenPatties"
15 16023220 Nuggets
16 16023900 - - Other- Of swine :
17 16024100 - - Hams and cuts thereof
18 16024200 - - Shoulders and cuts thereof
19 16024900 - - Other, including mixtures
20 16025010 - - - Corned meat
21 16025090 - - - Other
22 16029030 Frozen patties of lamb,beef,pork or other animals
23 16029010 - - - Corned meat of sheep or lamb
24 16029020 - - - Corned meat of other animals
25 16029090 - - - Other
26 16030000 Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebr...
27 16041100 - - Salmon
28 16041200 - - Herring
29 16041300 - - sardines, sardinellaand brisling or sprats
30 16041400 - - tunas, skipjack and bonito (Sarda spp.)
31 16041500 - - Mackerel
32 16041600 - - Anchovies
33 16041700 - Eels
34 16041800 - Sharks fins
35 16041900 - - Other
36 16042000 - Other prepared or preserved fish
37 16043100 - - Caviar
38 16043200 - - Caviar substitute
39 16051000 - Crab
40 16052100 - - Not in airtight container
41 16052900 - - Other
42 16053000 - Lobster
43 16054000 - Other crustaceans
44 16055100 - - Oysters
45 16055200 - - Scallops,including queen scallops
46 16055300 - - Mussels
47 16055400 - - Cuttle fish and squid
48 16055500 - - Octopus
49 16055600 - - Clams,cockles and arklshells
50 16055700 - - Abalone
51 16055800 - - Snails,other than sea snails
52 16055900 - - Other
53 16056100 - - Sea cucumbers
54 16056200 - - Sea urchins
55 16056300 - - Jellyfish
56 16056900 - - Other
57 19011000 - Preparations for infants use, put up for retail sale
58 19012000 - Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading No.19.05
59 19019090 - - - Other
60 19019010 - - - Preparations for making beverages and malt extract
61 19021100 - - Containing eggs
62 19021920 Other
63 19021900 - - Other
64 19021910 Instant Noodles
65 19022000 - Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared
66 19023000 - Other pasta
67 19024000 - Couscous
68 19030000 Tapioca and substitutes thereof prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, ...
69 19041000 - Prepared food obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products
70 19042000 - Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted...
71 19043000 - Bulgur wheat
72 19049000 - Other
73 19051000 - Crispbread
74 19052000 - Gingerbread and the like
75 19053100 -- Sweet biscuits
76 19053290 --- Others
77 19053210 --- Wafers coated with chocolate
78 19054000 Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products
79 19059090 ---Other
80 19059020 Corn chips, crisp savory snacks and the like
81 19059010 ---All other biscuits except sweet biscuits
82 21011100 - - Extracts, essences and concentrates
83 21011200 - - Preparations with basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of cof
84 21012000 - Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or mate', and preparations with a basis of
85 21013000 - Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, & extracts, essences & concentra
86 21021000 - Active yeast
87 21022000 - Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead
88 21023000 - Prepared baking powders
89 21031000 - Soya sauce
90 21032000 - Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces
91 21033000 - Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard
92 21039000 - Other
93 21041000 - Soups and broths and preparations therefor
94 21042000 - Homogenised composite food preparations
95 21050000 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa
96 21061000 - Protein concentrates and textured protein substances
97 21069090 - - - Other
98 21069010 - - - Food preparations of flour or meal
99 21069040 - - - Ice Cream mix
100 21069031 - - - - Of an alcoholic strength by volume of 11.49% vol. or less
101 21069050 ---Vitamins put up as food suppliment
102 21069032 - - - - Of an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 11.49% vol. but not exceeding ..
103 21069020 - - - Powder and preparations for making beverages other than those with a basis of ...
104 21069039 - - - - Of an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 57.12% vol.
Step-by-Step Guide
# Process name Process short name Activity
1 How to Export Food Products How to Export Food Products Export
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