South Africa issues regulatory requirements for imported fish and fishery products and canned meat products.

Department of Trade and Industry issues regulatory requirements for imported fish and fishery products and canned meat products regulated under the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No 5 of 2008) as amended

Products covered: Frozen fish, frozen marine molluscs and frozen products derived therefrom - VC 8017 Frozen Shrimps (Prawns), Langoustines and Crabs, and Products Derived Therefrom – VC 8031 Canned fish, canned marine molluscs and canned crustaceans - VC 8014 Canned meat products – VC 8019 Live Lobster - VC 9104 Smoked snoek, smoked finfish and smoke-flavoured finfish - VC 8021 Frozen rock lobster and frozen lobster products derived therefrom - VC 8020 Live aquacultured abalone - VC 9001 Live and raw chilled bivalves Other fishery products regulated under the NRCS Act.

The regulation outlines the administrative regulatory requirements of fish and fishery products and canned meat products regulated under the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No 5 of 2008) as amended through the Legal Metrology Act (Act No 9 of 2014), which are imported into the Republic of South Africa (RSA).

HS Code: 0303, 0306

Proposed date of adoption: To be determined after all comments are taken into consideration.

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined after all comments are taken into consideration.

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures , so that these can be taken up suitably.