Health Certificate for Foods of Animal Origin

Issuance of Health Certificate for Foods of Animal Origin

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the HKSAR is the competent authority to issue Health Certificates for Foods of Animal Origin for food products being exported to countries / places which require the certificates during importation. This is a public service to assist local food companies exporting foods containing ingredients of animal origin in meeting the veterinary health requirements imposed on imports by other countries / places.

The Food of Animal Origin Unit under Veterinary Public Health Section is responsible for export certification for foods of animal origin.

• Application form

Certification Requirements

Sending in an application does not guarantee the issuance of such certificate. It requires the inspection of detailed food manufacturing process of the food establishment to ensure that all requirements specified by importing countries / places are fulfilled. The import requirements imposed by each importing country / place may be different. Local food exporter is recommended to check with the relevant competent authority of the importing country / place on the importation requirements and comply with such requirements before submission of their application.

Fee

The fee for the application for each health certificate for foods of animal origin is $7,165 and is non-refundable.