The following clauses will be added to Veterinary Import Permits (VIP):
“Should the importer decide to transport pork for unrestricted entry and pork for further processing in the same container, the whole container will be handled as pork for further processing. Furthermore, should any of the products in a container be found to not comply with the VIP requirements for unrestricted pork the whole container may be rejected as such.”
“Please note that should any commodity be included in the same container as pork for further processing, the entire content of the container will be subjected to the conditions set out I the VIP for raw frozen pork to South Africa subject to further processing on arrival.”
According to the press release the above requirement for pork imports will be implemented on the following dates:
Any container for which the veterinary health certificate was signed after 29 May 2017
Any container that arrives in SA after 3 July 2017 irrespective of when the veterinary health certificate was issued.
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