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Procedure Name

Sanitary Inspection requirement for Fish destined for export out of Zambia

Description

Category	Sanitary Inspection requirement for Fish destined for export out of Zambia
Responsible Agency	Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Address: The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. Mulungushi House P O Box 50060 Lusaka Email: info@mfl.gov.zm
Legal base of the Procedure	The Fisheries Act, 2011
Fee	Import Permit: ZMW 52.50 Validity: 30 Days

Required Documents

No.	Type of information	Note
1

Process Steps

Step 1	The Departement of Veterinary Services first has to clear the fish for diseases.
Step 2	The Fisheries Departement then checks the fish species for clearance.
Step 3	The trader can then apply for an export permit for fish from the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.
Step 4	The trader must make a request for product exportation status from the receiving officer. If the product exportation is approved, the receiving officer then issues an application form.
Step 5	The Trader completes and submits an application form along with the relevant supporting documents.
Step 6	The approving section processes the application and approves it.
Step 7	The applicant pays the processing fee and is issued with a receipt.
Step 8	The issuing section processes the application and issues the Export Permit.
Step 9	A copy of the permit and related information are kept for record-keeping.
Step 10	The applicant may proceed with the next steps to export the goods.

Export Permit

Category

Export

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date	Issued By
Application for a Fisheries and Livestock Export Permit	Application for a fisheries and livestock Export Permit	08-11-2019	18-02-2020	Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Sanitary Inspection requirement for fish destined for export out of Zambia	Inspection Requirement	Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock(Department of Fisheries)	Any fish or fish product being exported out of Zambia may be inspected to determine whether the consignment is sanitary compliant.	Any fish or fish product may be inspected to determine sanitary compliance.	The Fisheries Act, 2011	09-09-9999	Good