{"id":68871,"date":"2022-08-29T05:58:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T05:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/?page_id=68871"},"modified":"2025-01-12T11:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:22:52","slug":"phytosanitary-certificates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/phytosanitary-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Phytosanitary Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container w-auto is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"block-header-without-image d-flex flex-direction-column justify-content-center\">\n    <h2 class=\"fs-32 fw-700 fs-xs-28 not-for-table-content\" id=\"heading-phytosanitary-certificates\">\n        Phytosanitary Certificates    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"d-grid grid-col-2 grid-col-xs-1\">\n                            <div class=\"\">\n                <div>Last updated on 12 Jan 2025<\/div>\n                <div>29 Aug 2022 . 4 min read<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"869\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phytosanitary-Certificates.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phytosanitary-Certificates.jpg 869w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phytosanitary-Certificates-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phytosanitary-Certificates-768x311.jpg 768w, 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\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container w-auto is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"block-buttons bg-anti-flash-white rounded p-24 h-100 xs-h-auto\" style=\"background-color: #f2f5f7 !important;\">\n  <div class=\"d-grid grid-col-1 grid-col-xs-1 mb-12\">\n    <h4 class=\"not-for-table-content fs-24 fw-700\" id=\"heading-customs-procedures\">Customs Procedures<\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/\">\n        Introduction to Customs      <\/a>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/import-controls\/\">\n        Import Controls      <\/a>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/export-controls\/\">\n        Export Controls      <\/a>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/customs-clearance-process\/\">\n        Customs Clearance Process      <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns country-quick-link h-100 mb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"block-buttons bg-anti-flash-white rounded p-24 h-100 xs-h-auto\" style=\"background-color: #ebf5f4 !important;\">\n  <div class=\"d-grid grid-col-1 grid-col-xs-1 mb-12\">\n    <h4 class=\"not-for-table-content fs-24 fw-700\" id=\"heading-codes-and-classification\">Codes and Classification<\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/what-is-an-hsn-code\/\">\n        HSN Codes      <\/a>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/what-is-an-hs-code\/\">\n        HS Codes      <\/a>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/what-are-hts-codes\/\">\n        HTS Codes      <\/a>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/naics-north-american-industry-classification-system\/\">\n        NAICS Codes      <\/a>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/comparing-naics-to-sic-codes\/\">\n        NAICS vs SIC codes      <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"block-buttons bg-anti-flash-white rounded p-24 h-100 xs-h-auto\" style=\"background-color: #e5f5ff !important;\">\n  <div class=\"d-grid grid-col-1 grid-col-xs-1 mb-12\">\n    <h4 class=\"not-for-table-content fs-24 fw-700\" id=\"heading-documentation-certification\">Documentation &#038; Certification<\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/phytosanitary-certificates\/\">\n        Phytosanitary Certificates      <\/a>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/certificates-of-origin\/\">\n        Certificates of Origin      <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"block-buttons bg-anti-flash-white rounded p-24 h-100 xs-h-auto\" style=\"background-color: #E6FAFE !important;\">\n  <div class=\"d-grid grid-col-1 grid-col-xs-1 mb-12\">\n    <h4 class=\"not-for-table-content fs-24 fw-700\" id=\"heading-efficiency-tools\">Efficiency Tools<\/h4>\n  <\/div>\n  <div>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/single-window-systems\/\">\n        Single Window Systems      <\/a>\n          <a class=\"d-inline-block mr-10 mb-10 py-8 px-16 rounded bordered border-light text-black bg-white fs-14 fw-700\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/customs\/customs-brokers\/\">\n        Customs Brokers      <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container w-auto is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bg-light-blue d-flex gap-16 h-auto p-16 rounded xs-flex-direction-column\">\n    <div class=\"\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"min-width:100px;max-width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8590deab6809dc3b1f64ba6822e10098?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" class=\"w-100 rounded\">\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"col-span-2 col-span-xs-1\">\n    <div class=\"d-flex flex-direction-column gap-16 fs-16 justify-content-between\">\n      <div class=\"fs-16 fw-700\">Carter Hoffman<\/div>\n      <div class=\"fs-14 fw-400 elipsise-2-line\" title=\"Carter Hoffman is a Research Associate at Trade Finance Global focusing on the impact of macroeconomic trends and emerging technologies on international trade.\">\n        Carter Hoffman is a Research Associate at Trade Finance Global focusing on the impact of macroeconomic trends and emerging technologies on international trade.      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <a class=\"text-black fs-12 small-link-arrow-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/posts\/?author=84\">\n          <span>\n            Latest Post          <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-cta max-w-100 p-32 h-auto rounded sm-w-60 dark-mode bg-black align wp-block-acf-block-cta\">\n  <h4 id=\"heading-access-trade-receivables-and-supply-chain-finance\" class=\"fs-24 fw-700 elipsise-2-line dark:color-white not-for-table-content\">\n    Access trade, receivables and supply chain finance  <\/h4>\n  <p class=\"block-subtitle dark:color-white\">We assist companies to access trade and receivables finance through our relationships with 270+ banks, funds and alternative finance houses.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/get-trade-finance\/\" class=\"dark:text-black px-16 py-8 rounded bg-black text-white fs-14 fw-700 dark:bg-tale\">\n    <span>Get started<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contents\">Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-table-content h-auto bg-white auto\">\n    <ul class=\"table-content\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bg-tale rounded p-24 h-auto\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Officially, sanitary and phytosanitary measures are defined as any government action intended to protect human, animal, or plant life from health risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Remember what it was like during the Irish Potato Famine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Probably not \u2013 it took place 175 years ago, after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">According to the history books though, it made life a little bit more difficult for Ireland\u2019s working class at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Well, maybe a lot more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">In 1845, a fungus-like organism called&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.1401884111#:~:text=Phytophthora%20infestans%20is%20a%20destructive,potato%20pathogen%20to%20manage%20worldwide.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phytophthora infestans<\/a>&nbsp;destroyed around&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/immigration\/irish-potato-famine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">75% of Ireland\u2019s potato crop for seven consecutive years<\/a>, resulting in the death of roughly one million Irish from starvation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">While the exact origins of this famine-inducing organism are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.1401884111#:~:text=Phytophthora%20infestans%20is%20a%20destructive,potato%20pathogen%20to%20manage%20worldwide.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">still debated<\/a>, many experts believe that it either came from South America or Central Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">At some point in the 1840s, a crop infected with the organism was likely brought into Europe where its spread eventually led to Ireland\u2019s Great Hunger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">While this is certainly an outdated example and there are countless measures in place that should prevent a similar event from occurring today, it highlights the importance of taking precautions to protect domestic agriculture \u2013 something that is particularly important in 2022 given the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/posts\/released-trade-finance-talks-supply-chain-disruption-new-global-food-crisis-june-2022\/\">ongoing global food crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Today, these precautions are largely referred to as sanitary and phytosanitary measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Officially,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/pubdocs.worldbank.org\/en\/522711607633119975\/Chapter-13-Sanitary-and-Phytosanitary-Measures.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sanitary and phytosanitary measures<\/a>&nbsp;are defined as any government action intended to protect human, animal, or plant life from health risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">These health risks could include the spread of pests, diseases, and disease-causing organisms or any harmful additives, toxins, or contaminants found in food or beverages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">While the term<em>&nbsp;sanitary<\/em>&nbsp;is familiar to many people, the related term&nbsp;<em>phytosanitary&nbsp;<\/em>may be less intuitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-414x311.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-216x162.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-212x159.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-164x123.jpg 164w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soybean-plants-1024x768-1-253x190.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-does-phytosanitary-mean\">What does phytosanitary mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">The prefix \u201cphyto\u201d means&nbsp;<em>relating to plants<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Phytosanitary, then, refers to measures taken to control plant diseases and protect&nbsp;<em>plant<\/em>&nbsp;life and health \u2013 particularly for agricultural crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">The term sanitary, by contrast, refers specifically to measures taken to protect<em>&nbsp;human and animal<\/em>&nbsp;life or health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Both sanitary and phytosanitary controls are vital aspects of each nation\u2019s customs and border protection operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">This is because the function of these operations is to protect a country\u2019s economy, residents, jobs, and environment by controlling the flow of goods into and out of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">As we saw with the extreme example of the Irish potato famine, one mishap can have catastrophic consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Thankfully, we\u2019re not in the 1850s anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Today, there are international agreements, like the World Trade Organization\u2019s (WTO) 1995 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement, that help countries protect their citizens and agriculture from foreign pathogens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-wto-sanitary-and-phytosanitary-measures-agreement\">The WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Signed in Marrakesh in April 1994 and coming into force in January 1995, the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wto.org\/english\/tratop_e\/sps_e\/spsund_e.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPS Agreement<\/a>\u201c), came about during the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wto.org\/english\/docs_e\/legal_e\/legal_e.htm#finalact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final Act of the Uraguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">The agreement helps to ensure that countries feel secure \u2013 based on their own standards \u2013 about the food and agricultural products that they import, while also ensuring that overly strict regulations are not used as an excuse for protecting domestic producers by limiting trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">To do this, the agreement sets out the basic rules for food safety and animal and plant health standards while still allowing countries to impose additional standards of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">However, these additional standards must be based on science and can only be applied to the extent needed to protect humans, animals, or plants \u2013 not as a mechanism to arbitrarily or unjustifiably discriminate between countries where identical or similar conditions prevail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">This ability for each country to impose its own standard means that there is no standardised global list for which products will have restrictions, and the exact restrictions can vary from country to country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">That said, the general mechanism used by customs officials around the world to manage agricultural trade is a phytosanitary certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-370x208.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-414x233.jpeg 414w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-533x300.jpeg 533w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-356x200.jpeg 356w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-444x250.jpeg 444w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-288x162.jpeg 288w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-283x159.jpeg 283w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-219x123.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Corn-Field-1024x576-1-285x160.jpeg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-products-require-a-phytosanitary-certificate\">What products require a phytosanitary certificate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">A phytosanitary certificate is often required when importing or exporting&nbsp;<em>any<\/em>&nbsp;agricultural products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">These documents verify that plants or plant products being&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradefinanceglobal.com\/freight-forwarding\/shipping-management-software\/\">shipped<\/a>&nbsp;have been inspected and are deemed free from quarantine pests according to the importing country\u2019s phytosanitary regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Generally, during the import customs clearance process, agents will perform&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daera-ni.gov.uk\/articles\/sanitary-and-phytosanitary-checks-and-points-entry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a document check, an identity check on the commercial seal, and, occasionally, a physical inspection<\/a>&nbsp;of the agricultural goods themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">For the document check, importing countries often require specific details or formats to be included in phytosanitary certificates that they receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/y3241e\/y3241e06.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">requirements generally stipulate<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The language to be used (exporters must ensure that the certificates are completed in the specific language or languages set out by the importing country).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The period of validity (importing countries can impose a limit on the amount of time that a certificate is valid).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The units used (some countries require that specified units are used for quantities and measurements provided on the certificate).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" 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