Thailand: Update on Thai Food and Drug Administration Requirement for Export Certificates

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   TH2024-0004
The Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) recently clarified its requirements for copies of export certificates accompanying U.S.-origin imported foods, including fresh fruit and vegetables shipments, into Thailand. To be accepted by TFDA, the copies of export certificates have to (i) be certified by the issuing agencies or (ii) carry the original seal of a U.S. Notary Public, Chamber of Commerce, Commissioner of Oaths, or a Justice of Peace. This report provides an update to the FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual 2023 and FAIRS Annual 2023.

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