Canadian Government Issues New Certificate for the Export of Fish and Seafood to Vietnam

Following successful negotiations with Vietnam, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is pleased to announce that a new health certificate has been finalized for the export of eviscerated finfish fillets and steaks prepared and packaged for retail trade for human consumption to Vietnam:

Aquatic Animal Health and Sanitary Certificate covering chilled / frozen fish fillets and steaks (AQAH-1112)

The certificate (AQAH-1112) only applies to the export of eviscerated finfish fillets and steaks prepared and packaged for retail trade for human consumption to Vietnam in certain susceptible species of finfish harvested in waters that are officially declared by the CFIA as infected with World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) listed diseases. Examples include:

• farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
• wild and farmed Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.)
• wild herring (Clupea spp.)

The new health certificate can be implemented immediately.

Any non-live wild and cultured finfish of non-susceptible species, or non-live wild and cultured finfish of susceptible species harvested in waters that are declared free from World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) listed diseases of finfish will continue to be certified on the CFIA/ACIA 5633 certificate.

The Food Export Requirements Library – Vietnam page has been updated to provide information on the use of the new certificate.

If you have any questions, please contact your local CFIA office.