animal movement

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF INEDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN (CATTLE, PIG, SHEEP, GOAT, HORSE, POULTRY AND WILD LIFE) INTO THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND

1) A health certificate in English signed by a full-time authorized veterinary official of the government of the exporting country stating:-

1.1) type and package of products,
1.2) number of packages and net weight,
1.3) name and address of the registered number of the approved abattoir and manufacturing establishment,
1.4) names and addresses of the exporter and the consignee,
1.5) certification of condition items (2) to (6).

2) The country of origin is free from Rinderpest, African Swine Fever, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy(TSE) and Avian Influenza (fowl plague).

3) The country/region/zone of origin has been free from Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and officially approved by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE), for at least 3 (three) years prior to export.

4) The products must be derived from animals originated from a non-epizootic area where animal diseases have been under control.

5) The following products destined for use in animal feeding or for industrial use must be processed in a government approved establishment under the supervision of an authorized veterinary official. The processing procedure must be complied with the OIE International Animal Health Code regarding heat treatment and adequate disinfection to ensure the destruction of pathogenic agents of concern and insect vectors.

5.1) meal and flour from blood, liver, meat, defeated bones, hooves and claws, or any other forms of these mentioned
5.2) wool, hair, bristles, raw hides and skins, trophies
5.3) fat and tallow

6) The products are in hygienic conditions and every precaution has been taken to prevent any contamination. Disinfection and disinsectisation of the products prior to export shall be carried out as recommended in the OIE International Animal Health Code.

7) The products shall not be transhipped at any intermediate port.

8) The products are subjected to inspection/detention for laboratory testing upon arrival in Thailand. The owner/importer shall be fully charged for incurred expenses.

9) Failure to follow the import procedures may result in returning the products to the country of origin or destroying without compensation.

Requirements for the importation into the Kingdom of Thailand