Implementation of New U.S. Dairy Sanitary Certificate to China

Date
September 24, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the implementation of a new United States Dairy Sanitary Certificate to China. Manufacturers that export dairy products to China will be required to obtain the new sanitary certificate, which will facilitate more efficient dairy trade between the U.S. and China and reduce the regulatory cost to exporters. The new certificate issued by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will become effective October 13, 2020.

The current interim certificate implemented in July 2020 allows for only one plant to be included per certificate. Current exporters that ship products to China that were produced at multiple plants are required to obtain multiple certificates, resulting in increased costs to the exporter. The new certificate will allow multiple manufacturing plants to be included on one certificate.

USDA will host a training webinar for all impacted stakeholders and interested persons on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at 3 p.m. ET. A link to the training webinar will be posted at https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/imports-exports/dairy-exports on the day of the training.

Currently 273 firms are approved to export infant formula and dairy products to China. In 2019, U.S. firms exported more than $372 million in U.S. milk and dairy products to China.

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