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Import
- Relocation of Veterinary Permit office
- Tarrifs for Veterinary Imports Permits 2024.
- Courier Letter
- Application Forms
- Approved abattoirs for import
- SOP for microbiological testing of imported meat
- procedure manual - inspect import meat
- SOP-01-2017 - Standard operating procedure (SOP) on verification of compliance to the meat labelling (2019-02-25).
- Standard operating procedure (SOP) for the Import of Cattle, Sheep and Goats for direct slaughter/feedlot purposes from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS SOP)
- List of approved facilities for the import of PAP’s from the UK and EU countries
Import Procedures
- Own Use Policy Document BLNS 2017-03-31 SL
- Information document for import of dogs and cats to RSA 06-2022
The following documents serve as guides for the import of animal and animal products into South Africa (How to apply for a permit?)
- Application to import partially dressed game carcasses for commercial purposes-March 2017
- Information on importing live fresh water aquarium fish into the Republic of South Africa
- Application to import live fish | Information on importing live fish
Revised import requirements for cattle, sheep and goats from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland 2016
- Veterinary Certificate for Cattle from Botswana/Lesotho/Namibia/Swaziland to the Republic of South Africa
- Veterinary Certificate for Sheep and Goats from Botswana/Lesotho/Swaziland to the Republic of South Africa
- Veterinary Certificate for Sheep and Goats from Namibia to the Republic of South Africa
Restrictions on the import of pork due to the risk of PRRS
- Brazil list of exempt pork cuts 2015-12
- Danish list of unrestricted pork cuts 2016-02-26
- USA list of lower risk pork cuts 2018-11-16
- USA pork annexure A special protocol
- Table on pork imports into South Africa market access 2017-01-10
- Ireland list of pork cuts for unrestricted sale (exempt) 2015-05
- SA revised import requirements for uncooked pork and pork products from countries not free of PRRS (29-05-2012)
- Canada list of pork exempt pork cuts (2015-08-26)
- Belgium list of exempt products (2014-12-03)
- France list of exempt pork cuts (2013-06-28)
- Spain list of exempt products (2017-03-06)
- Hungary list of exempt products (2013-07-08)
- United Kingdom list of exempt products (2019-05-10)
- Germany list of exempt pork cuts (2016-05-10)
- VPN 42 - Updated 19 Feb 2013
- Netherlands list of exempt pork cuts ( 2015-01-26)