Ecuador - Certification Requirements

Last update: May 01, 2011

Acts and Regulations

Labelling and Marking Standards:

Imported fish products must be marked indelibly and legibly, showing measures or gross and net weights in metric measures and the country of origin.

Importer must be licensed.

Contact:

Ministerio De Industrias Commercio Integracion Y Pesca
V.M. Rendon 1006 y Sta. Elena
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Tolerances or Guidelines

Mercury: canned tuna 1.0 ppm and canned sardines 1.0 ppm

Arsenic: canned tuna 1.0 ppm

Lead: canned tuna 5.0 ppm

Copper: canned tuna 10.0 ppm

Tin: canned tuna 100.0 ppm

Certification Requirements

A Certificate of Origin and Hygiene (CFIA/ACIA 5003 (2002/05)) is required for each consignment; one original and three copies, in Spanish.