Export documents & compliance
The exact set is confirmed per destination with your broker.
Document set per shipment
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Bill of lading
- Certificate of origin
- COA per lot
- Health certificate where the destination requires it
- Halal certificate when held
- Phytosanitary certificate where required
- FDA prior notice for the USA
Compliance by region
Europe & UK
European Union
- FSSC 22000 — GFSI-recognised food-safety certification
- MRLs per Reg. (EC) 396/2005; contaminants per Reg. (EU) 2023/915
- Labelling per Reg. (EU) 1169/2011; "cook before consumption" on retail packs
- Euro pallets, ISPM-15
- BRCGS: not held. If your retailer requires BRCGS specifically, tell us in the quotation form and we will answer plainly.
Great Britain
- Assimilated GB MRL register; assimilated Reg. (EC) 1881/2006 for contaminants
- UK labelling rules (Northern Ireland follows EU rules)
- Same pallet and certification position as the EU
GCC
- FSSC 22000 — GFSI-recognised
- Halal: not certified at present. If Halal certification is a requirement for your programme, say so in the quotation form and we will answer plainly whether and when we can meet it.
- GSO labelling; Arabic label text prepared with your importer's regulatory review
- Health certificate obtained per shipment where the destination requires it
- ISO pallets, ISPM-15
Southeast Asia
- FSSC 22000 — GFSI-recognised
- Halal: not certified at present (see FAQ)
- Import notes: Singapore SFA and Malaysia MAQIS requirements are met through your importer's registration; we supply the documents [verify per market with the importer]
- ISO pallets, ISPM-15
North America
- FSSC 22000 — GFSI-recognised
- FDA Food Facility Registration is completed before the first US shipment (not yet held; no number is published)
- FSVP: we supply the documentation your Foreign Supplier Verification Program requires
- FDA prior notice filed per shipment
- Nutrition Facts panel for retail packs
- GMA 48 × 40 in pallets; US road-weight limits applied in the Reefer Packing Calculator