Food products

Countries (Regions) Allowed For Import of Livestock Products and Import Sanitation Requirements.

-         In accordance with the notification G/SPS/N/KOR/543, the classification of livestock in the Standards and Specifications for Livestock is merged into the Standards and Specifications for Food. While names and specifications of some products in the Standards and Specifications for Food have been changed, their import approvals have not been affected by the changes in the Standards and Specifications for Food.

-         Provisions related to prohibition of importation and lift of import restriction due to animal diseases will be deleted as they are stipulated in "Region Prohibited for Import of Designated Quarantine Objects" by the "Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases".

o    Both "Countries (Regions) Allowed for Import of Livestock Products and Import Sanitation Requirements" and the "Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases" will be required for approval of livestock export. The list of countries and products allowed to be imported to Korea is updated (e.g., Portuguese poultry and Brazilian pork, etc.).