Phytosanitary certificate: when is it mandatory?
To obtain a phytosanitary certificate one needs to undergo phytosanitary inspection. Currently, obtaining a phytosanitary certificate is mandatory for the export and import of all products of plant origin (in the European Union and third countries), and soon it will also be required for timber and packaging materials made of wood. In other words, the transportation of certain cargoes is impossible without phytosanitary inspection.
The phytosanitary certificate is an international standard document, the issuance of which is regulated by the exporting country’s authorities that ensure the safety of the regulated products. The phytosanitary certificate confirms that the exported goods meet all the requirements imposed on them.
How to obtain a phytosanitary certificate?
Smart Shipping, UAB organises phytosanitary inspections of cargoes for the customers who need to have a phytosanitary issued.
Trust your cargo to our specialists – the cargo will be transported quickly and smoothly to the authorities who will perform a phytosanitary inspection and provide a phytosanitary certificate, which we will promptly delivery to you.
By the way, in the case of export of products of plant origin, a phytosanitary certificate is formalised and issued in Klaipėda, while in the case of import, where the goods are brought into the European Union, such a certificate is issued by the authorities of the exporting country.
Where products that require a phytosanitary certificate are imported from a non-EU country or have been transferred to another means of transport or are exported to another non-EU country, a re-export certificate has to be obtained.
Save your time and do not hesitate to contact us – we will advise you on all matters of concern and make sure that the phytosanitary inspection of your products is carried out quickly and smoothly.
