Veterinary & phytosanitary
Prevent delays with veterinary and phytosanitary shipments
For animal and plant products, documents, certificates and inspections need to be properly aligned. That is why we check your documentation in advance and coordinate the required inspections with the parties involved. This helps reduce the risk of delays caused by missing or incorrect information.
Mistakes that can bring your veterinary or phytosanitary shipment to a standstill
Your certificate is missing information, contains an incorrect description or has not been completed correctly. As a result, the inspecting authority cannot determine whether your shipment meets the applicable requirements.
The discrepancy becomes immediately apparent during the physical inspection. You may need to provide an explanation, submit additional documents or have the shipment reassessed. In the worst case, the authority may reject your shipment.
The details on your certificate do not match the actual contents of the shipment. This may involve a different quantity, product description, batch code, origin or destination.
The discrepancy becomes immediately apparent during the physical inspection. You may need to provide an explanation, submit additional documents or have the shipment reassessed. In the worst case, the authority may reject your shipment.
The labels on your products show different information from your veterinary or phytosanitary documents. Missing or incorrect batch codes can also cause problems during the inspection.
The inspector may be unable to correctly match the goods to the certificate. This can lead to additional checks, delays to the inspection or the need to relabel the goods before they can proceed.
The labels on your products show different information from your veterinary or phytosanitary documents. Missing or incorrect batch codes can also cause problems during the inspection.
Your driver, container or refrigerated cargo may have to wait. This can result in additional storage, transport or waiting costs. Until the competent authority gives approval, your shipment cannot be transported further within the European Union.
Veterinary and phytosanitary handling
When importing and exporting animal and plant-based products, the margin for error is small. Missing documents, an incorrectly completed certificate or a missed inspection can cause a shipment to be held, rejected or even destroyed. Flevo Trade Service supports veterinary and phytosanitary processes from start to finish, through knowledge of regulations, practical experience in the fish and food sector and direct coordination with the authorities involved.
Veterinary & Phytosanitary
Veterinary documentation is mandatory for products of animal origin. Phytosanitary documentation applies to plant-based products. These documents show that goods meet the health and food safety requirements of the European Union.
When importing into the EU, animal products are physically inspected by NVWA veterinarians. This takes place upon arrival in the port or at a designated inspection point. Only after approval may the shipment be transported further within the European Union.
A veterinary or phytosanitary shipment is never just a document. It is a process involving several parties. The documentation must match the actual contents, batch codes and labelling, country of origin, and the planning of transport and inspection. Errors or discrepancies become immediately visible during the physical inspection. That is why preparation is key.
Strict inspection
In practice, problems often arise from incorrect or incomplete documents from the country of origin. Certificates that have not been completed in full, information that does not match the goods, or labels that do not match the document.
That is why we prefer to check documents in advance, before they are definitively issued in the country of origin. This allows us to identify discrepancies in time and reduce the risk of waiting times or additional inspections on arrival.
Our work process
The work process is set up to handle veterinary and phytosanitary procedures carefully and in line with the applicable regulations.
Requirements
Based on the product, origin and destination, we determine which documentation is mandatory and which inspections can be expected.
Planning
The required documents are prepared and checked. Inspections are scheduled at the correct inspection points and coordinated with transport and the parties involved.
Inspection
After the physical inspection by the competent authority, the document is finalised. Once approval has been granted, the shipment can be transported further within the European Union.
Everything arranged for an error-free flow
