Manila has suspended the issuance of import clearances to institutional buyers, processors and canners for certain frozen fish products as the government tightens its regulations on fish imports. However, the national government would still allow certain institutional buyers and processors to import fish products as long as they comply with the additional regulatory requirements. The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued Administrative Circular (AC) 11 that suspended the issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances (SPSICs) for roundscad, bonito, mackerel, moonfish, pompano and tuna.

Arcalas, J. E. Y. (2022, December 15). PHL suspends issuance of SPSICs for frozen fish. BusinessMirror, p. A11.