Jamaican Fish Requirement for Import

 

Our second product for import from Jamaica is fish. Jamaican waters contain

considerable resources of fresh and saltwater fish. We want the best live fishes that

are available in Jamaica. For this reason we have identified the following category of

fishes that we will need in order to import them into Uruguay.

The size range of each fish is mentioned together with their names. The time of

delivery is mentioned according to first and second preference:

First preference - February thru May

Second Preference- August thru January

No acceptance in the month of June and July due to quality

concern.

First Preference- February thru May

Second preference- August thru January

No acceptance in the month of June and July due to quality

concern.

Bonito is of excellent quality throughout all the months and

therefore will be accepted throughout the year .  

Crevalle Janck is of excellent quality throughout all the months

and therefore will be accepted throughout the year .  

Spanish mackerel

Size Range: 5-20 lbs

Live

 

King Fish

Size Range: 15-60

lbs.

Live

 

Bonito

Size Range: 3-15

lbs.

Live

Crevalle Jack

Size Range:10-45

lbs.

Live

 

Container condition requirement for the live fisheries

 

A 40 foot shipping container will be used for the shipment. In the case of live fish

handling, fish should be first conditioned in a container with clean water, while the

damaged, sick and dead fish are removed. All the fisheries should be put to starve and,

if possible, water temperature is reduced in order to reduce metabolic rates and make

fish less active. Low metabolic rates decrease the fouling of water with ammonia,

nitrite and carbon dioxide that are toxic to fish and impair their ability to extract

oxygen from water. Such toxic substances will tend to increase mortality rates. Less

active fish allow for an increase in the packing density of fish in the container. This 40

foot container will be 39'4" long, 7'6" tall, and 7'8" wide inside. The container should

 be able to hold 2261 cubic feet of area. That is about 84 cubic yards. It must hold up

to 22 tons of fishes.

Shipment and handling process requirement

 

The shipment will be by water transport. All the containers must be heavily sealed to

avoid damages. The containers will be loaded in large ships which will arrive at the

 port of Uruguay by the mentioned deadline. Any arrival after the deadline will not be

accepted and returned from the port without payment.

Veterinary Checks

Animal products imported from other countries to Uruguay are subject to veterinary

checks. This means that those checks are also applicable for the fish preserves which

will be imported Into Uruguay.

These checks relate to:

  The documents presented on importation

  A comparison between the documents and the actual goods  Physical checks on the condition of the goods (organoleptic and analytic)

  Freight and insurance costs from the Jamaica to the first point of entry in the

customs territory of the Uruguay port.

It is not allowed to import live fish preserves from countries and factories if they are

not authorized by the Import authority of Uruguay.

 

Customs duties and taxation on Import

 

Import duties will become due immediately after arrival at Uruguay. Global Tariff

Rate (GTR) is applied on CIF value of merchandises and the present rate in Uruguay,

in general terms, is the following: Agricultural Products such as fish is 5-15%.  

Quota on Import: No more than 5 containers will be allowed each year.