foodsafety.govt.nz Electronic Certification (E-cert) New Zealand : Ministry for Primary Industries

Organization : Ministry for Primary Industries
Type of Facility : Electronic Certification (E-cert)
Country: New Zealand

Website : http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/exporting/e-cert/

Electronic Certification (E-cert):

When you export plant products or animal products, they often must be accompanied by appropriate certification. The majority of certificates are issued through MPI’s E-cert system.

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What E-cert is:
E-cert is the shortened name for Electronic Certification. E-cert is the web application MPI uses to issue government-to-government assurances for animal and dairy products exported from New Zealand.

E-cert supports New Zealand’s international credibility and therefore is an important tool for the export sector.

Using E-cert:
There are 2 E-cert systems for different kinds of food products. These are:
** Animal Products E-cert (AP E-cert) – used for issuing export certificates for animal products including meat, seafood, game, poultry, eggs, petfood, bee products, hides, wool and skins, but excluding dairy products
** ePhyto used for exporting plant products.

Getting access to E-cert:
Find out who can use Animal Products E-cert (AP E-cert) and Dairy Products E-cert, how to get a login and the terms and conditions of use.

Who can use E-cert:
To use E-cert, your company must be one of the following:
a registered exporter under the Animal Products Act 1999
a business with a registered Risk Management Programme
an export-approved premises
acting as an agent for another company that is registered as one of the above.

Access to E-cert for organisations:
If your organisation has not used E-cert before, you need to complete and submit an ‘Organisation to be billed’ form before requesting E-cert access for individual staff. Contact details are provided on the form.

Animal Products E-cert Organisation to be billed – application form

You can find further information about E-cert charges on the Billing and invoicing page.

Access to E-cert for individuals:
Once MPI gives your company access to E-cert, then you can set up logins for staff or agents who are entering information into the E-cert system. There is no fee for setting up this access.

Access to AP E-cert is granted on an individual basis. Each individual using E-cert must have their own login and password. Sharing of logins is a breach of the conditions of use and may result access in access being revoked.

Note: Your login and password for E-cert is different from other passwords you may be using on the Food Safety website – for example, the login you use to get access to Overseas Market Access Requirements (OMARs).

To request a login and password for an individual user, complete the appropriate form.

Lost passwords and other problems with access to E-cert:
You can get help with using E-cert and solutions to common problems on the Getting help with E-cert page.

Registering an E-cert company coordinator:
Larger organisations can benefit from appointing a company coordinator. This person becomes the primary contact in your organisation for all information relating to E-cert issues. For example, they decide who has access to E-cert within your organisation. They can also set up and maintain E-cert access for company users without having to complete and submit application forms to MPI.

Refer to Company coordinators in the left-hand menu for further information.

Using an agent:
You may wish to use an agent to do your documentation and/or arrange your shipments. If employees of an agent use E-cert on your behalf, they need to complete the appropriate E-cert application form and your company coordinator or RMP operator needs to authorise access for them