Bigeye Tuna Re-Export Certificate

Appendix
ICCAT BIGEYE TUNA RE-EXPORT CERTIFICATE
DOCUMENT
NUMBER
RE-EXPORT SECTION:
1. RE-EXPORTING COUNTRY / ENTITY / FISHING ENTITY
2. POINT OF RE-EXPORT
3. DESCRIPTION OF IMPORTED FISH
F/FR

Product Type(*)
RD/GG/DR/FL/OT

4. DESCRIPTION OF FISH FOR RE-EXPORT
Product Type(*)
RD/GG/DR/FL/OT
F/FR

Net Weight
(Kg)

Flag country/
Entity/Fishing Entity

Date
of Import

Net Weight
(Kg)

* F=FRESH, FR=Frozen, RD=Round, GG=Gilled and Gutted, DR=Dressed, FL=Fillet
OT=Other(Describe the type of product)
5. RE-EXPORTER CERTIFICATION: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Name/Company Name Address
Signature
Date
License Number (if applicable)
6. GOVERNMENT VALIDATION: I validate that the above information is complete, true and correct
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Name & Title
Signature
Date
Government Seal

IMPORT SECTION:
7. IMPORTER CERTIFICATION: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Importer Certification (Intermediate Country / Entity / Fishing Entity)

Name

Address

Signature

Date

License # (if applicable)

Importer Certification (Intermediate Country / Entity / Fishing Entity)
Name
Address
Signature
Date

License # (if applicable)

Importer Certification (Intermediate Country / Entity / Fishing Entity)
Name
Address
Signature
Date

License # (if applicable)

Final Point of Import
City

State/Province

Country / Entity / Fishing Entity

NOTE: If a language other than English is used in completing this form. Please add the English translation on this document.

ICCAT BIGEYE TUNA RE-EXPORT CERTIFICATE INSTRUCTION SHEET
DOCUMENT NUMBER: Block for the issuing Country/Entity/Fishing Entity to designate a Country/Entity/Fishing Entity
coded document number.
(1) RE-EXPORTING COUNTRY/ENTITY/FISHING ENTITY
Fill in the name of the Country/Entity/Fishing Entity which re-exports the bigeye tuna in the shipment and issued this
Certificate. According to the ICCAT Recommendation, only the re-exporting Country/Entity/Fishing Entity can issue this
Certificate.
(2) POINT OF RE-EXPORT
Identify the City/State Province and Country/Entity/Fishing Entity from which the bigeye tuna was re-exported.
(3) DESCRIPTION OF IMPORTED FISH
The exporter must provide, to the highest degree of accuracy, the following information: NOTE: One row should describe one
product type. (1)Product type: Identify the type of product being shipped as either FRESH or FROZEN, and in ROUND,
GILLED AND GUTTED, DRESSED, FILLET or OTHER form. For OTHER, describe the type of products in the shipment.
(2) Net weight: Net product weight in kilograms. (3) Flag Country/Entity/Fishing Entity: the name of the
Country/Entity/Fishing Entity of the vessel that harvested the bigeye tuna in the shipment. (4) Date of import: Imported date.
(4) DESCRIPTION OF FISH FOR RE-EXPORT
The exported must provide, to the highest degree of accuracy, the following information: NOTE: One row should describe one
product type. (1) Product type: Identify the type of product being shipped as either FRESH or FROZEN, and in ROUND,
GILLED AND GUTTED, DRESSED FILLET or OTHER form. For OTHER, describe the type of products in the shipment.
(2) Net weight: Net product weight in kilograms.
(5) RE-EXPORTER CERTIFICATION
The person or company re-exporting the bigeye tuna shipment must provide his/her name, address, signature, date the shipment
was re-exported, and re-exporter’s license number (if applicable).
(6) GOVERNMENT VALIDATION
Fill in the name and full title of the official signing the Certificate. The official must be employed by a competent government
authority of the re-exporting Country/Entity/Fishing Entity appearing on the Certificate, or a person or institution authorized
to validate such certificates by the competent government authority. The substitutional measure described in paragraphs A-D
of the Resolution by ICCAT Concerning Validation by a Government Official of the Bluefin Tuna Statistical Document,
adopted by the Commission in 1993, may be applied to the above requirements for the validations in this Bigeye Statistical
Document Program.
(7) IMPORTER CERTIFICATION
The person or company that imports bigeye tuna must provide his/her name, address, signature, date the bigeye tuna was
imported, license number (if applicable) and re-exported final point of import. This includes imports into intermediate
Countries/Entities/Fishing Entities. For fresh and chilled products, the signature of the importer may be substituted by a person
of a customs clearance company when the authority for signature is properly accredited to it by the importer.

RETURN A COPY OF THE COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO: NMFS National Seafood Inspection
Laboratory, .P.O. Drawer 1207, Pascagoula, MS 39568-1207, Phone 228/762-7402.
OMB # 0648-0040 EXPIRES 11/30/2021
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/webdam/download/63625096
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PL 104-13) and the Privacy Act of 1974 (PL 93-579), you are advised
that disclosure of the information requested in the bigeye tuna re-export certificate is mandatory for the purpose of managing the Atlantic
bluefin tuna fishery. The data is used to monitor landings and trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Reporting burden for the collection of
information is estimated to average 5 minutes per completed form, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining data needed, and completing and reviewing the information. Pursuant to Section 402(b) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, and consistent with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100 (Confidentiality of Fisheries Statistics), the Agency
does not release confidential information submitted in compliance with provisions of the Act, other than in aggregate form and under
circumstances required or authorized by law. Whenever data are requested or released to the general public, the Agency ensures that
information on the pecuniary business activity of a dealer is not identified. Because you have been provided with a currently valid OMB
control number (0648-0040) for a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act you are required
to respond to, or be subject to penalty for failing to comply with, this collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or suggestions for reducing this burden to: NMFS, Highly Migratory Species Management Division, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930-2276.