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Department of Fisheries Notification 
On Type and Category of Documents  for Import Permit of Fish and  Fishery Products 
   
 
  Referring to section 96 of Royal Ordinance on Fisheries B.E. 2558 (2015), the 
competent official shall not permit any importation unless the owner of the vessel or the master 
of the vessel can prove that the fishing vessel has been grante d a fishing license or a license for 
activities related to fisheries issued by a flag State or a coa stal State.  The fishing vessel can 
produce evidence to prove that it has not undertaken IUU fishin g .  T h e o w n er o f  th e v essel o r 
the master of the vessel certifies in writing that the flag Sta te shall certify in due course that the 
aquatic animals caught in accordance with the regulations of th e international organizations 
concerned.          In order to examine related documents for imported fish  and fishery products in 
compliance with all or certain p rovisions under the Royal Ordin ance on Fisheries B.E. 2558 (2015), 
the Department of Fisheries issues a notification to prescribe type and category of documents 
for imported fish and fishery products as determines in the app endix of this notification. 
          This Act shall come into force  fifteen days fol lowing the dat e of its pub lication.     
 
Issue on the   of September B.E. 2559 (2016) 
   
(Adisorn Promthep) 
Director General of Department of Fisheries 
 
 
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Department of Fisheries Notific ation on the Type and Category o f Documents Required 
to Permit the Import of Fish and Fisheries Products  
 Category I: Bulk Cargo Vessel  
 
 Bulk cargo carrier vessels containing fish received by transsh ipment at sea or in 
authorized ports, which have not been landed previously, and fo r which the exact weight per 
species has not been established. This type of vessel is usuall y observed in the Fish Inspection 
Offices in Bangkok, Songkhla, Phuket, and Chonburi. 
 
Documents of the Bulk Cargo Carrier Vessel to be submitted prio r port entry: 
1. Copy of the not expired vessel re gistration certificate from th e flag state, issued by the 
respective government agency 
2. Copy of a valid transshipment li cense from the relevant coastal  state, RFMO or fisheries 
management organization, covering the transport area 
3. Copy of the official transshipment declaration, containing the name of the carrier vessel 
and the name of the donor vessel, the transshipment area, speci es and volume of fish 
transshipped, and the transshipment period, fully authorized by  the government and 
documented by the observer on board, in case of transshipment a t sea. The 
transshipment document has to comply with the regulations of th e relevant states and 
has to be in compliance with requirements of the respective fis heries management 
organization 
4. Copy of the stowage plan, containing details of the species and  volume stowed by name 
of donor vessel and assigned hold number 
5. Copy of the port clearance form of the last port call of the ca rrier vessel, including 
information issued by the competent authority, such as the port ’s name, port state, and 
departure date 
6. Copy of the identification card and/or other legal documents id entifying the captain or 
master or vessel operator, issued by the respective government 
7. In case of CITES listed species, copy of the CITES permit 
 
Documents of donor fishing vessel or vessels  
8.   Copy of the not expired vessel registration certificate fr om the flag state, issued by the 
respective government agency  
9. Copy of the valid and not expi red fishing license from the f lag state, coastal state and/or 
RFMOs covering the respective fi shing area where the fish was c aught 
 
Required documents to be presented to the inspector on board  
1. Originals of the documents 1-7 of t he carrier vessel (copies su bmitted prior port entry) 
2. Original logbook, providing details of activities, position, an d the route of the carrier 
vessel 
3. Vessel monitoring record or voyage d ata record (VMS/AIS record) , with at least 1 
record per hour , of the carrier vessel, coveri ng the period of f ish gathering on  board, in 
accordance with the laws and regulations of the relevant state and/or fisheries 
management organization 
4. Original offloading plan, includi ng the date and time of landin g, place of destination or 
product receiver, species and volume of transshipped products, name of the donor vessel 
or vessels, and respective vessel hold number 
5. In case of suspicious or manipulated records, the original inst allation record or the 
alteration of the device that shows the vessel position and the  VMS/AIS record  2 
 6. In case of offloading activities prior to entering the Thai por t, the original transshipment 
declaration at port or at sea .  
 
The officer may request additional documents to complete the in spection  
1. Ship’s particular 
2. Copy of the navigation logbook of t he donor vessels with record ed position data for 
the catch on board (hard copy) , e.g. navigation logbook or VMS record or voyage data 
record 
3. Documents showing the modification of hull including the list o f modified parts, name 
and address of the ship yard a nd duration of the modification, etc. 
4. Copy of the invoice for the fish landed 
5. Copy of the respective fishing logbook of donor vessels coverin g all details of the fish 
transshipped 
6. In case of a purse seiner vessel that exceeds 362.8 metric tons  and is harvesting tuna in 
the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean ( ETP) , the NOAA Form 370 ( Fi sheries Certificate 
of Origin) must be submitted accordingly 
 
Documents to be presented for accomplishment of import permit 
1. Copy of the invoice 
2. Offloading plan, including date and time of landing, place of d estination or product 
receiver, species and volume of transshipped products, name of donor vessels, and 
vessel hold number 
 
Remarks To request an import permit, the importer must be granted permi ssion after inspection 
and confirmation that no IUU fish is on board  
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 Category II: Fishing vessel  
Fishing vessels landing fish which has not been landed previous ly and for which the 
exact weight per species has not been established, and which wa s caught legally in authorized 
fishing areas, specifically areas of respective flag states, co astal states and/or RFMOs. This type 
of vessel is usually observed by the Fish Inspection Offices in  Phuket. 
 
Documents for a fishing vessel to be submitted prior port entry : 
1. Copy of the not expired vessel re gistration certificate from th e flag state, issued by the 
respective government agency 
2. Copy of the not expired fishing license from the flag state, co astal state or RFMO 
covering the respective fishing area where the fish was caught 
3. Copy of stowage plan that contains species and volume stowed 
4. Copy of port clearance form of the last port call of the fishin g vessel, including 
information issued by the competent authority, such as the port ’s name, port state, and 
departure date 
5. Copy of the identification card and/or other legal documents id entifying the captain or 
master or vessel operator, issued by the respective government 
6. In case of CITES listed species, copy of the CITES permit 
 
Required documents to be presented to the inspector on board  
1. Originals of the documents 1-6 of  the fishing vessel (copies su bmitted prior port entry) 
2. Logbook, including details of activ ities, position, and route o f vessel 
3. Fishing logbook covering all aspects of the fishing activities on board, especially fishing 
position as well as the weight of the catch 
4. Offloading plan, including date and time of landing, place of d estination or product 
receiver, species and volume of fish and vessel hold number (if  applicable) 
5. Vessel monitoring record or voyage d ata record (VMS/AIS record) , with at least 1 
record per hour, covering the  period of fish gathering on board , in accordance with the 
laws and regulations of relevant state and fisheries management  organization 
6. In case of suspicious or manipul ated records, the original inst allation record or the 
alteration of the device that s hows the vessel position and the  VMS/AIS record  
7. Transshipment declaration, in case that volume of fish landing is less than volume of 
fish catching   
The officer may request additional documents to complete the in spection   
1. Ship’s particular 
2. Documents showing the modification of hull including the list o f modified parts, name 
and address of the ship yard a nd duration of the modification, etc. 
3. Copy of the invoice for the fish landed 
4. In case of a purse seiner vessel that exceeds 362.8 metric tons  and harvesting tuna in the 
Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean ( ETP) , the NOAA Form 370 ( Fisher ies Certificate of 
Origin) must be submitted accordingly 
 
Documents to be presented for accomplishment of import permit 
 1.  Copy of the invoice  
2.  Offloading plan, including date and time of landing, place of destination or product 
receiver, species and volume of transshipped products, name of donor vessels, and 
vessel hold number 
 
Remarks To request an import permit, the importer must be granted permi ssion after inspection 
and confirmation that no IUU fish is on board.  4 
 Category III:  Neighboring Fishing Vessels (more than 10 GT but  less than 250 GT) and 
Carrier Vessels (all sizes)  
 
 Chilled fish which has been landed previously and for which the  exact weight and 
species has been established or has not been landed previously and for which the exact weight 
has not been established. This type of vessel is usually observ ed by the Fish Inspection Offices 
in the provinces of Satun, Ra nong, Trat, and Narathiwat. 
 
Documents of the carrier vessel to be submitted prior port entr y  
1. Copy of the valid vessel registration certificate of the fishin g vessel or carrier vessel 
from the flag state, issued by the respective government agency  
2. In case fish has been landed, copy of the document issued by re levant government  
which including information of name of carrier vessel and name,  registration 
number, fishing license, fishing area, species and volume of ea ch donor vessels 
cover all fish on respective carrier vessel. In case of fish ha s not been landed, 
documents must be submitted as following 
- In case of fishing vessel: 1) copy of valid fishing license iss ued by 
government covering the fishing area 
- In case of carrier vessel: 1) valid transshipment license 2) co py of the 
valid vessel registration certificate of every donor vessel 3) copy of fishing 
license of every donor vessels covering fish on board, all documents issued 
by the respective government agency 
3. Copy of port clearance, showing information of the last port ca ll, issued by the 
respective competent authority, including information such as p ort name, port state, 
and departure date 
4. Copy of the identification card and/or other legal documents id entifying the captain 
or master or vessel operator, issued by the respective governme nt 
5. Copy of the stowage plan that contains species, volumes and nam es of the fishing 
vessels and respective compartment numbers 
6. In case of CITES listed species, copy of the CITES permit 
 
Required documents to be presented to the inspector on board  
1. Originals of the documents 1-6  
 
The officer may request additional documents to complete the in spection  
1. Documents showing the modification of the hull including the li st of modified parts, 
name and address of the ship yard and duration of modification,  etc. 
2. Packing list 
 
Documents to be presented for accomplishment of import permit 
 1.  Copy of the invoice 
 
Remarks To request an import permit, the importer must be granted permi ssion after inspection 
and confirmation that no IUU fish is on board. 
 
  
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 Category IV: Land transport by truck or container, sea transpor t by container vessel, and 
air freight, for fish previously landed  
 
 For any transport vehicle containing chilled or frozen fish, p reviously landed and for 
which the exact weight has been established; the fish must be a ccompanied by a catch 
certificate. This type of transport is usually observed by the fish inspection offices located at 
sea ports, airports and at border areas.  
Document for importation of fish 
1. Copy of Import Permit 
2. Copy of Invoice 
3. Bill of lading B/ L for vessel, Air waybill AWB for air and CMR waybill for land 
transport 
4. In case of CITES listed species, the CITES permit 
5. Custom clearance (in case of transport by vessel) issued by rel evant government 
showing information of vessel name, designated port and detail of goods. 
 
The officer may request additional documents to complete the in spection 
1. Packing List 
2. In case of purse seine vessels that exceed 362.8 metric tons, a nd have harvested tuna in 
the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean ( ETP) , the NOAA Form 370 ( Fi sheries Certificate 
of Origin) must be submitted 
3. In case of tooth fish, sharks and other endangered, threatened and protected fish species, 
an official species identification certificate