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This guide is intended for use by firms using the NCAH Portal for handling APHIS Forms 2046 and 2046-S. It is 

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ĐĂŶ ĞŶƚĞƌĂŶĚƐƵďŵŝƚ Export Certificate information. 

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Click on 'Submission Form' in the 

Biologics Export Certification section of 

the CVB Dashboard to enter information 

for an APHIS 2046 or 2046-S.

The 'Create- Biologics Export Certification' screen will be shown. Enter information as directed below. Additional fields may 

only appear for certain Export Types, so be sure that you have selected the correct form in the Export Type field.

NOTE: The certificate will be issued with the most current date the establishment license and the product license were 

issued. If the original establishment or product license date is requested, please submit this as a paper copy submission to 

the CVB. Alternatively, you may use this original license date detail in portal in an appended page of the certificate.

Establishment - Users will only have the opportunity to enter information for the firm they are assigned to as users. 

Establishment employees wanting to submit certificates on behalf of other companies may submit paper copies to the CVB.

Site Address - The Establishment address on the certificate is chosen from the Site Address field. This field will only list the 

addresses in the Establishment License.

Export Type - Select the applicable export type from the list. *When 'Aphis 2046' or 'Aphis 2046-S' are selected, additional 

fields will show on the screen.

# of Certificates Requested - Enter the number of certificates requested.

Destination Country - A destination country may be entered here by selecting from the drop down list.

Additional Descriptor - The additional descriptor field is used to facilitate the description of the establishment name as it 

was formerly known.

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Click on the 'Add Product' button to start 

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After clicking on the 'Add Product' button, the Product Code and the Product Name fields will be shown.

Product Code - Click on the down arrow to select a different Product Code.

NOTE: The Product Name and Tradename fields will appear differently depending on if you selected APHIS 2046 or 

APHIS 2046-S in the 'Export Type' field.

Product Name:

If you selected APHIS 2046 as the Export Type, then the Product Name (true name) will be autopopulated 

dependent on the Product Code selected.

If you selected APHIS 2046-S as the Export Type, then you will have to enter the Product Name in Spanish.

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You may add up to five "Non-Restricted" products to this form by clicking on the 'Add Product' button again, as long

as the appended pages (if appicable) apply to the other products.

Use the 'Delete' 

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product from the

form.

NOTE: The Product Name and Tradename fields will appear differently depending on if you selected APHIS 2046 or 

APHIS 2046-S in the 'Export Type' field.

Tradename:

If you selected APHIS 2046 as the Export Type, then you will select the Tradename from a drop down list.

If you selected APHIS 2046-S as the Export Type, then you will have to enter the Tradename.

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Appended Pages File - Use the 'Browse' button to attach a file here that contains pages to be appended to the final 

certificate as per VS Memo 800.52.

Additional Submission Files - Use the 'Browse' button to attach a file here that contains pages that provide other pertinent 

information, but will NOT be appended to the final certificate, i.e.a cover letter or air bill.

Label Numbers - Enter the 5-digit assigned APHIS label number. To add additional label numbers, click on the blue '+' 

button to show another row.

NOTE: This field is for CVB reference only; labels to used for the certificate must be included in the Appended file.

Remarks - Use this section to enter any additional details about this submission.

Checkbox - Checking this box indicates that the user agrees with this statement, "I agree that I've looked over this 

information and everything entered is true to my knowledge."

Save button - Click on the 'Save' button. This saves the submission and places it in a pending status. It is considered a 

"Draft" at this stage and has NOT been submitted to the CVB. This provides an opportunity to quality check the 

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After you have clicked on the 'Save' button, you will see the Submission History section at the bottom with a list of 

actions for the submission. At this point, you have additional options such as; Edit, Clone, Submit to CVB (only for some 

roles), Delete Submission and Return to Dashboard.

Edit - Use this button to go back and make changes to the information entered or the files attached for the submission.

Clone - Use this button to duplicate the submission, creating a new submission identical to this one.

Submit To CVB - Only available to users with the roles of Export Contact, Liaison and/or Alternate Liaison. This button 

submits the submission to the CVB.

Delete Submission - Use this button to delete the submission completely.

Return to Dashboard - Use this button to go back to the CVB Dashboard.

If changes are made to a submission, that action is captured in the Submission History.

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You may submit the certificate to the CVB immediately after saving it or through the CVB Dashboard. The Draft 

submissions (pending submission to the CVB) are visible in the CVB Dashboard for the employees with specific portal 

roles.

	


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When the "View Draft Submissions (Biologics Export Certification) to CVB" screen is opened a list of any submissions in the 

draft status is shown. Submissions can be reviewed when you select the "More Info..." link in the row for that submission.

When you are ready to submit to the CVB, you may select an individual submission or multiple submissions by clicking in 

the checkboxes next to each submission and then clicking on the 'Submit To CVB' button.

When the APHIS 2046 or 2046-S is received by the CVB, it is evaluated for certification eligibility. Notification of status 

changes will be shown on the NCAH Portal Updates email that is sent for all NCAH Portal activity for the firm.

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The blue bar will guide you to log in to the NCAH Portal.

In the example below, the top two submissions would be submitted to the CVB when the 'Submit To CVB' button is clicked.

NOTE: The records will only be available in the NCAH Portal for 60 days after completion.

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After you've submitted you can check the status of all your submission in the 'Submission History' section of the 

CVB Dashboard.

Pay attention to the tabs at the top of the Submission History screen.

Recent Activity (2 weeks) - shows items that have had actions of them by you or the CVB in the last 2 weeks

Submissions Not Yet Received - shows items that you have not yet submitted to the CVB

CVB Search - use this to search for all items by type, select "Biologics Export Certification" in the 'Form' field

If you want to see the full submission, click on the 'Info' link in the row.

If your submission is Audited or Completed, you will see that as the status in the Submission History, as well as 

in the email.

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Within the record, scroll to the Miscellaneous section. Included in the files there will be an example of the certificate. This 

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At the bottom of the record, the Submission History is shown.

NOTE: The official certificate will be mailed to the submitter.

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