Australian western rock lobsters ready to roll into Thailand

Australia and Thailand have finalised a new health certificate to allow live Australian western rock lobster to be exported to Thailand for human consumption. The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment negotiated the technical requirements of the certification. The health certificate (FX46 certificate) came into force on 1 September 2021. It applies to all rock lobster species eligible for import into Thailand. The new certificate will allow Australia to export western rock lobsters to Thailand for the first time. It can also be used for tropical and ornate rock lobsters. This outcome is the result of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s efforts to negotiate the technical requirements of the certification. Exporters looking to export other species of rock lobster (for example southern rock lobster) should check with Thai importers about approval for the species. Importers seeking approval to import a species of rock lobster for the first time ...