Haiti: FAIRS Annual Country Report Annual

  |   HA2021-0005
This report is an overview of general legal and technical requirements imposed by Haiti for food and agricultural imports. The following sections of this report indicate the requirements for: Food Laws; Labeling Requirements; Packaging and Container requirements; Food Additive Regulations; Pesticides and Other Contaminants; Other Requirements, Regulations, and Registration measures; Other Specific Standards; Trademarks, Brand Names and Intellectual Property Rights; Import Procedures; and Trade Facility. In 2020, the Government of Haiti changed the import procedures under a new agreement with Government and Institution Services (SGS), a private contractor with the government that handles the verification of conformity and the valuation of imported products prior to unloading cargo at Haitian ports.