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This report complements the FAIRS Annual Country Report for Kenya and provides information on certificates required by the Government of Kenya (GOK) to export food and agricultural products into the country.

This report provides updates on Government of Kenya (GOK) import requirements and regulations for food and agricultural products.

U.S. rough rice exports have plummeted and the decline of Costa Rican rice production has accelerated sharply following the Government of Costa Rica’s August 2022 tariff rate reduction on imported rice from all origins.

On August 24, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) suspended all imports of aquatic products (including edible aquatic animals) from Japan, effective immediately.

Most U.S. dairy facilities registered to ship dairy products to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will have their registration status expire on August 31, 2023.

On July 21, 2023, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced its approval of two new varieties of feed additives, four feed ingredients, and modifications to the feed additives and ingredients catalogs.

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka’s (Sri Lanka) Ministry of Health recently introduced the Food (Labeling and Advertising) Regulations (2022).

Recent developments in cross-border e-commerce expanded Filipino consumers’ access to imported food and beverage products, rising from zero in 2019 to almost $1 million in purchases in 2022.

Turkiye announced a three-month export ban on olive oil in bulk and in barrels due to the shortage of olive oil production in Mediterranean countries and subsequent negative effects on domestic prices.

On August 6, 2023, the Egyptian Organization for Standardization published the Egyptian standard -- ES: 429/2023 General Requirements on Halal Food According to Islamic Shariya.

On August 8, 2023, the Government of Egypt filed a sixth addendum to the World Trade Organization's (WTO’s) Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) -- G/TBT/N/EGY/313/Add.6 -- extending the requirement for halal certification for imported milk and dairy products until December 31, 2023.

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 7 agricultural chemicals (Buprofezin, Cyflufenamid, Dicloromezotiaz, Dimesulfazet, 1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene, Pydiflumetofen, and Cyfluthrin) for various agricultural commodities.