Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 12 "Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Pigs and their Products Inlcuding Pork Meat, Pig Skin and Semen Originating from Hong Kong"

The Order bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products from Hong Kong, China and immediately suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance of the aforementioned goods. All shipments of the said commodities into the country will be stopped and confiscated by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports. Importation of feed ingredients or porcine origin is subject to the conditions provided in Article 15.1.22 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2018.