Jamaican Fish Requirement for Import

Our second product for import from Jamaica is fish. Jamaican waters contain considerable resources of fresh and saltwater fish. We want the best live fishes that are available in Jamaica. For this reason we have identified the following category of fishes that we will need in order to import them into Uruguay. The size range of each fish is mentioned together with their names. The time of delivery is mentioned according to first and second preference: Spanish mackerel First preference - February thru May Second Preference- August thru January No acceptance in the month of June and July due to quality concern. Size Range: 5-20 lbs Live

King Fish First Preference- February thru May Second preference- August thru January No acceptance in the month of June and July due to quality concern. Size Range: 15-60 lbs.

Live

Bonito is of excellent quality throughout all the months and therefore will be accepted throughout the year .

Bonito Size Range: 3-15 lbs. Live

Crevalle Jack Crevalle Janck is of excellent quality throughout all the months and therefore will be accepted throughout the year . Size Range:10-45 lbs. Live

Container condition requirement for the live fisheries A 40 foot shipping container will be used for the shipment. In the case of live fish handling, fish should be first conditioned in a container with clean water, while the damaged, sick and dead fish are removed. All the fisheries should be put to starve and, if possible, water temperature is reduced in order to reduce metabolic rates and make fish less active. Low metabolic rates decrease the fouling of water with ammonia, nitrite and carbon dioxide that are toxic to fish and impair their ability to extract oxygen from water. Such toxic substances will tend to increase mortality rates. Less active fish allow for an increase in the packing density of fish in the container. This 40 foot container will be 39'4" long, 7'6" tall, and 7'8" wide inside. The container should be able to hold 2261 cubic feet of area. That is about 84 cubic yards. It must hold up to 22 tons of fishes. Shipment and handling process requirement The shipment will be by water transport. All the containers must be heavily sealed to avoid damages. The containers will be loaded in large ships which will arrive at the port of Uruguay by the mentioned deadline. Any arrival after the deadline will not be accepted and returned from the port without payment. Veterinary Checks Animal products imported from other countries to Uruguay are subject to veterinary checks. This means that those checks are also applicable for the fish preserves which will be imported Into Uruguay. These checks relate to:

The documents presented on importation A comparison between the documents and the actual goods Physical checks on the condition of the goods (organoleptic and analytic) Freight and insurance costs from the Jamaica to the first point of entry in the customs territory of the Uruguay port.

It is not allowed to import live fish preserves from countries and factories if they are not authorized by the Import authority of Uruguay. Customs duties and taxation on Import Import duties will become due immediately after arrival at Uruguay. Global Tariff Rate (GTR) is applied on CIF value of merchandises and the present rate in Uruguay, in general terms, is the following: Agricultural Products such as fish is 5-15%. Quota on Import: No more than 5 containers will be allowed each year.