Port of Itaqui obtains license to operate agricultural products

The Port of Itaqui has already received a license from the International Agricultural Surveillance System (Vigiagro) to move live cattle and other licenses for moving solid bulk (soybeans, corn, and other grains) are in progress. Licensing becomes mandatory starting December 2, according to Normative Instruction No. 39/2017, of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply (MAPA). In addition to the port, all terminals, warehouses, and enclosures that deal with the international transit of these cargoes must be licensed.

MAPA’s federal tax auditor Jorge Rosenfeld Kroeff was in Port of Itaqui on Monday (07) to present the standard to the port community and explain how the private terminals in operation at the public port and the others involved should proceed for habilitation.

The lecture was a partnership between the Maranhense Port Administration Company (EMAP), Itaqui’s manager, and Vigiagro, in order to clarify possible doubts of the tenants and port operators. “The guidelines will contribute to the qualification process by the operators operating in the public port and we are sure that everyone will be authorized on time,” explains Itaqui Port Operations and Planning Director, Jailson Luz.

According to Vigiagro, this qualification will ensure that international transit operations of products of agricultural interest are conducted in physical spaces that have adequate conditions. With this norm, the Ministry of Agriculture seeks a quality action in federal agricultural inspection, ensuring the security that the country needs with the agility that international trade imposes.

“The request can be made at any time, but after the date of 12/01/2019, the release of products of agricultural interest to be imported or exported, as well as in international transit, will only be allowed when made in warehouses, terminals, and MAPA-enabled enclosures,” explains Jorge Kroeff.

The qualification must be requested by the legal guardians or attorneys granted from warehouses, terminals, and customs enclosures (direct and indirect public administration and private companies) who carry out activities related to trade and international transit of products of agricultural interest through the link: https://www.servicos.gov.br/servico/solicitar-habilitacao-de-armazens-terminais-e-recintos-para-transito-internacional-de-produtos-de-interesse-agropecuario?campaign=busca

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