Export and import of fishery commodities must go through quarantine system in exporters and importers countries with the intention and inspection  to ensure that fish or fishery products are free of pests and meet food safety requirements

2005 has been signed “Arrangement on Mutual Recognition of Quality control and hygiene safety of fish and fishery products” between the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of South Korea with the aim to mutually recognize the quality of fish and fish products traded by the two countries , MRA is considered effective because the system built by the two countries to make quarantine inspection process becomes easier and faster because of the quarantine on the exporters and importers are mutually recognize the quality of fish and fish products from companies that are already registered.

Companies are that want to export to Korea and wish to benefit from this MRA Fish Processing Unit (UPI) must be registered with the Board of Fish Quarantine, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries R.I. Companies should apply, after being evaluated, verified and approved, the company will get a registration number will be sent to the Quarantine South Korea, said Nazori Djazuli, Secretary of State for Fisheries Quarantine, Quality Control and Safety of Fishery on a working visit to the National Fishery Products Quality Management service Busan (7/6) in order to conduct a review of the MRA that has aged 11 years and carry out inspections of several fish company that plans to export to Indonesia.

Added by Widodo Sumiyanto Head of Quality Certification and Safety of Fishery, Indonesian exporters currently registered and recognized by the quarantine Korea totally about 300 companies exporters of fish and fish products. While on the part of South Korea registered and recognized by the Indonesian Quarantine been around 80 units. Currently, Indonesia has been cooperating with the seven countries, namely: the European Union, Canada, Korea, China, Russia and Vietnam and Norway.

Indonesian fish exports to Korea currently dominated by fish layur (hair tail), octopus and baby octopus and sea cucumber and in 2015 South Korea imported from Indonesia for fish commodities worth US $ 47 million. With the application of MRA is believed to help improve the value of Indonesian non-oil exports to South Korea.

Source : ITPC Busan