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South KoreaProposed measure, not in force yet

Honey; natural – South Korea

Official title

Partial amendment to the APQA Notification on (1) the Scope of feed, feed ingredients, equipment, straw litter and other similar items, and (2) Quarantine methods and standards for designated quarantine items

South Korea notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 10 June 2026. The comment period closed on 9 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Honey (including honey-containing products) and bee pollen (limited to that produced by honeybees, including pollen containing products) as feed for bees

HS codes
  • 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
    • 040900 Natural honey
Notifying member
South Korea(Korea, Republic of)
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Animal health
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/KOR/846
Keywords
Animal health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 9 August 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 9 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/KOR/846; it can take them up with South Korea.

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What the notification says

(1) Added honey and bee pollen as feed for bees to the scope of items subject to animal quarantine; (2) Newly established import requirement, quarantine methods and standards for honey and bee pollen as feed for bees. Key details: Honey and bee pollen as feed for bees must comply with the import requirements and be accompanied by an official veterinary quarantine certificate issued by the Veterinary Authority of the exporting country. (Irradiated honey and bee pollen) Honey and bee pollen as feed for bees must be irradiated at an absorbed dose of 15kGy at an irradiation treatment facility. (Irradiation treatment was conducted using Gamma rays emitted form Cobalt-60 (60Co) or Electron beam accelerator not exceeding 10Mev) The irradiation treatment facility must be approved and registered by the exporting country's government and must have been notified to the Korean quarantine authorities prior to export. (Non-irradiated honey and bee pollen) Apiaries and facilities producing honey and bee pollen must meet the following disease-free requirements for honeybee. * Parasitic mites (Acarapis spp., Varroa spp., Tropilaelaps spp. etc); within a 50km radius for at least 2 years prior to the commencement of export quarantine. * American foulbrood, European foulbrood, Nosemosis, Chalkbrood disease, Sacbrood, Bee paralysis; within a 10km radius for at least 2 years prior to the commencement of export quarantine. Please refer to the attached document for further details.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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