All health certificates are required to be applied for and issued by the Phnom Penh Food Safety Office or can be made through the same national counter system.
Notes
Note 1
This letter is prepared by the applicant and is available in free form. Relevant references for the welfare certificate include:
Business registration certificate from the Ministry of Commerce
Factory registration certificate from the Ministry of Health Patent CertificateSpecification of ingredients for the final productGMP, GHP, and HACCP certificationCertificate of Free Sales (for import)3 packs of samplesOther documents related to the product.
Note 2
After the professional officer inspects and evaluates the services to be paid, the applicant has to go to pay at the One Widow Service “OWSO”. After payment, the professional officer continues to process the application until the certificate printing stage.
Note 3
A welfare certificate to allow the import of food into Cambodia is issued, or a welfare certificate required by the importing country for food exported from Cambodia is issued.
It is necessary to obtain a Health Certificate from the Food Safety Bureau of the Department of Food and Drugs of the Ministry of Health prior the import or export of all food products.
