Malaysia to Lift Thai Shrimp Import Ban Within 30 Days
Malaysia will lift its ban on Thai shrimp imports within 30 days following talks between agriculture ministers, who agreed to accelerate safety inspections to restore normal trade.
Thai shrimp exports are set to resume as Agriculture Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit revealed that Malaysia will lift its import ban within 30 days. On July 1, Suriya met with Malaysian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Dato Seri Mohamed Sabu to discuss the ban imposed on Thai shrimp. Both parties agreed to accelerate the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) inspection process to restore normal trade, with the verification expected to take no more than 30 days.
The discussion also covered Thai exports of beef and pork products to Malaysia, with Malaysian officials pledging to expedite approval of those products as well.
"The reason Malaysia imposed the shrimp ban is due to new import and export standards for agricultural products they recently implemented," Suriya explained. "However, following this meeting, we are confident that Thailand will be able to export shrimp to Malaysia normally again."
