South Africa - Obtain Import and Export Permit for Human Tissue, Blood, Blood Products, Cultured Cells, Stem Cells, Embryos, Zygotes and Gametes

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain Import and Export Permit for Human Tissue, Blood, Blood Products, Cultured Cells, Stem Cells, Embryos, Zygotes and Gametes, the applicant must go to the National Department of Health office in South Africa. Contact Link
2. The respective application form for the export and import must be obtained from the authorities at the health department.
3. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. The application form must be filled with all the necessary details, and along with the required documents it should be submitted to the Director General at the health department.
5. The application form will be verified by the health department for the import/export rules and regulations of the human substances.
6. The human substances to be exported/imported will be inspected by the health department.
7. If all the import/export permit requirements are fulfilled by the applicant, then the respective import/export permit will be approved to the applicant by the registrar.
8. The fees for the export/import depends upon the human substances being exported/imported, therefore the fee details of the permit will be intimated while applying.
9. The processing time to get the export/import permit for human substances will intimated to the applicant after applying.

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Required Documents

• Application form.
• A certificate from the national blood transfusion service stating that the blood or blood product has been tested in accordance with the Regulations Regarding Blood and Blood Products.
• The results of tests by National Blood Transfusion.
• Substantive motivation addressed to the Director-General in writing in a case of any deviation from the provisions.
• Other supporting documents based on the export/import substances of human origin.

Office Locations & Contacts

NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Physical Address: Dr AB Xuma Building, 1112 Voortrekker Rd, Pretoria Townlands 351-JR, PRETORIA, 0187
Postal address: Private Bag X828, PRETORIA, 0001
Telephone: 012 395 8000

CAPE TOWN
Postal address: Private Bag X9070, CAPE TOWN, 8000
Tel: 021 466 7260
Fax: 021 465 1575
Email: [email protected]

PRETORIA
Postal address: Private Bag X828, PRETORIA, 0001
Tel: 012 395 8086
Fax: 012 395 9165
Email: [email protected]

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER
Postal address: Private Bag X828, PRETORIA, 0001
Tel: 012 395 9206
Office of the Director-General
Postal address: Private Bag X828, PRETORIA, 0001
Tel: 012 395 9150
E-mail: [email protected] (appointments)
Address & Contact Link
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Eligibility

• Anyone importing or exporting the human substances is eligible to apply for the application.

Fees

• The fees for the export/import depends upon the human substances being exported/imported, therefore the fee details of the permit will be intimated while applying.

Validity

• The import/export permit approved is valid only once per import/export.

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Processing Time

• The processing time to get the export/import permit for human substances will intimated to the applicant after applying.

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Required Information

“APPLICATION FOR AN IMPORT LICENCE FOR BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES OF HUMAN ORIGIN”
APPLICANT DETAILS

• Name of person
• Rank/Position
• Name of Organisation
• Address of organisation or person
• MAIN BUSINESS [1]
• Tel No
• Fax No
• Email
• Substance
• Quantity
• Period during which import(s) will take place

ORGANISATION OR PERSON EXPORTING THE SUBSTANCE (S) TO SOUTH AFRICA

• NAME OF PERSON
• Rank/Position
• NAME OF ORGANISATION
• Address of organisation or person
• Country
• Main Business
• Tel No
• Fax No
• Email
• PURPOSE (S) FOR WHICH SUBSTANCE (S) IS (ARE) TO BE USED

“APPLICATION FOR AN EXPORT LICENCE FOR BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES OF HUMAN ORIGIN” APPLICANT DETAILS

• Name of person
• Rank/Position
• Name of Organisation
• Address of organisation or person
• MAIN BUSINESS [1]
• Tel No
• Fax No
• Email
• Substance
• Quantity
• Period during which import(s) will take place

ORGANISATION OR PERSON IMPORTING THE SUBSTANCE (S) TO SOUTH AFRICA

• NAME OF PERSON
• Rank/Position
• NAME OF ORGANISATION
• Address of organisation or person
• Country
• Main Business
• Tel No
• Fax No
• Email
• PURPOSE (S) FOR WHICH SUBSTANCE (S) IS (ARE) TO BE USED

Need for the Document

• No person may import or export any tissue or any blood, blood product, cultured cells, stem cells or embryo without a permit, therefore it is necessary to get permit approval.

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