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Georgia

Agreement in force · Moderate coverage · Compiled 2026-07-05

23 screening rules

• Labeling: 10 rules — 8 blocking, 1 conditional, 1 advisory
• Additives: 3 rules — 3 blocking, 0 conditional, 0 advisory
• Contaminants & residue limits: 4 rules — 4 blocking, 0 conditional, 0 advisory
• Import & registration: 6 rules — 3 blocking, 1 conditional, 2 advisory

Market profile

Main food law

Food/Feed Safety Code 6155-IS 2012 (EN)

Labeling regulation

Resolution 301/2016 (Georgian only)

National standards body

GEOSTM — paywalled

Import and export

Documents to import

• Commercial invoice — Issued by: Exporter/supplier — Mandatory
• Packing list — Issued by: Exporter/supplier — Mandatory
• Bill of lading / airway bill — Issued by: Carrier — Mandatory
• Certificate of origin (non-preferential and preferential forms) — Issued by: Competent body in exporting country — Conditional
• Customs import declaration — Issued by: Importer / licensed customs broker to Revenue Service (LEPL, Ministry of Finance) - Customs Department — Mandatory
• Health / sanitary certificate from country of origin — Issued by: Competent authority of exporting country — Conditional
• Veterinary (zoosanitary) certificate — Issued by: Official veterinary service of exporting country; checked by Revenue Service SPS border control / NFA — Conditional
• Phytosanitary certificate — Issued by: NPPO of exporting country; checked by Revenue Service SPS border control / NFA — Conditional
• No general product pre-registration (EU-aligned food law); label per Food Safety Code — Issued by: NFA — Conditional
• Importer / facility registration — Issued by: Food business operator registration (NFA / Revenue Service entrepreneurs registry) — Mandatory
• Import permit / licence — Issued by: NFA import permit for goods subject to SPS control (Resolution 426) + Common Entry Document (CED) for veterinary goods — Conditional
• Free sale certificate — Issued by: Authority of exporting country — Conditional
• Certificate of analysis / lab report — Issued by: Accredited lab — Conditional
• Label compliance (Georgian) — Issued by: National Food Agency (NFA, MEPA) — Mandatory
• Halal certificate — Issued by: Recognised halal body — Conditional
• Fumigation certificate / ISPM-15 wood packaging mark — Issued by: Exporter's fumigation provider — Conditional
• Legalisation / apostille of foreign documents — Issued by: Consulate / apostille authority — Conditional

Documents to export

• Commercial invoice — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
• Packing list — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
• Bill of lading / airway bill — Issued by: Carrier — Mandatory
• Export customs declaration: Export customs declaration (ASYCUDA) — Issued by: Revenue Service (LEPL, Ministry of Finance) - Customs Department — Mandatory
• Certificate of origin (preferential/non-preferential) — Issued by: Revenue Service (EUR.1, Form A, CT-1 for CIS) — Conditional
• Export health / sanitary certificate — Issued by: National Food Agency (NFA, MEPA) — Conditional
• Export veterinary certificate — Issued by: Revenue Service SPS border control / NFA — Conditional
• Export phytosanitary certificate — Issued by: Revenue Service SPS border control / NFA — Conditional
• Free sale certificate — Issued by: National Food Agency (NFA, MEPA) — Conditional
• Exporter registration — Issued by: Revenue Service (LEPL, Ministry of Finance) - Customs Department / export promotion body — Mandatory
• Legalisation / apostille of certificates — Issued by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (apostille) — Conditional

Government fees

• Customs clearance fee (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
• SPS border control / sampling & lab testing (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
• VAT/GST on imported food (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
• Phytosanitary export certificate (Export) — Not confirmed — check with the authority

Customs single window: ASYCUDA World / Revenue Service e-declaration (rs.ge)

Customs duties are not included.

A fee without a confirmed amount is listed by name only.

Official sources

• Law of Georgia — Food/Feed Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection Code (No. 6155-IS, consolidated) (2012) Open the source
• Government Resolution No. 301/2016 — Technical Regulation on Provision of Food Information to Consumers (2016) Open the source
• Technical Regulation — Additional Requirements for Food Labeling (2014) Open the source
• USDA FAS Georgia Exporter Guide (GG2025-0002) (2025) Open the source
• Law of Georgia on Pesticides and Agrochemicals (1998) Open the source
• Register of Georgian Technical Regulations (2024) Open the source
• Government of Georgia — Comprehensive Strategy in Food Safety (EU-DCFTA approximation) (2015) Open the source

Reference documents

• USDA FAS Georgia Exporter Guide (GG2025-0002) (2025) Open the source
• Law on Consumers Rights Protection (EN) (2022) Open the source
• UNIDO Standards Compliance Analytics Report — Georgia (2020) Open the source
• Resolution 301/2016 — Food Information to Consumers (2016) Open the source
• UNECE — Regulatory and Procedural Barriers to Trade in Georgia (2015) Open the source
• Technical Regulation — Additional Food Labeling Requirements (2014) Open the source
• Food/Feed Safety Veterinary and Plant Protection Code (EN) (2012) Open the source
• Law on Pesticides and Agrochemicals (EN) (1998) Open the source
• Comprehensive Strategy in Food Safety (2010s) Open the source
• GEOSTM national standards (GOST-derived and ST)
• Register of Georgian Technical Regulations (ongoing) Open the source
• Trade.gov CCG — Georgia Standards for Trade (current) Open the source

Guidance compiled from published sources — not legal clearance. Confirm the requirements with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.

Screening guidance based on published standards — not legal clearance. Requirements marked "needs verification" are directional hints; confirm with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.