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‘E-certs’ a boon for exporters

Thailand is to adopt its own “ePhyto” system for plants and plant products, enabling Thai exporters to apply for digital certificates online while saving time and money compared to the paper-based system.

Visitors to the ePhyto Thailand Project Completion Event held last week in Bangkok were told of the change. The system also enables document traceability and will be upgraded to allow digital exchanges with trading countries.

Electronic phytosanitary certificates (ePhyto) are a digital version of paper phytosanitary certificates that certify that plants and plant products do not carry pests and diseases that could be harmful to plant or human health.

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