To use CATCH, you need an "Activity" role in Fishing, and you must be a registered operator.
📂 My DocumentsThe flag state of the vessel involved in fishing — i.e. whoever issued the original Catch Certificate (e.g. Department of Fisheries, Thailand).
| Vessel name | Home port | Registration number | Call sign | IMO/UVI number | Mobile satellite service number | Type of processing | Fishing licence no. – valid until * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Add from commodity row in 3. Description of products
Filled by the master of the fishing vessel or the fishing licence holder.
If the authority isn't in the list, type its name exactly as it appears on the original CC. Non-EU countries are not obligated to notify the Commission of their port authorities, so many won't appear in the searchable list.
For "Catch certificate paper version": Number = same as the original CC number · Date = same as the Validating Authority's signature date · Country = same as the Validating Authority. For "Other" documents, Number can be left as N/A.
Means the consignment was not previously landed in a non-EU country.
Format: ABC[U or J or Z]1234567 = 3 letters, then either U, J or Z, then 7 numbers.
Fill the last row\u2019s Container/Seal number to automatically add a new row.
ℹ️ You can order the list by dragging the ✛ handle
For "Catch certificate paper version": Number = same as the original CC number · Date = same as the Validating Authority's signature date · Country = same as the Validating Authority. For "Other" documents, Number can be left as N/A.
Provides the validation date from the flag state authority according to the original catch certificate.
A product can be from more than one vessel.
| Vessel name | Home port | Registration number | Call sign | IMO/UVI number | Mobile satellite service number | Type of processing | Fishing license |
|---|
Add from commodity row in section 1. Description of products
Means the consignment was not previously landed in a non-EU country.
Format: ABC[U or J or Z]1234567 = 3 letters, then either U, J or Z, then 7 numbers.
Fill the last row\u2019s Container/Seal number to automatically add a new row.
ℹ️ You can order the list by dragging the ✛ handle
Commodity codes for the Processing Statement follow the Combined Nomenclature (CN) used by the EU — an 8-digit extension of the HS code.
Link more Catch Certificates to this Processing Statement, if the processed product came from more than one.
For each commodity above, fill "Catch processed" (quantity of imported catch used for processing) and "Processed fishery products" (quantity of processed product). At least one commodity must be completed.
The authority controlling the activities of the processing plant. This must be selected from the list — it can't be created here. Non-EU countries aren't obligated to notify the Commission of their endorsing authorities, so some won't appear in the searchable list.
If the authority isn't found in the list above, type its name here exactly as it appears on the original document, and tick the box below if a signature and seal are present.
Health certificate: Number = its reference, Date = Authority signature date, Country = processing plant's country. Catch processing statement: Number = its reference, Date = Endorsing authority signature date, Country = processing plant's country.
Signature details of the responsible person of the PS.
Signature details of the endorsing authority.
Format: ABC[U or J or Z]1234567 = 3 letters, then either U, J or Z, then 7 numbers.
ℹ️ You can order the list by dragging the ✛ handle
Commodity codes for the Importer Declaration follow the Combined Nomenclature (CN) used by the EU.
Link more Catch Certificates here, provided it's the same verifying authority. An Importer Declaration can have more than one Catch Certificate (or Simplified CC) linked.
⚠️ If any one linked certificate is refused, the whole Importer Declaration is refused — the others can be resubmitted together in a new Importer Declaration.
Enter the "Net weight" and "Net fishery product weight" for each commodity above. At least one must be completed.
Non-mandatory — only if someone acts on behalf of the Importer to clear the cargo (typically a logistics/customs clearing agent).
The Member State's competent authority checking the catch certificate and controlling the importer's declaration.
The date and time the shipment is expected to arrive at the port of entry (e.g. the Spanish port, for an import into Spain).
If issued.
In the case of indirect importation, documents referred to in Article 14(1)/(2) must be submitted alongside the catch certificate.
Format: ABC[U or J or Z]1234567 = 3 letters, then either U, J or Z, then 7 numbers. Fill the last row's Container/Seal number to automatically add a new row.
Transport information before the fishery products enter the territory of the Community (air, vehicle, ship, train).
This section is completed by the Import Control Authority once the declaration is submitted — it's not editable by the Importer.
The Import Control Authority responsible for deciding on this declaration (from Box 12):
Catch certificate refused on the basis of: