An official attestation, normally issued or endorsed by the competent authority of the exporting country, that a consignment — typically animals, animal products, or foodstuffs of animal origin — meets the health and hygiene requirements of the importing country. The importing country dictates the content: what must be attested, what testing, inspection or establishment approval must sit behind it, what language it must be in, and whether the original paper accompanies the goods or moves through an official electronic channel. There is therefore no universal form, and a certificate acceptable in one market will be rejected in another. Establish the required wording before production, because attestations about how goods were produced cannot be added retrospectively.
Why this entry carries no source list. This is a product category or an official document type rather than a defined term. What it covers or attests is set by the policy wording, the facility terms, or the requirements of the country demanding it — and those differ by insurer, by bank and by jurisdiction. Naming one provider’s brochure as the authority would dress a single firm’s practice as a general rule. Read the wording you are actually being offered.