Catch certificates

A catch certificate from the Directorate of Fisheries confirms that the catch from which Icelandic seafood products are processed has been caught in accordance with the Icelandic fisheries management system.

When is a catch certificate required?

• The European Union requires a catch certificate for most imported seafood products. For processed products, a processing statement is also required.

  • Products exempt from the catch certificate requirement can be found in ANNEX I of the European Union regulation.

• The United States requires a catch certificate for the import of cod.

• Japan requires a catch certificate for the import of mackerel.

The catch certificates are standardised and comply with agreements between Iceland, the European Union, the United States and Japan. The certificates cannot be altered.

Catch certificate system

Users apply for access by email to vottord@fiskistofa.is.

The following information must be included in the application:

• company name

• address

• national identification number

• email address

• telephone number

Log in to the system

• The system is accessible at the website https://vottord.fiskistofa.is

• Login is via Ísland.is with electronic credentials.

• If someone other than executive authorised to sign on behalf of the company makes the certificate, a mandate is required.

For users with XML import

• Parties using WiseFish (SaaS Microsoft hosting, version 26 and newer) can now prepare and send certificates directly from the system to the Directorate of Fisheries instead of creating an XML file.

• Other XML users can connect to the Directorate of Fisheries' web service (API) to prepare certificates from their systems.

The certificate costs 230 ISK