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Traceability for food exports what SAG and Sernapesca require

What SAG requires of export fruit and vegetables, what Sernapesca requires of seafood plants, which records to keep for each lot and how to move from paper to signed digital records. Every requirement, with its source.

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Informational guide, not legal advice. Requirements change by resolution and by destination country: check the current text from SAG or the Sernapesca manual before you export.

PLANT · TRACEABILITY

Batch 2410

Strawberry jam 250 g · line 2

Held · Carla 10:140 boxes outside the plant

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Fruit received06:40

Frozen strawberry · 4-row note: 240, 360, unreadable and 120 boxes; receiving filled in row 3

Sugar from silo 208:10

Delivery of Nov 2 · level read by sensor

Cooking in kettle 209:20

Temperature dropped from 09:20; filled at 72 °C, minimum 75

Filling on line 208:30

From 08:30 to 10:02 · lab at 10:05: 61.2 °Brix, minimum 63

FORWARD

Warehouse · slot B-1210:20

186 boxes set aside with a hold label

Shipping14:30

Blocked for shipping: no order carries it

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How it looks today

Three papers for the same lot that do not talk to each other

The dispatch note has the farm, the process log has the lot and the label has the plant code. If none points to the others, answering which growers a lot came from takes hours of digging through folders, and in a recall those hours count.

Who requires what

Which agency requires traceability, depending on what you export

SAG covers primary fruit and vegetables; Sernapesca, seafood; MINSAL, every food plant. On top of that, each destination country adds its own protocols.

SAG

Who it applies to

Fresh, frozen, dehydrated or dried fruit and vegetables for human consumption abroad

Source

Exempt Res. 7,550/2021

Sernapesca

Who it applies to

Export fishery and aquaculture products, from raw material to certificate

Source

Food Safety and Certification Manual

MINSAL

Who it applies to

Every food plant: production records with origin and destination

Source

RSA, art. 66

Destination country

Who it applies to

Its own protocols, which SAG or Sernapesca adopt market by market

Source

Varies by market

Agency	Who it applies to	Source
SAG	Fresh, frozen, dehydrated or dried fruit and vegetables for human consumption abroad	Exempt Res. 7,550/2021
Sernapesca	Export fishery and aquaculture products, from raw material to certificate	Food Safety and Certification Manual
MINSAL	Every food plant: production records with origin and destination	RSA, art. 66
Destination country	Its own protocols, which SAG or Sernapesca adopt market by market	Varies by market

Res. 7,550 defines primary fruit and vegetable products as fresh, frozen, dehydrated or dried. A processed product, like the jam in this page's examples, is not on that list; article 66 of the Food Sanitary Regulation still requires it to record the origin and destination of what it produces.

SAG

Export fruit and vegetables: what SAG requires

Source: Exempt Res. 7,550/2021, which sets up the official food safety control system for primary fruit and vegetable exports, and Exempt Res. 3,943/2022, which implements it.

Requirement

Every participant that grows, imports, processes, packs, stores or exports registers in the Agricultural Registry System (SRA). Except growers, they also sign the Operational Food Safety Agreement.

Source

Res. 7,550, items 2, 8 and 9

Get a code

Requirement

The SRA assigns a CSG to the grower, a CSP to the plant or packhouse, a CSE to the exporter and a CSI to the importer.

Source

Res. 7,550, item 7

Label and ship

Requirement

The codes go on the export package label, and the farm's CSG goes on the SII dispatch note that covers the transfer to the plant.

Source

Res. 7,550, item 12 c)

Frozen and dried

Requirement

The package carries only the CSP, but the plant keeps traceability of every CSG in each lot or batch, in physical or digital files.

Source

Res. 3,943/2022, item 6

Verify origin

Requirement

The exporter or plant checks that raw material comes from farms registered in the SRA.

Source

Res. 7,550, item 12 d)

Trace consignments

Requirement

The exporter keeps a permanent traceability system for raw materials, packaging and inputs, with their origin and where they were processed or stored. Records stay available for at least 2 years (fresh) or 3 years (frozen).

Source

Res. 7,550, item 11.2 c)

Plant prerequisites

Requirement

The packing or processing plant includes traceability of raw materials and finished goods, and a product recall plan.

Source

Res. 7,550, item 11.3 b)

Notify

Requirement

Any confirmed contamination of an exported product is reported to SAG immediately.

Source

Res. 7,550, item 12 e)

What	Requirement	Source
Register	Every participant that grows, imports, processes, packs, stores or exports registers in the Agricultural Registry System (SRA). Except growers, they also sign the Operational Food Safety Agreement.	Res. 7,550, items 2, 8 and 9
Get a code	The SRA assigns a CSG to the grower, a CSP to the plant or packhouse, a CSE to the exporter and a CSI to the importer.	Res. 7,550, item 7
Label and ship	The codes go on the export package label, and the farm's CSG goes on the SII dispatch note that covers the transfer to the plant.	Res. 7,550, item 12 c)
Frozen and dried	The package carries only the CSP, but the plant keeps traceability of every CSG in each lot or batch, in physical or digital files.	Res. 3,943/2022, item 6
Verify origin	The exporter or plant checks that raw material comes from farms registered in the SRA.	Res. 7,550, item 12 d)
Trace consignments	The exporter keeps a permanent traceability system for raw materials, packaging and inputs, with their origin and where they were processed or stored. Records stay available for at least 2 years (fresh) or 3 years (frozen).	Res. 7,550, item 11.2 c)
Plant prerequisites	The packing or processing plant includes traceability of raw materials and finished goods, and a product recall plan.	Res. 7,550, item 11.3 b)
Notify	Any confirmed contamination of an exported product is reported to SAG immediately.	Res. 7,550, item 12 e)

Sernapesca

Seafood: what Sernapesca requires

The technical rules are in the Food Safety and Certification Manual; plant traceability is in Part II, Section II (October 2026 version).

The DS 129/2013 declarations go into Sernapesca's traceability system. For the European Union, the catch certificate is governed by Exempt Res. 2,794/2009.

Get approved

Requirement

To qualify for export health certification, the plant joins the Health Control Programs, is listed in the Plant Registry and submits, among other things, its traceability procedure or program.

Source

Manual, Part II, Sec. II, Ch. I

Traceability Program

Requirement

Quickly links the final product with raw material and processes, tying in the control records. It identifies suppliers and customers, defines a coding system printed on primary and secondary packaging, and names a person in charge.

Source

Manual, 3.3.1

Raw material origin

Requirement

Farmed fish: site and its RNA code, pen, species, tax documents and arrival date. Other species: vessel, RPA or RPI code and landing document. Bivalves: harvesting area.

Source

Manual, 3.3.2

Product recall

Requirement

The traceability exercise for the affected lot must not exceed 48 hours, and the plant runs at least two documented mock recalls a year.

Source

Manual, 3.2

Declare

Requirement

Processing plants declare supply, production and dispatch in Sernapesca's system before 2 p.m. on the business day after each event.

Source

DS 129/2013, arts. 10 and 12

PAC

Requirement

Quality Assurance Program: voluntary, HACCP-based, for category A or B lines, valid for two years. Since 1 April 2026 Sernapesca recognizes accredited third-party certification to join or stay in it.

Source

Exempt Res. DN-1,995/2026

Certify the shipment

Requirement

Health or origin certificates are requested in Neppex via Siscomex, with the plant and exporter registered with Sernapesca. For the European Union, the catch certificate proves the legal origin of the raw material.

Source

Neppex procedure

What	Requirement	Source
Get approved	To qualify for export health certification, the plant joins the Health Control Programs, is listed in the Plant Registry and submits, among other things, its traceability procedure or program.	Manual, Part II, Sec. II, Ch. I
Traceability Program	Quickly links the final product with raw material and processes, tying in the control records. It identifies suppliers and customers, defines a coding system printed on primary and secondary packaging, and names a person in charge.	Manual, 3.3.1
Raw material origin	Farmed fish: site and its RNA code, pen, species, tax documents and arrival date. Other species: vessel, RPA or RPI code and landing document. Bivalves: harvesting area.	Manual, 3.3.2
Product recall	The traceability exercise for the affected lot must not exceed 48 hours, and the plant runs at least two documented mock recalls a year.	Manual, 3.2
Declare	Processing plants declare supply, production and dispatch in Sernapesca's system before 2 p.m. on the business day after each event.	DS 129/2013, arts. 10 and 12
PAC	Quality Assurance Program: voluntary, HACCP-based, for category A or B lines, valid for two years. Since 1 April 2026 Sernapesca recognizes accredited third-party certification to join or stay in it.	Exempt Res. DN-1,995/2026
Certify the shipment	Health or origin certificates are requested in Neppex via Siscomex, with the plant and exporter registered with Sernapesca. For the European Union, the catch certificate proves the legal origin of the raw material.	Neppex procedure

Per lot

Which records to keep for each lot

Putting together what SAG, Sernapesca and the Food Sanitary Regulation require, each lot needs to answer these six questions, with a paper or record behind each one.

Receiving

What to record

Supplier with its code (CSG, RNA or RPA), dispatch note, species, quantity and arrival date.

Where it comes from

SAG 12 c) · Manual 3.3.2

Processing

What to record

Which raw materials and inputs went into each lot, with production date and product obtained.

Where it comes from

DS 129, art. 10 b) · SAG 3,943, item 6

Checks

What to record

Date and time, actual measurement, signature or initials of the monitor and of the verifier.

Where it comes from

Manual, 4.10

Storage

What to record

Cold room or warehouse and quantity of final product per lot.

Where it comes from

Manual, 3.3.3

Dispatch

What to record

Customer, date, transport, quantity, dispatch note, balances and export documents.

Where it comes from

Manual, 3.3.3 · RSA art. 66

Recall

What to record

Mock recalls with their report and the time it took to trace the lot.

Where it comes from

Manual, 3.2

Stage	What to record	Where it comes from
Receiving	Supplier with its code (CSG, RNA or RPA), dispatch note, species, quantity and arrival date.	SAG 12 c) · Manual 3.3.2
Processing	Which raw materials and inputs went into each lot, with production date and product obtained.	DS 129, art. 10 b) · SAG 3,943, item 6
Checks	Date and time, actual measurement, signature or initials of the monitor and of the verifier.	Manual, 4.10
Storage	Cold room or warehouse and quantity of final product per lot.	Manual, 3.3.3
Dispatch	Customer, date, transport, quantity, dispatch note, balances and export documents.	Manual, 3.3.3 · RSA art. 66
Recall	Mock recalls with their report and the time it took to trace the lot.	Manual, 3.2

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From paper to signed digital records

SAG accepts lot records in physical or digital files, and Technical Standard 174 accepts computer records if data and signature integrity are ensured. This is how the app keeps them.

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Frequently asked questions

Food export traceability FAQ

What traceability does SAG require to export fruit?

Exempt Resolution 7,550 of 2021 requires every participant to register in the Agricultural Registry System, use its codes (CSG, CSP, CSE, CSI) on the export package, record the farm's CSG on the dispatch note, and requires the exporter to keep a traceability system for its consignments, with records available for at least two years for fresh produce and three for frozen.

What are SAG's CSG and CSP codes?

The CSG is the SAG Grower Code and the CSP is the SAG Plant or Packhouse Code. Both are assigned by SAG's Agricultural Registry System, as are the CSE for exporters and the CSI for importers.

How long must traceability records be kept?

For export fruit and vegetables, SAG requires consignment records to be available for at least two years for fresh produce and three for frozen. The Food Sanitary Regulation also requires production and distribution records to be kept at least 90 days past the product's expiry date.

What does Sernapesca require of an exporting plant on traceability?

A documented Traceability Program linking the final product with raw material and processes, with identified suppliers and customers, a coding system on the label and a person in charge. In a recall, the traceability exercise must not exceed 48 hours, and the plant declares supply, production and dispatch by the next business day.

Is Sernapesca's PAC mandatory?

No: it is a voluntary HACCP-based program that gives access to official health certification for markets that require HACCP production. Since 1 April 2026, Sernapesca recognizes accredited third-party certification to join or stay in it.

Can traceability records be kept digitally?

Yes. SAG Resolution 3,943 of 2022 says the records of the growers in each lot may be kept in physical or digital files, and MINSAL Technical Standard 174 accepts computer records if data and signature integrity are ensured.

Does the iGromi app file the declarations with SAG or Sernapesca?

No. Your company registers in the SRA and files declarations in Sernapesca's system itself. The app keeps your internal lot records: receiving with photos, checks with name and time, signed dispatch and a PDF for the period with a verification code. It is free and in early access.

Sources: SAG, Exempt Res. 7,550/2021 (Official Gazette) · SAG, Exempt Res. 3,943/2022 · Sernapesca, Food Safety and Certification Manual, Part II, Section II · Sernapesca, Exempt Res. DN-1,995/2026 (Official Gazette) · DS 129/2013 (Ley Chile) · Certificates via Neppex Siscomex (ChileAtiende) · EU catch certificate (ChileAtiende) · Food Sanitary Regulation (Ley Chile) · MINSAL Technical Standard No. 174 (Ley Chile). Reviewed on November 4, 2026.

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