Case Summary
- CustomerFeed One
- IndustryLivestock feed
- Use serviceApostille, consular authentication
- Major submitting countriesVietnam, Philippines
- Transaction periodAbout 3 years
In order to export livestock feed overseas, it is often necessary to obtain an Apostille or consular authentication on the health certificate (CFS) to be submitted to the export destination country. However, did you know that the Apostille application process can vary depending on where the CFS was issued?
Feedone, a livestock feed specialized company, exported feed to Vietnam and the Philippines and was in a situation where it had to obtain an Apostille and consular authentication on the CFS issued by the Gyeonggi Provincial Office. We are handling this process reliably with Nanum Global.
What was the situation?
Feed One was starting to export feed to Vietnam and the Philippines. I received a CFS (Certificate of Free Sale) required for export from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office, but I had to get an Apostille on this document before I could submit it to the local agency.
Since Vietnam is not a signatory to the Apostille Convention (scheduled to join in September 2026), consular authentication was required, and the Philippines is a signatory to the Apostille Convention, so Apostille processing was possible. It's the same document, but the authentication method varies depending on the submission country.
The tricky part
There was something I had to pay attention to in this case. In general, most documents that receive an Apostille are issued by central government agencies, but Feedone's CFS was issued by the Gyeonggi Provincial Office, or local government.
There were relatively few applications for CFS issued by the provincial government, so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needed to check in advance whether Apostille applications were being accepted normally. This is because if it is submitted and rejected without confirmation, the export schedule may be disrupted.
How did Nanum Global proceed?
Nanum Global went through direct verification with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before submission. We checked in advance whether the CFS issued by the provincial government can be accepted as a document subject to Apostille and whether there are any additional procedures required.
After confirming that there were no problems, we proceeded with consular authentication for submission to Vietnam and Apostille for submission to the Philippines. Since the authentication method for the same document differs depending on the submission country, this part was provided and processed separately.
Result: Consistent transactions every year
All documents were apostilled and confirmed by the consulate without any problems, so there was no disruption to the feed export schedule.
Feedone has continued to request export document certification from Nanum Global every year since then. Repeat transactions have been ongoing at least once a year for about 3 years.
"Feed export CFS Apostille & consular authentication, provincial government issued documents completed without problem"
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