How to verify a Brazilian pork exporter

We work in Brazil and we do not sell pork. Nothing here is written to move a particular supplier's product.

The short answer

The pork check runs on the same backbone as beef: the plant that produced the shipment holds a SIF number, and that specific plant appears on the destination country's approved list. Brazil, as a country, being cleared for pork does not mean every SIF plant is cleared for your market. Both are free to check in public registries.

Where pork differs from beef in practice: the top buyers by value in 2025 were concentrated in Asia and Latin America (the Philippines, Japan, China, Chile and Hong Kong led), not the Gulf, so the halal-certification layer that matters for beef and poultry into Muslim markets is generally not part of a pork deal. Do not carry that check over from the beef page; it does not apply here.

Start with the SIF number

SIF, the Serviço de Inspeção Federal, run by DIPOA inside MAPA, is the only Brazilian inspection tier that can export, for pork the same as for beef and poultry. SIE (state) and SIM (municipal) inspection are regional only, and SISBI-POA lets a product move nationwide but still cannot leave the country. A non-SIF stamp on cargo offered for export is a contradiction on its face.

The full mechanics of SIF, DIPOA and how each destination market runs its own approval process are set out once, and apply the same way to pork, on SIF and market access for Brazilian pork, which mirrors the beef page's structure.

Checking the plant against your market

MAPA's SIGSIF register, "Estabelecimentos Habilitados à Exportação por País," is public, free and the fastest first check: filter by destination country and pork, and confirm the SIF number from the offer appears. Destination-side lists vary by market. For China specifically, plant registration runs through GACC's CIFER system under Decree 248, and because meat is a high-risk category, a plant cannot register itself; its own government (MAPA) recommends it to GACC. A public, buyer-facing lookup of one individual plant's status inside CIFER was not confirmed to exist, which is the same limit noted on the beef page for China. Treat the supplier's registration claim as something to verify through your import channel rather than through an open public tool.

Company legitimacy, separately from the meat itself, follows the general checks: CNPJ status at Receita Federal, foreign-trade accreditation in Portal Único Siscomex, and a matching company name on the invoice. Set out in full on verifying a Brazilian exporter.

Animal-health status

Brazil ran its last foot-and-mouth vaccination campaign in May 2024 and reached disease-free-without-vaccination status nationwide during 2024. WOAH (the World Organisation for Animal Health) officially recognised that status at its 92nd General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates, held in Paris in May 2025. Foot-and-mouth disease affects cloven-hoofed animals including pigs, so this status is directly relevant to pork market access decisions, separate from the plant-level SIF check. Brazil's classical swine fever zoning status was not confirmed while preparing this page; ask the supplier which zone the plant sits in and confirm that zone's status through your own import authority rather than assuming a blanket national clearance.

Red flags specific to pork

Where this fits

The regulatory backbone, how SIF, DIPOA and each destination market's approval process fit together for pork specifically, is on SIF and market access for Brazilian pork. Trade figures are on Brazilian pork export data. The general company check that applies to any Brazilian seller is on verifying a Brazilian exporter, and the wider index is the Sourcing from Brazil hub.

Sources

• SIF, DIPOA, the four-tier inspection system and the SIGSIF register: MAPA, gov.br/agricultura, primary, the same sourcing used on the beef verify-exporter page.
• China GACC Decree 248 and CIFER registration, meat as a high-risk category requiring government recommendation: EU SME Centre, secondary, citing the official CIFER portal, the same source used on the beef pages.
• Brazil's foot-and-mouth-disease-free-without-vaccination recognition, granted at WOAH's 92nd General Session, Paris, May 2025, following Brazil's last vaccination campaign in May 2024: WOAH and MAPA/gov.br, primary, cross-checked against a WOAH article on the status published 8 January 2026.
• Not confirmed here: a public buyer-facing lookup of an individual Brazilian pork plant in GACC/CIFER; Brazil's classical swine fever zoning status.

Facts checked 24 September 2026. Plant approvals and animal-health status are revised; confirm the current SIF listing and zoning status for your destination before relying on them.