Export certificates are now processed through PHIS.  Required certificate statements must be added to the export certificate via the PHIS statements module. 

1. Poultry and poultry products except as indicated under ineligible below.

2. All U.S. beef and beef products are eligible for export to Benin.

1. Alabama: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Alabama slaughtered on or after October 6, 2023 and before January 16,2024; and on or after November 28, 2024 and before March 1, 2025 are ineligible.*
2. Alaska: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Alaska slaughtered on or after September 14, 2022 and before April 10, 2023 are ineligible.
3. Arkansas: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Arkansas slaughtered on or after August 1, 2022 and before December 31, 2022; and on or after October 10, 2023 and before March 21, 2024; and on or after December 9, 2024 are ineligible.
4. Arizona: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Arizona slaughtered on or after October 23, 2024 and before March 13, 2025.*
5. California: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of California slaughtered on or after August 1, 2022 and before June 1, 2023; and on or after October 5, 2023 and before June 28, 2024; and on or after August 28, 2024 are ineligible. 
6. Colorado: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Colorado slaughtered on or after March 18, 2022 and before August 23, 2023; and on or after November 9, 2023 and before March 25, 2024; and on or after June 17, 2024 and before September 10, 2024 are ineligible.
7. Delaware: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Delaware slaughtered on or after February 1, 2022 and before June 24, 2022; and on or after December 14, 2024 are ineligible.
8. Florida: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Florida slaughtered on or after September 23, 2022 and before April 26, 2023; and on or after January 18, 2024 and before March 14, 2024, and on or after March 25, 2024 and before May 15, 2024; and on or after June 28, 2024 and before November 6, 2024; and on or after December 24, 2024 and before March 31, 2025 are ineligible.*
9. Georgia: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Georgia slaughtered on or after October 31, 2023  and before December 27, 2023; and on or after December 27, 2024 and before March 4, 2025 are ineligible.*
10. Idaho: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Idaho slaughtered on or after March 24, 2022 and before March 23, 2023; and on or after November 24, 2023 and before March 2, 2025 are ineligible.*
11. Illinois: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Illinois slaughtered on or after November 9, 2022 and before May 4, 2023 are ineligible; and on or after October 29, 2024 are ineligible.
12. Indiana: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Indiana slaughtered between January 18, 2022 and July 20, 2022 and between August 11, 2022 and April 18, 2023; and on or after January 4, 2024 and before April 4, 2024; and on or after December 17, 2024 are ineligible.
13. Iowa: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Iowa slaughtered on or after February 13, 2022 and before August 3, 2022; and on or after October 10, 2022 and before May 22, 2023 and on or after October 2, 2023 and before January 19, 2024; and on or after May 7, 2024 and before August 30, 2024; and on or after November 15, 2024 are ineligible.
14. Kansas: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Kansas slaughtered on or after February 18, 2022 and before March 29, 2023; and on or after November 22, 2023 and before July 1, 2024; and on or after November 27, 2024 are ineligible.
15. Kentucky: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Kentucky slaughtered between January 22, 2022 and May 14, 2022 and between September 15, 2022 and November 11, 2022 are ineligible.
16. Maine: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Maine slaughtered on or after March 1, 2022 and before September 18, 2022 are ineligible.
17. Maryland: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Maryland slaughtered between  February 11, 2022 and  August 16, 2022 and between November 8, 2022  and January 17, 2023 and on or after October 31, 2023 and before February 12, 2024; and on or after December 24, 2024 are ineligible.
18. Massachusetts: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Massachusetts on or after February 15, 2024 and before August 2, 2024 are ineligible.
19. Michigan: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Michigan slaughtered on or after March 23, 2022 and before July 6, 2023; and on or after November 16, 2023 and before August 9, 2024; and on or after December 2, 2024 and before April 7, 2025 are ineligible.*
20. Minnesota: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Minnesota slaughtered on or after March 4, 2022 and before February 17, 2023, and on or after September 20, 2023 and before October 16, 2024; and on or after November 4, 2024 and before March 28, 2025  are ineligible.*
21. Mississippi: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Mississippi slaughtered between October 14, 2022 and January 6, 2023, and between January 17, 2023 and May 16, 2023; and on or after November 29, 2024 are ineligible.
22. Missouri: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Missouri slaughtered between February 11, 2022 and July 21, 2022 and between November 1, 2022 and April 22, 2023; and on or after October 16, 2023 and before June 4, 2024; and on or after November 19, 2024 are ineligible.
23. Montana: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Montana slaughtered on or after March 17, 2022 and before March 26, 2023; and on or after September 19, 2023 and before December 24, 2023 are ineligible; and on or after October 22, 2024.
24. Nebraska: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Nebraska slaughtered between March 1, 2022 and July 5, 2022 and between September 13, 2022 and July 21, 2023; and on or after January 16, 2024 and before April 1, 2024; and on or after November 15, 2024 and before March 5, 2025 are ineligible.*
25. Nevada: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Nevada slaughtered on or after September 26, 2022 and before August 11, 2023 are ineligible.
26. New Hampshire: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of New Hampshire slaughtered on or after September 2, 2022 and before March 29, 2023 are ineligible.
27. New Jersey: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of New Jersey slaughtered between April 26, 2022 and November 13, 2022; and on or after August 25, 2023 and before October 16, 2023 are ineligible.
28. New Mexico: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of New Mexico slaughtered on or after March 22, 2024 and before August 28, 2024 are ineligible.
29. New York: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of New York slaughtered on or after March 2, 2022 and before December 13, 2022, and on or after January 25, 2023 and before September 18, 2023; and on or after November 21, 2023 and before May 11, 2024; and on or after December 27, 2024 are ineligible.
30. North Carolina: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of North Carolina slaughtered on or after March 8, 2022 and before August 9, 2022; and on or after January 19, 2024 and before April 23, 2024 are ineligible; and on or after December 17, 2024.
31. North Dakota: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of North Dakota slaughtered on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 16, 2023 and on or after October 25, 2023 and before April 30, 2024; and on or after November 1, 2024  are ineligible.
32. Ohio: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Ohio slaughtered on or after August 12, 2022 and before April 11, 2023 and on or after October 31, 2023 and before March 29, 2024; and on or after November 28, 2024 are ineligible.
33. Oklahoma: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Oklahoma slaughtered on or after April 9, 2022 and before June 8, 2022; and on or after November 12, 2024 and before  March 10, 2025 are ineligible.*
34. Oregon: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Oregon slaughtered on or after April 26, 2022 and before March 31, 2023, and on or after September 29, 2023 and before April 16, 2024, and on or after October 3, 2024 are ineligible.
35. Pennsylvania: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Pennsylvania slaughtered on or after March 25, 2022 and before August 29, 2023; and on or after December 6, 2023 and before February 10, 2024 are ineligible.
36. Puerto Rico: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the Territory of Puerto Rico slaughtered on or after December 23, 2024 are ineligible.
37. South Carolina: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of South Carolina slaughtered on or after April 8, 2020 and before August 5, 2020; and on or after December 10, 2024 and before January 31, 2025 are ineligible.*
38. South Dakota: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of South Dakota slaughtered on or after February 12, 2022 and before August 17, 2023, and on or after September 13, 2023 and before June 10, 2024; and on or after November 6, 2024 are ineligible.
39. Tennessee: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Tennessee slaughtered on or after August 25, 2022 and before June 10, 2023 and on or after November 8, 2024 and before  March 10, 2025 are ineligible.*
40. Texas: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Texas slaughtered on or after March 12, 2022 and before May 19, 2022, and on or after December 28, 2022 and before February 18, 2023, and on or after March 12, 2024 and before July 15, 2024 are ineligible.
41. Utah: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Utah slaughtered on or after April 4, 2022 and before April 22, 2023, and on or after September 15, 2023 and before December 14, 2023, and on or after September 24, 2024 and before January 16, 2025 are ineligible.
42. Virginia: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Virginia slaughtered on or after December 29, 2022 and before May 8, 2023 are ineligible.
43. Washington: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Washington slaughtered on or after April 14, 2022 and before May 27, 2023 and on or after October 6, 2023 and before May 14, 2024, and on or after September 24, 2024 and before December 20, 2024; and on or after January 3, 2025 and before March 30, 2025 are ineligible.*
44. West Virginia: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of West Virginia slaughtered on or after December 13, 2024 are ineligible.
45. Wisconsin: Poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the State of Wisconsin slaughtered on or after February 21, 2022 and before April 19, 2023; and on or after November 1, 2023 and before March 22, 2024; and on or after November 22, 2024 are ineligible.

A. Beef Products: PHIS will generate FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.

B. Poultry Products: The export applicant will select the statements below via the PHIS statements module when completing the export application in PHIS.  The selected statements will be added by PHIS to FSIS Form 9060-5B. 

1. The entire consignment of meat comes from poultry; 

1. which have been kept in State (name of state) free from infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in poultry since they were hatched or for at least the past 21 days;
2. which have been slaughtered in an approved abattoir in State (name of state) free from infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in poultry and have been subjected to ante-and post-mortem inspections and have been found free of any signs suggestive of avian influenza.

All federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to Benin.