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  • Food Safety
    • Recalls & Public Health Alerts
      • Report a Problem with Food
        • Additional Recalls
      • Annual Recall Summaries
        • Summary of Recall and PHA Cases in Calendar Year 2023
        • Summary of Recall and PHA Cases in Calendar Year 2022
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2021
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2020
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2019
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2018
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2017
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2016
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2015
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2014
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2013
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2012
    • Food Safety Stats
      • Consumer Research
    • Foodborne Illness and Disease
      • Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Alimentos y Otras Enfermedades
      • Illnesses and Pathogens
        • Botulism
          • Clostridium botulinum y El Botulismo
        • Campylobacter
          • Campylobacter En Español
        • E. coli
        • Listeria
        • Parasites and Foodborne Illness
          • Parásitos y Enfermedades Transmitidas Por los Alimentos
        • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre Listeria
        • Salmonella
          • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre Salmonella
      • Resources for Public Health Partners
        • State Departments of Public Health
      • Outbreaks
        • Outbreak Investigations: Prevention
        • Outbreak Investigations: Response
    • Safe Food Handling and Preparation
      • Food Safety Basics
        • Additives in Meat and Poultry Products
        • Aditivos en Productos Cárnicos y Avícolas
        • Agua en Carnes y Aves
        • Ahumar Carnes y Aves
        • Air Fryers and Food Safety
        • Alergias Alimentarias: Los “9 Grandes”
        • Appliance Thermometers
        • Asar a la parrilla y seguridad alimentaria
        • Cleanliness Helps Prevent Foodborne Illness
        • Cocción Versus Seguridad
        • Cocinar en Hornos Microondas
        • Cooking for Groups
        • Cooking with Microwave Ovens
        • Cutting Boards
        • Cómo Encontrar el Número de Establecimiento del USDA (EST) en el Empaque de Alimentos
        • Cómo las Temperaturas Afectan a los Alimentos
        • Danger Zone 40F - 140F
        • Deep Fat Frying
        • Doneness Versus Safety
        • El Color de la Carne y Las Aves
        • El Gran Deshielo: Métodos Seguros para Descongelar
        • El Manejo Adecuado de los Alimentos Pedidos Por Correo
        • Entendiendo las Retiradas de Alimentos del Mercado del FSIS
        • Fechas en Productos Alimenticios
        • Food Allergies: The “Big 9”
        • Food Thermometers
        • Freidoras de Aire y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Freír en Grasa y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Glosario de Términos de Empaque
        • Glossary of Packaging Terms
        • Grilling Food Safely
        • Grilling and Food Safety
        • Guía del Consumidor Sobre Inocuidad Alimentaria: Tormentas y Huracanes Severos
        • High Altitude Cooking
        • Hongos en los Alimentos: ¿Son Peligrosos?
        • How Temperatures Affect Food
        • How to Find the USDA Establishment Number
        • Importación de Productos Cárnicos, Avícolas y Ovoproductos a Estados Unidos
        • Importing Meat, Poultry & Egg Products US
        • Irradiation and Food Safety FAQ
        • Keeping "Bag" Lunches Safe
        • Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency
        • La Cocción En Elevaciones Altas
        • La Congelación Y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • La Limpieza Ayuda a Prevenir Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Los Alimentos
        • Las Ollas de Cocción Lenta y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Las Sobras de Comida e Inocuidad Alimentaria
        • Lavado de Alimentos: ¿Promueve la Inocuidad Alimentaria?
        • Mail Order Food Safety
        • Manipulación Adecuada de Alimentos Para Llevar
        • Mantenga los Alimentos Seguros - Conceptos Básicos de Inocuidad Alimentaria
        • Manteniendo Seguros Los Almuerzos En "Bolsas"
        • Materiales de Empaque para Carnes y Aves
        • Meat and Poultry Labeling Terms
        • Meat and Poultry Packaging Materials
        • Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous?
        • Natural Flavors on Meat and Poultry Labels
        • Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre Irradiación y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre la Seguridad Alimentaria Durante un Tailgate
        • Sabores Naturales de Carnes y Aves en las Etiquetas
        • Safe Handling of Take-Out Foods
        • Seguridad Alimentaria Durante Caminatas, Campamentos y Paseos en Bote
        • Seguridad Alimentaria de Comida No Perecedera
        • Slow Cookers and Food Safety
        • Smoking Meat and Poultry
        • Tabla de Temperatura Interna Mínima Segura
        • Tablas de Cortar
        • Tailgating Food Safety Q & A
        • Termómetros para Alimentos
        • Termómetros para Electrodomésticos
        • Términos de Etiquetado de Carnes y Aves
        • Understanding FSIS Food Recalls
        • Voluntarios Sobre la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Water in Meat & Poultry
        • Zona de Peligro (40 F - 140 F)
        • Food Product Dating
        • Freezing and Food Safety
        • Leftovers and Food Safety
        • Refrigeration
          • La Refrigeración y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Safe Temperature Chart
        • Shelf-Stable Food
        • The Big Thaw — Safe Defrosting Methods
        • The Color of Meat and Poultry
        • Washing Food: Does it Promote Food Safety?
        • Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating
      • Meat & Catfish
        • Bacon and Food Safety
        • Bagre de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Beef From Farm To Table
        • Bison from Farm to Table
        • Bisonte de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Cabra de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne Seca y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Carne de Cerdo Fresca de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne de Res de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne de Ternera de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne de res ablandada mecánicamente
        • Carne en Conserva y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Catfish from Farm to Table
        • Color de la Carne Molida Cocida en Relación Con El Grado De Cocción
        • Color of Cooked Ground Beef as It Relates to Doneness
        • Conejo de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Cordero de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Corned Beef
        • Cuando se Asan “Otras” Carnes para las Fiestas
        • Door-to-Door Meat Sales
        • El Jamón y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • El Tocino y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Fresh Pork from Farm to Table
        • Goat from Farm to Table
        • Ground Beef and Food Safety
        • Hams and Food Safety
        • Hot Dogs & Food Safety
        • Jerky
        • La Carne Molida y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Lamb From Farm to Table
        • Las Salchichas “hot dogs” y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Los Embutidos y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Mechanically Tenderized Beef
        • Rabbit From Farm to Table
        • Roasting Those "Other" Holiday Meats
        • Sausages and Food Safety
        • Veal from Farm to Table
        • Venta de Carne a Domicilio
        • Yersiniosis and Chitterlings Tips
        • Yersiniosis y los Chinchulines (Tripas): Consejos Para Protegerlo de Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Alimentos
      • Poultry
        • Happy Thanksgiving!
        • Amarras para las Aves y Otros Accesorios
        • Aves: Baños en Solución, Salmueras y Marinadas
        • Chicken From Farm to Table
        • Chicken Liver
        • Duck and Goose from Farm to Table
        • El Relleno y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Hablemos Sobre el Pavo: Una Guía Para el Consumidor Sobre Cómo Asar un Pavo de Forma Segura
        • Hock Locks and Other Accoutrements
        • Is Pink Turkey Meat Safe?
        • La Etiqueta del Ave Dice “Fresco”
        • La Preparación de Turduckens Requiere un Manejo Adecuado
        • Let's Talk Turkey Roasting
        • Pato y Ganso de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Pavo de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Pavo: Rutas Alternativas Hacia la Mesa
        • Pollo de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Poultry Processing: Questions & Answers
        • Poultry: Basting, Brining, and Marinating
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: Cocinar De Forma Adecuada
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: Como Descongelar Seguramente
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: El Relleno
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: Manejo de las Comidas Cocidas
        • Procesamiento de Aves: Preguntas y Respuestas
        • Stuffing and Food Safety
        • The Poultry Label Says "Fresh"
        • Turduckens Require Safe Food Handling
        • Turkey Basics: Handling Cooked Dinners
        • Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking
        • Turkey Basics: Safe Thawing
        • Turkey Basics: Stuffing
        • Turkey from Farm to Table
        • Turkey: Alternate Routes to the Table
        • ¿Es Segura la Carne de Pavo Rosada?
      • Eggs
        • Egg Products and Food Safety
        • Huevos en Cascarón De la Granja a la Mesa
        • Ovoproductos e Inocuidad Alimentaria
        • Shell Eggs from Farm to Table
      • Emergencies
        • A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety: Severe Storms and Hurricanes
        • Eliminando Olores de Refrigeradores y Congeladores
        • Fires and Food Safety
        • Incendios y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Keep Your Food Safe During Emergencies
        • Removing Odors from Refrigerators and Freezers
      • USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
      • Brochures & Publications
    • Food Defense and Emergency Response
      • Emergency Response
      • Continuity of Operations (COOP)
      • Food Defense
        • Risk Mitigation Tool
        • Food Defense Considerations for Transportation of FSIS-Regulated Products
        • Food Defense Tools, Resources and Training
        • Functional Food Defense Plans
        • International Food Defense
  • Science & Data
    • Research Priorities
      • FSIS/ORISE Food Safety Fellowship Program
        • Aaron Dudley
        • Lauren Lee
        • Sharon Nieves-Miranda
        • Yesutor Soku
        • Ali Strickland
    • Data Sets & Visualizations
      • Microbiology
        • Baseline Microbiology Data Reports
        • Microbiological Testing Program for RTE Meat and Poultry Products
          • Tables & Results Microbiological Testing Program for RTE Meat
          • Tables & Results: Microbiological Testing Program Pasteurized Egg Products
          • Aggregate Salmonella Categorization of Raw Chicken Parts, NRTE Comminuted Poultry, Young Chicken Carcass and Young Turkey Carcass Establishments Using Moving Windows
          • Salmonella Initiative Program Criteria
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Antimicrobial Resistance
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Raw Beef Products
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Ready-to-eat Products and Egg Products
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Salmonella
            • Salmonella Action Plan: A One and Two Year Update
        • Microbiological Testing Program for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
          • Year-to-Date Totals: Testing of Raw Ground Beef Component (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
          • Annual Report for STEC in Raw Ground Beef or Veal and Raw Ground Beef or Veal Components
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2017
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2018
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2016
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2015
          • Year-to-Date 2018 Totals: Results of Raw Ground Beef Component (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC):
        • Salmonella Verification Testing Program Monthly Posting
      • Chemical Residues and Contaminants
      • Humane Handling Data
      • Laboratory Sampling Data
        • Egg Product Testing, Years 1995-2017
      • Inspection Task Data
    • Developer Resources
      • Recall API
    • Scientific Reports
      • Public Health Regulations (PHR)
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2025
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2024
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2023
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2022
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2021
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2020
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2019
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2018
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2017
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2016
      • Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)
    • Laboratories & Procedures
      • Accredited Laboratory Program
        • Key Facts: ISO Accreditation
      • FSIS Laboratories
        • Requesting Bacterial Isolates from FSIS
    • Risk Assessments
    • Sampling Program
      • Raw Pork Products Exploratory Sampling Program
      • Sampling Results for FSIS Regulated Products
    • National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)
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  • Policy
    • Food Safety Acts
      • Federal Meat Inspection Act
      • Poultry Products Inspection Act
      • Egg Products Inspection Act
      • Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
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      • FSIS Directives
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      • Executive Orders, Small Business Protection Laws & Other Guidance
      • Regulatory Priorities
    • Advisory Committees
      • National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI)
      • National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
        • 2023-2025 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF)
        • 2021-2023 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
        • NACMCF 2022 Subcommittee
        • 2018-2020 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
    • FSIS Procurement
    • National Federal Financial Assistance
    • Regulatory Decisions & Non-Retaliation
  • Inspection
    • Inspection Programs
      • Inspection of Meat Products
        • Humane Handling Ombudsman
        • Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection
      • Inspection of Poultry Products
        • Reducing Salmonella in Poultry
          • Pilot Projects: Salmonella Control Strategies
          • Proposed Regulatory Framework to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Attributable to Poultry
            • Component 1
            • Component 2
            • Component 3
          • Salmonella By the Numbers
          • Salmonella KPI
          • Salmonella Risk Assessments
        • Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection
      • Inspection of Egg Products
      • Inspection of Siluriformes
    • Compliance Guidance
      • Significant Guidance
      • HACCP
        • HACCP-Based-Inspection Models Project
          • New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS)
          • HIMP Redesign Achievement of Performance Standards Young Chicken Plants
          • List of HIMP Participating Plants
        • HACCP Validation
      • PHIS
        • PHIS: Historical Information
      • Retail Guidance
      • Small & Very Small Plant Guidance
        • Appealing Inspection Decisions
        • Food Safety Resources for Small and Very Small Plant Outreach: Order Form
        • Small Plant Help Desk
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      • Microbial Risk
        • Listeria Monocytogenes
        • Salmonella
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          • BSE Rules Being Strictly Enforced
            • BSE Workshops for Small & Very Small Plants
          • FSIS BSE Resources
      • Specified Risk Material Resources
      • Food Safety Assessments Tools
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      • Sanitation Performance Standards Compliance Guide
      • Labeling
        • Basics of Labeling
        • Claims Guidance
        • Nonfood Compounds
          • Compounds Used for Construction and Repair in Federally Inspected Meat and Poultry Plants
          • Criteria Used by the Former Compounds and Packaging Branch for Evaluating Nonfood Compounds and Proprietary Substances
        • Ingredients Guidance
        • Label Submission and Approval System (LSAS)
          • Integration of Paper Label Applications into the Label Submission and Approval System (LSAS)
        • Labeling Policies
          • Human Food Made with Cultured Animal Cells
          • Regulations for Package Dating
          • Comprehensive List of Reasons for Label Modifications and Returns
        • Labeling Procedures
          • Information Required For Requesting a Temporary Approval
          • 10 Most Common Mistakes And How to Avoid Them
          • Label Submission Checklist
          • Labeling Situations That Can Not Have a Temporary Approval
          • Labeling and Establishment Responsibilities
          • Ten Most Commonly Asked Labeling Questions
          • Trans Fat Declarations in the Nutrition Facts Panel on Product Labeling
      • New Technology
        • Cooperative Agreements FY 2003
        • Cooperative Agreements FY 2004
        • Cooperative Agreements FY 2005
        • Food Safety Technologies FY 2003
        • Food Safety Technologies FY 2004
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        • NOL for Non-O157 STEC Test Methods
        • New Technology Information Table
      • Humane Handling
    • Import & Export
      • Import & Export Library
        • Eligible Foreign Establishments
        • Eligible U.S. Establishments by Country
          • Australia Eligible Establishments
          • Hong Kong Lamb Export Eligible Establishments
          • Hong Kong Pork Export Eligible Establishments
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Public Health Information System (PHIS) Definitions

RTE
Ready-to-eat
NRTE
Not ready-to-eat
Raw Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, turkey, duck, geese, guineas, and squab.
Raw ratite Products
Ratites includes emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Processed Meat Products
Meat includes the following species: beef, veal, goat, lamb, mutton, and pork.
Processed Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, duck, goose, guinea, squab, turkey, emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Egg Products
Chicken, turkey, duck, goose, and guinea.
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Public Health Information System (PHIS) Definitions

RTE
Ready-to-eat
NRTE
Not ready-to-eat
Raw Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, turkey, duck, geese, guineas, and squab.
Raw ratite Products
Ratites includes emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Processed Meat Products
Meat includes the following species: beef, veal, goat, lamb, mutton, and pork.
Processed Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, duck, goose, guinea, squab, turkey, emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Egg Products
Chicken, turkey, duck, goose, and guinea.

China

Starting July 1, 2024, export certificates for meat and poultry products (excluding casings and egg products) exported to the People’s Republic of China will be digitally signed in FSIS’ Public Health Information System (PHIS). All export certificates (FSIS Form 9060-5 series) generated through PHIS for China will be digitally signed and printed on plain, watermarked paper by industry personnel with PHIS access. All FSIS export certificates must be signed by an FSIS veterinarian.*

Exporters are advised that importers must have a valid import license to allow entry of meat and poultry, and meat and poultry products. Exporters should work closely with their importer to ensure that the proper licenses have been obtained. FSIS personnel do not need a copy of the permit license, and do not need to verify if there is a valid import license in order to issue export certificates.

All export applications for meat and poultry exports must be entered and processed through PHIS. PHIS requires the export applicant to enter the port of entry, slaughter establishment number, processing establishment number, and seal and container numbers before the application can be approved. All approved export certificates (FSIS Forms 9060-5/9060-5S) and any continuation pages (FSIS Forms 9060-5A/9060-5B) must be digitally signed, beginning on July 1, 2024. Effective for all meat and poultry export certificates approved, signed, and issued on or after July 1, 2024, the export applicant will select the applicable statements when completing the export application in PHIS. The selected statements will be added by PHIS in the "Remarks” continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B. A printed version of the digitally signed FSIS Form 9060-5 series certificate, including the PHIS-generated watermark (“Approved Certificate – Available for Validation in PHIS”), must accompany the shipment.  

U.S. facilities approved by FSIS for export to China must be listed on the General Administration of China Customs (GACC) website before slaughtering and processing beef, pork, or poultry products for export to China. U.S. facilities can only export to China beef, pork, or poultry that are slaughtered and further processed after the facility has been added to the GACC website. Any establishment (i.e., slaughter, processing, cold storage) not currently listed on GACC’s eligible establishment list that is interested in exporting eligible beef, pork and poultry products to China must submit FSIS Form 9080-3 through PHIS. FSIS will provide GACC an updated establishment list monthly.
 

Library Updates

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Export Requirements

Last update Jun 06, 2025

Ineligible Products

  1. Egg products are not eligible for export to China.

  1. Eligible Products 
    1. Sheep/lamb casings intended for processing (selection for size and quality) in China and subsequent re-export.
    2. Pork and pork products excluding those in the Ineligible Section below.
      1. Effective March 17, 2020, pork and pork products slaughtered, further processed, and certified in facilities that have been added to the GACC website are eligible to export.
      2. Those facilities that have been exporting raw pork products and pork fat under HS code 020910 prior to March 17, 2020 may continue to export eligible product on inventory produced prior to March 17, 2020.
    3. Poultry and poultry products, excluding those listed in the Ineligible Section below.
    4. Beef and beef products excluding those in the Ineligible Section below.

      NOTE: Exporters should be aware that China has a zero tolerance for ractopamine in beef products. Currently, establishments may be suspended for initial ractopamine findings, during testing upon the product’s arrival in China.
      1. Effective March 17, 2020, beef and beef products from cattle of any age slaughtered, further processed, and certified in facilities that have been added to the GACC website are eligible to export. 
      2. Deboned beef, bone-in beef including heart, kidney, liver, omasum, tendons, outside skirt, inside skirt, hanging tender, oxtails, beef bones, feet, cheek meat, head meat, oxlips, backstrap, tunic tissue, ground beef (made strictly in conformance with FSIS regulations excluding weasand meat), and tongues from cattle that are less than 30 months of age produced between May 24, 2017 and March 17, 2020 and prepared in establishments that participated in USDA, AMS Export Verification Program for Bovine for the People’s Republic of China.

        All beef must be derived from cattle that were either (a) born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States, (b) imported from Canada or Mexico and then raised and slaughtered in the United States, or (c) imported from Canada or Mexico for direct slaughter in the United States.

        A list of establishments in the USDA, AMS Export Verification (EV) Program for Bovine for the People’s Republic of China can be obtained from the AMS web site.

        Each establishment that participates in the AMS EV Program for beef to China is required to maintain a unique product identification system, which can be accessed by authorized FSIS inspection personnel on SharePoint.

  1. The following is a list of products that are not eligible for importation into China, including when incorporated into further-processed products:
    1. Mechanically separated beef and distal ileum of cattle of any age.
    2. Sheep/lamb meat.
    3. Goat meat.
    4. Sheep/lamb casings other than those described in the Eligible Products Section.
    5. Feathers, heads, intestines, and tails of poultry that contain the uropygial gland.
    6. Wild boar meat.
    7. Beef and pork thyroid glands, adrenal glands, tonsils, major lymph nodes exposed during slaughter and cutting, laryngeal muscle tissue, lungs, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, uterus, hair, hoofs, and lactating mammary glands.
    8. Horns from cattle.
    9. Brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia, and vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the sacrum), from cattle 30 months of age and older.
    10. Poultry meat and poultry meat products exported from a facility in the areas listed below or derived from birds processed or slaughtered in the areas listed below, unless heat processed according to the parameters in Poultry Processing Requirements. Poultry and poultry products may not transit zones currently under restrictions unless sealed. Non-heat processed product from non-restricted States may not be exported from a Storage facility in a restricted State, regardless of the date of production. 
State FSIS can no longer endorse effective:
Alabama October 27, 2023
Alaska October 5, 2022
Arizona November 13, 2024
Arkansas October 7, 2022
California August 22, 2022
Colorado April 8, 2022
Delaware January 4, 2025
Florida October 14, 2022
Georgia     November 21, 2023
Idaho April 14, 2022
Illinois November 30, 2022
Indiana February 8, 2022
Iowa March 6, 2022
Kansas March 11, 2022
Maryland November 21, 2023
Massachusetts March 7, 2024
Michigan April 13, 2022
Minnesota March 25, 2022
Mississippi November 4, 2022
Missouri March 4, 2022
Montana April 7, 2022
Nebraska March 22, 2022
Nevada October 17, 2022
New Hampshire September 23, 2022
New Jersey May 17, 2022
New Mexico April 12, 2024
New York March 23, 2022
North Carolina February 9, 2024
North Dakota March 29, 2022
Ohio September 3, 2022
Oklahoma December 3, 2024
Oregon May 17, 2022
Pennsylvania April 15, 2022
South Carolina December 31, 2024
South Dakota March 5, 2022
Tennessee September 15, 2022
Texas April 2, 2024
Utah April 25, 2022
Virginia January 19, 2023
Washington May 5, 2022
West Virginia January 3, 2025
Wisconsin March 14, 2022


NOTE: Any restrictions are based on the date of FSIS signature on the export certificate, not the production or slaughter date (unless otherwise noted in the listings above). FSIS personnel should not digitally sign an export certificate in PHIS, including replacements/ILO’s, on or after the dates listed by the states above for poultry products produced, slaughtered or exported from a storage facility in an HPAI-restricted state.

Note to Exporters: Exporters are advised to work with their importers to ensure products intended for export are not restricted by China’s requirements.

Poultry products must be heat treated according to the following chart to be exempt from above restrictions.

  Core Temperature (°C) Time
Poultry Meat 60.0 507 seconds
65.0 42 seconds
70.0 3.5 seconds
73.9 0.51 seconds

Ractopamine Control Program (Eligible Pork Products)

Pork and pork products with FSIS export certificate issuance dates on or after July 1, 2014, must be derived from lots of hogs that are produced in accordance with either of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) ractopamine control programs identified as the Never Fed Beta Agonist Program or a specifically developed, written ractopamine-free program. Pork and pork products that are not produced under one of these ractopamine control program options are not eligible for export to China and should not be certified. IPP must consult the AMS website for verification that the pork and pork products were produced in accordance with AMS’s Never Fed Beta Agonist Program as referenced in item B.1.c. below or obtain verification that the pork or pork products were produced in accordance with a specifically developed, written ractopamine-free program. Negative test results for the presence of ractopamine are not enough to satisfy this requirement, a ractopamine control program is required. Pork products for export to China must be tested in accordance with those programs.

  1. Ractopamine Residue Program
    1. Each lot of animals will be tested by the slaughter establishment.
    2. Testing will be done on a tissue (muscle, liver, or kidney) from a single representative animal from each lot.
      1. A lot is defined as animals arriving from a single production system (production sites under common management, but may be geographically dispersed) on a particular day.
      2. All pork and pork products exported to China must be from lots that have not tested positive for ractopamine.
      3. Testing will be conducted using an AMS-approved screening method listed on the AMS' website, AMS Export Laboratory Approval Program, found under "Business Listing of USDA-approved Methods for Export."
    3. A copy of test results for the relevant lot(s) from the slaughter establishment or the FSIS transfer certificate from the slaughter establishment must be presented to the FSIS certifying official at the time of application, but will not be uploaded in PHIS. 

      Pork produced for export to China will be tracked from entry to the plant through issuance of the FSIS export certificates and shipment to China. Tracking will be conducted by using a copy of the testing results accompanying each shipment or an FSIS transfer certificate that identifies the product lots and corresponding test results. The testing results or FSIS transfer certificate will not be captured in PHIS.  

    4. If a lot tests positive using the screening test, all product from the lot is either diverted for another use or a testable portion of the same sample is sent to an AMS-approved laboratory for confirmatory LC/MS testing which is listed on the AMS' website, AMS Export Laboratory Approval Program, found under "Business Listing of USDA-approved Laboratories for Export." The laboratory confirmatory test must show a negative result for products from the lot to be certified for export to China.
    5. Each establishment must have a written program detailing its controls, testing, and segregation procedures available for FSIS review.
  2. AMS Never Fed Beta Agonist QVSP
    1. Pork and pork products produced under the AMS Never Fed Beta Agonist QSVP are exempt from the Ractopamine Residue Program requirements above.
      1. If a lot tests positive for a beta agonist, the establishment will follow the procedures related to positive findings stated in the program (Section 5.4.2).
      2. Approved product codes or alternative system identifier will accompany the application in place of test results or FSIS transfer certificates when the product was produced according to the AMS Never Fed Beta Agonist QSVP.
      3. Information about establishments with approved AMS Never Fed Beta Agonist QSVP can be obtained from the AMS website. The unique product identification system can be accessed by authorized FSIS inspection personnel from FSIS' SharePoint.
      4. If FSIS inspection personnel, whether at the eligible slaughter, processing establishment or cold storage facility, are unable to verify the unique product code or alternative system identifier or become aware of concerns that an establishment is not properly executing its AMS Never Fed Beta Agonist QSVP programs, an export certificate should not be issued for the product in question and AMS should be notified at QAD.AuditService@ams.usda.gov. Inspection personnel should include their immediate supervisor on messages to AMS. The following information should be included in the message:
        • Establishment name, address, and establishment number
        • Product type, product code, and quantity of product
        • Date of production, lot number, and shift
        • Date and nature of observation
        • Name of country product is intended for export
        • Export certificate number (if applicable)
        • Any other information to verify claim
        • Name of inspection official

  1. Bulk Packaging
    1. Exterior Label (information may appear on an independent label or be present somewhere on the primary display panel): (Chinese and English). Any deviation on the label from the terminology used below may result in delay or rejection at the port of entry in China.
      1. Product name
      2. Country of origin (in details to state/city level)
      3. Establishment number
      4. Production date
      5. Expiration date, storage period, or shelf life
      6. Storage temperature
      7. Country of destination
      8. Net weight (English, lbs. and kgs.)
      9. Inspection legend (English)
      10. Name and address of Company (English)
      11. Production Lot number (as defined by the exporter)
      12. Specification (refers to packaging type)
    2. Inner Label: (Chinese and English)
      1. Product name
      2. Country of origin
      3. Establishment number
      4. Production Lot number (as defined by the exporter)
  2. Pre-packaged food directly delivered to the consumer (packaged for immediate retail sale): Labels in Chinese and English
    1. Product name
    2. Country of origin (United States of America)
    3. Establishment number
    4. Production date
    5. Expiration date, storage period, or shelf life
    6. Storage requirements (refers to temperature)
    7. Country of destination
    8. Net weight (English, lbs. and kgs.)
    9. Inspection legend (English)
    10. Name and address of Company (English)
    11. Production Lot number (as defined by the exporter)
    12. Specification (refers to packaging type)
    13. List of ingredients (including food additives as determined by China’s national standards)

    The production lot numbers for the exterior and inner label must be the same.

    There are no restrictions on the label size, color, or any other format characteristics as long as the label is legible and easy to read. For additional specifications please refer to China’s labeling requirements in the Administrative Measures for Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision of Inbound and Outbound Meat Products and GB 7718-2011 listed below.

    For eligible beef and beef products, the interior package of eligible beef product can be labeled with both chilled and frozen shelf-life dates on the same package. However, the exterior package must be designated as chilled or frozen, so China knows which date applies.

    Beef and pork trimming products produced on and before March 20, 2020, can be labeled as “trimmings”.  Beef and pork trimming products produced after March 20, 2020, must be labeled as beef or pork “pieces."

For eligible meat and poultry products, the storage and transportation will be under suitable temperature maintaining the core temperature (inside temperature) of the frozen meat or poultry product no higher than -18°C/-0.4°F and chilled meat and poultry between 0°C/32°F and 4°C/39.2°F.

All approved export certificates (FSIS Forms 9060-5/9060-5S) and any continuation pages (FSIS Forms 9060-5A/9060-5B) must be digitally signed, beginning on July 1, 2024. Effective for all meat and poultry export certificates approved, signed, and issued on or after July 1, 2024, the export applicant will select the applicable statements when completing the export application in PHIS. The selected statements will be added by PHIS in the "Remarks” continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B.

Note to Exporters: Product weight on certificates should be entered in pounds and kilograms in English to avoid excessive delays at the port.

Note to Exporters: When completing the application for a 9060-5 export certificate in PHIS, ensure the names of companies are fully captured in the designated “Company Name” field. In particular, ensure that the name of the consignee/importer is entered only on the “Company Name” field and not continued onto the “Address Line 1” field in PHIS.

  1. Information to be Entered by the Export Applicant in PHIS for All 9060-5 Certificates:

    NOTE: Applicants must enter the following information in the PHIS export application in the order indicated below:
    1. The number of the ocean vessel container or air cargo container/flight number (if container number is not available).

      Note: If the flight number is used when a container number is not available, the applicant should enter the flight number in the “container” field of the PHIS application and also select and enter the flight number in the “Flight Number” statement (see #4 below). The flight number is only required for air shipments when the container number is not available.

    2. The number of the shipper's commercial seal (not a USDA seal) applied to the container.

    3. The port of entry in China.

      Note to Exporters: For a current list of designated ports/inspection sites for imported meat, please refer to GACC’s website at http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/ztzl86/302310/2394720/3252878/index.html (in Chinese).

      Note: The export applicant must enter the container number, seal number, and port of entry information in the designated areas within the application process and check the corresponding remarks boxes on the Submit 9060-6 Application page.

    4. For air shipments where a container number is not available, the export applicant must select and add the “Flight Number” statement.

    5. Export applicants must select the type of exporting establishment (slaughtering plant, processing plant, warehouse, or dockside) and enter the exporting establishment number when completing the application in PHIS.  

    6. Export applicants must select and add any additional statements required for the product, such as those listed for pork (section B. below), followed by any statements required if the product is intended for re-export to Japan (section F. below).

    7. Export applicants must select and add the 9060-5 Data Element Legend when completing the application in PHIS.

      Note to Exporters: For all certificate numbers issued to establishments exporting beef, pork, and poultry products, industry must ensure the container number, seal number, and port of entry, are included on FSIS Form 9060-5 in the “Remarks” section.
       

  2. Pork and Pork Products ‒ FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statements must be selected by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS and will appear in the “Remarks” continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B. Exporters must provide IPP the test results, transfer certificate, or product codes described in the Ractopamine Control Program section of these requirements, and these documents will not be uploaded in PHIS.
    1. Influenza A/H1N1 is a disease that is included in United States animal disease surveillance activities.
    2. The pork meat and/or meat products were derived from pigs which were determined to be healthy on official ante-mortem (pre-slaughter) inspection, with no clinical signs of systemic disease, including Influenza A/H1N1.
    3. Pork meat and meat products will not be a source of Influenza A/H1N1 infection when they have been handled as required by USDA regulations which are compatible with good hygienic practices recommended by the WHO, FAO, Codex Alimentarius, and the OIE.
    4. This consignment of pork products was either derived from a lot of animals tested for ractopamine residues or is derived from an animal produced under USDA’s Never Fed Beta-Agonist Program.
  3. Pork Casings - obtain FSIS Form 9060-7 (08/26/2011): Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-mortem, Post-Mortem, and Fit for Human Food Statements. In addition, obtain a bilingual Additional Certificate with the following statements. The FSIS inspector must apply the export stamp showing the corresponding export certificate number to the bottom of the Additional Certificate. FSIS Form 9060-7 is not generated by PHIS.  
    1. Influenza A/H1N1 is a disease that is included in United States animal disease surveillance activities.
    2. The pork meat and/or meat products were derived from pigs which were determined to be healthy on official ante-mortem (pre-slaughter) inspection, with no clinical signs of systemic disease, including Influenza A/H1N1.
    3. Pork meat and meat products will not be a source of Influenza A/H1N1 infection when they have been handled as required by USDA regulations which are compatible with good hygienic practices recommended by the WHO, FAO, Codex Alimentarius, and the OIE.
  4. Imported Pork Casings − obtain FSIS Form 9060-18: Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-mortem, Post-mortem, and Sound and Clean Statements. Do not place statements or other markings in the “Remarks” of this Form. FSIS Form 9060-18 is not generated by PHIS.   
  5. Sheep and Lamp Casings:
    1. For U.S. origin casings, obtain FSIS Form 9060-7 (08/26/2011): Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-mortem, Post-mortem, and Fit for Human Food Statements.  
    2. For imported casings, obtain FSIS form 9060-18 (08/25/2011): Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-mortem, Post-mortem, and Sound and Clean Statements. 
  6. Meat and Poultry exported to the People's Republic of China for further processing and subsequently exported to Japan − FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statements must be selected by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS and will appear in the “Remarks” continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B.
    1. All products − Statement for products intended for re-export to Japan:
      "The meat and/or meat products described herein were processed under sanitary conditions in accordance with laws and regulations of the United States. The laws and regulations of the United States have been deemed to be equivalent to the inspection laws of Japan."
    2. For pork only, also include the following statement:
      "The USA is free of hog cholera; vaccination against hog cholera is prohibited; and importation of pigs vaccinated against hog cholera is prohibited."
    3. The export applicant must also enter the following for pork products:
      1. Name, address, and establishment number of the slaughter (if product is quarter, half, or whole carcass) or processing plant (if packaged product).

      2. "Date (Month/Day/Year) of Slaughter and Inspection," if product is quarter, half, or whole carcass or "Date (Month/Day/Year) of Manufacture," if cuts or processed products, i.e., pack date.

      3. When a certificate contains multiple lots of product, the applicant is to enter each lot of product (product name and lot identification) and the corresponding establishment information and dates (slaughter or processing) for each lot. For example:

        1. [Product name, lot identification]
          Name, address, and establishment number of the processing plant:
          Establishment Name
          Establishment Street Address
          Establishment City, State Postal Code 
          Establishment Number
          Date (Month/Day/Year) of Manufacture: [Month/Day/Year]

        2. [Product name, lot identification]
          Name, address, and establishment number of the slaughter plant:
          Establishment Name
          Establishment Street Address
          Establishment City, State Postal Code
          Establishment Number
          Date (Month/Day/Year) of Slaughter and Inspection: [Month/Day/Year]

  7. Beef Products − FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The information in Section A above must be entered by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS and will appear in the “Remarks” continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B.
  8. Poultry and Poultry Products – FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The information in Section A above must be entered by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS and will appear in the “Remarks” continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B. 

China now accepts replacement certificates for exports to the People’s Republic of China for the following situations:

  • The original certificate did not contain required information;
  • The original certificate contained typographical errors;
  • The importer, exporter, consignee or consignor changed, but is within the same country that appears on the original certificate;
  • The certificate is lost or damaged; or
  • The port of entry changed.
     

NOTE: The specific reason (listed above) for the replacement must be entered by the export applicant in the field titled, "Required Statements for Export Certificate" when completing the export application in PHIS.
 

Sample certificates have been prepared here for beef, pork, and poultry.

NOTE: Exporters are advised to work closely with their importer regarding Chinese standards of meat and poultry products intended for export to China. The information presented below is not inclusive of all the details of the standards of composition and manufacture.  

Exporters should be aware that China has a zero tolerance for ractopamine in beef products.
Effective March 16, 2020, China has established the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for zeranol, trenbolone acetate, and melangesterol acetate in edible cattle tissues. Note: All levels are parts per billion (ppb).

Hormone Muscle Liver Fat Kidney Offal
Zeranol 2 10 2 20 20
Trenbolone Acetate 2 10 2 10 10
Melangesterol Acetate 1 10 18 2 10
Note: unit is µg/kg
  1. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Fresh and Frozen Livestock and Poultry Products (GB 2707-2016)
  2. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Cooked Meat Products (GB 2726-2016)
  3. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Preserved and Cured Meat Products (GB 2730-2015)
  4. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standards for Food Additives (GB 2760-2015, Part I and Part II )
  5. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Maximum Levels of Contaminants in Foods (GB 2762-2022)
  6. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Maximum Residue limits for Pesticides in Food (GB 2763-2021)
  7. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Canned Foods (GB 7098-2015)
  8. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (GB 7718 -2011, Part I and Part II)
  9. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Edible Animal Fats (GB 10146-2015)
  10. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Irradiated Cooked Meat of Livestock and Poultry (GB 14891.1-1997)
  11. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Irradiated Frozen Packaged Meat of Livestock and Poultry (GB 14891.7-1997)
  12. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Permitted Level of Moisture in Meat of Livestock and Poultry (GB 18394-2020)
  13. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Food Irradiation Processing (GB 18524-2016)
  14. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (GB 28050-2011)
  15. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Meat and Meat Product Management (GB 20799-2016)
  16. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard of Pathogenic Limits for Food (GB 29921-2021)
  17. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Edible Lard (GB 8937-2023)
  18. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Fresh and Frozen Demi Carcasses (GB 9959.1-2019)
  19. National Standard of the People’s Republic of China, Standard for Irradiated Hog Carcass (GB 14891.6-1994)
  20. Administrative Measures for Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision of Inbound and Outbound Meat Products

Note to Exporters: Exporters are advised to work with their importers to ensure products intended for export are not restricted by China’s requirements.

China will accept irradiated poultry products. Irradiation requirements outlined in 9 CFR 424.22(c), and levels outlined in 21 CFR 179.26(a) and 179.26(b) must be met.

China requires heat treatment of all packing material made of conifer materials as a preventive measure against pinewood parasites. This includes wood pallets. The ISPM 15 standard adopted by China and Form PPQ 553 are not required. For China specifically, visit the USDA, APHIS Website at www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_exports/wpm/country/china.shtml.

Eligible beef, pork, and poultry products exported to China should not contain substances or compounds prohibited by China’s law and regulation. Beef, pork, and poultry shipments detected with prohibited substance or compounds at the port of entry will be rejected, returned to the U.S. or destroyed.

A list of prohibited substances or compounds can be accessed at the following link(s).

  • Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, Announcement No. 176
  • Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, Announcement No.250
  • Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, Announcement No. 2292
  • Global Agricultural Information Network (Gain) Report Number CH11023

Warning: In addition to the list of prohibited substances, China prohibits the use of sulfathiazole in pork production. Processors of pork for export to China must ensure that the product will meet Chinese MRLs. Shipments may be rejected due to violations of Chinese residue standards. 

  1. All establishments (i.e., slaughter, processing, cold storage) not currently listed on the FSIS Eligible Plant List that are interested in exporting eligible beef, pork and poultry products to China, including all establishments in the production of the product, and storage facilities, must submit FSIS Form 9080-3 through PHIS.  Establishments that are not using PHIS must submit a fully completed (not including FSIS signatures) 9080-3 Form to the FSIS Proxy for entry into PHIS. Information on sending completed 9080-3 Forms to the FSIS Proxy is available on the FSIS Export Library ‒ Requirements by Country page or by clicking here.
  2. FSIS will certify these establishments to GACC. U.S. establishments approved by FSIS for export to China must be listed on the FSIS Eligible Plant List before slaughtering, processing, or storing eligible meat and poultry products for export to China. U.S. establishments can only export to China meat and poultry that are slaughtered, further processed, or stored, after the establishment has been added to the FSIS Eligible Plant List. Upon FSIS receipt of notification from GACC that the establishment has been listed on the GACC website, the establishment will be added to the FSIS Eligible Plant List for Exporting to China.

    NOTE: Exporters must ensure that establishments are listed on the FSIS Eligible Plant List for Exporting to China, before submitting an application for an export certificate and not rely on the MPI Directory or PHIS alone.
  3. FSIS does not maintain GACC’s list of U.S. registered companies for exports of casings to China. FDA certifies establishments for registration with GACC via their Export Listing Module (ELM). More information can be found via:  https://www.fda.gov/food/exporting-food-products-united-states/food-export-library#China. FSIS IPP do not check which plants are eligible to export, rather industry is to confirm their facility is registered to export casings to China by referring to the GACC Single Window System, also known as the China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) system, at https://cifer.singlewindow.cn. U.S. establishments may contact GACC (division_registration@customs.gov.cn) or their importers in China with regards to CIFER account issues, or the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (decree248inquiry@usda.gov) with other questions about CIFER. 
  4. For establishments that participated in the USDA, AMS Export Verification Program for Bovine for the People's Republic of China, the program will no longer be required effective March 17, 2020. However, beef products produced from cattle slaughtered prior to March 17, 2020, can only be supplied from establishments that were in the AMS Export Verification Program for Bovine. A list of establishments in that program can be obtained from the AMS web site. Each establishment's unique product identification system, which can be accessed by authorized FSIS inspection personnel on SharePoint.

  1. Meat and poultry and meat and poultry products produced or stored at the establishments listed below are not eligible for export to China until further notice. Meat and poultry products produced at other establishments from raw materials originating from these establishments are also not eligible for export to China.
    1. Est. 31559, Meadowbrook Farms Cooperative, Rantoul, IL, effective May 7, 2008.
    2. Est. 20744, Summit Cold Storage Inc., Summit, IL products shipped on or after April 25, 2016.
    3. Est. 7041, Beltex Corporation, 3801 North Grove Street, Fort Worth, TX on or after September 12, 2019.
    4. Est. 7041B, Beltex Corporation dba FrontierMeats, 3801 North Grove Street, Fort Worth, TX on or after September 12, 2019.
    5. Est. 44904 AA Meat Products Inc., Commerce, CA, effective June 15, 2022. 
    6. Est. 426, King Meat Service Inc., Vernon, CA, effective August 11, 2022. 
    7. Est. 244I Tyson Fresh Meats, Logansport, IN, effective August 29, 2022.
    8. Est. 20845 Crystal Lake Foods LLC, York, NE effective October 1, 2022. 
    9. Est. M630 CS Beef Packers, LLC, Kuna, ID effective October 27, 2022. 
    10. Est. 19879 Golden Valley Industries, Modesto, CA effective November 2, 2022.  
    11. Est. M5561A+P5561A+V5561A, B.W.J.W. Inc., Fort Worth, TX effective February 2, 2024.
    12. Est. M47762, V47762, P47762, Fayman Food Group LLC., Madill, OK effective March 19, 2024.
    13. Est. M47104+P47104+V47104 and M47104B+P47104B+V47104B Fort Worth Meat Packers LLC, Fort Worth, TX effective April 15, 2024.
    14. Est. 960 and 960A Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc., Omaha, NE effective April 29, 2024.
    15. Est. M969 Swift Beef Company dba Swift &Company, Greeley, CO, effective May 27, 2024.
    16. Est. V45671 Cool Port Oakland, Oakland, CA, effective May 27, 2024.
    17. Est. V3398 Lineage Logistics, LLC, Grand Island, NE, effective July 30, 2024.
    18. Est. V1685 Lineage Logistics, LLC, Windsor, CO, effective July 30, 2024.
    19. Est. M969G Swift Beef Company, Grand Island, NE, effective July 30, 2024.
    20. Est. 6173 Masami Foods, Inc., Klamath Falls, OR, effective June 3, 2025. *

Unless specifically identified as restricted in the list, hog casings are not affected by the Chinese delistment actions and remain eligible for export from the applicable establishments listed above.

Import Requirements

Last update Feb 28, 2022

Process Category
Product Category
Product Group
Process Raw - Non Intact
Eligible Products Raw Ground Comminuted or Otherwise Non-Intact Siluriformes
Product category Siluriformes - All Products Eligible
Process Raw - Intact
Eligible Products Raw Intact Meat - Other
Product category Siluriformes - All Products Eligible
Process Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Fully-Cooked Poultry
Product category Chicken and Duck - All Products Eligible
Process Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Poultry Fully-Cooked Without Subsequent Exposure to the Environment
Product category Chicken and Duck - All Products Eligible

Additional Import Information

The products identified in the table above are eligible for export from the People’s Republic of China to the United States as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Equivalence Process. 

Cooked Poultry products derived from birds slaughtered in a country eligible to export poultry to the United States are currently eligible for export from the People’s Republic of China to the United States.  Additionally, birds that are slaughtered in the People’s Republic of China are eligible source materials for cooked poultry products from the People’s Republic of China, effective December 8, 2019 (84 FR 60318).

The People’s Republic of China has been allowed to export Siluriformes fish and fish products to the United States under the conditions described in the proposed rule (83 FR 47524).  On November 5, 2019, FSIS published a final rule to list the People’s Republic of China in the regulations as eligible to export Siluriformes fish and fish products to the United States.

Source materials used to produce product intended for export to the United States must originate from a certified establishment in an eligible country that has an equivalent raw or processed products inspection system.

The above are the Process Categories, Product Categories, and Product Groups as listed in the FSIS Product Categorization document and defined in the Public Health Information System (PHIS).

  • For poultry, RTE = Ready-to-eat
  • For raw Siluriformes products, the Order Siluriformes includes the following Families: Ictaluridae (Catfish), Clariidae, Pangasius, and others. For guidance on acceptable common or usual names, see Siluriformes Fish Species List.

APHIS Animal Disease Requirements for the People’s Republic of China

The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) restricts certain animal products from entering the United States because of animal disease conditions in the country of origin. Applicable APHIS animal disease requirements that may have an impact on the People’s Republic of China’s eligibility to export product to the United States are listed below:

Chicken and Duck imported from the People’s Republic of China is subjected to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza(HPAI) and Newcastle Disease(ND) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.6.

For information or questions concerning a country’s animal disease status and restrictions please contact the APHIS Veterinary Services, Strategy and Policy, Animal Product Import and Export at:

USDA-APHIS
Veterinary Services, Strategy and Policy, Animal Product Import and Export (APIE)
4700 River Road, Unit 40
Riverdale, MD 20737
Phone: (301) 851-3300
E-mail: APIE@USDA.GOV

Link to the People's Republic of China’s Establishment List

A certified establishment is an establishment that the Central Competent Authority (CCA) of the foreign country has certified as meeting the requirements of the inspection system that FSIS has determined equivalent to the United States inspection system and, therefore, eligible to export meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States.  

  • Establishments Certified to Export Siluriformes, Chicken, and Duck Products to the United States
Last Updated: Jun 06, 2025
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