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Export Requirements
Last update Apr 22, 2025
- Eligible Products
- Egg products
- Ineligible Products
- Imported dehydrated egg products, except for imported dehydrated egg products imported from Canada
Documentation Requirements
- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5EP
- For dehydrated egg products, also obtain FSIS Form 9060-5B. Include the following statements typed on the 9060-5B*
- The egg product originates from, or was legally imported into, the United States.
- The product is subject to a treatment of a minimum of 67°C for at least 20 hours or another treatment which has been shown to inactivate biological pathogens of concern transmissible through the product, and procedures are in place to prevent cross-contamination of the final product.
- The egg products undergo microbiological testing as required by FSIS regulations and were found to be in full compliance
- For all other egg products, include the following statement typed in the remarks section of the FSIS Form 9060-5EP: “The egg product has been pasteurized in accordance with FSIS requirements.”
- For dehydrated egg products, also obtain FSIS Form 9060-5B. Include the following statements typed on the 9060-5B*
Plants Eligible for Export
All FSIS inspected egg products plants are eligible to export.
- Fresh/frozen bone-in and boneless beef including further processed products, and beef tongues, kidneys, livers, and hearts. Bovine tripe is eligible for export under the requirements that apply to beef and other beef by-products, including further processed products.
- Fresh/frozen pork and pork products.
- Fully cooked pork products.
- Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry meat products.(Except as noted in Section B. 2)
- Fully cooked poultry meat and poultry meat products that are heat treated in compliance with the time/temperature requirements in the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) (currently 10.4.26) to inactivate the AI virus. (See Ineligible section below).
- All fresh/frozen poultry meat and poultry meat products derived birds originating from, slaughtered or processed in, or stored within the following regions on or after the effective date and before the release date, are ineligible for export, unless heat treated in accordance with World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) (currently 10.4.26) to destroy the AI virus - (see Eligible Products A.5 above)
State County Effective Date (on or after) Release Date (before) Alabama CHILTON 10/6/2023 12/25/2023 Alabama CULLMAN 11/28/2024 3/1/2025 Alabama MARSHALL 10/12/2023 1/16/2024 Alaska MATANUSKA SUSITNA 9/14/2022 4/10/2023 Arizona PINAL 10/23/2024 3/13/2025 Arkansas CARROLL 11/8/2023 3/21/2024 Arkansas CLAY 12/9/2024 Arkansas CLEVELAND 1/1/2025 Arkansas JOHNSON 11/13/2023 2/23/2024 Arkansas MADISON 9/16/2022 12/31/2022 Arkansas MADISON 10/10/2023 1/20/2024 California BUTTE 12/13/2024 California DEL NORTE 9/13/2022 11/26/2022 California FRESNO 8/1/2022 2/18/2023 California FRESNO 10/30/2023 2/16/2024 California FRESNO 10/9/2024 3/21/2025* California GLENN 12/1/2022 6/1/2023 California KERN 10/22/2024 California KINGS 10/8/2024 1/3/2025 California MADERA 1/8/2025 3/20/2025* California MARIN 12/7/2023 3/14/2024 California MARIN 10/30/2024 2/20/2025 California MERCED 1/16/2023 4/10/2023 California MERCED 10/5/2023 6/28/2024 California MERCED 8/28/2024 California MONTEREY 9/13/2022 11/30/2022 California MONTEREY 11/23/2024 1/16/2025 California RIVERSIDE 12/3/2024 California SACRAMENTO 8/9/2022 11/23/2022 California SACRAMENTO 10/12/2024 2/25/2025 California SAN BENITO 11/9/2023 1/23/2024 California SAN DIEGO 10/13/2022 4/3/2023 California SAN FRANCISCO 4/18/2024 6/5/2024 California SAN JOAQUIN 11/21/2023 2/23/2024 California SAN JOAQUIN 10/24/2024 California SONOMA 11/6/2023 5/30/2024 California STANISLAUS 9/12/2022 2/28/2023 California STANISLAUS 11/14/2023 3/14/2024 California STANISLAUS 10/25/2024 California TEHAMA 12/22/2022 2/24/2023 California TULARE 9/25/2024 4/12/2025* California TUOLUMNE 8/5/2022 12/10/2022 Colorado BENT 11/9/2023 3/1/2024 Colorado BOULDER 9/16/2022 3/9/2023 Colorado DELTA 1/18/2024 3/25/2024 Colorado JEFFERSON 9/29/2022 3/17/2023 Colorado LA PLATA 3/29/2022 10/12/2022 Colorado MONTROSE 3/29/2022 9/23/2022 Colorado PITKIN 3/18/2022 10/3/2022 Colorado PROWERS 11/18/2022 5/12/2023 Colorado WELD 4/8/2022 4/11/2023 Colorado WELD 6/17/2024 9/10/2024 Colorado WELD 1/22/2025 Colorado YUMA 3/7/2023 8/23/2023 Delaware KENT 2/24/2022 5/26/2022 Delaware KENT 12/14/2024 4/18/2025* Delaware NEW CASTLE 2/1/2022 6/24/2022 Florida BROWARD 9/23/2022 3/14/2023 Florida HILLSBOROUGH 2/28/2023 4/26/2023 Florida HILLSBOROUGH 7/30/2024 9/20/2024 Florida HILLSBOROUGH 12/24/2024 2/9/2025 Florida INDIAN RIVER 10/4/2022 3/22/2023 Florida MIAMI-DADE 2/7/2023 3/29/2023 Florida MIAMI-DADE 1/18/2024 3/14/2024 Florida MIAMI-DADE 3/25/2024 5/15/2024 Florida MIAMI-DADE 6/28/2024 9/3/2024 Florida MIAMI-DADE 9/16/2024 11/6/2024 Florida MIAMI-DADE 2/6/2025 3/31/2025* Florida ORANGE 8/28/2024 10/19/2024 Florida ORANGE 12/24/2024 2/9/2025 Florida SEMINOLE 10/26/2022 4/17/2023 Georgia ELBERT 12/27/2024 3/4/2025 Georgia SUMTER 10/31/2023 12/27/2023 Idaho ADA 4/19/2022 11/19/2022 Idaho CANYON 4/18/2022 11/20/2022 Idaho CANYON 9/12/2024 3/2/2025 Idaho GOODING 3/24/2022 3/23/2023 Idaho JEROME 4/19/2024 10/13/2024 Idaho LATAH 11/24/2023 5/12/2024 Idaho LINCOLN 9/6/2024 2/23/2025 Idaho MADISON 3/30/2022 10/17/2022 Illinois COOK 1/1/2025 Illinois* CRAWFORD* 2/27/2025* Illinois GRUNDY 11/9/2022 5/4/2023 Illinois HENRY 10/29/2024 4/17/2025* Illinois LAWRENCE 12/2/2024 Illinois LIVINGSTON 11/22/2024 4/14/2025* Illinois WAYNE 2/3/2023 4/22/2023 Indiana ADAMS 1/6/2025 Indiana ALLEN 5/17/2022 7/20/2022 Indiana ALLEN 1/3/2025 3/4/2025 Indiana DAVIESS 11/22/2022 4/18/2023 Indiana DAVIESS 1/4/2024 4/4/2024 Indiana DUBOIS 1/18/2022 6/14/2022 Indiana ELKHART 3/18/2022 6/18/2022 Indiana ELKHART 8/11/2022 2/26/2023 Indiana ELKHART 1/31/2025 4/14/2025* Indiana GREENE 2/2/2022 5/31/2022 Indiana JACKSON 1/7/2025 Indiana JAY 12/17/2024 Indiana* KOSCIUSKO* 3/7/2025* Indiana LAGRANGE 2/4/2025 4/14/2025* Indian WASHINGTON 1/24/2025 Iowa BREMER 3/31/2022 8/3/2022 Iowa BUENA VISTA 2/13/2022 6/23/2022 Iowa BUENA VISTA 11/14/2022 5/22/2023 Iowa BUENA VISTA 10/2/2023 1/19/2024 Iowa BUENA VISTA 1/24/2025 Iowa CHEROKEE 3/10/2022 7/21/2022 Iowa CHEROKEE 11/16/2022 3/11/2023 Iowa CHEROKEE 5/13/2024 8/30/2024 Iowa CLAY 10/13/2023 12/26/2023 Iowa FRANKLIN 3/4/2022 5/25/2022 Iowa GUTHRIE 3/7/2022 6/24/2022 Iowa HAMILTON 3/7/2022 5/26/2022 Iowa HAMILTON 10/16/2023 1/15/2024 Iowa HARDIN 3/15/2022 7/21/2022 Iowa HUMBOLDT 3/12/2022 5/29/2022 Iowa IDA 11/21/2022 3/15/2023 Iowa KOSSUTH 10/18/2023 1/12/2024 Iowa* O'BRIEN* 11/26/2024* 3/26/2025* Iowa OSCEOLA 3/10/2022 6/22/2022 Iowa PALO ALTO 11/20/2024 2/28/2025 Iowa POCAHONTAS 10/3/2023 1/12/2024 Iowa SAC 3/12/2022 6/20/2022 Iowa SAC 11/16/2022 4/7/2023 Iowa SAC 5/31/2024 8/29/2024 Iowa SAC 11/21/2024 Iowa SIOUX 11/7/2023 1/17/2024 Iowa SIOUX 5/7/2024 7/18/2024 Iowa SIOUX 11/15/2024 1/24/2025 Iowa TAYLOR 2/17/2022 6/3/2022 Iowa TAYLOR 10/24/2023 1/15/2024 Iowa WORTH 11/26/2024 2/24/2025 Iowa WRIGHT 10/10/2022 1/29/2023 Kansas ANDERSON 12/14/2022 3/17/2023 Kansas DICKINSON 2/25/2022 9/20/2022 Kansas DONIPHAN 11/27/2024 1/28/2025 Kansas FRANKLIN 2/18/2022 9/6/2022 Kansas GRANT 3/20/2024 6/27/2024 Kansas JOHNSON 9/16/2022 3/29/2023 Kansas MCPHERSON 3/23/2022 8/4/2022 Kansas MCPHERSON 11/22/2023 2/16/2024 Kansas MITCHELL 12/27/2022 3/23/2023 Kansas MITCHELL 12/20/2023 3/9/2024 Kansas NEOSHO 9/16/2022 3/4/2023 Kansas REPUBLIC 4/6/2022 10/25/2022 Kansas RICE 11/22/2023 7/1/2024 Kansas ROOKS 11/27/2024 Kansas SHAWNEE 9/28/2022 11/17/2022 Kentucky FAYETTE 9/15/2022 11/5/2022 Kentucky FULTON 1/22/2022 5/8/2022 Kentucky WEBSTER 1/25/2022 5/14/2022 Maine CUMBERLAND 3/1/2022 9/18/2022 Maryland CAROLINE 10/31/2023 2/12/2024 Maryland CAROLINE 12/24/2024 4/23/2025* Maryland CECIL 2/11/2022 8/16/2022 Maryland DORCHESTER 1/1/2025 Maryland QUEEN ANNE'S 2/15/2022 6/5/2022 Maryland QUEEN ANNE'S 12/26/2024 4/17/2025* Maryland WASHINGTON 11/8/2022 1/17/2023 Maryland WORCESTER 1/14/2025 Massachusetts ESSEX 2/15/2024 8/2/2024 Michigan GRATIOT 3/15/2024 8/9/2024 Michigan INGHAM 8/23/2022 3/17/2023 Michigan IONIA 3/13/2024 6/27/2024 Michigan LAPEER 9/16/2022 7/6/2023 Michigan MENOMINEE 3/23/2022 10/11/2022 Michigan MONTMORENCY 11/16/2023 5/17/2024 Michigan MUSKEGON 4/19/2022 8/2/2022 Michigan MUSKEGON 11/28/2023 3/21/2024 Michigan NEWAYGO 3/27/2024 7/16/2024 Michigan OTTAWA 4/3/2024 7/30/2024 Michigan OTTAWA 12/2/2024 4/7/2025* Michigan TUSCOLA 9/12/2022 3/30/2023 Michigan WEXFORD 4/7/2022 10/28/2022 Minnesota BECKER 3/13/2022 7/21/2022 Minnesota BECKER 8/19/2022 11/28/2022 Minnesota BECKER 9/26/2023 2/16/2024 Minnesota BIG STONE 3/15/2022 6/4/2022 Minnesota BIG STONE 10/31/2023 1/20/2024 Minnesota BLUE EARTH 3/23/2022 6/24/2022 Minnesota BLUE EARTH 9/27/2023 12/29/2023 Minnesota BROWN 8/23/2022 11/21/2022 Minnesota BROWN 10/31/2023 2/6/2024 Minnesota CHIPPEWA 11/29/2024 2/25/2025 Minnesota CHISAGO 4/20/2022 11/5/2022 Minnesota CROW WING 4/19/2022 11/3/2022 Minnesota DAKOTA 4/30/2022 7/12/2022 Minnesota DAKOTA 12/26/2024 3/24/2025* Minnesota DODGE 3/13/2022 6/26/2022 Minnesota DODGE 11/17/2022 2/8/2023 Minnesota DODGE 4/11/2024 7/12/2024 Minnesota DOUGLAS 11/8/2023 2/4/2024 Minnesota FILLMORE 11/28/2024 2/28/2025 Minnesota KANDIYOHI 3/8/2022 8/26/2022 Minnesota KANDIYOHI 10/3/2023 2/7/2024 Minnesota KANDIYOHI 6/18/2024 10/16/2024 Minnesota LAC QUI PARLE 3/8/2022 6/30/2022 Minnesota LE SUEUR 3/13/2022 6/25/2022 Minnesota LE SUEUR 10/6/2022 12/30/2022 Minnesota LYON 4/12/2022 7/25/2022 Minnesota LYON 5/22/2024 8/14/2024 Minnesota MEEKER 3/4/2022 7/4/2022 Minnesota MEEKER 8/9/2022 11/28/2022 Minnesota MEEKER 9/20/2023 1/12/2024 Minnesota MEEKER 3/21/2024 7/3/2024 Minnesota MEEKER 11/4/2024 2/22/2025 Minnesota MORRISON 3/10/2022 8/8/2022 Minnesota MORRISON 8/17/2022 11/27/2022 Minnesota MORRISON 4/30/2024 7/26/2024 Minnesota OLMSTEAD 11/20/2023 3/13/2024 Minnesota OTTER TAIL 3/18/2022 8/7/2022 Minnesota OTTER TAIL 8/24/2022 1/27/2023 Minnesota OTTER TAIL 11/1/2023 2/20/2024 Minnesota OTTER TAIL 6/6/2024 8/23/2024 Minnesota PIPESTONE 5/28/2024 8/8/2024 Minnesota REDWOOD 9/27/2023 2/5/2024 Minnesota RENVILLE 3/18/2022 7/5/2022 Minnesota RENVILLE 6/18/2024 9/13/2024 Minnesota ROSEAU 8/31/2022 2/17/2023 Minnesota STEARNS 3/5/2022 8/5/2022 Minnesota STEARNS 8/23/2022 12/30/2022 Minnesota STEARNS 10/17/2023 1/11/2024 Minnesota STEARNS 4/30/2024 8/31/2024 Minnesota STEARNS 11/28/2024 2/12/2025 Minnesota STEELE 10/19/2023 1/18/2024 Minnesota SWIFT 3/19/2022 8/18/2022 Minnesota SWIFT 10/4/2022 1/25/2023 Minnesota SWIFT 10/26/2023 2/20/2024 Minnesota SWIFT 5/28/2024 9/6/2024 Minnesota TODD 3/30/2022 7/16/2022 Minnesota TODD 11/2/2022 2/6/2023 Minnesota TODD 11/15/2023 3/18/2024 Minnesota WADENA 11/21/2022 2/10/2023 Minnesota WADENA 1/3/2025 3/28/2025* Minnesota WASECA 3/15/2022 7/1/2022 Minnesota WRIGHT 10/13/2023 7/23/2022 Minnesota YELLOW MEDICINE 3/22/2022 7/23/2022 Mississippi COPIAH 1/27/2023 3/21/2023 Mississippi COPIAH 12/9/2024 2/14/2025 Mississippi GREENE 11/29/2024 2/14/2025 Mississippi LAWRENCE 10/14/2022 1/4/2023 Mississippi LEAKE 1/17/2023 5/16/2023 Mississippi* NUXUBEE* 2/19/2025* Missouri AUDRAIN 12/7/2023 5/26/2024 Missouri BARRY 1/10/2025 Missouri BENTON 10/16/2023 1/11/2024 Missouri COOPER 11/29/2024 4/16/2025* Missouri DADE 3/16/2022 6/16/2022 Missouri DALLAS 1/31/2024 6/4/2024 Missouri DAVIESS 11/19/2024 2/7/2025 Missouri JASPER 2/15/2022 6/29/2022 Missouri JASPER 10/24/2023 3/11/2024 Missouri JASPER 1/1/2025 Missouri LAWRENCE 2/16/2022 7/21/2022 Missouri LAWRENCE 1/1/2025 Missouri MCDONALD 1/3/2025 Missouri NEWTON 12/24/2024 Missouri OSAGE 11/18/2022 2/18/2023 Missouri STODDARD 2/11/2022 7/19/2022 Missouri WEBSTER 11/1/2022 4/22/2023 Montana CASCADE 3/17/2022 6/1/2022 Montana GLACIER 3/30/2022 6/21/2022 Montana GLACIER 9/19/2023 12/6/2023 Montana GRANITE 10/11/2022 3/26/2023 Montana MISSOULA 10/22/2024 4/11/2025* Montana TETON 8/25/2022 10/19/2022 Montana WHEATLAND 10/19/2023 12/24/2023 Nebraska BUTLER 3/1/2022 6/30/2022 Nebraska DIXON 3/22/2022 6/20/2022 Nebraska DIXON 11/4/2022 2/7/2023 Nebraska GAGE 1/16/2024 4/1/2024 Nebraska JOHNSON 12/9/2024 2/28/2025 Nebraska KNOX 4/6/2022 7/5/2022 Nebraska KNOX 11/23/2022 5/28/2023 Nebraska LANCASTER 11/26/2024 1/14/2025 Nebraska LINCOLN 1/31/2023 7/21/2023 Nebraska NEMAHA 11/15/2024 3/5/2025 Nebraska YORK 9/13/2022 4/4/2023 Nevada NYE 9/26/2022 8/11/2023 New Hampshire MERRIMACK 9/2/2022 3/29/2023 New Jersey* ATLANTIC* 2/27/2025* New Jersey HUDSON 2/19/2025 4/7/2025* New Jersey MERCER 2/19/2025 4/7/2025* New Jersey MONMOUTH 4/26/2022 11/13/2022 New Jersey UNION 2/1/2025 New Jersey UNION 8/25/2023 10/16/2023 New Mexico ROOSEVELT 3/22/2024 8/28/2024 New York BRONX 1/14/2025 New York COLUMBIA 1/25/2023 7/15/2023 New York DUTCHESS 11/21/2023 5/11/2024 New York KINGS 3/28/2023 5/18/2023 New York KINGS 7/4/2023 9/4/2023 New York KINGS 1/15/2025 4/6/2025* New York MONROE 3/8/2022 9/28/2022 New York* ONONDAGA* 2/27/2025* 4/19/2025* New York ORLEANS 3/15/2022 10/4/2022 New York PUTNAM 3/22/2023 9/18/2023 New York QUEENS 10/22/2022 12/13/2022 New York QUEENS 3/1/2023 5/5/2023 New York QUEENS 1/14/2025 New York RICHMOND 2/14/2025 4/10/2025* New York SUFFOLK 3/2/2022 9/23/2022 New York SUFFOLK 12/27/2024 New York TOMPKINS 3/1/2023 8/19/2023 North Carolina DUPLIN 1/30/2024 4/20/2024 North Carolina HYDE 12/17/2024 4/24/2025* North Carolina JOHNSTON 3/8/2022 7/24/2022 North Carolina LENOIR 1/19/2024 4/23/2024 North Carolina SAMPSON 1/6/2025 4/14/2025* North Carolina WAYNE 3/12/2022 8/9/2022 North Dakota BARNES 3/23/2022 10/8/2022 North Dakota BOTTINEAU 10/13/2022 4/3/2023 North Dakota BOTTINEAU 11/11/2024 4/24/2025* North Dakota DICKEY 3/10/2022 9/27/2022 North Dakota DICKEY 3/29/2023 6/16/2023 North Dakota DICKEY 11/7/2023 4/30/2024 North Dakota KIDDER 3/8/2022 10/4/2022 North Dakota LAMOURE 3/12/2022 7/2/2022 North Dakota LAMOURE 10/25/2023 1/4/2024 North Dakota MCHENRY 5/16/2022 12/5/2022 North Dakota MCHENRY 11/1/2024 4/24/2025* North Dakota MCINTOSH 10/25/2023 4/16/2024 North Dakota RANSOM 9/6/2022 11/25/2022 North Dakota RANSOM 11/6/2024 1/25/2025 North Dakota RICHLAND 3/31/2022 10/23/2022 North Dakota STUTSMAN 3/18/2022 10/14/2022 North Dakota WARD 9/1/2022 4/8/2023 Ohio AUGLAIZE 1/15/2025 Ohio BUTLER 10/17/2022 4/11/2023 Ohio DARKE 11/10/2023 3/5/2024 Ohio DARKE 12/6/2024 Ohio DEFIANCE 8/13/2022 11/26/2022 Ohio GREENE 11/28/2024 Ohio HARDIN 11/16/2023 3/29/2024 Ohio MERCER 12/24/2024 Ohio UNION 10/31/2023 2/3/2024 Ohio VAN WERT 1/9/2025 Oklahoma ADAIR 11/12/2024 3/10/2025 Oklahoma SEQUOYAH 4/9/2022 6/8/2022 Oregon CLACKAMAS 10/3/2024 1/4/2025 Oregon DESCHUTES 6/21/2022 1/14/2023 Oregon LANE 4/26/2022 11/13/2022 Oregon LINN 10/26/2023 4/16/2024 Oregon MARION 10/26/2023 1/19/2024 Oregon UNION 9/29/2023 3/11/2024 Oregon UNION 12/19/2024 Oregon YAMHILL 10/13/2022 3/31/2023 Pennsylvania ADAMS 9/20/2022 2/1/2023 Pennsylvania BERKS 4/12/2022 8/7/2022 Pennsylvania BUCKS 2/13/2023 4/13/2023 Pennsylvania CHESTER 2/3/2023 7/27/2023 Pennsylvania CUMBERLAND 1/15/2025 4/22/2025* Pennsylvania DAUPHIN 1/14/2025 4/4/2025* Pennsylvania* FRANKLIN* 2/28/2025* Pennsylvania LANCASTER 3/25/2022 9/25/2022 Pennsylvania LANCASTER 1/11/2023 8/29/2023 Pennsylvania LANCASTER 1/16/2025 Pennsylvania LEBANON 1/16/2025 4/12/2025* Pennsylvania LEHIGH 10/13/2022 3/18/2023 Pennsylvania LEHIGH 1/7/2025 4/12/2025* Pennsylvania NORTHAMPTON 7/21/2022 9/8/2022 Pennsylvania NORTHUMBERLAND 2/10/2023 5/18/2023 Pennsylvania NORTHUMBERLAND 12/6/2023 2/10/2024 Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA 2/3/2025 4/10/2025* Pennsylvania WASHINGTON 8/29/2022 10/24/2022 Pennsylvania YORK 9/8/2022 2/16/2022 Puerto Rico CULEBRA 12/23/2024 South Carolina CHESTERFIELD 3/18/2020 9/5/2020 South Carolina SPARTANBURG 12/10/2024 1/31/2025 South Dakota BEADLE 3/1/2022 6/17/2022 South Dakota BEADLE 9/21/2022 1/9/2023 South Dakota BEADLE 3/29/2023 6/2/2023 South Dakota BEADLE 10/4/2023 1/10/2024 South Dakota BEADLE 11/6/2024 2/6/2025 South Dakota BON HOMME 3/8/2022 5/27/2022 South Dakota BON HOMME 11/15/2023 1/13/2024 South Dakota BON HOMME 11/26/2024 1/30/2025 South Dakota BRULE 3/9/2022 5/29/2022 South Dakota BRULE 9/15/2022 11/4/2022 South Dakota BRULE 11/1/2023 1/2/2024 South Dakota BRULE 11/20/2024 1/18/2025 South Dakota CHARLES MIX 2/12/2022 5/14/2022 South Dakota CHARLES MIX 11/9/2022 1/12/2023 South Dakota CHARLES MIX 10/18/2023 5/16/2024 South Dakota CHARLES MIX 11/13/2024 South Dakota CLARK 3/6/2022 6/22/2022 South Dakota CLARK 8/30/2022 1/19/2023 South Dakota CLARK 10/4/2023 1/2/2024 South Dakota CODINGTON 4/29/2022 11/16/2022 South Dakota CODINGTON 12/15/2022 6/8/2023 South Dakota DAY 4/13/2022 10/30/2022 South Dakota DAY 10/30/2023 6/3/2024 South Dakota DEUEL 3/23/2022 5/23/2022 South Dakota EDMUNDS 3/2/2022 8/5/2022 South Dakota EDMUNDS 10/31/2022 12/23/2022 South Dakota EDMUNDS 10/25/2023 6/5/2024 South Dakota FAULK 3/15/2022 5/29/2022 South Dakota FAULK 11/2/2022 1/6/2023 South Dakota FAULK 9/26/2023 11/28/2023 South Dakota FAULK 11/6/2024 1/9/2025 South Dakota GREGORY 9/20/2022 4/4/2023 South Dakota HAMLIN 11/9/2022 1/20/2023 South Dakota HAMLIN 11/15/2023 1/11/2024 South Dakota HANSON 2/25/2022 6/4/2022 South Dakota HANSON 11/8/2022 2/28/2023 South Dakota HANSON 10/4/2023 12/12/2023 South Dakota HUTCHINSON 2/27/2022 5/31/2022 South Dakota HUTCHINSON 2/20/2024 5/3/2024 South Dakota HUTCHINSON 11/18/2024 1/14/2025 South Dakota JERAULD 3/3/2022 5/3/2022 South Dakota JERAULD 9/13/2023 11/20/2023 South Dakota KINGSBURY 2/25/2022 5/17/2022 South Dakota KINGSBURY 10/31/2023 1/5/2024 South Dakota KINGSBURY 11/21/2024 1/18/2025 South Dakota LAKE 3/12/2022 6/4/2022 South Dakota LAKE 11/10/2022 2/4/2023 South Dakota LAKE 11/21/2023 1/16/2024 South Dakota MCPHERSON 3/6/2022 7/13/2022 South Dakota MCPHERSON 9/3/2022 11/11/2022 South Dakota MCPHERSON 9/26/2023 2/5/2024 South Dakota MCPHERSON 11/12/2024 1/20/2025 South Dakota MINER 12/10/2024 South Dakota MOODY 11/23/2022 2/9/2023 South Dakota MOODY 11/19/2024 1/13/2025 South Dakota ROBERTS 9/28/2022 12/21/2022 South Dakota ROBERTS 10/19/2023 12/17/2023 South Dakota SPINK 3/8/2022 6/11/2022 South Dakota SPINK 11/4/2022 8/17/2023 South Dakota SPINK 9/28/2023 6/10/2024 South Dakota SPINK 11/12/2024 1/8/2025 South Dakota YANKTON 3/19/2022 5/26/2022 South Dakota YANKTON 11/7/2023 1/12/2024 Tennessee BLEDSOE 10/25/2022 1/19/2023 Tennessee GIBSON 11/8/2024 3/10/2025 Tennessee OBION 8/25/2022 10/17/2022 Tennessee WEAKLEY 11/23/2022 6/10/2023 Texas ERATH 3/12/2022 5/19/2022 Texas LAMPASAS 12/28/2022 2/18/2023 Texas PARMER 3/12/2024 7/15/2024 Utah CACHE 4/4/2022 7/13/2022 Utah CACHE 9/24/2024 12/4/2024 Utah IRON 11/7/2022 4/22/2023 Utah PIUTE 10/22/2024 1/16/2025 Utah SANPETE 6/23/2022 1/20/2023 Utah SANPETE 9/15/2023 12/14/2023 Utah SANPETE 11/6/2024 1/6/2025 Virginia ACCOMACK 12/31/2024 4/19/2025* Virginia ALEXANDRIA 2/2/2023 3/25/2023 Virginia ROCKINGHAM 12/29/2022 5/8/2023 Washington FRANKLIN 11/23/2022 3/7/2023 Washington FRANKLIN 9/24/2024 12/20/2024 Washington FRANKLIN 1/3/2025 3/5/2025 Washington KING 5/17/2022 12/28/2022 Washington KING 11/28/2023 5/14/2024 Washington KITTITAS 10/6/2023 3/22/2024 Washington PACIFIC 4/14/2022 10/31/2022 Washington SNOHOMISH 6/28/2022 5/27/2023 West Virginia POCAHONTAS 12/13/2024 1/30/2025 Wisconsin BARRON 3/22/2022 7/26/2022 Wisconsin BARRON 11/13/2023 2/21/2024 Wisconsin BARRON 11/22/2024 3/7/2025 Wisconsin BURNETT 12/6/2024 3/7/2025 Wisconsin DUNN 9/8/2022 12/2/2022 Wisconsin JEFFERSON 2/21/2022 6/22/2022 Wisconsin JEFFERSON 10/17/2022 4/19/2023 Wisconsin KENOSHA 11/28/2024 Wisconsin POLK 3/25/2022 7/1/2022 Wisconsin RACINE 3/17/2022 12/30/2022 Wisconsin* SHEBOYGAN* 3/17/2025* Wisconsin TREMPEALEAU 11/1/2023 2/19/2024 Wisconsin WASHBURN 12/15/2023 3/22/2024 Wisconsin WASHINGTON 8/12/2022 2/27/2023
Restrictions Prior to the 2022 HPAI Outbreak:
- Arizona:
- Coconino County between April 1, 2019 and November 10, 2019;
- California:
- Los Angeles County between May 17, 2018 and January 9, 2019;
- Riverside County between May 24, 2015 and September 15, 2022;
- San Bernardino County between May 24, 2018 and September 15, 2020;
- Stanislaus County on or after March 29, 2021 and on or before July 15, 2021; and
- Ventura County between August 15, 2018 and September 20, 2018.
- North Carolina:
- Anson County between February 18, 2020, and September 18, 2020; and
- Union County between February 18, 2020 and October 19, 2020; and
- South Carolina:
- Chesterfield County between March 17, 2020, and August 5, 2020.
- Arizona:
All export applications for meat and poultry exports must be entered and processed through PHIS beginning Monday, May 20, 2024. All FSIS export certificates must be signed by an FSIS veterinarian.
Effective for all meat and poultry export certificates approved, signed, and issued on or after May 20, 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.
- Certification Requirements
- For fresh/frozen bone-in and boneless beef and beef tongues, kidneys, livers, hearts and tripe, 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:
- The United States complies with the conditions stated in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code as a country with negligible BSE risk.
- The beef meat and meat products were subject to testing for chemical residues in accordance with the USA National Residue Program sampling plans.
- The product (beef, livers, tongues, hearts and kidneys) was inspected and passed and found fit for human consumption.
- The beef and beef products were produced under mandatory HACCP regulations and undergo microbiological testing as required by FSIS regulations and were found to be in full compliance.
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For beef tallow for human consumption, FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statement 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:
"Tallow with the maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight and derivatives made from this tallow." - For fresh/frozen 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:
- The United States is free of classical swine fever and vaccination against the disease is prohibited.
- The pork and pork products were derived from animals that were subject to testing for chemical residues in accordance with the USA National Residue Program sampling plans.
- The pork and pork products were inspected and passed and found to be wholesome and fit for human consumption.
- The pork and pork products were produced under mandatory HACCP regulations and undergo microbiological testing as required by FSIS regulations and were found to be in full compliance.
- For fresh/frozen poultry, 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:
- The product was derived from birds originating from a zone free of exotic Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza (HPNAI) for at least 21 days prior to slaughter, and from birds subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections for NAI with favorable results.
- The birds are the progeny of flocks participating in the National Poultry Improvement Plan which are routinely monitored and free from Salmonella pathogenic to poultry.
- The slaughter plant or establishment where the birds were processed was under official inspection and is authorized to export poultry meat.
- The product was inspected and passed and found fit for human consumption.
- The poultry meat was produced under mandatory HACCP regulations that require microbial testing and written procedures to prevent contamination of carcasses and parts by enteric pathogens and fecal contamination throughout the entire slaughter and dressing operation and was found to be in compliance.
- The poultry meat was produced in accordance with the U.S. National Residue Program.
- For fully cooked poultry meat products, FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statement 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:
"The fully cooked processed poultry product was produced in accordance with USDA regulatory requirements." - For fully cooked pork meat products, FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statement 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:
"The fully cooked processed pork product was produced in accordance with USDA regulatory requirements." - For Hog Casing derived/produced from animals slaughtered before May 17, 2013, obtain the appropriate Casings Export Certificate (FSIS Form 9060-7 Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post Mortem and Fit For Human Food Statements or FSIS Form 9060-18 Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post Mortem, and Sound and Clean Statements) and add the following statement in the Remarks section.
"Hog casings are derived/produced from animals slaughtered before May 17, 2013."
- For fresh/frozen bone-in and boneless beef and beef tongues, kidneys, livers, hearts and tripe, 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:
- For Beef, Poultry and Pork:
- The lot number or production code must be entered by the export applicant in the field titled, "Required Statements for Export Certificate" when completing the export application in PHIS. The lot number or production code will appear in the "Remarks" continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B.
- Beef, pork, and poultry product (bulk and retail) labeling must be in compliance with Ministry of Health and Ministry of Economy Industry and Commerce regulations. Exporters are advised to work closely with Costa Rican importers to assure labeling meets these requirements. The labels for beef, pork, and poultry must be in Spanish as a bilingual label or as an added Spanish label. *
The Spanish label must be provided on the retail ready consumer packaging label or on an authorized sticker/label affixed either in the United States or affixed to the product by the importer during or after the nationalization process (but prior to commercialization) in warehouses or storage facilities inspected, surveyed, and controlled by sanitary authorities in Costa Rica. * - For Beef:
- For beef products, labels must be in Spanish. Bilingual labels are acceptable.
- In addition to U.S. labeling requirements, the following information must appear clearly on the outer-most box packaging label of raw intact, ground, marinated, or tenderized meat and viscera.
- Name of cut (ground meat is exempt from indicating the type of cut)
- Packing date
- Expiration date. In the case of mixtures of different types of batches of ground meat, the expiration date shall be indicated taking into account the date of the oldest batch.
- The ingredients list must state the amount of water added in percentage
- The percentage of fat for ground beef
- Lot number or production code. The codes must be legible, indelible and resistant to moisture.
- Country of origin
NOTE: The above information is not required for raw sausages.
- For Pork:
- For pork products, labels must be in Spanish. Bilingual labels are acceptable.
- In addition to U.S. labeling requirements, the following information must appear clearly on the outer-most box packaging label of raw intact, ground, marinated, or tenderized meat and viscera.
- Name of cut (ground meat is exempt from indicating the type of cut)
- Packing date
- Expiration date. In the case of mixtures of different types of batches of ground meat, the expiration date shall be indicated taking into account the date of the oldest batch.
- The ingredients list must state the amount of water added in percentage
- The percentage of fat for ground pork
- Lot number or production code. The codes must be legible, indelible and resistant to moisture.
- Country of origin
NOTE: The above information is not required for raw sausages or bacon.
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For Poultry:
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For Fresh/Frozen poultry, labels must be in Spanish. Bilingual labels are acceptable.
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All packaging material must be new (i.e., unused) and must clearly indicate the following information
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Lot number, packing date
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Expiration date
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Temperature recommended for storage, conservation and distribution;
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Name and official number of the producing establishment.
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- If the product is intended for the retail market in Costa Rica, then all labeling must be in compliance with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce regulations. US Exporters are advised to work closely with Costa Rican importers to assure all labeling meets these requirements. For additional information on labeling regulations see FAS’ Costa Rica’s Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) Report: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/costa-rica-fairs-country-report-2
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- For Beef:
- Beef and beef products that are AMS graded and are labeled USDA Choice or USDA Prime, may include the USDA grade designation on the export certificate in the “Product as Labeled” section of FSIS Form 9060-5 with the relevant beef product.
- Frozen beef product must be packed and maintained at -18 degrees Centigrade during storage and inside shipping containers while in-transit to Costa Rica. Fresh beef products should be kept at 0 degrees Centigrade or below.
- For Pork:
- Frozen pork product must be packed and maintained at -18°C during storage and inside shipping containers while in-transit to Costa Rica. Fresh pork products should be kept at 0°C or below.
All Federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to Costa Rica.
Import Requirements
Last update Feb 28, 2022
Additional Import Information
The products identified in the table above are eligible for export from Costa Rica to the United States as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Equivalence Process.
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).
APHIS Animal Disease Requirements for Costa Rica:
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 Costa Rica’s eligibility to export product to the United States are listed below:
Beef imported from Costa Rica is subjected to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.18 or 9 CFR 94.19.
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 Costa Rica’s Certified 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.