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Dominican Republic

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Export - 7/19/2022, EDR-11

Export - 7/19/2022, DR-68

Import - 4/29/2022, DR-01

Export Requirements

Last update Jul 19, 2022

  1. Eligible Products
    1. Egg products except as indicated in Ineligible Product section. 
  2. Ineligible
    1. The Dominican Republic is currently banning egg products from all States with confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), regardless of the type of flock in which the confirmation has occurred. For those States listed without a date, the Dominican Republic has indicated this ban extends to all egg products produced within or shipped from that State, regardless of the date of production. 
    2. Eggs laid in, produced or shipped from the areas below on the respective dates are ineligible for export:

      • State of Colorado 

      • State of Delaware 

      • State of Idaho 

      • State of Indiana

      • State of Iowa 

      • State of Kansas

      • State of Kentucky

      • State of Maine

      • State of Maryland

      • State of Michigan

      • State of Minnesota 

      • State of Missouri 

      • State of Montana 

      • State of Nebraska

      • The State of New Jersey *

      • State of New York

      • State of North Carolina 

      • State of North Dakota

      • State of Oklahoma 

      • The State of Oregon *

      • State of Pennsylvania 

      • State of South Dakota

      • State of Texas 

      • State of Utah 

      • State of Washington and 

      • State of Wisconsin

Documentation Requirements

  1. Obtain the FSIS Form 9060-5EP and see Requirements for Exporting Processed Egg Products in the middle of the page for all countries.  The additional certification statement is no longer required.

Note to Industry: Please note that the Dominican Republic requires importers to apply for an import permit through the VUCE system prior to shipment.  Please request your authorized import representative/broker to complete this process. *

Plants Eligible for Export

All FSIS inspected egg products plants are eligible to export.

  1. Meat and meat products from cattle, swine, sheep, and goat. An EV program is no longer required to export beef and beef products.
  2. Poultry and poultry products (except as indicated in Ineligible Product section)
  3. Bison and Venison meat and meat products. 

  1. Imported beef and beef products that have not been further processed in the United States.

  2. The Dominican Republic is currently banning poultry products from all States with confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry flocks as defined by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). For those States listed without a date, the Dominican Republic has indicated this ban extends to all poultry products produced within or shipped from that State, regardless of the date of production. *

    1. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products derived from birds raised, slaughtered, processed or stored in the States of:
      1. The State of Colorado
      2. The State of Delaware
      3. The State of Idaho
      4. The State of Indiana
      5. The State of Iowa
      6. The State of Kansas
      7. The State of Kentucky
      8. The State of Maine
      9. The State of Maryland
      10. The State of Michigan 

      11. The State of Minnesota 

      12. The State of Missouri 

      13. The State of Montana 

      14. The State of Nebraska
      15. The State of New Jersey *
      16. The State of New York
      17. The State of North Carolina 

      18. The State of North Dakota

      19. The State of Oklahoma 

      20. The State of Oregon *

      21. The State of Pennsylvania 

      22. The State of South Dakota

      23. The State of Texas

      24. The State of Utah 

      25. The State of Washington and 

      26. The State of Wisconsin

(Note:  State restrictions do not apply to poultry products cooked according to requirements specified below.)

  1. Certification Requirements - Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5.
  2. For poultry and poultry products - FSIS Form 9060-5. The following statement(s) must be put in the Remarks section:

    Either
    1. For fresh/frozen poultry and poultry producdts: "The poultry and poultry products were derived from birds raised, slaughtered, processed, or stored in a State free from infection of poultry by highly pathogenic avian influenza since they were hatched for at least the past 21 days, and did  not display signs of the disease upon ante- and postmortem inspection."

      OR
    2. For cooked poultry and poultry products from states and regions indicated under Ineligible Products above: “The poultry and poultry products were heat treated to a core temperature of 70⁰ C for 3.6 seconds or, 74⁰  C for 0.5 seconds or 80⁰ C for .03 seconds.".
    3. The following statement should be placed in the remarks section, but is not required for poultry parts, ground poultry, or mechanically separated poultry : "The product is Grade “B” or better.”
  3. For beef, including veal - A bilingual FSIS Letterhead Certificate for export of beef to the Dominican Republic must accompany FSIS Form 9060-5.
  4. For Bison and Venison meat and meat products – Obtain and complete FSIS Form 9060-5. 

Note to Industry: Please note that the Dominican Republic requires importers to apply for an import permit through the VUCE system prior to shipment.  Please request your authorized import representative/broker to complete this process. *

All USDA federally inspected plants are eligible to export to the Dominican Republic.

Requirements for Exporting Processed Egg Products

Import Requirements

Last update Apr 29, 2022

Process Category
Product Category
Product Group
Process Raw - Intact
Eligible Products Raw Intact Beef
Product category BEEF - ALL PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE EXCEPT CHEEK MEAT; HEAD MEAT; HEART MEAT; AND WEASAND MEAT

Additional Import Information

The products identified in the table above are eligible for export from the Dominican Republic 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 the Dominican Republic

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 Dominican Republic’s eligibility to export product to the United States are listed below:

Beef imported from the Dominican Republic is subjected to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.18 or 9 CFR 94.21.

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 Dominican Republic’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. 

  • Establishments Certified to Export Beef Products to the United States
Last Updated: Jul 19, 2022