
Germany
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Export Requirements
Last update Jun 01, 2023
Fresh/frozen red meat and poultry, meat and poultry products, game meat, products for pet food manufacture and pharmaceutical processing, ships' stores, and certain other products intended for export to countries which are members of the European Union must follow the European Union Requirements found elsewhere in the FSIS Export Library.
- Transhipments of Meat/Poultry Products. See the European Union Requirements, Section XVII - Documentation - Required Certificates, Transit Certificates.
- U.S. military requirements. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 and the appropriate EU transit certificates. See the European Union Requirements, Section XVII - Documentation - Required Certificates, Transit Certificates.
Import Requirements
Last update Feb 28, 2022
Additional Import Information
The products identified in the table above are eligible for export from Germany 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).
- RTE = Ready-to-eat; NRTE = Not ready-to-eat
APHIS Animal Disease Requirements for Germany
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 Germany’s eligibility to export product to the United States are listed below:
Pork imported from Germany is subjected to African Swine Fever (ASF) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.8, Classical Swine Fever (CSF) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.31, Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.13, and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)* requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.4 or 9 CFR 94.17.*