1. Fresh/Frozen Poultry and Poultry Products, except as listed below in Section B. 
2. Pork and Pork Products 
3. All products destined to the U.S. Embassy (See Documentation Requirements below) 

1. Fresh/frozen meat/offal and meat products of ruminant origin.
2. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products from poultry originating from or slaughtered in zones with high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and Newcastle disease (ND) unless treated in accordance with procedures outlined in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code for the inactivation of avian influenza viruses in meat as indicated below:
   1. California
      1. Riverside County, CA on or after December 14, 2018 and before March 16, 2020. 
   2. Colorado
      1. LaPlata County, CO on or after April 19, 2022;
      2. Montrose County, CO on or after April 19, 2022;
      3. Pitkin County, CO on or after April 8, 2022; and

      4. Weld County, CO on or after April 29, 2022. 

   3. Delaware 

      1. Kent County, DE on or after March 17, 2022; and

      2. New Castle County, DE on or after February 22, 2022.
   4. Indiana
      1. Dubois County, IN on or after February 8, 2022; 
      2. Elkhart County, IN on or after April 8, 2022; and 

      3. Greene County, IN on or after February 23, 2022.

   5. Idaho  

      1. Ada County, ID on or after May 10, 2022;

      2. Canyon County, ID on or after May 9, 2022;

      3. Gooding County, ID on or after April 14, 2022; and

      4. Madison County, ID on or after April 20, 2022. 

   6. Iowa   

      1. Bremer County, IA on or after April 21, 2022;

      2. Buena Vista County, IA on or after March 6, 2022;

      3. Cherokee County, IA on or after March 31, 2022;

      4. Franklin County, IA on or after March 25, 2022; 

      5. Guthrie County, IA on or after March 28, 2022; 

      6. Hamilton County, IA on or after March 28, 2022; 

      7. Hardin County, IA on or after April 5, 2022; 

      8. Humboldt County, IA on or after April 2, 2022; 

      9. Osceola County, IA on or after March 31, 2022; 

      10. Sac County, IA on or after April 2, 2022; and

      11. Taylor County, IA on or after March 10, 2022. 

   7. Kansas 

      1. Dickinson County, KS on or after March 18, 2022;

      2. Franklin County, KS on or after March 11, 2022;
      3. McPherson County, Kansas on or after April 13, 2022; and 
      4. Republic County, KS on or after April 27, 2022.
   8. Kentucky
      1. Fulton County, KY on or after February 12, 2022; and
      2.  Webster County, KY on or after February 15, 2022.
   9. Maine 
      1. Cumberland County, ME on or after March 22, 2022. 
   10. Maryland 
       1. Cecil County, MD on or after March 4, 2022; and
       2. Queen Anne’s County, MD on or after March 8, 2022. 
   11. Michigan 

       1. Menominee County, MI on or after April 13, 2022; 

       2. Muskegon County, MI on or after May 10, 2022; and

       3. Wexford County, MI on or after April 28, 2022.

   12. Minnesota 

       1. Becker County, MN on or after April 3, 2022;

       2. Big Stone County, MN on or after April 5, 2022; 

       3. Blue Earth County, MN on or after April 13, 2022; 

       4. Chisago County, MN on or after May 11, 2022;

       5. Crow Wing County, MN on or after May 10, 2022; 

       6. Dodge County, MN on or after April 3, 2022;

       7. Kandiyohi County, MN on or after March 29, 2022. 

       8. Lac Que Parle County, MN on or after March 29, 2022;

       9. Le Sueur County, MN on or after April 3, 2022;

       10. Lyon County, MN on or after May 3, 2022;

       11. Meeker County, MN on or after March 25, 2022;

       12. Morrison County, MN on or after March 31, 2022; 

       13. Otter Tail County, MN on or after April 8, 2022; 

       14. Renville County, MN on or after April 8, 2022; 

       15. Stearns County, MN on or after March 26, 2022; 

       16. Swift County, MN on or after April 9, 2022;

       17. Todd County, MN on or after April 19, 2022;

       18. Waseca County, MN on or after April 5, 2022; and

       19. Yellow Medicine, MN on or after April 12, 2022. 

   13. Missouri 
       1. Dade County, MO on or after April 6, 2022;
       2. Jasper County, MO on or after March 8, 2022;
       3. Lawrence County, MO on or after March 9, 2022; and
       4. Stoddard County, MO on or after March 4, 2022;
   14. Montana
       1. Cascade County, MT on or after April 7, 2022; and
       2. Glacier County, MT on or after April 20, 2022.
   15. Nebraska
       1. Butler County, NE on or after March 22, 2022;

       2. Dixon County, NE on or after April 12, 2022; and

       3. Knox County, NE on or after April 27, 2022.

   16. New York
       1. Monroe County, NY on or after March 29, 2022; 
       2. Orleans County, NY on or after April 5, 2022; and
       3. Suffolk County, NY on or after March 23, 2022.
   17. North Carolina
       1. Johnston County, NC on or after March 29, 2022; and 
       2. Wayne County, NC on or after April 2, 2022. 
   18. North Dakota

       1. Barnes County, ND on or after April 13, 2022;

       2. Dickey County, ND on or after March 31, 2022;
       3. Kidder County, ND on or after March 29, 2022;
       4. LaMoure County, ND on or after April 2, 2022;
       5. Richland County, ND on or after April 21, 2022; and
       6. Stutsman County, ND on or after April 8, 2022. 
   19. Oklahoma
       1. Sequoyah County, OK on or after April 30, 2022. 
   20. Oregon
       1. Lane County, OR on or after May 17, 2022. *
   21. Pennsylvania

       1. Berks County, PA on or after May 3, 2022; and

       2. Lancaster County, PA on or after April 15, 2022. 
   22. South Carolina
       1. Chesterfield County on or after April 8, 2020 and before August 26, 2020.
   23. South Dakota 

       1. Beadle County, SD on or after March 22, 2022;

       2. Bon Homme County, SD on or after March 29, 2022; 

       3. Brule County, SD on or after March 30, 2022;

       4. Charles Mix County, SD on or after March 5, 2022;

       5. Clark County, SD on or after March 27, 2022;

       6. Day County, SD on or after May 4, 2022;

       7. Deuel County, SD on or after April 13, 2022;

       8. Edmunds County, SD on or after March 23, 2022; 

       9. Faulk County, SD on or after April 5, 2022;

       10. Hanson County, SD on or after March 18, 2022;

       11. Hutchinson County, SD on or after March 20, 2022;

       12. Jerauld County, SD on or after March 24, 2022;

       13. Kingsbury County, SD on or after March 18, 2022;

       14. Lake County, SD on or after April 2, 2022;

       15. McPherson County, SD on or after March 27, 2022;

       16. Spink County, SD on or after March 29, 2022; and

       17. Yankton County, SD on or after April 9, 2022. 

   24. Texas
       1. Erath County, TX on or after April 2, 2022. 
   25. Utah
       1. Cache County, UT on or after April 25, 2022.
   26. Washington
       1. Pacific County, WA on or after May 5, 2022.  
   27. Wisconsin  

       1. Barron County, WI on or after April 12, 2022;

       2. Jefferson County, WI on or after March 14, 2022;
       3. Polk County, WI on or after April 15, 2022; and
       4. Racine County, WI on or after April 7, 2022. 

Certification Requirements

1. Fresh/Frozen Poultry and Poultry Products
   1. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.
   2. The following statements must be provided on an FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
      1. The poultry or poultry products were derived from birds which either:
         1. For products not meeting the procedures outlined in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code for the inactivation of the avian influenza viruses in meat:
            1. have been kept in a U.S. county free from infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle Disease, as defined by OIE, in commercial poultry since they were hatched or for at least the past 21 days
               and
            2. have been slaughtered in an U.S. abattoir approved for poultry slaughter in a U.S. county free from infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle Disease, as defined by OIE, in commercial poultry and have been subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections and have been found free from any signs suggestive of avian influenza.
               OR
         2. In the case of processed poultry products, the procedures outlined in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code for the inactivation of the avian influenza viruses in meat were met.
      2. The poultry products were produced in accordance with the U.S. National Residue Program, which assures that the products do not contain harmful levels of veterinary drugs, pesticides, or environmental contaminants.
      3. The poultry meat was derived from federally certified slaughter and processing facilities that adhere to the U.S. performance standards for Salmonella, which would include, in part, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella enteritidis, and Salmonella typhi, among other Salmonella species, which have been verified by FSIS through monitoring of the pathogen reduction and HACCP programs implemented in these facilities.
   3. The following Self-Certification statements must be provided on Company Letterhead and signed by the USDA/APHIS accredited veterinarian:
      1. The consignment(s) destined to India do not contain beef and beef products in any form.
      2. The source birds were not fed with feeds containing materials of internal organs, blood meal and tissue of bovine origin.
2. Pork and Pork Products 
   1. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.
   2. The following statements must be provided on an FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
      1. The pork and pork products were derived from federally inspected slaughter or processing facilities, operating under the supervision of FSIS.
      2. The pork and pork products were derived from swine that were slaughtered in the United States or from pork and pork products that were legally imported into the United States.
      3. The pork and pork products were derived from swine that were slaughtered in abattoirs separate from other species’ meat products. The pork and pork products were processed in plant(s) where if species of meat other than pork have been processed, then the pork and pork products have been segregated and controls implemented to ensure that no species other than pork were added at any stage during processing. The pork and pork products do not contain bovine meat.
      4. The pork and pork products were produced in accordance with the U.S. National Residue Program which assures that the products do not contain harmful levels of veterinary drugs, pesticides, or environmental contaminants.
      5. The pork and pork products satisfy the following sanitary requirements:
         1. 1) the United States meets OIE criteria to be free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination, classical swine fever and African swine fever; or
            2) the pork and pork products were treated in a manner consistent with the recommendations of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code to inactivate foot and mouth disease, classical swine fever, or African swine fever; and
         2. The pork and pork products were derived from carcasses that: 
            1. tested negative for trichinosis or
            2. were subject to a freezing process or other mitigation process that guarantees the destruction of the parasite Trichinella spiralis; or
            3. were derived from swine and swine enterprises with certified participation in the National Pork Board’s Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQAPlus) program, as verified by USDA, which addresses product identification, segregation, wholesomeness, biosecurity, are subject to surveillance conducted in the United States, and have a minimal risk for infection from Trichinella spp.; and
         3. Either:
            1. the United States is free from Aujeskey’s disease in commercial swine; or
            2. the pork and pork products have been heat-treated to inactivate the Aujeskey’s disease virus; or
            3. the fresh pork and pork products do not contain head, thoracic, or abdominal viscera.
      6. The pork and pork products were hygienically handled while under FSIS jurisdiction.
      7. The swine passed ante-mortem veterinary inspection. The swine carcasses and viscera passed FSIS post-mortem veterinary inspection. The pork and pork products were declared fit for human consumption.
      8. Further processed pork products have been subjected to one of the following processes to achieve pathogen destruction: a) cooking or heating; b) curing or drying; or c) fermenting.
      9. The material used in the packing complies with Title 9 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 317.24 and is enforced by FSIS.
3. U.S. Embassy Shipments 
   1. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.
      1. These shipments are not required to meet India requirements and FSIS can issue basic export certification only if the following statement is provided in the “Remarks” section of FSIS Form 9060-5: “Product Destined to U.S. Embassy”.

1. Processed Poultry Products must meet the processing parameters outlined in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code Article for Avian Influenza for the inactivation of the avian influenza viruses in meat as shown below:

1. In addition to meeting all U.S. labeling requirements, products exported into India must bear all the following prefix labeling features, and exporters are to follow the specific guidelines presented in the attached Table: Indian Food Product Label Requirements for Imported Non-Vegetarian Products.
   1. Product
   2. Origin
   3. Ingredients
   4. Producer/Manufacturer OR Produced/Manufactured By
   5. Net Weight (kg)
   6. Lot/Batch Number
   7. Manufacturing Date OR Packed Date
   8. Best Before
   9. Storage Conditions
   10. Nutritional Information
   11. Non-Vegetarian Alert
   12. Imported By
   13. Customer Care India
   14. FSSAI FBO No.
   15. Maximum Retail Price (MRP) OR for Institutional Use Only
2. The use of a single second affixed label to declare certain India-specific label elements is permitted in the principal display area (please see the link for guidance on specific label elements). If two labels are affixed, the name of the product printed on both labels must match exactly (i.e. “poultry meat”, “chicken leg quarters”, etc.) and neither label may be easily separated from the packaging. 
3. The smallest individual unit of packaging must be labeled for all retail products (i.e. both the outside carton or container and the individually wrapped packages inside). For wholesale products only, the outside carton or container must be labeled, but the individually-wrapped products inside do not need to be labeled.

FSIS advises exporters to work with their importers in India to ensure that the India-specific labeling requirements are met. Examples of compliant labels for poultry and poultry products are attached here for reference.

All Federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to India.