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Export - 3/19/2025, NA-55

Import - 2/28/2022, NA-01

Export Requirements

Last update Mar 19, 2025

  1. Processed and unprocessed poultry meat and poultry meat products, except products listed under ineligible below.

  1. Meat and meat products other than poultry.
  2. Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from the following zones are ineligible due to High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI). Products produced and sealed in other States (non-restricted) may transit through and/or be shipped from a restricted zone if the original seal remains intact.
    1. Alabama: From the State of Alabama slaughtered between October 11, 2023 and January 16, 2024 and between November 28, 2024 and March 1, 2025 are ineligible.*
    2. Alaska: From the State of Alaska slaughtered on or after September 14, 2022, and before April 10, 2023, are ineligible. 
    3. Arizona: From the State of Arizona slaughtered between October 27, 2024 and March 13, 2025 are ineligible.*
    4. Arkansas: From the State of Arkansas slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:

      1. between September 16, 2022, and December 31, 2022; 

      2. between October 16, 2023 and March 21, 2024; and 

      3. on or after December 11, 2024. 

    5. California: From the State of California slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:  
      1. between August 1, 2022 and June 1, 2023;
      2. between October 9, 2023 and June 28, 2024; and
      3. on or after September 2, 2024.
    6. Colorado: From the State of Colorado slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:
      1. between March 18, 2022 and August 23, 2023;
      2. between November 9, 2023 and March 25, 2024; and
      3. between June 19, 2024 and September 10, 2024.
    7. Delaware: From the State of Delaware slaughtered between February 1, 2022 and June 24, 2022, and on or after December 19, 2024 are ineligible. 
    8. Florida: From the State of Florida slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 
      1. between September 23, 2022 and April 26, 2023;
      2. between January 14, 2024 and March 14, 2024; 
      3. between March 30, 2024 and May 15, 2024; 
      4. between July 2, 2024 and November 6, 2024; and
      5. between December 31, 2024 and February 9, 2025.
      6. on or after February 13, 2025.*
    9. Georgia: From the State of Georgia slaughtered between November 4, 2023 and December 27, 2023, and between January 1, 2025 and March 4, 2025 are ineligible.* 
    10. Idaho: From the State of Idaho slaughtered between March 24, 2022 and March 23, 2023, and between November 22, 2023 and March 2, 2025 are ineligible.* 
    11. Illinois: From the State of Illinois slaughtered between November 9, 2022 and May 4, 2023, and on or after October 31, 2024 are ineligible. 
    12. Indiana: From the State of Indiana slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 
      1. between January 18, 2022 and July 20, 2022; 
      2. between August 11, 2022 and April 18, 2023; 
      3. between January 9, 2024 and April 4, 2024; and
      4. on or after January 20, 2025. 
    13. Iowa:  From the State of Iowa slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:
      1. between February 13, 2022 and May 22, 2023;
      2. between October 5, 2023 and January 19, 2024; 
      3. between May 13, 2024 and August 30, 2024; and
      4. on or after November 20, 2024. 
    14. Kansas: From the State of Kansas slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 
      1. between February 18, 2022 and March 29, 2023;
      2. between November 24, 2023 and July 1, 2024; and
      3. on or after December 2, 2024. 
    15. Kentucky: From the State of Kentucky slaughtered on or after January 22, 2022 and before November 11, 2022 are ineligible.  
    16. Maine: From the State of Maine slaughtered on or after March 1, 2022 and before September 18, 2022 are ineligible.  
    17. Maryland: From the State of Maryland slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:

      1. between February 11, 2022 and January 17, 2023; 

      2. between November 5, 2023 and February 12, 2024; and 

      3. on or after December 26, 2024. 

    18. Massachusetts: From the State of Massachusetts slaughtered between February 16, 2024 and August 2, 2024 are ineligible.
    19. Michigan: From the State of Michigan slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:
      1. between March 23, 2022 and July 6, 2023; 
      2. between November 7, 2023 and August 9, 2024 are ineligible; and 
      3. on or after December 12, 2024. 
    20. Minnesota:  From the State of Minnesota slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:
      1. between March 4, 2022 and  February 17, 2023; 
      2. between September 23, 2023 and March 18, 2024;
      3. between March 26, 2024 and October 16, 2024; and 
      4. on or after November 8, 2024. 
    21. Mississippi: From the State of Mississippi slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 
      1. between October 14, 2022 and January 6, 2023; 
      2. between January 29, 2023 and May 16, 2023; and 
      3. between December 4, 2024 and February 14, 2025.
    22. Missouri: From the State of Missouri slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 
      1. between February 11, 2022 and April 22, 2023; 
      2. between October 18, 2023 and June 4, 2024; and
      3. on or after November 23, 2024. 
    23. Montana: From the State of Montana slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:

      1. between March 17, 2022 and March 26, 2023; 

      2. between September 23, 2023 and December 24, 2023; and 

      3. on or after October 23, 2024. 

    24. Nebraska: From the State of Nebraska slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:  
      1. between March 1, 2022 and July 21, 2023;  
      2. between January 20, 2024 and April 1, 2024; and  
      3. between November 20, 2024 and March 5, 2025.*  
    25. Nevada: From the State of Nevada slaughtered on or after September 26, 2022 and before August 11, 2023 are ineligible.  
    26. New Hampshire: From the State of New Hampshire slaughtered on or after September 2, 2022 and before March 29, 2023 are ineligible.  
    27. New Jersey: From the State of New Jersey slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:* 
      1. between April 26, 2022 and November 13, 2022;* 
      2. between August 30, 2023 and October 16, 2023; and* 
      3. on or after February 19, 2025.*   
    28. New Mexico: From the State of New Mexico slaughtered between March 26, 2024 and August 28, 2024 are ineligible. 
    29. New York: From the State of New York slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 
      1. between March 2, 2022 and December 13, 2022;
      2. between January 21, 2023 and September 18, 2023; 
      3. between November 25, 2023 and May 11, 2024; and
      4. on or after December 29, 2024. 
    30. North Carolina: From the State of North Carolina slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 

      1. between March 8, 2022 and August 9, 2022; 

      2. between January 25, 2024 and April 23, 2024; and 

      3. on or after December 22, 2024. 

    31. North Dakota: From the State of North Dakota slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:

      1. between March 8, 2022 and June 16, 2023;

      2. between October 29, 2023 and April 30, 2024; and

      3. on or after November 4, 2024.

    32. Ohio: From the State of Ohio slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 
      1. between August 12, 2022 and April 11, 2023;
      2. between November 3, 2023 and March 29, 2024; and 
      3. on or after November 29, 2024. 
    33. Oklahoma: From the State of Oklahoma slaughtered between April 9, 2022 and before June 8, 2022, and between November 15, 2024 and March 10, 2025 are ineligible.* 
    34. Oregon: From the State of Oregon slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:  
      1. between April 26, 2022 and March 31, 2023;
      2. between October 6, 2023 and April 16, 2024; and
      3. on or after October 7, 2024.
    35. Pennsylvania: From the State of Pennsylvania slaughtered between March 25, 2022 and August 29, 2023, and between December 4, 2023 and February 10, 2024 are ineligible. 
    36. Puerto Rico: From the Territory of Puerto Rico slaughtered on or after December 4, 2024 are ineligible.  
    37. South Carolina: From the State of South Carolina slaughtered between March 17, 2020 and August 5, 2020, and between December 12, 2024 and January 31, 2025 are ineligible.
    38. South Dakota: From the State of South Dakota slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 
      1. between February 12, 2022 and August 17, 2023; 
      2. between September 18, 2023 and June 10, 2024; and 
      3. on or after November 9, 2024. 
    39. Tennessee: From the State of Tennessee slaughtered between August 25, 2022 and June 10, 2023 and between November 12, 2024 and March 10, 2025 are ineligible.*  
    40. Texas: From the State of Texas slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 

      1. between March 12, 2022 and February 18, 2023; 

      2. between March 18, 2024 and July 15, 2024 

    41. Utah: From the State of Utah slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 
      1. between April 4, 2022 and April 22, 2023;
      2. between September 7, 2023 and December 14, 2023; and
      3. between September 25, 2024 and January 16, 2025.
    42. Virginia: From the State of Virginia slaughtered on or after January 5, 2023 and before May 8, 2023 and on or after January 1, 2025 are ineligible.*  
    43. Washington: From the State of Washington slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible:
      1. between April 14, 2022 and May 27, 2023;
      2. between October 5, 2023 and May 14, 2024; and
      3. between September 27, 2024 and December 20, 2024.
      4. between January 3, 2025 and March 5, 2025.*
    44. West Virginia: From the State of West Virginia slaughtered between November 25, 2024 and January 30, 2025 are ineligible. 
    45. Wisconsin: From the State of Wisconsin slaughtered in the below date ranges are ineligible: 

      1. between February 21, 2022 and April 19, 2023; 

      2. between November 6, 2023 and March 22, 2024; and 

      3. on or after November 26, 2024. 

All export applications for meat and poultry exports must be entered and processed through PHIS beginning Monday, March 6, 2023. 

A. Poultry and poultry products: PHIS will generate  FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness. 

  1. All shipments must be accompanied by a Namibian Import Permit. The importer is required to apply for and obtain a veterinary import permit from the Import and Export Control Office in Windhoek.

  1. All federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to Namibia.

Import Requirements

Last update Feb 28, 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 Namibia to the United States as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Equivalence Process. This aligns with the FSIS’s Final Rule to amend the Federal meat inspection regulations to add Namibia to the list of countries eligible to export meat and meat products to the United States (81 FR 45225).

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 Namibia

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

Beef imported from Namibia is subjected to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.11, and the 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 Namibia’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. 

Last Updated: Mar 19, 2025