1. Fresh/frozen red meat and meat products, except pork.

2. Fresh/Chilled and frozen poultry and poultry products except as listed under ineligible below.

3. Poultry products heated to a core temperature of 70°C for at least 3.6 seconds or 74°C for at least 1 (one second).

4. Pork and pork products: Only through the Qatari based “Qatar Distribution Company”, which is the only company authorized by the Qatari Government to import pork and pork products into Qatar.

5. Pork and pork products may be allowed entry into Qatar for U.S. military use.

Note: U.S. poultry exporters must confirm with Qatari importers that products will be permitted entry by obtaining a valid import permit and any other required documentation from the competent government health authorities prior to export. Exporters with valid import permits shipping from any avian influenza affected zones do so at their own risk. USDA certification does not guarantee entry of the product into Qatar.

1. Pork and pork products
2. Fresh/Chilled/Frozen poultry and poultry products produced in the following counties: 
   1. Alaska
      1. Matanuska-Susitna County, AK on or after October 5, 2022 and before April 10, 2023. 
   2. Arkansas
      1. Madison County, AR on or after October 7, 2022 and before December 31, 2022. 
   3. California
      1. Del Norte County, CA on or after October 4, 2022 and before November 26, 2022; 
      2. Fresno County, CA on or after August 22, 2022 and before February 18, 2023; 
      3. Glenn County, CA on or after December 22, 2022 and before June 1, 2023; *

      4. Merced County, CA on or after February 6, 2023 and before April 10, 2023; 

      5. Monterey County, CA on or after October 4, 2022 and before November 30, 2022; 

      6. Sacramento County, CA on or after August 30, 2022 and before November 23, 2022; 

      7. San Diego County, CA on or after November 3, 2022 and before April 3, 2023; 

      8. Stanislaus County, CA on or after October 3, 2022 and before February 28, 2023; 

      9. Tehama County, CA on or after January 12, 2023 and before February 24, 2023; and 

      10. Tuolumne County, CA on or after August 26, 2022 and before December 10, 2022. 

   4. Colorado
      1. Boulder County, CO on or after October 7, 2022 and before March 9, 2023; 
      2. Jefferson County, CO on or after October 20, 2022 and before March 17, 2023; 
      3. LaPlata County, CO on or after April 19, 2022 and before October 12, 2022; 
      4. Montrose County, CO on or after April 19, 2022 and before September 23, 2022;
      5. Pitkin County, CO on or after April 8, 2022 and before October 3, 2022; 
      6. Prowers County, CO on or after December 9, 2022 and before May 12, 2023; 
      7. Weld County, CO on or after April 29, 2022 and before August 31, 2022 and on or after September 21, 2022 and before April 11, 2023; and
      8. Yuma County, CO on or after March 28, 2023. 
   5. Delaware 
      1. Kent County, DE on or after March 17, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; and 
      2. New Castle County, DE on or after February 22, 2022 and before June 24, 2022. 
   6. Florida
      1. Broward County, FL on or after October 14, 2022 and before March 14, 2023; 

      2. Hillsborough County, FL on or after March 21, 2023 and before April 26, 2023; 

      3. Indian River County, FL on or after October 25, 2022 and before March 22, 2023; 

      4. Miami-Dade County, FL on or after February 28, 2023 and before March 29, 2023; and 
      5. Seminole County, FL on or after November 16, 2022 and before April 17, 2023. 
   7. Idaho  
      1. Ada County, ID on or after May 10, 2022 and before November 19, 2022; 
      2. Canyon County, ID on or after May 9, 2022 and before November 19, 2022; 
      3. Gooding County, ID on or after April 14, 2022 and before March 23, 2023; and 
      4. Madison County, ID on or after April 20, 2022 and before October 17, 2022. 
   8. Illinois
      1. Grundy County, IL on or after November 30, 2022 and before May 4, 2023; and
      2. Wayne County, IL on or after February 24, 2023 and before April 22, 2023. 
   9. Indiana
      1. Allen County, IN on or after on June 7, 2022 and before July 20, 2022; 
      2. Daviess County, IN on or after December 13, 2022 and before April 18, 2023; 
      3. Dubois County, IN on or after February 8, 2022 and before June 14, 2022; 
      4. Elkhart County, IN on or after April 8, 2022 and before June 15, 2022 and on or after September 1, 2022 and before February 26, 2023; and 
      5. Greene County, IN on or after February 23, 2022 and before May 31, 2022. 
   10. Iowa   
       1. Bremer County, IA on or after April 21, 2022 and before August 3, 2022;
       2. Buena Vista County, IA on or after March 6, 2022 and before June 23, 2022, and on or after December 5, 2022 and before May 22, 2023; *
       3. Cherokee County, IA on or after March 31, 2022 and before July 21, 2022, and on or after December 7, 2022 and before March 11, 2023; 
       4. Franklin County, IA on or after March 25, 2022 and before May 25, 2022; 
       5. Guthrie County, IA on or after March 28, 2022 and before June 24, 2022; 
       6. Hamilton County, IA on or after March 28, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; 
       7. Hardin County, IA on or after April 5, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; 
       8. Humboldt County, IA on or after April 2, 2022 and before May 29, 2022; 
       9. Ida County, IA on or after December 12, 2022 and before March 15, 2023; 
       10. Osceola County, IA on or after March 31, 2022 and before June 22, 2022;  
       11. Sac County, IA on or after April 2, 2022 and before June 20, 2022, and on or after December 7, 2022 and before April 7, 2023; 
       12. Taylor County, IA on or after March 10, 2022 and before June 3, 2022; and
       13. Wright County, IA on or after October 31, 2022 and before January 29, 2023.  
   11. Kansas 

       1. Anderson County, KS on or after January 4, 2023 and before March 17, 2023; 

       2. Dickinson County, KS on or after March 18, 2022 and before September 20, 2022; 

       3. Franklin County, KS on or after March 11, 2022 and before September 6, 2022; 

       4. Johnson County, KS on or after October 7, 2022 and before March 29, 2023; 

       5. McPherson County, Kansas on or after April 13, 2022 and before August 4, 2022; 

       6. Mitchell County, KS on or after January 17, 2023 and before March 23, 2023; 

       7. Neosho County, KS on or after October 7, 2022 and before March 4, 2023; 

       8. Republic County, KS on or after April 27, 2022 and before October 25, 2022; and 

       9. Shawnee County, KS on or after October 19, 2022 and before November 17, 2022. 

   12. Kentucky
       1. Fayette County, KY on or after October 6, 2022 and before November 5, 2022; 
       2. Fulton County, KY on or after February 12, 2022 and before May 8, 2022; and 
       3. Webster County, KY on or after February 15, 2022 and before May 14, 2022. 
   13. Maine 
       1. Cumberland County, ME on or after March 22, 2022 and before September 18, 2022. 
   14. Maryland 
       1. Cecil County, MD on or after March 4, 2022 and before August 16, 2022; 
       2. Queen Anne’s County, MD on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 5, 2022; and 
       3. Washington County, MD on or after November 29, 2022 and before January 17, 2023. 
   15. Michigan 
       1. Ingham County, MI on or after September 13, 2022 and before March 17, 2023; 
       2. Lapeer County, MI on or after October 5, 2022;
       3. Menominee County, MI on or after April 13, 2022 and before October 11, 2022; 
       4. Muskegon County, MI on or after May 10, 2022 and before August 2, 2022; 
       5. Tuscola County, MI on or after October 3, 2022 and before March 30, 2023; and 
       6. Wexford County, MI on or after April 28, 2022 and before October 28, 2022. 
   16. Minnesota 
       1. Becker County, MN on or after April 3, 2022 and before July 21, 2022 and on or after September 9, 2022 and before November 28, 2022; 
       2. Big Stone County, MN on or after April 5, 2022 and before June 4, 2022; 
       3. Blue Earth County, MN on or after April 13, 2022 and before June 24, 2022; 
       4. Brown County, MN on or after September 13, 2022 and before November 21, 2022; 
       5. Chisago County, MN on or after May 11, 2022 and before November 5, 2022; 
       6. Crow Wing County, MN on or after May 10, 2022 and before November 3, 2022; 
       7. Dakota County, MN on or after May 21, 2022 and before July 12, 2022; 
       8. Dodge County, MN on or after April 3, 2022 and before June 26, 2022, and on or after December 8, 2022 and before February 8, 2023; 
       9. Kandiyohi County, MN on or after March 29, 2022 and before August 26, 2022; 
       10. Lac Qui Parle County, MN on or after March 29, 2022 and before June 30, 2022; 
       11. Le Sueur County, MN on or after April 3, 2022 and before June 25, 2022 and; on or after October 27, 2022 and before December 30, 2022; 
       12. Lyon County, MN on or after May 3, 2022 and before July 25, 2022; 
       13. Meeker County, MN on or after March 25, 2022 and before July 4, 2022 and on or after August 30, 2022 and before November 28, 2022; 
       14. Morrison County, MN on or after March 31, 2022 and before August 8, 2022 and on or after September 7, 2022 and before November 27, 2022; 
       15. Otter Tail County, MN on or after April 8, 2022 and before August 7, 2022 and on or after September 14, 2022 and before January 27, 2023; 
       16. Renville County, MN on or after April 8, 2022 and before July 5, 2022; 
       17. Roseau County, MN on or after September 21, 2022 and before February 17, 2023; 
       18. Stearns County, MN on or after March 26, 2022 and before August 5, 2022 and on or after September 13, 2022 and before December 30, 2022; 

       19. Swift County, MN on or after April 9, 2022 and before August 18, 2022 and on or after October 25, 2022 and before January 25, 2023; 

       20. Todd County, MN on or after April 19, 2022 and before July 16, 2022 and on or after November 23, 2022 and before February 6, 2023; 

       21. Wadena County, MN on or after December 12, 2022 and before February 10, 2023; 

       22. Waseca County, MN on or after April 5, 2022 and before July 1, 2022; and 
       23. Yellow Medicine, MN on or after April 12, 2022 and before July 23, 2022. 
   17. Mississippi 
       1. Copiah County, MS on or after February 17, 2023 and before March 21, 2023; 
       2. Lawrence County, MS on or after November 4, 2022 and before January 6, 2023; and
       3. Leake County on or after February 7, 2023 and before May 16, 2023. 
   18. Missouri 
       1. Dade County, MO on or after April 6, 2022 and before June 16, 2022; 
       2. Jasper County, MO on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 29, 2022; 
       3. Lawrence County, MO on or after March 9, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; 
       4. Osage County, MO on or after December 9, 2022 and before February 18, 2023; 
       5. Stoddard County, MO on or after March 4, 2022 and before July 19, 2022; and
       6. Webster County, MO on or after November 22, 2022 and before April 22, 2023. 
   19. Montana
       1. Cascade County, MT on or after April 7, 2022 and before June 1, 2022; 
       2. Glacier County, MT on or after April 20, 2022 and before June 21, 2022; 
       3. Granite County, MT on or after November 1, 2022 and before March 26, 2023; and 
       4. Teton County, MT on or after September 15, 2022 and before October 19, 2022. 
   20. Nebraska
       1. Butler County, NE on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 30, 2022; 
       2. Dixon County, NE on or after April 12, 2022 and before June 20, 2022 and on or after November 25, 2022 and before February 7, 2023; 
       3. Knox County, NE on or after April 27, 2022 and before July 5, 2022, and on or after December 14, 2022 and before May 28, 2023; *
       4. Lincoln County, NE on or after February 21, 2023; and 
       5. York County, NE on or after October 4, 2022 and before April 4, 2023. 
   21. Nevada
       1. Nye County, NV on or after October 17, 2022.
   22. New Hampshire 
       1. Merrimack County, NH on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 29, 2023. 
   23. New Jersey
       1. Monmouth County, NJ on or after May 17, 2022 and before November 13, 2022.
   24. New York
       1. Columbia County, NY on or after February 15, 2023; 
       2. Kings County, NY on or after April 18, 2023 and before May 18, 2023; 
       3. Monroe County, NY on or after March 29, 2022 and before September 28, 2022; 
       4. Orleans County, NY on or after April 5, 2022 and before October 4, 2022; 
       5. Putnam County, NY on or after April 12, 2023; 
       6. Queens County, NY on or after April 5, 2022 and before December 13, 2022; and on or after March 22, 2023 and before May 5, 2023; 
       7. Suffolk County, NY on or after March 23, 2022 and before September 23, 2022; and 
       8. Tompkins County on or after March 22, 2023. 
   25. North Carolina
       1. Johnston County, NC on or after March 29, 2022 and before July 24, 2022; and 
       2. Wayne County, NC on or after April 2, 2022 and before August 9, 2022. 
   26. North Dakota
       1. Barnes County, ND on or after April 13, 2022 and before October 8, 2022; 
       2. Bottineau County, ND on or after November 3, 2022 and before April 3, 2023; 
       3. Dickey County, ND on or after March 31, 2022 and before September 27, 2022 and on or after April 19, 2023; 
       4. Kidder County, ND on or after March 29, 2022 and before October 4, 2022; 
       5. LaMoure County, ND on or after April 2, 2022 and before July 3, 2022; 
       6. McHenry County, ND on or after June 6, 2022 and before December 5, 2022;
       7. Ransom County, ND on or after September 27, 2022 and before November 25, 2022; 
       8. Richland County, ND on or after April 21, 2022 and before October 23, 2022; 
       9. Stutsman County, ND on or after April 8, 2022 and before October 14, 2022; and 
       10. Ward County, ND on or after September 22, 2022 and before April 8, 2023. 
   27. Ohio
       1. Butler County, OH on or after November 7, 2022 and before April 11, 2023; and 
       2. Defiance County, OH on or after September 3, 2022 and before November 26, 2022. 
   28. Oklahoma
       1. Sequoyah County, OK on or after April 30, 2022 and before June 8, 2022. 
   29. Oregon
       1. Deschutes County, OR on or after July 12, 2022 and before January 14, 2023; 
       2. Lane County, OR on or after May 17, 2022 and before November 12, 2022; and 
       3. Yamhill County, OR on or after November 3, 2022 and before March 31, 2023. 
   30. Pennsylvania
       1. Adams County, PA on or after October 11, 2022 and before February 1, 2023; 
       2. Berks County, PA on or after May 3, 2022 and before August 7, 2022; 
       3. Bucks County, PA on or after March 6, 2023 and before April 13, 2023; 
       4. Chester County, PA on or after February 24, 2023; 
       5. Lancaster County, PA on or after April 15, 2022 and before September 25, 2022 and on or after February 1, 2023; 
       6. Lehigh County, PA on or after November 3, 2022 and before March 18, 2023; 
       7. Northampton County, PA on or after August 11, 2022 and before November 8, 2022; 
       8. Northumberland County, PA on or after March 3, 2023 and before May 18, 2023; 
       9. Washington County, PA on or after September 20, 2022 and before October 24, 2022; and 

       10. York County, PA on or after September 29, 2022 and before December 16, 2022. 

   31. South Dakota 
       1. Beadle County, SD on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 17, 2022 and on or after October 12, 2022 and before January 9, 2023 and on or after April 19, 2023 and before June 2, 2023; *
       2. Bon Homme County, SD on or after March 29, 2022 and before May 27, 2022; 
       3. Brule County, SD on or after March 30, 2022 and before May 29, 2022 and on or after October 6, 2022 and before November 4, 2022; 
       4. Charles Mix County, SD on or after March 5, 2022 and before May 14, 2022 and on or after November 30, 2022 and before January 12, 2023; 
       5. Clark County, SD on or after March 27, 2022 and before June 22, 2022 and on or after September 20, 2022 and before January 19, 2023;  
       6. Codington County, SD on or after May 19, 2022 and before November 16, 2022 and on or after January 5, 2023; 
       7. Day County, SD on or after May 4, 2022 and before October 30, 2022; 
       8. Deuel County, SD on or after April 13, 2022 and before May 23, 2022; 
       9. Edmunds County, SD on or after March 23, 2022 and before August 5, 2022 and on or after November 21, 2022 and before December 23, 2022; 
       10. Faulk County, SD on or after April 5, 2022 and before May 29, 2022 and on or after November 23, 2022 and before January 6, 2023; 
       11. Gregory County, SD on or after October 11, 2022 and before April 4, 2023; 
       12. Hamlin County, SD on or after November 29, 2022 and before January 20, 2023; 
       13. Hanson County, SD on or after March 18, 2022 and before June 4, 2022 and on or after November 29, 2022 and before February 28, 2023; 
       14. Hutchinson County, SD on or after March 20, 2022 and before May 31, 2022; 
       15. Jerauld County, SD on or after March 24, 2022 and before May 3, 2022; 
       16. Kingsbury County, SD on or after March 18, 2022 and before May 17, 2022; 
       17. Lake County, SD on or after April 2, 2022 and before June 4, 2022 and on or after December 1, 2022 and before February 4, 2023; 
       18. McPherson County, SD on or after March 27, 2022 and before July 13, 2022 and on or after September 24, 2022 and before November 11, 2022; 
       19. Moody County, SD on or after December 14, 2022 and February 9, 2023; 
       20. Roberts County, SD on or after October 19, 2022 and before December 21, 2022; 
       21. Spink County, SD on or after March 29, 2022 and before June 11, 2022 and on or after November 25, 2022; and 
       22. Yankton County, SD on or after April 9, 2022 and before May 26, 2022. 
   32. Tennessee
       1. Bledsoe County, TN on or after November 15, 2022 and before January 19, 2023; 
       2. Obion County, TN on or after September 15, 2022 and before October 17, 2022; and
       3. Weakley County, TN on or after December 14, 2022. 
   33. Texas
       1. Erath County, TX on or after April 2, 2022 and before May 19, 2022; and
       2. Lampasas County, TX on or after January 18, 2023 and before February 18, 2023. 
   34. Utah
       1. Cache County, UT on or after April 25, 2022 and before July 13, 2022; 
       2. Iron County, UT on or after November 28, 2022 and before April 22, 2023; and 
       3. Sanpete County, UT on or after July 14, 2022 and before January 20, 2023. 
   35. Virginia 
       1. Alexandria City, VA on or after February 23, 2023 and before March 25, 2023; and 
       2. Rockingham County, VA on or after January 19, 2023 and before May 8, 2023. 
   36. Washington
       1. Franklin County, WA on or after December 14, 2022 and before March 7, 2023; 
       2. King County, WA on or after June 7, 2022 and before December 28, 2022; 
       3. Pacific County, WA on or after May 5, 2022 and before October 31, 2022; and 
       4. Snohomish County, WA on or after July 18, 2022 and before May 27, 2023. *
   37. Wisconsin  
       1. Barron County, WI on or after April 12, 2022 and before August 3, 2022; 

       2. Dunn County, WI on or after September 29, 2022 and before December 2, 2022; 

       3. Jefferson County, WI on or after March 14, 2022 and before June 22, 2022 and on or after November 7, 2022 and before April 19, 2023; 
       4. Polk County, WI on or after April 15, 2022 and before July 4, 2022; 
       5. Racine County, WI on or after April 7, 2022 and before December 30, 2022; and 
       6. Washington County, WI on or after September 2, 2022 and before February 27, 2023. 

A. Fresh/frozen meat and poultry. In addition to the labeling features mandatory in the United States, packaged meat and poultry must bear the following features:

1. Production (slaughter/freezing) and expiration dates shall be engraved or printed or stamped by irremovable ink directly on all packages or on their original label. Adding stickers for production and expiry dates is not permissible. Date format requirements for Qatar must conform to the following: Day/Month/Year for products with a shelf life of three (3) months or less. For products with a shelf life of more than three (3) months, both the Day/Month/Year and Month/Year formats are acceptable. Dating should be in numeric format and bilingual (English/Arabic). 

2. Arabic stickers are allowed.

3. A statement that the product has been slaughtered according to Islamic principles is required.

4. Metric Net Weight - Presently, Qatar has a tolerance of 10 percent variation in the labeled net weight.

5. Country of origin must be mentioned on the label.

1. All shipments of meat and meat products must be accompanied by FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness, issued through PHIS..
2. All shipments of poultry and poultry products must be accompanied by FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness, issued through PHIS. The applicant must select the following statement when completing the export application. PHIS will add this statement to  FSIS Form 9060-5B:
   
   The poultry from which the products were derived originate from a county that is free of notifiable avian influenza as defined by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
3. All FSIS Form 9060-5 certificates must be dated and have the signature and title of an FSIS veterinarian. PHIS will apply “DVM” to the digital signature.

A. Special Handling - Qatar requires that instructions for consumers concerning storage, preparation and other special handling requirements accompany shipments.

B. Packaging - Vacuum packaging is not required.

A. Qatar Laboratory Sampling. Random samples are routinely collected from meat and poultry products entering Qatar. Product is examined for:

1. Pesticides.

2. Salmonellae and other pathogenic bacteria.

3. Total bacteria counts.

4. Heavy metals.

5. Species identification tests for pork tissue, including lard, in formulated product.

B. Recommended shelf life for frozen beef and poultry products is twelve (12) months; for minced meats it is nine (9) months; for fresh beef it is 21 days; and for fresh mutton it is 14 days.

All Federally inspected establishments are eligible for export to Qatar.

Information Regarding Halal Certification

The following is presented as information for the exporter. FSIS is not responsible for certifying that products intended for export to Muslim countries meet appropriate requirements for religious slaughter. Procedures for export certification do not include agency oversight of the Halal process or review of the authenticity of the Halal certificate.

Islamic Slaughter Certification

A certificate of Islamic (Halal) Slaughter is required. Exporters may obtain a Certificate of Islamic Slaughter from a member of an Islamic Center or Islamic organization listed below. A certificate of Islamic Slaughter is a certificate issued by a member of a Muslim organization recognized by the importing country to provide this service; the certificate states that animals were slaughtered according to Moslem religious requirements. This certificate must accompany products labeled "'Halal". The certificate must be endorsed by the Qatar Consulate in the exporting country and must accompany all shipments. In the absence of a Qatari Embassy/Consulate, endorsement by any of the GCC or Arab Embassy/Consulates will be accepted.

Halal certification will be required for the following products:

A. Fresh/frozen unprocessed products bearing Halal label claims must be accompanied by an appropriate Halal certificate or a written assurance from the exporter that an appropriate Halal certificate will be supplied to accompany that shipment before it reaches its destination.

B. Processed products with Halal label claims, raw materials used in processed products with Halal label claims must be accompanied by an appropriate Halal certificate.

Approved Islamic Halal Certifiers in the U.S.

Effective immediately, the list of U.S.-based Islamic organizations that have been approved as Halal certifiers for exports of meat and foods containing meat and poultry products from the United States to Qatar can be found here.

All questions regarding Halal certification should be directed to the point of contact provided below:

State of Qatar Ministry of Public Health
Website: https://www.moph.gov.qa/Pages/default.aspx 
Email: port.health@MOPH.GOV.QA
Phone: +974 4407 0000