Live Animal Exports
Contact a USDA-accredited veterinarian. If you plan to export animals to another country, contact a USDA-accredited veterinarian as soon as possible. They will help you determine your destination country's animal entry requirements and assist you through the process of obtaining a USDA-endorsed health certificate and any other needed paperwork.
Export health certificates for animals other than livestock, animal semen, animal embryos, hatching eggs, other embryonated eggs, and gametes must meet any information requirements specified by the importing country.
Key Details About Animal Health Certificate For Export
APHIS' Veterinary Service (VS) officials and its Veterinary Export Trade Services (VETS) provide health certificates for animals and animal products designated for export .
Summary Overview of the rules relating to official certificates required for exporting animals and animal products to the European Union (EU). Model health certificates for animals and animal products are laid down in three Commission Implementing Regulations: 2021/403 for live terrestrial animals and germinal products 2020/2235 for animal products, composite products, and live fish 2020/2236 ...
Apply for an export health certificate
You need an export health certificate (EHC) to export live animals and animal products, including to Northern Ireland. You can use this service to: apply for an export health certificate copy ...
International health certificates for the export of animals from the United States are completed by the APHIS accredited veterinarian who certifies animal health status, conducts tests, and records test results for the individual animals being exported.
Get an export health certificate
How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.
APHIS Role in Export Certification APHIS' primary role in certifying animal products for export is to attest to the animal health status of the U.S. State or region where the product originates.
Apply for Animal Food and Drug Export Certificates Online via CVM eCAT
FDA's CVM has an online system to enable animal product manufacturers to apply for , track and receive export certificates electronically.
Requirements for the USDA-endorsed export health certificate If your dog was issued a USDA-endorsed export health certificate no later than July 31, 2025, you can use the health certificate multiple times in place of the Certification of U.S.-issued Rabies Vaccination form as long as it: Was endorsed by USDA and is viewable in USDA's database,