N.B. All pages must be endorsed with  the certifying official veterinarian's initials and official stamp using a  different colour ink to the paper and print.  
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* Delete as appropriate                               Page 1 of 7 EXPORT CERTIFICATE  
for Horses Transship ping  via  
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of People ’s Republic of China(2) 
- All the pages must be completed in English(3) and must travel with the horse.  
Please tick the appropriate box to indicate the option chosen.  
 
Special Permit No.:   ________________________  Export Permit No. (if applicable): ______________________  
(issued by the  Government  of HKSAR ) (issued by ______________________________Government)  
A Special Permit to import the horse must be obtained before export.  
For details see  
www.afcd.gov.hk/english/quarantine/qua_ie/qua_ie_ipab/qua_ie_ipab_ihea/qua_ie_ipab_ihea.html  
 
SECTION I  IDENTIFICATION  
 
This information can be contained in a separate schedule or further rows can be added as required. If the horses have 
been resident in different countries in the past 60 days for varying periods then only one horse per certificate is allowed.  
The horses must be on the same flight.  
Name  Colour  Sex
  Age Breed  Microchip 
number 
and/or 
tattoo*  Passport 
Number* Issuing/Validating 
Authority*  
        
        
        
        
 
SECTION II   ORIGIN , TRANSPORT AND DESTINATION   
(a) Exporting country/ region(4):  ____________________________________________________________________  
Competent Authority(5):  ________________________________________________________________________  
(b) Name and address of consignor(6): _________________________________________________________________   
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________  
(c) Address of premises where the horse was examined:  __________________________________________________  
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________   
(d) By AIR/RAIL/ROAD/SEA*:  ___________________________________________________________________  
    Indicate flight number, registration marks or registered name as appropriate 
(e) Name and address of consignee:  _________________________________________________________________   
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________  
 
SECTION III  MOVEMENT INFORMATION  
I, _____________________________________________, an O fficial Veterinar y Officer authorised by the competent 
veterinary authority(5) of the exporting country/ region  to certify horses for export, hereby declare that:  
(a) The horses Permanent/Usual Residency(7) is in the following country/ region:_______________________________.  N.B. All pages must be endorsed with  the certifying official veterinarian's initials and official stamp using a  different colour ink to the paper and print.  
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* Delete as appropriate                               Page 2 of 7 (b) This horse has been resident in the countries/ region as listed below for the last 6 0 days prior to export according to the 
following sequence *: 
i. Country /Region:___________________  Entry date: ___________________  Exit date: __________________  
ii. Country /Region:___________________  Entry date: ___________________  Exit date: __________________  
iii. Country /Region:___________________  Entry date: ___________________  Exit date: __________________  
iv. Country /Region:___________________  Entry date: ___________________  Exit date: __________________  
v. Country /Region:___________________ Entry date: ___________________  Exit date: __________________  
(c) All of the country/ countries listed in SECTION III(a) & (b) are included in the list of S chedule d Countries(4). 
SECTION IV  HEALTH INFORMATION  
(a) I have examined the horse identified in this certificate within 24 hours prior to export and found it to be free from 
clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease, free from external parasites and fit to travel.  
(b) The exporting country /region has eith er been African Horse Sickness (AHS) free for the  last two years  and 
vaccination against AHS  has not been practiced for the last 12 months, or it ha s an officially recognised AHS Free 
Zone(9). AHS is a notif iable disease in the exporting country/ region. The horse has not been on any premises where 
AHS has occurred in the past 60 days and the horse has not been infected with AHS in the past  60 days . 
(c) The exporting country/ region has been free from Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and  glanders for the l ast two 
years and the horse has not been vaccinat ed against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis  in the past 60 days .   
(d) During the 6 0 day peri od immediately preceding export  or for the entire period that the horse has been resident in the 
exporting country/ region (if less than 6 0 days residency) , the horse  was continuously resident on holdings which did 
not have any cases  of the diseases listed below during that time  and did not suffer from a ny of the se diseases.  
 
Anthrax**  Equine influenza  Scabies   
Contagious equine metritis**  Equine piroplasmosis   St. Louis encephalitis  
Dourine**  Equine viral arteritis   Strangles (Streptococcus equi)  
Eastern equine encephalomyelitis**  Glanders**  Surra   
Epizootic lymphangitis  Hendra virus infection  Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis**  
Equine ehrlichiosis  Horse mange   Vesicular stomatitis**  
Equine encephalosis  Horse pox   Western equine encephalomyelitis**  
Equine herpes virus ( abortigenic and 
neurotropic)  infection  Japanese encephalitis    
Equine infectious anaemia**  Nipah virus infection   
The diseases with a double asterisk (* *) listed  above  are compulsorily notifiable in the exporting country /region.  
 
SECTION V  TESTING  AND V ACCINATION INFORMATION OF THE HORSE (10&11) 
(a) Based on the certification and laboratory results provided:  
i. Blood samples have been taken from the horse within 21 days of export .  
ii. The following tests were performed with negative  results (unless otherwise stated) in each case(11).  
(b) No vaccines have been administered to the horse within 7  days of export to Hong Kong.  
(c) The original or certified copies of all laboratory tests and vaccination certificates ( if vaccinations are recorded in the 
horse ’s passport a certified copy of the relevant pages of the passport is still required ) have been  endorsed and must 
be attached  to this certificate  (8). 
 (d) All sections must be completed by inserting a tick   in the appropriate box . N.B. All pages must be endorsed with  the certifying official veterinarian's initials and official stamp using a  different colour ink to the paper and print.  
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* Delete as appropriate                               Page 3 of 7 i. African horse 
sickness   The horse has not during the last 60 days  been in any country in which African horse 
sickness  (AHS) has been reported  in the last 2 years and  in which vaccination against 
AHS  has been practiced in the last 12 months.  
OR 
 The horse originates from an official AHS  free zone of a country, and  an enzyme -linked 
immunosorbent assay ( ELISA ) test has been carried out on two samples of blood taken 
with an interval of between 21 and 30 days on ___________________(12) and 
___________________(12), the second of which must be taken within 14 days of export 
either with negative re sult if it has not been vaccinated or with no increase in antibody 
titre if it has been vaccinated.  
ii. Dourine   The horse has not, during the last 60 days, been in any country/ region where dourine has 
been reported the last 12 months.  
OR 
 The complement fixation test (CFT) on __________________(12).  
iii. Equine influenza 
testing   Equine influenza has not been reported in the last 2 years and it is a compulsorily 
notifiable disease.  
OR 
  For countries/ region  where equine influenza has been reported in the last 2  years 
or it is not a notifiable disease, a nasopharyngeal swab was collected from  the horse 
within  48 hours prior to export and was subjected to the following test:  
 A polymerase  chain reaction test for influenza A on ___________________ (12). 
OR 
 The Directigen Flu A or Flu A+B test kit manufactured by Becton, Dickinson and 
Company USA (BD) on ___________________ (12). 
OR 
 The BD Veritor Flu A+B test kit on ___________________ (12) 
OR 
 The ESPLINE Influenza A and B -N kit manufactured by Fujirebio Inc. on 
___________________ (12). 
OR 
 Another test as approved by AFCD.  
iv. Equine infectious 
anaemia   The immunodiffusion (Coggins) test on ___________________ (12). 
 
v. Rabies   The horse has not, during the last 60 days, been in any country/ region where rabies has 
been reported the last 2 years.  
OR 
 During the 60 days prior to export, the horse has not been exposed to rabies nor been on 
any premises infected with rabies. The horse has either not been vaccinated against rabies 
or was vaccinated against rabies using an approved vaccine not less than 3 0 days and not 
more than 12 months prior to export.  N.B. All pages must be endorsed with  the certifying official veterinarian's initials and official stamp using a  different colour ink to the paper and print.  
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* Delete as appropriate                               Page 4 of 7 vi. Surra   The horse has not, during the last 60 days, been in any country/ region  where surra has 
been reported the last 2 years.  
OR 
 The horse has been kept in vector protected facilities for 21 days prior to export and treated 
with an effective vector repellent/insecticide each time it left the facilities. A blood sample 
has be en taken 7  days after the start of isolation on the ___________ and tested using an 
antibody -detection ELISA and microhaematocrit centrifugation technique for surra.  
vii. Vesicular 
stomatitis   The horse has not, during the last 60 days, been in any country/ region  where vesicular 
stomatits has been reported the last 2 years.  
OR 
 During the 6 0 days prior to export the horse has only been present on premises further than 
50 kilometres  from a reported case of vesicular stomatitis in the last 12 months. Th e horse 
was tested for vesicular stomatitis with the virus neutralisation test (VNT) or an antigen 
ELISA on_______________(12). 
viii. Western and 
Eastern  
equine 
encephalomyelitis  
 
 
  The horse has not, during the last 60 days, been in any country/ region where western and 
eastern equine encephalomyelitis has been reported the last 2 years.  
OR 
 The horse was vaccinated against Western and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis with 
inactivated vaccine on ______________within 6 months to 30 days prior to export.  
OR 
 The horse was kept in AFCD approved vector proof facilities for 21 days prior to export.  
(e) Pregnancy :  
 
 The horse is not pregnant . 
OR 
 So far as can be determined the horse is less than 7 months pregnant .  
 
 (f) External  parasite e xamin ation and t reatment  
i. The horse was thoroughly examined for external parasites by either an Official Veterinary O fficer or a designated 
veterinarian  within 24  hours prior to export . A systematic approach was undertaken with close examination of 
ears, false nostrils,  under body areas (axilla, inguinal, under mandible), perineum, mane and tail.  
 
 No ticks were found.  
OR 
 Ticks were found and all horses in the premises were immediately treated with a parasiticide effective 
against ticks. Subsequent re -inspection established that ticks were no longer present.  
 
ii. The horse was treated with a broad spectrum parasiticide, licensed /registered for use on horses, capable of killing 
ticks and used according to the manufacturer ’s recommendations within 48 hours prior to export.  
 N.B. All pages must be endorsed with  the certifying official veterinarian's initials and official stamp using a  different colour ink to the paper and print.  
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* Delete as appropriate                               Page 5 of 7 SECTION VI  CERTIFICATION V ALIDITY  
 
This certificate  is valid for 72 hours prior  to export and until importation into Hong Kong.  If a flight is delayed longer than 
72 hours then re -certification is required.  
 
 
Signature:   ____________________________________  Official  
Date:   ____________________________________  Stamp:  ________________________________________  
Name of Official Veterinarian:  _________________________________________________________________________ 
  
Position:  ____________________________________  Qualifications:  __________________________________  
Address:   ____________________________________________________________________________________  
  ____________________________________________________________________________________  
Tel. No.:   ____________________________________  Fax:___________________________________________  
Email:   ____________________________________________________________________________________  
Other contact details in event of an emergency outside normal working hours:  
 _________________________________________________________________________________________________   
  N.B. All pages must be endorsed with  the certifying official veterinarian's initials and official stamp using a  different colour ink to the paper and print.  
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* Delete as appropriate                               Page 6 of 7 SECTION VII  TRANSPORT INFORMATION [This section is to be certified either by the same official 
veterinarian who has certified the foregoing section or by an authori sed transportation agent]  
(a) The vehicle  for the transport of the horse to the port of exit was thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with an officially 
approved disinfectant and was treated with an officially approved insecticide to my satisfaction immediately prior to 
the loading of the animal.  
(b) During the transportation, after due enquiry and to the best of my knowledge the horse will have  no contact with animals 
not of the same certified health status.  
(c) Procedures are in place to ensure that the containers that the horses will be transported in and loading facilities will be 
thoroughly cleaned and disinfected prior to use . 
(d) The containers meet the design and species requirements recommendations of the International Air Transport 
Association.  
Signature:   ____________________________________  Date:  __________________________________________   
Name:   ____________________________________________________________________________________  
Capacity   ____________________________________  Company:  ______________________________________  
Address :  ____________________________________________________________________________________  
  ____________________________________________________________________________________  
Tel. No.:   ____________________________________  Fax:___________________________________________  
Email:   ____________________________________________________________________________________  
 
SECTION VIII  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE CONSIGNOR OR HIS AUTHORISED AGENT  
I __________________________________ (name) hereby acknowledge the following:  
(a) In the event of the horse identified in S ECTION  I of this certificate , arriving in Hong Kong without the correct 
certification or in any other way not having met these requirements, the horse and any in -contact horse or equipment  
may be exported at the importer ’s expense or destroyed and disposed of at the importer ’s expens e. 
(b) Transshipment will be scheduled to be no longer than 8 hours in Hong Kong.  
 
Signature:   ____________________________________  Date:  __________________________________________   
Capacity   ____________________________________  Company:  ______________________________________  
Address:   ____________________________________________________________________________________  
  ____________________________________________________________________________________  
Tel. No.:   ____________________________________  Fax:___________________________________________  
Email:   ____________________________________________________________________________________  
Other contact details in event of an emergency outside normal working hours:  
 _________________________________________________________________________________________________   N.B. All pages must be endorsed with  the certifying official veterinarian's initials and official stamp using a  different colour ink to the paper and print.  
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* Delete as appropriate                               Page 7 of 7 FOOTNOTES:  
 
1. This horse export certificate is applicable for all  transshipment of horse , including horses  via Hong Kong to 
Maca o and Mainland China by road and for horses shipped by unapproved carrier to Hong Kong. 
2. Airlines/exporters/importers can apply to AFCD for a pproval to be exempt from a transshipment horse 
export certificate (i.e. only certification for the destination country will be required). This approval will be 
based on country of origin, transportation type, contingency plans and any other factors as det ermined by 
AFCD.  
3. The language of the exporting/importing country(ies) /region  may also be used providing that it appears 
below the English version on the same certification. In the event of any differences, the English version will 
prevail.  
4. Scheduled countries /region  for transshipment of horses via HK : Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, 
Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Peninsular Malaysia (currently suspended from 
transporting horses directly or indirectly to Hong Kong) , Macao Special Administrative Region of People ’s 
Republic of China, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Qatar, the Republic of Ireland, Singapore, the United 
Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom (Great Britain & Northern Ireland) and the United States of America.  
5. Com petent Authority: The government authority of the exporting country /region , which is responsible to 
issue official certification for the export of horse.  
6. The consignor or his authorised agent must complete the acknowledgement  (SECTION VIII) attached to 
this certificate . 
7. Permanent/Usual Residency: The horse has been continuously resident in the exporting country /region  for 
at least 60 days  (or since birth if the horse is less than 3 months old) prior to the date of export.  
8. Certified copies may be photocopies of the original documentation bearing the name, title, signature, date 
and official stamp of the official veterinarian issuing the onward certification.  
9. An official African horse sickness free zone of a country, territory or part of a ter ritory as designated by the 
AFCD. 
10. All serological tests and vaccinations must be carried out in accordance with the latest version of the OIE 
Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines if OIE standards exist. The laboratory reports (or 
certified copies) for tests carried out must be attached to this certificate  and officially endorsed by the 
certifying veterinarian. Proof of vaccinations must  also be attached.  
11. Blood samples must be sent to a laboratory approved by the veterinary authority of that country /region.  
12. Enter date the b lood sample was collected.