Page 1 of 5 Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Cattle  
 
(In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of these Requirements, 
the Chinese text shall govern.)  
Promulgated by Council of Agriculture on November  26, 1986 
First amendment by Council of Agriculture on November 24, 1987  
Second amendment by Council of Agriculture on October 14, 1991  
Third amendment by Council of Agriculture on June 9, 1993  
Fourth amendment by Council of Agriculture on March 21, 2008  
Fifth amendment by Council of Agriculture on March 7, 2014  
 
 
1. Before importation of cattle, i t is required to apply from the animal quarantine 
authority of this country for issuance of quarantine requirements  and the cattle to 
be imported shall be in compl iance with these  Requirement s. 
 
2. The cattle are prohibited  from importation from  a country (zone) where has been 
recognized by central competent authority of this country as a country (zone) 
infected with  the following animal diseases:  
(1) Foot and mouth  disease, rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.  
(2) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy .  
 
If cattle from countries or zones free of the said diseases designated in the 
paragraph  (1) and (2) are transshipped  through seaports or airports in countries or 
zones where have been recognized by central competent authority of this country as 
a country (zone) infected with the said disease s, they shall be deemed as 
originating from infected countries or zones and shall therefore be prohibited from 
importation.  
 
3. To import the cattle, the following requirements shall be complied with : 
(1) The cattle shall originate from the state or province  where  vesicular stomatitis and 
bovine brucellosis have not occurred in the pre vious year.  
(2) The cattle shall be raised  for 1 year prior to export or after birth in the farms, which 
are under the supervision and regular inspection (including microbiological and 
parasitological tests and necropsies) by veterinarian s of, or  veterinarian s 
accredited  by, the animal quarantine authority . The farms shall be complied with:   Page 2 of 5 i. Enzootic bovine leucosis, bovine anaplasmosis, bovine babesiosis and 
theileriosis have not occurred in the farm for  the past 2 years .  
ii. Bovine tuberculosis, bluetongue, rabies, malignant catarrhal fever, 
paratuberculosis (Johne's disease ), Q fever, and pseudorabies have not 
occurred in  the previous year.  
iii. Haemorrhagic septicaemia, Rift Valley fever, bovine viral diarrhea, 
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, infectious pustular vulvovaginitis, bovine 
genital campylobacteriosis , leptospirosis, trichomonosis and trypanosomosis 
have not occurred during  the past 6 months.  
(3) The cattle shall not be vaccinated against foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, 
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, bovine brucellosis, bl uetongue, lumpy skin 
disease and with any other vaccine that has not been approved by the animal 
quarantine authority of this country.  
(4) The cattle shall be detained for pre-export quarantine in an approved isolat ed 
quarantine premises under the supervis ion of the animal quarantine authorit y of 
the exporting country for at least 30 days  prior to shipment .  During the 
pre-export quarantine, the cattle shall be inspected and found free from clinical 
evidence of any communicable disease and subject ed to the following tests and 
treatment s: 
i. The cattle  shall be subjected to the following tests with negative results:  
(i) Foo t and mouth disease: serum neutralization test  (virus neutralization, VN ) 
or ELISA or complement fixation test  (CFT).  
(ii) Rinderpest: EL ISA or VN .  
(iii) Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia: ELISA or CFT. 
(iv) Bovine brucellosis: ELISA or Buffered Brucella  antigen tes t (BBAT ) or 
Fluorescence polari sation  assay  (FPA) or CFT .  
(v) Paratuberculosis ( Johne's disease ): ELISA  or Delayed -type 
hyper sensitivity test  (DTH ). 
(vi) Enzootic bovine leucosis: ELISA or AGID . 
(vii) Bovine genital campylobacteriosis : culture of vaginal mucus or preputial  Page 3 of 5 washings. (The test may not be required for cattle that have not been 
naturally mated.)  
(viii) Trichomon osis: microscopic examination and culture of vaginal mucus 
or preputial washings. (The test may not be required for cattle that have 
not been naturally mated.)  
(ix) Bluetongue: ELISA  or CFT or AGID or polymerase chain reaction  (PCR ). 
(x) Vesicular stomatitis:  VN or ELISA or CFT . 
(xi) Bovine anaplasmosis: CFT or Card agglutination test.  
(xii) Other diseases and diagnostic tests designated by animal quarantine 
authority of this country according to the world animal disease 
epidemiology.  
ii. Micro agglutination t est for Leptospira canicola ; Leptospira grippotyphosa ; 
Leptospira hardjo ; Leptospira  icterohaemorrhagiae ; Leptospira pomona ; 
Leptospira zanoni  with negative results; or the cattle should be injected with  
long-acting oxytetracycline (20 mg/kg) not less than  14 days and not more 
than 30  days prior to shipment . 
iii. The cattle  shall be treated for internal and external parasites twice at a 
minimum of 14 days apart during pre -export quarantine. The second 
treatment shall be done not less than 10 days and not mo re than 14 days 
prior to shipment . 
(5) Quarantine measures regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy , bovine 
tuberculosis, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, bovine viral diarrhea and bovine 
ephemeral fever:  
i. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy : 
a) The cattle shall be identified by a permanent identification system enabling 
them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin . 
b) The feeding of ruminants with meat -and-bone meal and greaves derived 
from ruminants has been banned and the ban has been effectiv ely enforced 
by the exporting country. The cattle were born at least two years after the 
date from which this ban was effectively enforced.   Page 4 of 5 ii. Bovine tuberculosis: The intradermal tuberculin test for tuberculosis shall be 
carried out not less than 60 days  and not more than 120 days prior to 
shipment and the test interval between the said test and the previous one 
shall exceed 60 days . 
iii. Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, bovine viral diarrhea and bovine ephemeral 
fever: The cattle shall be vaccinated ag ainst infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, 
bovine viral diarrhea and bovine ephemeral fever with inactivated vaccine  at 
last 14 days prior to shipment . 
 
4. The imported cattle  shall  be accompanied by an original veterinary certificate issued 
by the animal qu arantine authority  of the exporting country and the certificate shall 
state the following  detailed information in English : 
(1) Species of the cattle and origin:  
i. Species of the cattle: scientific name or common name.  
ii. Quantity  
iii. Sex, age, animal id entification number or marks and description.  
iv. Exporting country.  
v. Competent authority  of the exporting country . 
vi. State or province  of the farm of origin.  
vii. Name and address  of the farm of origin.  
viii. Name and address of the exporter or the ex porting company.  
(2) Destination:  
i. Country of destin ation.  
ii. Name and address of the importer or the importing company.  
(3) Result s of quarantine  inspection:  
i. Dates of pre-export quarantine detention, dates of sampl e collections,  
name of the test laboratory , and methods  and results  of the test s. 
ii. Attesting that the health status of the cattle is in compliance  with 
Article 3 of these  Requirements.  
iii. Attesting that name of medicine, doses, and the date s of internal and  Page 5 of 5 external parasites treatment s. 
(4) Kinds of vaccines administered and date of vaccination.  
(5) Date , place and authority of issuance of the veterinary certificate, official 
stamp, and the name and signature of the veterinary officer . 
 
5. The pregnant cattle  to be imported will be all owed entry only within two third 
duration of pregnancy  at the time of shipment . 
 
6. The cattle shall be transported with clean containers and vehicles disinfected with 
disinfectant  approved by exporting country . No feed, fodder, bedding or other 
animals sh all be supplementary loaded during the transportation . The 
transportation  and transition shall be pursuant  to Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
(terrestrial code)  of the World Organization for Animal Health ( OIE) and 
regulations of International Air Transport  Association (IATA) . 
 
7. Regarding the diseases test, quarantine measures and treatm ents stated in Article 3 
of these  Requirements, the competent authority  of the exporting country  may apply 
to the animal quarantine authority of this country to exempt  from  specific diseases 
test due to the disease  free status or to test with an alternative method.  
 
For the said application, the competent authority  of the exporting country  shall 
submit to the animal quarantine authority of this country with documents that 
testify that its free status comply with the terrestrial  code  of OIE . The animal 
quarantine authority of this country may follow the terrestrial  code  of OIE  to 
review the said application. The animal quarantine authority of this country may 
send inspector s to the exporting country to conduct on -site inspection  if necessary. 
The expense shall be born e by the exporting country.