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Find information about APHIS-recognized animal health statuses of foreign regions

for specific animal diseases, pests, or acceptable commodities below.

APHIS restricts the importation of some animals and animal products due to the

animal health status of the exporting or transit region. A region can be any of the

following:

a national entity (country)

part of a national entity (such as a county, Province, or State)

parts of several national entities combined into an area

a group of national entities (countries) combined into a single area

In general, we issue or lift import restrictions through the regulatory process. We

then update our lists of APHIS-recognized animal health statuses to reflect changes

in those statuses.

Temporary Restrictions

APHIS may administratively impose temporary trade restrictions as outbreaks occur.

Below is the list of regions to which temporary restrictions apply for importation of

some animals and animal products into the United States.
Canada—Avian Commodities

Canada—Hunter Harvested Wild Game Bird Carcasses

European Free Trade Association Countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and

Switzerland)—Duck Commodities

European Poultry Trade Region (excluding Great Britain)—Duck Commodities

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France—Avian Commodities

Japan—Avian Commodities

Mexico—Avian Commodities

Norway—Avian Commodities

Switzerland, Canton of Zürich—Avian Commodities

Switzerland, Canton of Jura—Avian Commodities

Lists of APHIS-Recognized Animal Health Statuses

Use the table below to view APHIS-recognized animal health statuses by disease or

country.

Disease or Pest Regions Notes

African horse

sickness

9 CFR 93.308

(a)(2)(i)

Affected: The continent of Africa

(except for Morocco), Malaysia, Oman,

Thailand, and Yemen
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

African swine

fever

9 CFR 94.8 (a)(2)

Affected: The continent of Africa;

Albania; Armenia; Azerbaijan;

Bangladesh; Belarus; Bhutan; Bosnia

and Herzegovina; Brazil (excluding the

State of Santa Catarina); Burma;

Cambodia; China; Cuba; Dominican

Republic; European Union (EU) and

Northern Ireland (any restricted zone in

the EU or Northern Ireland established

by the EU, any EU Member State, or

Northern Ireland because of detection of

African swine fever in domestic or feral

swine); Georgia; Haiti; Hong Kong; India;

Indonesia; Kosovo; Laos; Malaysia;

Mauritius; Moldova; Mongolia;

Montenegro; Nepal; North Korea; North

Macedonia; Papua New Guinea;

Philippines; Russia; Serbia; Singapore;

South Korea; Thailand; Timor-Leste;

Ukraine; and Vietnam

This disease status list

does not apply to

importation of dogs for

commercial sale or

adoption. For

commercial dog

imports, visit

Commercial Dog

Imports: Check for

Countries Where

African Swine Fever

and Other Diseases Are

Known To Exist.
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

Bovine

spongiform

encephalopathy

9 CFR 92.5

Negligible risk: Argentina, Australia,

Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,

Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,

Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark,

Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary,

Iceland, Ireland, India, Israel, Italy,

Japan, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein,

Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico,

Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand,

Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway,

Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland,

Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore,

Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain,

Sweden, Switzerland, and Uruguay

Controlled risk: Canada; Ecuador;

France; Great Britain (England,

Scotland, and Wales); Greece; and

Taiwan
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

Bovine

tuberculosis

9 CFR 93.437

Level I: Canada

Level II: Mexico—the State of Sonora

Level III: Mexico—the Yucatan

Peninsula Region (States of Yucatan,

Quintana Roo, and part of the State of

Campeche); the Huasteca Region (parts

of the States of Veracruz, Puebla, and

Hidalgo); part of the State of Chihuahua;

and part of the State of Durango

Level IV: Mexico—part of the State of

Coahuila and the State of Tamaulipas

Regions unassessed by APHIS are

considered Level V for bovine TB.

See list of

municipalities that

comprise the Mexican

regions classified by

APHIS for TB. Part of

the State of San Luis

Potosi, Mexico (Zone

A1) may continue to

export bovines under

currently recognized

status and conditions

until update

information is posted

on this site. See

additional information

at Importing Live Cattle

and Bison From Mexico

to the United States.

Australia may continue

to export bovine

animals under currently

recognized status and

conditions until

updated information is

posted on this site.

Brucellosis

9 CFR 93.440

Level I: Australia; Canada; New

Zealand; and the State of Sonora,

Mexico

Regions unassessed by APHIS are

considered Level III for brucellosis.

Regions of Mexico other

than the State of

Sonora may continue to

export bovine animals

under currently

recognized status and

conditions until

updated information is

posted on this site.
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

Classical swine

fever

9 CFR 94.9(a)

9 CFR 94.10 (a),

9 CFR 94.9 (b),

and

9 CFR 94.10 (b)

Free: Australia, Canada, Fiji, Iceland,

Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New

Zealand, Norway, and Palau

Free, but subject to restrictions in 9

CFR 94.32:* Brazil (State of Santa

Catarina only), Chile, and Mexico

APHIS-defined European CSF

region:** Austria; Belgium; Croatia;

Cyprus (excluding those areas of the

Republic of Cyprus in which the

Government of the Republic of Cyprus

does not exercise effective control);

Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Finland;

France; Germany; Great Britain

(England, Scotland, and Wales); Greece;

Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia;

Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg;

Malta; Netherlands; Northern Ireland;

Poland; Portugal; Slovakia; Slovenia;

Spain; Sweden; and Switzerland

*APHIS has declared

these regions to be free

of CSF; however, the

importation of swine,

pork, or pork products

into the United States

from these regions is

subject to restrictions

specified in 9 CFR

94.32.

**The importation of

pork, pork products,

and swine from the

APHIS-defined

European CSF region is

subject to restrictions

specified in 9 CFR

94.31. In addition,

swine semen imported

from the APHIS-defined

European CSF region is

subject to restrictions

specified in 9 CFR

98.38.

Contagious equine

metritis

9 CFR 93.301

(c)(i)

Affected:* Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Croatia; member States of the European

Union; Great Britain (England, Scotland,

and Wales); Guinea-Bissau; Japan;

Montenegro; North Macedonia; Northern

Ireland; Norway; Serbia; South Africa;

South Korea; and Switzerland

*CEM-affected or trades

horses freely with a

CEM-affected region

without CEM testing

Fever ticks

9 CFR 93.427

Free: Mexico—the States of Baja

California; Chihuahua (excluding the

municipalities of Guadalupe y Calvo and

Morelos); and Sonora
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

Foot-and-mouth

disease

9 CFR 94.1 (a)(1)

Free: Australia, Barbados, Belize,

Bermuda, Canada, Costa Rica,

Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji,

Greenland, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,

Iceland, Jamaica, Marshall Islands,

Mexico, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New

Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama,

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and Trinidad

and Tobago

Free, but subject to restrictions in 9

CFR 94.11:* Argentina (a region

consisting of the areas of Patagonia

South and Patagonia North B only);

Austria; Bahamas; Belgium; Brazil (State

of Santa Catarina only); Channel

Islands; Chile; Croatia; Cyprus

(excluding those areas of the Republic

of Cyprus in which the Government of

the Republic of Cyprus does not

exercise effective control); Czechia;

Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France;

Germany; Great Britain (England,

Scotland, and Wales); Greece; Hungary;

Ireland; Italy; Japan; Latvia;

Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg;

Malta; Namibia (excluding the region

north of the Veterinary Cordon Fence);

Netherlands; Northern Ireland; Norway;

Papua New Guinea; Poland; Portugal;

Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain;

Sweden; and Switzerland

Not free, but importation of

commodities that meet the

requirements of 9 CFR 94.29 for

fresh (chilled or frozen) beef and

ovine meat is allowed:** Uruguay

Not free, but importation of

*APHIS has declared

these regions to be free

of foot-and-mouth

disease; however, the

importation of meat

and other animal

products from these

regions into the United

States is subject to

restrictions specified in

9 CFR 94.11.

**APHIS has not

declared these regions

to be free of FMD;

however, the

importation of certain

commodities from

these regions into the

United States is allowed

if requirements

specified in 9 CFR

94.29, in addition to

other applicable

requirements, are met.
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

Highly pathogenic

avian influenza

9 CFR 94.6 (a)(2)

Affected: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,

Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,

Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,

Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,

Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Cote

d'Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti, Egypt,

Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hong

Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,

Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait,

Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macau,

Malaysia, Mali, Myanmar, Moldova,

Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria,

North Korea, Pakistan, Palestinian

Territories, Peru, Philippines, Russia,

Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa,

South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan,

Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Turkey,

Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, and

Zimbabwe

Zones affected with HPAI in the

APHIS-defined European Poultry

Trade Region:* The importation of

poultry meat and products, and live

birds and poultry, from any restricted

zone established because of detection

of HPAI by competent animal health

authorities of the APHIS-defined

European Poultry Trade Region is

restricted. See 9 CFR 94.28 for the

specific set of restrictions.

The European Poultry Trade Region

(excluding Great Britain) is under

temporary restrictions. See the

"Temporary Restrictions" section at the

top of this page for additional details.

This list might not

include all regions for

which APHIS currently

imposes trade

restrictions due to

sporadic outbreaks of

animal diseases. See

the "Temporary

Restrictions" section at

the top of this page for

a list of regions under

temporary restrictions.

*European Poultry

Trade Region, APHISdefined: A single

region consisting of

Austria; Belgium;

Cyprus; Czechia;

Denmark; Estonia;

Finland; France;

Germany; Great Britain

(England, Scotland, and

Wales); Greece;

Hungary; Ireland; Italy;

Latvia; Lithuania;

Luxembourg; Malta;

Netherlands; Northern

Ireland; Poland;

Portugal; Romania;

Slovakia; Slovenia;

Spain; and Sweden
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

Newcastle disease

9 CFR 94.6 (a)(1)

Free: Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa

Rica, Fiji, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand,

and Switzerland (excluding the Cantons

of Zurich and Jura)

Free, but subject to restrictions in 9

CFR 94.33:* Argentina and Mexico

(States of Campeche, Quintana Roo,

and Yucatan only)

Free, but subject to restrictions in 9

CFR 94.28 :** APHIS-defined European

Poultry Trade Region—a single region

consisting of Austria; Belgium; Cyprus;

Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Finland;

France; Germany; Great Britain

(England, Scotland, and Wales); Greece;

Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia;

Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta;

Netherlands; Northern Ireland; Poland;

Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia;

Spain; and Sweden

Not free, but subject to restrictions

i9 CFR 9430*** Mi(Sf

This list might not

include all regions for

which APHIS currently

imposes trade

restrictions due to

sporadic outbreaks of

animal diseases. See

the "Temporary

Restrictions" section at

the top of this page for

a list of regions under

temporary restrictions.

*APHIS has declared

these regions to be NDfree; however, the

importation of live

poultry, poultry meat,

and other poultry

products from these

regions into the United

States is subject to

restrictions specified in

9 CFR 94.33.

**The importation of

poultry meat and

products, and live birds

and poultry, from the

APHIS-defined

European Poultry Trade

Region into the United

States is subject to

restrictions specified in

9 CFR 94.28.

***APHIS has not

declared these regions

to be free of ND;

however, the
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

Scrapie

9 CFR 93.405

Free: Australia and New Zealand

Screwworm

9 CFR 93.301,

9 CFR 93.405,

9 CFR 93.505, and

9 CFR 93.600

Affected: Angola, Argentina, Aruba,

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia,

Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso,

Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central

African Republic, China, Colombia, Costa

Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic

Republic of the Congo, Dominican

Republic, Easter Island, Ecuador,

Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,

French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,

Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,

Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,

Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lesotho,

Liberia, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali,

Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar,

Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman,

Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea,

Paracel Islands, Paraguay, Peru,

Philippines, Qatar, Republic of the

Congo, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,

Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa,

Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname,

Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, TimorLeste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,

Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay,

Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia,

and Zimbabwe

This list might not

include all regions for

which APHIS currently

imposes trade

restrictions due to

sporadic outbreaks of

animal diseases. See

the "Temporary

Restrictions" section at

the top of this page for

a list of regions under

temporary restrictions.
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

Swine vesicular

disease

9 CFR 94.12 (a)

Free: Australia, Belize, Canada, Costa

Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,

Fiji, Finland, Greenland, Guatemala,

Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Japan, Marshall

Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, New

Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau,

Panama, Romania, and Sweden

Free, but subject to restrictions in 9

CFR 94.13 :* Austria; Bahamas;

Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Bulgaria; Brazil (State of Santa Catarina

only); Chile; Croatia; Cyprus (excluding

those areas of the Republic of Cyprus in

which the Government of the Republic

of Cyprus does not exercise effective

control); Czechia; Denmark; Estonia;

France; Germany; Great Britain

(England, Scotland, and Wales); Greece;

Hungary; Ireland; Italy (the regions of

Emilia-Romagna, Fruili, Liguria,

Lombardia, Marche, Piemonte, Valle d'

Aosta, and Veneto, and the Autonomous

Provinces of Trento and Bolzano only);

Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania;

Luxembourg; Malta; Montenegro;

Netherlands; North Macedonia; Northern

Ireland; Poland; Portugal; Serbia;

Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; and

Switzerland

*APHIS has declared

these regions to be free

of swine vesicular

disease; however, the

importation of pork or

pork products from

these regions into the

United States is subject

to restrictions specified

in 9 CFR 94.13.
Disease or Pest Regions Notes

Venezuelan

equine

encephalomyelitis

9 CFR 93.308

(a)(1)(i)

Affected: Western Hemisphere (all

regions, except for the regions listed

below that are declared by APHIS to be

free)

Free: Argentina, Bermuda, British Virgin

Islands, Canada, and United States and

its Territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S.

Virgin Islands

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APHIS evaluates the animal health statuses of foreign regions and compartments

and the risk of disease introduction from imported commodities. This page includes

information on how foreign regions can request an animal health status evaluation.

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