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Department of and Inspection 20250 

Agriculture Service 

June 8,2007 

Dear Facility Owner: 

This letter is intended for an owner or operator of a warehouse that exports meat, poultry, or egg 

products the United States a facility that does not conduct slaughter or processing 

operations). Owners or operators of such facilities have a responsibility to follow applicable federal 

statutes and regulations, thereby ensuring that the product is safe and wholesome, and to ensure that 

the products meet the requirements of the foreign government. These requirements are set out in the 

Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) Export Library. 

When the industry, including export warehouses, do not comply with a foreign government's 

requirements the foreign government can, and frequently has, halted exports from the United States, 

resulting in costly disruptions to trade. In an attempt to prevent disruptions in trade, FSIS is 

providing the following information on what steps an exporter should follow in exporting meat, 

poultry, egg products. 

For every export, an exporter needs to review the foreign government requirements that 

are set out in the FSIS Export Library. Because the requirements of foreign countries change daily, 

the export library should be reviewed regularly. You can access the export library the 

following link: 

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A country' requirements may include specific forms or statements that need to accompany 

shipments, or limitations on the types of products or the establishments that can export to the 

country. Some countries' requirements have caused the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish 

special Export Verification programs for beef and mutton products that must be adhered to for 

product to be eligible to go to the country in question. on EV programs, including 

which countries require EV certification, can be found at the following link: 

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EV programs are established by Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). has 

about EV programs on its Web site at 

If approval by an EV program is required to satisfy a foreign country, each exporter must apply and 

be approved by either directly or through an approved producing where the products 

destined for export were produced and processed. Under an EV program, only certain products 

product codes are allowed (example: beef 123 might be listed as approved, but beef 

234 are not listed). As an exporter, if you are exporting company's product, not all 

product from XYZ company may be eligible for export to a particular country. Only product on an 

approved list can be exported. 

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This list can be obtained the producing establishment. This list is available to. government 

officials including FSIS inspection program personnel during the certification process. 

In addition to approval of establishments and products under an EV program, certain countries 

require that establishments be registered on an approved establishment list. Information on the 

specific countries with an approved establishment list, along with information on how to register, 

can be found at the following link: 

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If the product is eligible for export to the specific country, obtain a current copy of 

FSIS Form Application for Export Certificate, from the FSIS inspection program personnel 

at the establishment or warehouse which the product is being exported. 

Read the form because it requires the exporter to certify that the products meet the 

requirements of the country to which the products are being exported. Failure to properly meet 

requirements can disrupt trade between the countries, and may subject the establishment, 

warehouse, or the person making the certification to additional penalties as allowed by law. 

A complete list of the names and codes of the product to be exported must be supplied on the 

export application (FSIS Form 9060-6) to the FSIS inspection program personnel, so the 

inspection program employee can check the list to ensure the product is eligible for export. 

If an EV program is involved, ensure all products meet the requirements (AMS requirements, 

including a statement of verification and inspection). 

a current list of all required forms that will be needed per the country requirements and 


type of product. 


List any additional certifications, seals, etc., that are needed. 


Once the inspection program employee certifies a shipment no changes are permitted. 


In closing, meeting the export requirements of a foreign is the responsibility of the 

exporter. The exporter's failure to meet a foreign country's requirements may well result in, and in 

a number of cases has resulted in, costly disruptions in trade. FSIS may also deny or withdraw 

export certification services your facility. Thus, exporters need to carefully examine country 

requirements for each export to ensure that: 

products are eligible (insure FSIS inspection has the correct on all product); 

2. 	 establishments are eligible (on an approved list if necessary); 

3. 	 all parts of an Export Verification program are being met (AMS certificationsare in 

order) and; 

4. 	 all documents are completed properly. 

Exporters must do their part in making sure that these disruptions, which are not in anyone's best 

interest, do not occur in the future. Exporters are responsible for communicating the above 

expectationsand requirements to the foreign country's importers of record. 

Assistant Administrator 

Office of Field Operations