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Status Chart for Active Equivalence Requests 

Updated as of March 1, 2024 

[Asterisks (*) indicate where the most recent update was made for an equivalence request] 

Countries Product(s) Initial or 

Reinstatement [i] 

Status of Initial or 

Reinstatement 

Equivalence [ii]1 

Belarus Raw and Processed Beef and Veal 

Products 

Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Chicken Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Brazil Egg Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Poultry Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Bulgaria Raw and Processed Beef, Veal, and 

Pork Products 

Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Poultry Products Initial Step 1 – With CCA 

Colombia* Raw Beef and Veal Products* Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw Poultry Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Estonia Raw and Processed Beef, Veal, and 

Pork Products 

Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

France Egg Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Poultry Products Reinstatement Step 3A – With CCA 

Germany Egg Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw Beef Products Reinstatement Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw Pork Products Reinstatement Step 3B – With FSIS 

Greece Egg Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Lamb, Mutton, 

Goat, and Pork Products 

Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Poultry Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Guatemala* Raw and Processed Beef Products* Reinstatement Step 3B – With FSIS 

Guyana Raw Siluriformes Products Initial Step 3B – With FSIS 

Hungary Raw and Processed Poultry Products Initial Step 1 – With CCA 

Ireland Processed Beef and Pork Products Reinstatement Step 3A – With CCA 

Italy Egg Products Initial Step 3B – With FSIS 

Raw and Processed Beef Reinstatement Step 3B – With FSIS 

Korea Processed Pork Products Initial Step 4 – With FSIS 

Lithuania Raw Beef and Veal Products Reinstatement Step 3B – With FSIS 

Mexico Egg Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw Poultry Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Morocco Processed Chicken and Turkey 

Products 

Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Nigeria Raw and Processed Siluriformes 

Products 

Initial Step 3B – With FSIS 

Panama Raw and Processed Beef and Veal 

Products 

Initial Step 1 – With CCA 

People's Republic of 

China 

Egg Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Philippines Raw and Processed Meat Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Poultry Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Portugal Raw and Processed Beef and Pork 

Products 

Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Poultry Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Singapore Processed Meat and Poultry Products Initial Step 1 – With CCA 

Slovenia Raw and Processed Chicken Products Initial Step 2 – With FSIS 

Suriname Raw Siluriformes Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 
 

 

 

 

Countries Product(s) Initial or 

Reinstatement [i] 

Status of Initial or 

Reinstatement 

Equivalence [ii]1 

Taiwan Processed Pork Products Reinstatement Step 4 – With FSIS 

Ukraine Egg Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Pork Products Initial Step 3A – With CCA 

Raw and Processed Poultry Products Initial Step 3B – With FSIS 

NOTE: This chart lists active equivalence requests. If FSIS has not received correspondence from a country regarding an 

equivalence request for one (1) year, FSIS considers that request to be inactive. The request will be reactivated, and listed 

on the chart, when FSIS receives correspondence or information from the Central Competent Authority (CCA) about the 

request. 

[i] Initial Equivalence: When a country’s CCA requests to begin the export of meat, poultry or egg products to the 

United States (U.S.), FSIS evaluates the country’s inspection system by document reviews and onsite audits. When 

FSIS determines that a country’s inspection system meets U.S. requirements, FSIS publishes its proposal to find a 

country equivalent through a notice with a request for comments in the Federal Register. Equivalence becomes 

effective after FSIS considers public comments and then publishes a final notice in the Federal Register responding 

to comments and announcing a final decision concerning equivalence. 

Reinstatement of Equivalence: A country’s CCA requests to resume exporting to the United States a particular 

meat, poultry or egg product that was previously listed as eligible on the FSIS website but has not been exported 

from that country for an extended period of time. FSIS conducts a technical document review, and in some cases, 

FSIS might require an onsite audit. FSIS does not publish a Federal Register notice for reinstatements of 

equivalence. 

NOTE: When a final equivalence determination (i.e., initial or reinstatement) is made, the country is removed 

from this list and their product eligibility is posted in the Import Library on FSIS’ website. 

[ii] Status of Equivalence Steps: 

1. The CCA submitted a formal written request to FSIS, identifying the species and products the country 

intends to export. The CCA is preparing responses to relevant questions in the Self-Reporting Tool (SRT) 

with supporting documentation. 

2. The CCA submitted responses to the SRT with supporting documentation and FSIS is conducting an SRT 

technical review. 

3A. FSIS sent a request to the country to provide additional information for the SRT. 

3B. FSIS received additional information from the country and is conducting a technical review of the provided 

information. 

NOTE: The status may cycle between 3A and 3B during the period when FSIS is reviewing the SRT and 

supporting documentation associated with an equivalence request and the country is responding to FSIS’ 

additional requests for information. 

4. FSIS completed the SRT technical review and is planning an onsite verification audit as needed. 

NOTE: In some cases, FSIS might not conduct an onsite audit for reinstatement of equivalence. 

5. FSIS completed the onsite verification audit, if needed. 

6. FSIS published the initial equivalence determination through a Federal Register notice with requests for 

public comment. 

NOTE: FSIS does not publish a Federal Register notice for reinstatement of equivalence.