Import into U.S.

[emu4sale]

Anyone have any experience with importing birds to the U.S.?

 

[Kiki]

Where would the birds be coming from?

 

[DancingWthDucks]

It could be quite tricky right now with all the AI outbreaks.

I'd suggest that you look at US goverment website and DEFRA, aswell as maybe asking people on the Imported English Orps thread.

Good luck

 

[Gringobrazil]

Anyone have any experience with importing birds to the U.S.?

Hi,I have a question. I want fertile eggs shipped to Brazil, do you have any insight on this. I called a Hatchery and they only ship as far a Bermuda, she also stated that its a lot of paper work, any feedback would help. Thank you

 

[keesmom]

Anyone have any experience with importing birds to the U.S.?

Here are the regulations from APHIS for live birds

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou.../import-live-animals/sa_avian/ct_live_poultry

Procedures for Importing Live Poultry
Last Modified: Oct 18, 2016
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ADVISORY: Until further notice1, live avian commodities (including eggs for hatching) from the following countries or regions have been prohibited entry to the United States due to the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Autonomous Territories, People's Republic of China, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Taipei Chinese/Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

1 The United States negotiates avian disease surveillance plans with various trading partners. This list may not encompass all areas or regions for which APHIS considers to be affected with highly pathogenic avian influenza. Importers are urged to contact APHIS and inquire on any additional restrictions.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines poultry to include chickens, doves, ducks, geese, grouse, guinea fowl, partridges, pea fowl, pheasants, pigeons, quail, swans, and turkeys. All birds of these species are subject to the import requirements for poultry, and are not considered by the USDA to be pet birds.


Requirements

• 30-day quarantine at a USDA Animal Import Center
• Animal Import Permit (VS Form17-129) (fillable pdf 75kb)
• Veterinary Health Certificate issued by a full-time salaried veterinarian of the agency responsible for animal health of the national government of the exporting country
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Certification

Import Procedures (from all countries except Canada)

• All poultry must be quarantined for a minimum of 30 days. Poultry (not including hatching eggs of any kind) may be quarantined at a USDA Animal Import Center or the importer may use another facility, after it has been approved by APHIS. Approvals for private facility are given on a per shipment basis and the importer must pay for steps toward the approval process, as well as monitoring of the facility during the 30 days by APHIS. Importers requesting more information on how to establish an approved quarantine facility may call their local APHIS VS office or the Riverdale office. The Riverdale contact information is given below.
• Poultry must be accompanied by a USDA import permit (VS Form17-129) (fillable pdf 75kb), issued prior to shipment of the birds. The importer choosing to use the USDA AIC must contact that facility for the import permit and reserve quarantine space. The addresses for the USDA Animal Import Centers are listed below.

New York Animal Import Center
USDA, APHIS, VS
474 International Blvd
Rock Tavern, NY 12575
Phone: (845) 838-5500
Fax: (845) 838-5516

Miami Animal Import Center
USDA, APHIS, VS
6300 NW 36 Street
Miami, FL 33122
Phone: (305) 876-2200
Fax: (305) 876-2201

• The poultry must be accompanied by a current veterinary health certificate issued within 30 days of importation and endorsed by a full-time salaried veterinarian of the agency responsible for animal health of the national government of the exporting country. The health certificate must be translated into English.

Health certificates that accompany imported live poultry (not including Columbiforms) shipments must indicate that:

• Birds or poultry were not vaccinated against any H5 or H7 subtype of avian influenza.
• The shipment will not transit through any regions where APHIS considers highly pathogenic avian influenza to exist, as listed here on this web page.
• The poultry have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease (avian paramyxovirus) at least 21 days prior to export, using vaccines that do not contain any velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus. OR:
• Poultry have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease
• At least 5 percent (%) or a minimum of 150 birds from the flock of origin were negative for egg drop syndrome (EDS 76). (This requirement does not pertain to turkeys- hatching eggs, poults or adult turkeys).
• The flock of origin was tested negative for Salmonella enteritidis (SE) within 30 days by environmental culture, and there is no evidence or knowledge of SE present in the flock.
• The flock or the flock(s) of origin is negative within the previous 90 days for Avian Metapneumovirus (also known as Turkey Rhinotracheitis, (TRT), or Swollen Head Syndrome). At least 30 poultry per house were tested using any of the following methods: rRT-PCR, ELISA, or serology. The health certificate must state if poultry have or have not been vaccinated against this disease. Note: Testing for Avian Metapneumovirus does not apply to waterfowl species.

General Information

• The poultry must be inspected by a USDA port veterinarian at the first U.S. port of entry. The importer must arrange for this inspection at least 72 hours in advance by contacting the USDA port veterinarian at the telephone number listed on the import.
• The importer must retain the services of a customs broker to facilitate the importation and, in some cases, to transport the poultry from the port of entry to the USDA Animal Import Center. The importer should contact the Import Center for a list of customs brokers to provide these services.
• During the quarantine period, all poultry will be tested to determine if they are free of certain communicable diseases of poultry. The cost for this diagnostic testing will be charged to the importer and is separate from the quarantine fee.
• Total payment of the quarantine and diagnostic testing fees is required when the import permit (VS Form17-129) (fillable pdf 75kb) application is submitted. The payment amount will be provided to the importer by the USDA Animal Import Center. The daily user fee rate for standard care, feed, and handling of poultry quarantined in a USDA Animal Import Center is based on the weight of the bird. Current rates can be found here.
• Fees apply if arrival is during regular working hours (approximately 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday), and prior notification has been given. Overtime charges apply if the shipment arrives before or after these hours. In addition, USDA port veterinarians are not stationed full-time at each port of entry, prior notification is critical to the import process.

Poultry Import from Canada

Poultry imported from Canada into the United States are not required to be quarantined. However, the poultry must be accompanied by a veterinary health certificate issued within 30 days of importation and endorsed by a full-time salaried veterinarian of the Canadian government. The poultry must be inspected by a USDA veterinarian at the first U.S. port of entry.

An import permit is not required for poultry imported from Canada through a U.S. - Canadian land border port. However, if the poultry enters the United States through an air or sea port, an import permit (VS Form17-129) (fillable pdf 75kb) is required.


Health certificates that accompany Canadian live avian shipments must indicate that:

• Poultry have been inspected prior to export by the veterinarian issuing the health certificate;
• Poultry were either vaccinated for Newcastle disease at least 21 days prior to export and with a vaccine that does not contain any velogenic strains; OR were not vaccinated for Newcastle disease. (The health certificate should indicate which applies);
• Poultry have not been vaccinated with a vaccine for any H5 or H7 subtype of avian influenza, and have not transited through regions/ premises where any HPAI subtype exists while en route to the United States;
• No evidence of Newcastle disease or any communicable disease of poultry was found during the ninety (90) days preceding exportation from the premises of origin;
• The premise of origin has not been under quarantine for any poultry disease during the preceding ninety (90) days;
• As much as can be determined, the poultry were not exposed to communicable diseases of poultry during the ninety (90) days immediately prior to the inspection date;
• Were shipped in new or appropriately sanitized containers prior to current use.
  

Columbiform species (such as pigeons and doves) have the following health certification criterion and which must be listed on the health certificate
The Columbiform health certificate must indicate that:

1. Were shipped in new or appropriately sanitized containers prior to current use.
2. Did not come in contact with wild birds or poultry within the 30 days previous to exporting the premise of origin
3. Have been examined prior to movement from the premise of origin and there was no evidence of poultry communicable disease.
4. Have not been vaccinated against H5 or H7.
5. Have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease (avian paramyxovirus) at least 21 days prior to export, using vaccines that do not contain any velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus OR was not vaccinated against Newcastle disease. (The health certificate must indicate which applies).
   

Note: Columbiformes importing from countries listed on the above Advisory list must also travel under the following precautions and have the statement listed as follows:

1. Were moved without co-mingling the shipment with any other avians after leaving the premise of origin.
   

This permit application may be downloaded from this site or by contacting us:

USDA, APHIS, VS
National Import and Export Services
4700 River Road, Unit 39
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 851-3300 telephone
(301) 734-4704 fax


Fish and Wildlife Service Permit Information

In the United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regulates the importation of birds protected by the Convention on International trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 (WBCA). These regulations are part of international conservation effort to protect exotic wild birds subject to trade. Most exotic pet birds including parrots, parakeets, macaws, lories, and cockatoos are affected by CITES and the WBCA. However, the budgerigar, cockatiel, and rosy-faced lovebirds are exempt.

According to the WBCA, in order to import a pet bird of non-U.S. origin into the United States, you must have continuously resided outside of the United States for at least one year. In addition, the WBCA limits the number of pet birds that can be imported to two birds per person, per year. All required WBCA and CITES permits must accompany the bird while in transit.

Please visit the FWS web site at: http://permits.fws.gov/ to obtain more information and the permit application. If you have questions you can contact the FWS at (800) 358-2104. Over seas calls should be placed to (703) 358-2104.

 

[keesmom]

Hi,I have a question. I want fertile eggs shipped to Brazil, do you have any insight on this. I called a Hatchery and they only ship as far a Bermuda, she also stated that its a lot of paper work, any feedback would help. Thank you

Whoops, sorry I didn't pay attention. I thought you wanted to import from Brazil. You will have to look into Brazil's regulations to see what is necessary.

Regulations from APHIS regarding hatching eggs for those who wish to import hatching eggs into the US

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ou.../import-live-animals/sa_avian/ct_poultry_eggs

Procedures for Importing Poultry Hatching Eggs into the United States
Last Modified: May 6, 2016
Print
ADVISORY: Until further notice1, live avian commodities (including eggs for hatching) from the following countries or regions have been prohibited entry to the United States due to the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Autonomous Territories, People's Republic of China, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Taipei Chinese/Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

1 The United States negotiates avian disease surveillance plans with various trading partners. The above advisory list may not encompass all areas or regions for which APHIS considers to be affected with highly pathogenic avian influenza. Importers are urged to contact APHIS and inquire about any additional restrictions.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines poultry as chickens, doves, ducks, geese, grouse, guinea fowl, partridges, pea fowl, pheasants, pigeons, quail, swans, and turkeys (including hatching eggs of these species).

General Requirements

• All hatching eggs of poultry imported into the United States must be accompanied by a USDA import permit VS Form 17-129 (except through a land border port from Canada).
• Current veterinary health certificate issued by a full-time salaried veterinarian of the agency responsible for animal health of the national government in the exporting country of origin.
• Importers should submit the application and the processing fee for a permit by check, money order, charge card or by providing a USDA user fee account. If changes need to be made for a permit after it has been issued, there is an additional fee. Current fees can be found here.
• Fees apply if arrival is during regular working hours (approximately 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday), and prior notification has been given. Overtime charges apply if the bird arrives before or after these hours. In addition, USDA port veterinarians are not stationed full-time at each port of entry, prior notification is critical to the import process.

The import permit application (VS Form 17-129) can be downloaded from the internet or obtained by contacting us at:

USDA, APHIS, VS
National Center for Import and Export
4700 River Road, Unit 39
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 851-3300 telephone
(301) 734-4704 fax
[email protected] email


Flock of origin veterinary health certification statements

The original veterinary health certificate must be in English or have the English translation, and must accompany the hatching eggs while in transit. It must state that:

• The flock(s) of origin were found upon inspection to be free from evidence of communicable diseases of poultry;
• No exotic Newcastle disease has occurred on the premises of origin or on adjoining premises during the 90 days immediately preceding the date of movement of the eggs from such region; and
• As far as it has been possible to determine, such flock(s) were not exposed to such disease during the preceding 90 days.
• At least 5 percent (%) or a minimum of 150 birds from the flock of origin were negative for egg drop syndrome (EDS 76). This statement does not apply to hatching eggs or poults of turkeys.
• The flock of origin was tested negative for Salmonella enteritidis (SE) within 30 days by environmental culture, and there is no evidence or knowledge of SE present in the flock
• The flock(s) of origin for the hatching eggs were not vaccinated against any H5 or H7 subtype of avian influenza. The shipment will not transit through any regions where APHIS considers highly pathogenic avian influenza to exist, as listed here.
• The flocks of origin have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease (avian paramyxovirus) at least 21 days prior to export, using vaccines that do not contain any velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus.

Note: If the flock(s) of origin have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease, the health certificate should indicate this status.

• The hatching eggs were cleaned and sanitized as soon as possible after collection using an approved-for use-sanitizing agent, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Hatching eggs were placed into new or appropriately sanitized packaging materials at the premises from which the hatching eggs were to be exported.
• The flock or the flock(s) of origin is negative within the previous 90 days for Avian Metapneumovirus (also known as Turkey Rhinotracheitis, (TRT), or Swollen Head Syndrome). At least 30 poultry per house were tested using any of the following methods: rRT-PCR, ELISA, or serology. The health certificate must state if poultry have or have not been vaccinated against this disease. Note: Testing for Avian Metapneumovirus does not apply to waterfowl species.
• Flock(s) of origin for the hatching eggs were not vaccinated against any H5 or H7 subtype of avian influenza.
• The shipment will not transit through any regions where APHIS considers highly pathogenic avian influenza to exist, as listed here on this web page.
• The flock(s) of origin have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease (avian paramyxovirus) at least 21 days prior to export, using vaccines that do not contain any velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus. OR:
• The flock(s) of origin have not been vaccinated against Newcastle disease.

Requirements for importing poultry hatching eggs differ for eggs being imported from countries designated and free of exotic Newcastle disease (END) than those not designated as free of END.


Poultry hatching eggs imported from countries designated as free of END

Hatching eggs imported from these countries are not required to be quarantined. However, the hatching eggs must be accompanied by a veterinary health certificate issued by a national government veterinarian of the exporting country as well as by a USDA import permit.

Hatching eggs originating in the EU-25 Poultry Trade Region (PTR) must have either of the following bulleted statements on all hatching eggs health certificate:

• The consignment did not originate from or travel through, any zone within the EU-25 PTR that were restricted for outbreaks of Newcastle disease or HPAI in commercial poultry for the following period of time, whichever is later: 1). Until the restrictions were lifted by the national competent authority; or 2). 90 days after depopulation of all affected premises, followed by cleaning and disinfection of the last affected premises, in that zone. [note: only 1) applies if the restrictions had been placed for Newcastle disease or HPAI in racing pigeons, backyard flocks or wild birds.]
• The consignment did not originate from, but did travel under official seal through, zones that were restricted for outbreaks of Newcastle disease or HPAI in commercial poultry for the following period of time, whichever is later: 1). until the restrictions were lifted by the national competent authority; or 2). 90 days after depopulation of all affected premises, followed by cleaning and disinfection of the last affected premises, in that zone. [Note: only 1) applies if the restrictions had been placed for Newcastle disease or HPAI in racing pigeons, backyard flocks or wild birds.][Note: under this option, the seal numbers must be noted in the health certificate signed by the certifying veterinarian, with an official veterinarian verifying the seals for such shipments were intact at the time of embarkation.]
  
  Countries comprising the EU 25-PTR can be found here

Poultry hatching eggs imported from countries not designated as free of END

In addition to the required veterinary health certificate and USDA import permit, importation of hatching eggs from countries not designated by the USDA to be free of END are restricted as follows:

• Eggs must be transported from the port of entry to the hatchery in a vehicle sealed by the USDA.
• Eggs must be hatched and brooded under the supervision of the Area Veterinarian in Charge (AVIC) in the State of destination. The hatchery must meet certain biosecurity standards and be inspected and approved by the AVIC prior to issuance of the import permit.
• The poultry from such eggs must remain in quarantine for not less than 30 days following hatch.
• During quarantine, the hatching eggs and poultry from such eggs are subject to any inspections, disinfections, and diagnostic testing as may be required by the USDA to determine their freedom from communicable diseases of poultry.

Poultry hatching eggs imported from Canada:

• No quarantine is required.
• No import permit via land border port
• A health certificate is required.
• Import via sea or air ports are required to have an import permit and a health certificate.

The health certificate must contain the following language:

• There is a Canadian HC for hatching eggs that is approved for this use by the US and Canada.
• A new restriction ( September 2015) should be placed on health certificates for hatching eggs: The hatching eggs were placed into new or appropriately sanitized packaging materials at the premises from which the eggs were to be exported.

The import permit application (VS Form 17-129) can be downloaded from the internet or obtained by contacting us at:

USDA, APHIS, VS
National Center for Import and Export
4700 River Road, Unit 39
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 851-3300 telephone
(301) 734-4704 fax
[email protected] email

 

[briefvisit]

Fun to pop in here from over at Emus. I live in an isolated farmhouse, and have the endangered Muir's Corella, and both species of white-tailed black cockatoos, and my favourite, the red-tailed cockatoos, all frequently here.

Supreme Emu, Lake Muir, W.A.