1. Argentina

01/07/04

Live [bovine] animals, reproductive material [semen and embryos], products and by-products.
Bovine semen protocol accepted by Argentina .

U.S.A.

2. Australia

12/31/03

Beef and beef products currently being held by AQIS and those that are in transit which were exported from the U.S.A. before the 30 Dec. 2003 (Australian time) will be addressed on a case-by-case basis to determine what action should be taken.
*This is the same approach taken for beef and beef products of US origin that are [already] on the domestic market.
*Beef and Beef products are those that contain meat, bone and offal tissue from all [any] bovine species including cattle, buffalo and bison.
*Excluded are collagen from bovine skins & hides (including sausage casings produced from this type of collagen), minor ingredients of a processed product where that ingredient comprises bovine fat and/or bovine tallow, milk and dairy products, bovine semen and embryos, protein-free tallow, di-calcium phosphate, hides & skins and gelatin and collagen prepared from skins.
**A minor ingredient is defined in Standard 2.2.1, Meat and Meat Products of the Food Standards Code There are two different policies: (1) animal health policy — which covers live animals and pet food, and (2) human health policy — which covers beef and beef products.     
*** There are no new prohibitions placed upon pet food not containing bovine origin ingredients (except for milk or rawhides). Pet food not containing bovine origin ingredients (except for milk or rawhide), may continue to be imported. A valid Australian import permit is required.  (NOTE:  pet food containing ovine or cervid origin meat-and-bone meal remains prohibited.)
***Pet food containing bovine origin ingredients manufactured on or before December 29, 2003, may continue to be imported.  A valid Australian import permit is required.
***Pet food containing bovine origin ingredients produced after December 29, 2003 may continue to be imported ONLY IF the pet food does not contain:  the skull, brains, eyes, tonsils, vertebral column and spinal cord including dorsal root ganglia of bovine animals aged over 12 months, and the intestines from the duodenum to the rectum of bovine animals of all ages, and mechanically recovered meat (mechanically recovered meat is prohibited if it is derived from any Bovine, Ovine, Caprine, or Cervid animal, regardless of age or tissue of origin).  In this case, pet food importers may apply to have their permit application reassessed and amended by the Biologicals Unit of AQIS prior to import. To avoid possible delay with barrier clearance, the importer should first confirm the acceptability of their product with the Biologicals Unit of AQIS. (NOTE:  this pet food must not contain meat-and-bone meal of ovine, caprine, bovine, or cervidae origin, unless these meals are imported from BSE, Scrapie, and CWD free countries.)”
***Biological products for laboratory, therapeutic or in-vivo purposes, (for example meat peptones and culture media) manufactured prior to December 29, 2003 may still be imported. A valid Australian import permit is required. For products produced on or after December 29, 2003, Australian importers should contact AQIS to determine eligibility. (VS will need to see a valid Australian import permit prior to endorsing export certificates for these products.)

U.S.A.

3. Bahrain

Exact
date being confirmed

Temporary ban on US beef

4. Bangladesh

On March 14, 2006 Bangladesh notified that they prohibited the import of all protein concentrates made from bone-meal, meat-meal, and meat-and-bone meal of ruminant origin from any country not free of BSE.

U.S.A.

5. Barbados

12/29/03

Bovine origin products are banned. Exempted are protein free tallow, hides and skin, semen or dairy products.

U.S.A.

6. Belize

12/24/03

Belize has lifted their ban on the import of beef and products containing beef for human consumption.  However, effective June 29, 2005, the United States cannot endorse the required certificate for beef and beef products.
*Dog food containing ruminant origin ingredients is allowed. Cat food that does NOT contain ruminant ingredients is allowed entry with certification that the cat food: 1) does not contain ruminant ingredients; and 2) was processed in facility that does not process any products containing ruminant ingredients.

U.S.A.

7. Bolivia

12/29/03

Live bovine, ovine and caprine animals. Their products including heads, brain meal, meat, bone, bone marrow, liver, thymus, spleen, tonsils, intestines, glands, heart, placenta, other nervous tissue, lymph nodes, cerebrospinal fluid, lungs, pancreas, fetal serum, fetus, and [animal] feed ingredients.
*For fresh bovine, ovine and caprine meats, by-products and derivatives (e.g. sausages), collagen, embryos, ova, amniotic fluids & extracts, serum/albumin, and colostrum/whey,—they will require a risk analysis submitted

U.S.A.

8. Brazil

12/24/03

Ruminants, ruminant products and byproducts.  Exempted are milk and milk products; semen and embryos; protein-free tallow (maximum insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight) and derivatives made from this tallow; dicalcium phosphate(no trace of protein or fat); hides and leather; gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and leather; Brazil is currently preparing a Normative Instruction that should clarify prohibited and exempted materials.  This Instruction would prohibit import of raw materials and ingredients containing animal origin protein or fat when destined to animal food for countries with BSE cases or determined to present a BSE risk.
NOTE: Biologic products used as standards for diagnostic tests and animal origin products used in culture media for microbiologic diagnoses will be enterable in Brazil only after a previous consultation to the Department of Animal Health to assess the risk of the product.
NOTE:  Other products may be excluded from the ban upon risk assessment, at the discretion of the Plant and Animal Health Protection Secretariat.

U.S.A.

9. Brunei

12/30/03

Temporary ban on all beef and beef products

U.S.A.

10.Bulgaria

12/29/03-U.S.A.
1/2/04 - WA state
only
2/?/04 - ban lifted

Beef and products

No ban

11. Canada

12/24/03

SEE CANADIAN INFORMATION
* Effective 05/04/04 Canada is allowing pet food containing ingredients derived from cattle, bison, or buffalo, with certain restrictions.  See information provided in above link.

U.S.A.

12. Cayman Islands

12/24/03(product on the water enterable until 12/29/03)

SEE CAYMAN ISLANDS INFORMATION

U.S.A.

13. Chile

12/24/03

December, 2005:Chile is accepting boneless beef meat from cattle less than 30 months of age.  Interested exporters should contact FSIS for details on requirements.
Note: On July 19, 2005 Chile announced it would allow the entry of certain ruminant products, including boneless beef from animals less than 30 months of age.  Details are being confirmed.
Live bovine, products, sub-products including fresh, chilled, or frozen meat, bones, viscera, meat-and-bone meal, animal feed (containing any animal origin ingredients — regardless of species of origin) and pet food (containing bovine, ovine, and caprine-origin ingredients only).
Exempted are milk and dairy products, bovine embryos and semen, protein-free fats, skins & hides and collagen prepared from hides & skins.

U.S.A.

14. China

12/23
or
25/03

Live bovine and related products are prohibited except as stated below. This includes protein-free tallow at this time.
*Bovine origin gelatin is prohibited except for photographic use.  Non-bovine origin gelatin is permitted if certified as being free of all bovine origin materials.
**Pet food containing ruminant ingredients (including dairy) is prohibited.  Pet food of non-ruminant origin is permitted from faciities that have been approved by the Chinese authorities as well as USDA.  Poultry meal and fat, porcine meal and fat (lard), porcine origin spray dried blood, porcine protein concentrate are permitted from facilities that have been approved by the Chinese authorities as well as USDA.
*** Effective 4/30/04 China is reportedly allowing the "conditional" entry of semen, embryos, and protien-free tallow.  Details are still being confirmed.
****Milk and dairy products, as well as hides and leather are permitted.

U.S.A.

15. Colombia

12/24/03

Bovines, ovines, caprine, cats, tigers, American panthers, S. African antelope and their products.
Concentrated animal feeds, meat & bone meal, and any mammalian protein for animal feed.
Effective November 12, 2004, bovine embryos are enterable.
* Exempted are semen, milk, dairy products, products for in vitro lab tests, protein-free tallow and derivatives of protein-free tallow, hides/skins, gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides & skins, and pet foods containing poultry and poultry or pork fat.
* Pet foods containing lamb ingredients from countries free of scrapie are also enterable with country of origin certification.

U.S.A.

16. Costa Rica

12/24/03

Beef products, including “bone in” beef, all ground beef and products that contain beef as an ingredient (taco fillers, pizza toppings, etc.).  All offals are also banned (whether for human consumption or for animal feed).
* Effective January 18, 2006 Costa Rica and the USDA agreed on requirements to allow the importation of beef livers, tongues, hearts, and kidneys, as well as boneless meat from animals less than 30 months of age. Interested exporters should contact FSIS and/or consult the FSIS Export Library.
* On May 7, 2004 Costa Rica agreed to allow the import of boneless beef from animals less than 30 months of age, provided the meat is free of SRMs and is from plants that test routinely for BSE.
** NOTE:  Dog food is allowed.  Cat food that does NOT contain ruminant ingredients is allowed entry with an import permit and official government certification that the cat food: 1) does not contain any ruminant proteins (except milk); 2) contains protein-free tallow (maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight) [IF APPLICABLE]; and 3) was processed in facilities where there is no possibility of contamination or commingling with ruminant materials.
*** Products deemed safe by the OIE are not subject to the ban (dairy products, bovine semen and embryos, cattle hides, etc.)

U.S.A.

17. Cuba

12/25/03

Cuba is now accepting beef and bovine livers with certain restrictions.  Interested exporters should consult the FSIS Export Library for requirements.
Beef and ruminant products.

U.S.A.

18. Dominican Republic

12/24/03

Beef & Beef products. NOTE: The Dominican Republic has indicated that boneless beef will be allowed when derived from animals less than 30 months of age. Beef must be deboned by hand (not mechanically) into specialty cuts, in units of 5 lbs or less, and contain only muscle tissue. Veal will also be allowed from animals that are 36 weeks or 9 months of age or younger at the time of slaughter. 
* Bovine semen is exempt.
** Cannot meet certification for bovine embryos

U.S.A.

19. Ecuador

12/29/03

Live bovine, caprine, ovine, feline, exotic ungulates and zoo animals, their products or by-products and any other risk material. (Complete list is being translated)

U.S.A.

20. Egypt

12/24/03

Effective 3/23/05, beef and beef products for human consumption, including livers, kidneys, and hearts, are eligible from animals under 30 months of age.  Products must be certified by FSIS and must come from slaughter facilities registered and approved by the General Organization for Veterinary Services for export to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Suspended issuance of beef import permits.
*Shipments that left 12/24 or earlier are enterable.
**Exemptions include milk and milk products, protein free tallow (maximum level of insoluble impurities 0.15% in weight), dicalcium phosphate (with no trace of protein or fat), hides and skins, gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins, and semen.  Bovine embryos are still banned.

U.S.A.

21. El Salvador

Live susceptible animals, ruminant meat, meat of susceptible species, casings, bones and bone meal, blood meal, petfood and feedstuffs (containing ruminant proteins-except for dairy), hormones derived from ruminants, biologicals derived from ruminant protein, ruminant blood and derivatives, fetal bovine serum, fishmeal. There are no restrictions on products considered safe by the OIE (semen, embryos, DCP, protein-free tallow, hides/skins, hide derived gelatin and collagen).

*On May 28, 2004, El Salvador agreed to allow in boneless beef, its products and sub-products from animals less than 30 months of age.

U.S.A. Possibly open to discussions on regionalization

22. French Polynesia

The United States cannot endorse the required certification for beef meat and meat byproducts.

23. Grenada

12/30/03 –
USA
4/29/04 –
Ban lifted

On April 29, 2004 Grenada removed its temporary ban on the import of beef and beef products subject to conditions that include removal of SRMs (defined as tonsils, intestines, brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, vertebral column, and dorsal root ganglia).

24. Guatemala

11/17/04
3/31/04

Guatemala announced on November 17, that it was rescinding the import restrictions of December 24, 2003 affecting ruminants, ruminant products and subproducts Previously prohibited ruminants, ruminant products and subproducts are now allowed entry.
Live ruminants, and their products and subproducts, including products containing ruminant materials, regardless of their intended use. Prohibited ruminant products include meat, bones, meat meal, bone meal, fat, casings, blood and blood derivatives, fetal bovine serum, organs, viscera, offal, gelatin, collagen, hormones derived from ruminants, biologicals containing ruminant protein; and pet food*, animal feeds, and feed additives containing ruminant material. Also prohibited are low risk ruminant products such as hooves, horns, antlers, and hides/skins.
*Guatemala allows the importation of certain cuts of boneless beef from animals less than 30 months of age that were slaughtered after May 1, 2004.
Tallow is allowed entry with the following certification:
--The maximum level of insoluble impurities is 0.15% in weight [must have lab results]
--The manufacturing facility is dedicated to tallow production
--The manufacturing facility does not store, handle, or process any products of ruminant origin except tallow
** DOG food may contain otherwise prohibited ruminant materials.  Entry and certification requirements are unknown, and exporters are advised to obtain this information through their importers.  Please note that this exemption applies ONLY to dog food.  Use of ruminant ingredients in cat food is still prohibited.
NOTE: Finished leather products will be allowed entry into Guatemala in sealed containers with APHIS VS certification which includes statements about how the product was processed and subsequently kept in a sanitary condition. These statements can be made on the basis of an affidavit.
The following products and by-products from NON-ruminant species are allowed restricted entry with certification that 1) the manufacturing facility is dedicated (does not manufacture any products containing ruminant ingredients); and 2) the final product does not contain ruminant materials. Other requirements have not been determined.
*meat meal, blood, offal, and poultry feathers
*hydrolyzed bones
*enzymes, hormones, and excipients
*veterinary drugs and excipients
*animal feed/pet food
*fish meal

No ban

25. Haiti

Date being confirmed

Live cattle

U.S.A.

26. Honduras

5/26/04
12/29/03

Honduras announced on May 26, 2004, that it was rescinding the import restrictions of December 29, 2003 affecting ruminants, ruminant products and subproducts. Previously prohibited ruminants, ruminant products and subproducts are now allowed entry. On 12/29/03 Honduras had imposed the following all US ban: Live ruminants. The following ruminant origin items are prohibited: meat, casings, organs, hydrolyzed protein, other concentrated proteins, proteins for laboratory use, glands, bile, meals, any derivatives for animal consumption, hides and skins, milk substitutes for bovines, fats and fat derivatives, blood and blood derivatives [including fetal calf serum], biologicals and excipients, diagnostic test kits and components (antigens), hormones, enzymes, veterinary pharmaceuticals, amniotic fluid extract, industrialized placenta, intestinal serosa, gelatin, collagen, pet food, and all specified risk materials (Honduran SRM definition is under clarification).
The following items (if not derived from ruminants) may be allowed with special certification (including that they were not produced using ruminant proteins): fish meal, poultry meal, feather meal, blood and derivatives, biologicals and excipients, activated antigens and kits for diagnostics, hormones, enzymes, and excipients, amniotic fluid extract, hydroyzed bone, pet food, and feed stuffs.
Exporters of animal origin materials should have their importers confirm prior to shipment that materials will be permitted entry on issued certifications.
* Pet food containing ruminant protein is prohibited. Pet food not containing ruminant protein is allowed if accompanied by certification that the product does not contain ruminant protein.

No ban

27. Hong Kong

12/24/03

Beef imports and (future) import licenses.
*Beef consignments already shipped are enterable.
*Milk and milk products are enterable.
** Inedible beef products such as pet food are exempt with special certifications.
** Hides are exempt with special certifications.

U.S.A.

28. Indonesia

[retroactive
to]
12/24/03

APHIS has received clarification from the GOI that the June 2005 ban on ruminants and ruminant products and byproducts does NOT include finished pet food.  Finished pet food with ruminant ingredients will continue to be allowed entry into Indonesia. Certification requirements for pet foods have not been fully negotiated, however and it is possible that the GOI could request additional certification statements for pet food containing ruminant ingredients that VS cannot endorse.
Effective June 30, 2005, all live ruminants and ruminant products and byproducts (including those previously allowed entry) are prohibited entry.  Import permits issued on or before June 30, 2005 will be honored for the following commodities provided they arrive in Indonesia NLT August 31, 2005: boneless meat and byproducts (liver and lungs); meat meal and meat-and-bone meal (MBM); and ova.
*On May 31, 2004, Indonesia announced it will now allow the importation of certain bovine products including beef meat, livers, hearts, and feet; and the low risk commodities of semen and embryos.  Other low risk commodities, such as milk and milk products and hides and skins continue to be enterable.

U.S.A.

29. Israel

12/26/03

Bovine animals, products and by-products, animal-derived meals for animal feed which represent a risk of transmission of BSE.
*The following products, produced in plants approved by Israel according to required protocol are eligible for entry into Israel: 1)Veal meat (including bones, tongue, heart, and liver), originating from milk calves that were fed milk and milk products only and were not older than 6 months at the time of slaughter; 2) Milk and milk products and derivatives thereof; 3) Protein-free tallow with maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight and derivatives made from this tallow; 4)hides,skins, hair, and products derived from these tissues; 5) gelatin and collagen derived exclusively from hides and skins; 6) dicalcium phoshpate (no trace of protein or fat); and 7) blood products and other biological products for laboratory use only, if the raw materials utilized for their production are imported from countries approved by Israel and confirmed as BSE free, and the plant only processes ruminant proteins from BSE-free countries.

U.S.A.

30. Jamaica

12/26/03

[Note: The USDA and the Government of Jamaica reached an agreement in November 2004 that will allow beef exports to Jamaica to resume.
Please contact FSIS for restrictions and required certification statements.]
Beef & beef products

U.S.A.

31. Japan

12/24/03

On July 27, 2006, Japan announced they would resume accepting U.S. beef from animals 20 months of age or younger.  Details are being worked out.

As of January 20, 2006, the Government of Japan has suspended import procedures for all beef from the United States.
On December 12, 2005, Japan announced it would accept beef and beef offal and veal and veal offal derived from animals 20 months of age or younger subject to certain conditions.
Exporters should consult the FSIS Export Library for requirements.
Cattle, sheep, goats, & products derived from them, including products (meat, viscera and meat products, casings, etc.) Regardless of species of origin:  bone meal, meat meal, meat-and-bone meal, blood meal, blood products (other than those used for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and specific research or experiment), skin meal (including leather meal), feather meal, hoof meal, horn meal, offal meal, hydrolyzed protein, fish meal, animal fat/oil, powdered animal fat/oil, greaves, dicalcium phosphate, gelatin, collagen, ossein, or any products containing these items which may be used as livestock feed or fertilizers.
Exceptions (even these products may not be imported for human consumption):
• Dicalcium phosphate certified as containing no trace of protein or fat (MAFF confirmed exception on 1/31/06);
• Finished packaged pet food;
• Animal fats/oils certified with maximum insoluble impurities of less than 0.15% in weight (bovine origin animal fats imported for animal consumption must also come from animals that passed FSIS inspection, and must not be derived from the head, distal ileum, spinal cord, or vertebral column of cattle of any age);
• Fishmeal that is produced in processing plants delegated only to fishmeal production where no material of animal origin other than fish protein is being used and transported in a method to prevent contact with other animal proteins
• Hide derived gelatin and collagen;
• Gelatin and collagen produced from certain bones and processed in certain ways Ruminant serum products are NOT prohibited. (Ruminant blood products for animal feeding remain prohibited.)
Artificial casings (collagen casings) derived entirely from hides and skins are not prohibited by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF); however, they remain prohibited by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) unless derived entirely from raw materials imported from certain countries produced under certain conditions.
* Bovine hooves, horns, and rawhide intended for use as pet food (chews) and bovine aortic endothelial cells for experimental purposes are allowed.
*Inedible protein-free tallow is allowed (laboratory results showing total level of insoluble impurities by weight of 0.15% or less are required).  Bovine embryos are allowed.
*Japan has indicated that under certain circumstances they will accept the export of bovine origin gel bone. Exporters will have to work with their Japanese importers to determine the exact import requirements. Due to the lack of clear direction from Japan, exporters will have to ship at their own risk.
**see Japanese information for list of import protocols suspended
**MHLW is investigating prior imports for SRMs and commingling
*Followup questions from MAFF—12/24/03
*Bovine semen is allowed without BSE certification as of 12/26/03 per MAFF instruction to Japan's ports. MAFF will send APHIS letter on this.

U.S.A.

32. Jordan

02/11/04

On June 9, 2005, the government of Jordan lifted their BSE ban on U.S. beef and beef products.  Entry requirements are the same as they were prior to the ban.  Interested exporters should contact FSIS.
Cattle, meat and meat products including products intended for animal feed and for agricultural and industrial use.
*Exemptions include milk and milk products, protein free tallow (maximum level of insoluble impurities 0.15% in weight), dicalcium phosphate (with no trace of protein or fat), hides and skins, gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins, and semen and embryos.

33. Kenya

02/11/04

On June 9, 2005, the government of Jordan lifted their BSE ban on U.S. beef and beef products.  Entry requirements are the same as they were prior to the ban.  Interested exporters should contact FSIS.
Cattle, meat and meat products including products intended for animal feed and for agricultural and industrial use.
*Exemptions include milk and milk products, protein free tallow (maximum level of insoluble impurities 0.15% in weight), dicalcium phosphate (with no trace of protein or fat), hides and skins, gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins, and semen and embryos.

34.Korea

Ruminants and ruminant products: including meat, viscera & their products, SRMs, embryos & ovas, and non-hide derived gelatin derived from ruminants.
Regardless of species of origin: meat and bone meal, meat meal, dried blood plasma, other blood products, hydrolysed protein, hoof meal, horn meal, poultry offal meal, feather meal, dry greaves, fish meal, and mixtures of the above, e.g., feed, feed additives, and premixtures.
All articles considered by Korea to be BSE Related Articles (exceptions listed below).
* Exception–hydrolyzed protein derived exclusively from poultry (liver or hearts only) for animal feeding ingredient.  [Note:  prior to export the facility must be approved by Korean MAF.]
* Exception – finished, packaged, and ready for retail sale pet food which contains these items may be imported if those ingredients are sourced from non-ruminant species.
* Dicalcium phosphate (free of protein and fat) is enterable.  [Note:  prior to export the facility must be approved by Korean MAF.]
*Gelatin derived from non-ruminants is enterable, but must be certified as coming from non-ruminants.
*Gelatin derived from hides and skins (regardless of species) is enterable, but must be certified as coming from hides and skins exclusively. [Note:  prior to export the facility must be approved by Korean MAF.]
*Permitted ruminant origin articles are raw hides, milk and milk products, semen.
* Plus refusal of entry of products stored in incoming quarantine facilties.
* All SRMs are being recalled in the country
* The US Dept of Commerce has reported that by-products and derivatives for cosmetics, gel caps, etc may also be banned
*Tallow is permitted with USDA certification that ‘Certified materials have been tested, and found to have a level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% or less.’
The ban on blood products includes all blood products from all species, regardless of intended use.  (e.g., porcine serum for use in diagnostic test kits is banned.)
** Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is exempt with special certifications.
**Non-ruminant origin blood products not for animal consumption are exempt when certified with special certifications.  These exempt materials include:  whole blood, serum, and plasma derived from non-ruminants for laboratory use or for manufacturing biological pharmaceuticals (e.g.,  vaccines) as well as albumin and globulin, and similar blood derivatives.   Required certifications include that the materials:  1) were derived from a species other than ruminant (certification should specify the species of origin) and 2) have been processed, stored, and transported in such a manner as to prevent contamination by communicable animal disease pathogens including BSE.

35. Kuwait

On May 29, 2005, Kuwait removed all remaining restrictions on U.S. beef and beef products

No ban

36. Latvia

12/12/03
USA
5/1/04 –
Ban lifted

No ban

37. Macau

Date of
US-wide
ban being confirmed

Bovines, their meat and meat products, organs and viscera, meat and bone-meal from bovines and other derivatives from the said animals; whatever for consumption or for industrial use.
**Commodities without restriction: a) Milk and milk products; (b) semen and in vivo derived cattle embryos collected and handled in accordance with the recommenda-tions of the IETS; (c) protein-free tallow (maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight) and derivatives made from the tallow; (d) dicalcium phosphate (with no trace of protein or fat); (e) hides and skins; (f) gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins

U.S.A.

38. Malaysia

Effective March 15, 2006, Malaysia will accept boneless beef meat from animals less than 30 months of age.  Interested exporters should contact FSIS and/or reference the FSIS Export Library for requirements.
On December 24, 2003, Malaysia imposed a ban on beef imports.  Pet food containing bovine origin ingredients were also banned.  (Pet food containing ovine or caprine origin ingredients is prohibited based upon scrapie.)
* Dairy products are exempt from the ban.

U.S.A.

39. Mexico

12/24/03

**Effective February 28, 2006, Mexico announced that it will allow the importation of U.S. bone-in beef and bone-in beef products from animals less than 30 months of age.  Interested exporters should contact FSIS or consult the FSIS Export Library for entry and certification requirements and allowable ports of entry.
Live [bovine, ovine and caprine] animals, meat, offals, meat-based preparations, non-deproteined tallow-derived products, gelatin & collagen prepared from bones and ruminant [feed] meals including blood meals.
**all prior-issued import permits for the above products are cancelled.
**exempted are milk and dairy products, semen, embryos, deproteined tallow, bicalcium phosphate, skins, hides, gelatin & collagens from skins & hides.
*** All pet foods containing US origin ruminant meals (except dairy) are prohibited.  Other pet foods may be allowed by permit and with special certifications.
Non-ruminant origin meals may be imported from certain approved plants approved by Mexico, by import permit, with special certification.
**** Effective March 4, 2004, Mexico announced that it will allow the importation of boneless beef from bovine animals under the age of 30 months and veal from animals under the age of nine months under specific conditions, pending clarification of certification requirements.   Those specific conditions will include (once certification requirements are clarified):  Until March 15, 2004, and between the hours of 10:00 am and 1:00 pm importation can occur at the following Mexican ports: Tijuana, Baja California; Nogales, Sonora; Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua; Colombia, Nuevo León; Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas; Reynosa, Tamaulipas, and Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo.

U.S.A.

40. Nicaragua

12/24/03

The following ruminant origin items are prohibited: meat, casings, organs, hydrolyzed protein, proteins for laboratory use, collagen, glands, bile, meals, any derivatives for animal consumption, milk substitutes for bovines, fats and fat derivatives, blood and blood derivatives [including fetal calf serum], biologicals and excipients, diagnostic test kits and components (antigens), hormones, enzymes, veterinary pharmaceuticals, and amniotic fluid extract.
The following ruminant commodities recognized as low risk for BSE by OIE are allowed entry:  milk and milk products; protein free tallow (maximum insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight); dicalcium phosphate (no trace of protein or fat); hides and skins; and collagen and gelatin derived exclusively from hides and skins.
The following items are prohibited, regardless of species of origin: blood meal, placentas and derivatives, intestinal serosa, hydrolyzed bone, and feedstuffs for porcine and bovines.
The following items (if not derived from ruminants) may be allowed with special certification that the product was not produced using ruminant proteins: pet food, fish meal, poultry meal, feather meal, blood and derivatives, biologicals and excipients, activated antigens and kits for diagnostics, hormones, enzymes and excipients, and veterinary pharmaceuticals and excipients. Vaccines where fetal bovine serum (FBS) was used in the manufacture are only allowed if the FBS is sourced from a BSE free country.
NOTE: Animal feeds, including pet foods, clearly intended for animals not susceptible to BSE may contain ruminant ingredients.  This includes pet food for dogs and cats.
* Semen and bovine embryos may be exported to Nicaragua without restriction.
** Nicaragua has indicated that boneless beef will be allowed when derived from animals less than 30 months of age. Removal of specified risk materials (SRM) will not be required. Beef tongues, hearts, kidneys, and lips are allowed when derived from animals less than 30 months of age.  Beef livers from any age animal are allowed.
Exporters of animal origin materials should have their importers confirm prior to shipment that materials will be permitted entry on issued certifications.

U.S.A.

41. Oman

Date
unknown –
USA
4/30/05 –
ban lifted

Oman lifted its BSE-related restriction effective April 30, 2005.
Temporary ban on US beef

No ban

42. Panama

02/26/04

Beef products. Pet food which does NOT contain ruminant origin ingredients will be accepted with certification that the product: 1) does not contain any ruminant protein; 2) contains tallow (if applicable) with a maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight; and 3) during manufacturing, did not come in contact with products or byproducts of ruminants originating from the United States.

U.S.A.

43. Paraguay

05/21/04

After weeks of negotiations with Paraguayan Animal Health Officials a protocol was agreed upon for the export of US Bovine Semen to Paraguay.  This re-opens the market after the closure due to the case of BSE identified in the US.  Shipments are authorized after 21 May 2004. 

44. Peru

12/24/03

Live cattle, sheep, goats & cervids. Products and by-products of bovine, ovine, caprine or cervid-origin — including brain, spinal cord, thymus, spleens, tonsils, intestines, nervous or lymphatic tissue.
Plus concentrated feeds, meat and bone meal of mammalian origin. Exempt are bovine semen, milk and dairy products, tallow (less than 0.15% impurities), dicalcium phosphate, skins and hides, and gelatin and collagen made exclusively from skins and hides.
* Effective February 24, 2005 bovine embryos are allowed if they comply with SENASA zoosanitary requirements.

U.S.A.

45. Philippines

12/29/03

On December 22, 2005, the Republic of the Philippines agreed to allow imports of U.S. breeder cattle subject to certain conditions.
As of July 20, 2005, the Republic of the Philippines lifted their June 24, 2005 ban on U.S. beef.  Boneless beef meat will once again be allowed entry into the Republic of the Philippines with certification that "the meat was derived from cattle less than thirty (30) months of age" and "the product contains no specified risk materials including brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, tonsils, intestines, vertebral column, and dorsal root ganglia."
* Beef tallow is allowed entry with official government certification that the tallow contains a maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight.

U.S.A.

46. Poland

12/29/03

Note: Poland joined the EU on 5/1/04 and lifted all BSE-related restrictions on that date in harmonization with EU policy.

U.S.A.

47. Qatar

Exact date
being
confirmed

Temporary ban on U.S. beef

U.S.A.

48. Republic of South Africa

12/24/03

Live ruminants and ruminant products, including all dry or canned pet food containing ruminant ingredients.  Pet food not containing ruminant origin ingredients (except milk or rawhide) may continue to be imported.
* Ban applies to shipments en route plus 2 containers in-country are being traced
* The following products are not subject to South Africa’s import ban: protein-free tallow, milk and milk products, bovine semen and embryos, bovine hides and skins, di-calcium phosphate with no trace of protein or fat, and gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins.
* Exempted products also include wool and mohair, products containing fetal bovine serum or those in which serum was used in the manufacturing process including vaccines for use in animals and other veterinary biologics containing ruminant-derived materials considered not to be a BSE risk. NOTE: Veterinary biologics containing ruminant-derived materials considered not to be a BSE risk refers only to those products for which import permits have been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Directorate of Animal Health.

U.S.A.

49. Romania

The United States can no longer meet the certification requirements for beef, beef products, and beef offal.

50. Russia

12/24/03

Live cattle, beef, beef by-products.
*shipments that were shipped on 12/22 or prior are enterable with proper documentation
*Exempted are dairy products, semen and embryos
*On November 23, 2004 Russia agreed to allow the import of bovine rendered fat (tallow) for industrial use with certain certifications (tallow for animal feeding or human consumption remains banned).
*Hides and skins are not prohibited.
*All inedible raw materials of animal origin regardless of the species of origin may not be exported to Russia.  Russia requires certification that the country of origin has been free of BSE for 5 years for these materials.

U.S.A.

51. St. Kitts

02/24/04

Beef products. Pet food which does NOT contain ruminant origin ingredients will be accepted with certification that the product: 1) does not contain any ruminant protein; 2) contains tallow (if applicable) with a maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight; and 3) during manufacturing, did not come in contact with products or byproducts of ruminants originating from the United States.

U.S.A.

52. St. Lucia

On September 12, 2005, St. Lucia agreed to allow imports of boneless beef and boneless beef products derived from animals under 30 months of age.

53. St. Vincent & the Grenadines

12/29/03

On September 13, 2005, St. Vincent and the Grenadines agreed to allow the import of beef and beef products.

U.S.A.

54. Saudi Arabia

07/20/05 -
TX (live
bovines and bovine
semen only)

On March 6, 2006, Saudi Arabia agreed to conditions for import of live cattle from the United States
Exporters should contact APHIS for relevant details.
On July 20, 2005, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) imposed a temporary ban on the importation of all kinds of live bovine animals and bovine semen from the State of Texas.
In January 2005, the MOA issued a similar decree to temporarily ban importation of bovine animals and bovine semen from Washington State.

TX, WA

55. Singapore

12/24/03

January 2006:  Negotiations with Singapore on entry/certification requirements for the importation of US beef meat from animals less than 30 months of age are complete.  Interested exporters should contact FSIS and/or consult the FSIS Export Library.
Singapore has agreed to resume importation of US beef meat from animals less than 30 months of age. Entry/certification requirements are currently under negotiation.
The following commodities, as identified in the OIE Animal Health Code, as being of minimal risk for BSE are allowed entry:  milk and milk products; protein-free tallow with a maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight and derivatives of such tallow; hides and skins; collagen and gelatin derived exclusively from hides and skins; dicalcium phosphate with no trace of protein or fat; semen; and in vivo derived cattle embryos.
* Pet food NOT containing bovine ingredients (except milk or dairy ingredients or protein free tallow) is allowed entry with USDA certification that the product does not contain bovine ingredients (with exceptions noted above).  Pet food containing proteins of bovine origin that are sourced from Australia and/or New Zealand is allowed entry with appropriate certification.
Finished pet chews containing rawhide are permitted entry. 

U.S.A.

56. Surinam

12/29/03

Beef & beef products.
* Note: According to April 5, 2004 letter from Suriname CVO, live bovine animals will be allowed in if the shipment is accompanied by an official USDA declaration certifying that the state(s) and farm(s) of origin have been BSE free, i.e., no case of BSE was diagnosed in either the state or the farm.

U.S.A.

57. Taiwan

12/24/03

On January 25, 2006, Taiwan lifted the ban on certain boneless beef products that are SRM-free and derived from cattle under age of 30 months at the time of slaughter and raised and slaughtered (after April 16, 2005) in the United States.  Exporters should contact FSIS for more information on exports of these products.
Note: effective June 25, 2005, Taiwan is prohibiting the import of all US beef.  Pipeline shipments of boneless beef exported prior to June 25, 2005 may be enterable  under certain circumstances. 
Cattle, goats, and sheep.
On November 18, 2004, Taiwan agreed to resume imports of US BOVINE serum products for certain purposes with certain certifications.  The Taiwanese importer must apply for an import permit.  Sheep and goat blood products for commercial use remained banned.  Sheep and goat products may be imported in research quantities for research purposes in some circumstances.  Taiwanese importers should apply to Taiwanese authorities (BAPHIQ) for import permits.
Regardless of the species of origin the following animal origin materials are prohibited import:  all rendered products (including greaves), all spray dried products, and all animal origin pet foods, with the following exceptions:

• All products (including pet foods) containing no animal origin materials other than milk-based ones, fish-based ones, or combinations of milk-based and fish-based ones;

• Protein-free tallow and derivatives imported for uses other than animal feeding (Note: impurities must be below 0.15% as defined by OIE.) (All tallow remains prohibited from importation for use in animal feed);

• Pet food produced at facilities not handling any US origin ruminant materials (except dairy) if the manufacturing facility has been inspected and approved by Taiwanese officials and with exported with special certifications.

• Any non-ruminant origin livestock feeds that are imported under the Taiwanese Quarantine Requirements for Animal Feed Preparations (the Taiwanese importer must clarify with Taiwanese authorities prior to import if product qualifies as finished "livestock feed" and can be imported under appropriate code.)  Example:  spray dried hydrolyzed protein derived from porcine intestine mucosa may be imported into Taiwan only if imported under the requirements of the Quarantine Requirements for Animal Feed Preparations.

• Spray dried porcine plasma protein produced at facilities that were individually approved by Taiwanese officials for export to Taiwan.

• Dicalcium phosphate, which is protein-free and oil/fat free;
• Gelatin and collagen derived from the skins of cattle, goats, or sheep;
• Milk products;
• Hides and skins.

U.S.A.

58. Thailand

12/24/03

As of February 8, 2006, Thailand has agreed to accept boneless beef meat from cattle less than 30 months of age.  Interested exporters should contact FSIS and/or consult the FSIS Export Library.
Live cattle, buffalo, goats & sheep, and their products, including meat, offal, and any other parts of slaughtered animals. Also feed (including pet food) which contains meat meal, bone meal, blood meal, and other meals derived from ruminants. Meals and feeds derived from non-ruminant species must be accompanied by certification that the product is free of ruminant animal products.
* Hides & skins are allowed entry with previously agreed upon certification for anthrax. * Exempted from prohibitions are milk and milk products, protein-free tallow, dicalcium phosphate with no trace of protein or fat, and gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins.
** Pending shipments of poultry & swine feed MAY be allowed if importer can provide lab analysis to show they are ruminant protein free.
** Shipments at their ports will be sent back.

U.S.A.

59. Trinidad & Tobago

Entry of prepackaged and canned dog and cat food containing meat and bone meal derived from ruminants is allowed as of June 24, 2004.  NOTE: Pet food must meet certification requirements posted on the APHIS International Animal Product Export Regulations.
Beef & beef products - NOTE: Bone-in or boneless beef and beef meat products are allowed entry provided they are not derived from and do not contain any 1) specified risk materials (SRMs  from animals over 30 months of age and/or 2) mechanically separated meat or advanced meat recovery products, and 3) the source cattle were humanely stunned by a method that did not inject air into the cranial cavity. 
*pet food containing bovine origin ingredients (except dairy, raw hide, and protein free tallow with a maximum of 0.15% insoluble impurities by weight).
** Collagen casings are allowed if certified as exclusively derived from hides and skins.

U.S.A.

60. Turkey

12/29/03

Live cattle.
Exempted are bovine semen & embryos, dairy products, hides & skins. **The following ruminant origin pet foods may not be imported into Turkey: (1) pet food produced in Alabama, Texas or Washington State containing any (even imported) ruminant origin ingredients other than dairy, hides, or skins; and (2) Pet food produced in any U.S. state containing any ruminant origin ingredient (other than dairy, hides, skins, or those items imported from countries considered by Turkey to be free of BSE).

61. Ukraine

12/23/03

On March 6, 2006, the US and Ukraine agreed upon a protocol that will permit the export to Ukraine of all edible (for human consumption)
bovidae meat and meat products (including bone in meat and organs) derived from animals less than 30 months of age at the time of slaughter. Products from animals greater than 30 months of age are ineligible.  Exporters should contact the FSIS Technical Service Center for more information.
Pet food containing US origin bovine ingredients (except raw hide and dairy)remains ineligible for export.  Products containing other US origin bovine ingredients intended for animal consumption remain ineligible.

U.S.A

62. United Arab Emirates

12/28/03-
U.S.A.
06/01/05-
ban lifted

On June 1, 2005, the United Arab Emirates lifted all remaining restrictions on U.S. beef and beef products.

No ban

63. Uruguay

12/24/03

Live ruminants and their products, subproducts, and by-products, including meats, meat meal, tallow (including tallow), gelatin and collagen (unless hide-derived), and any products containing ruminant ingredients. 
* Exempted products include hides/skins and leather; collagen and gelatin derived solely from hides and skins; and dairy (milk and milk products).
* Bovine semen is permitted subject to certification requirements that the US can meet.
** Effective July 9, 2004, bovine embryos are allowed.

U.S.A.

64. Venezuela

12/25/03

Beef import permits suspended

U.S.A.

65. Vietnam

12/23/03

Effective January 11, 2005, U.S.-origin boneless beef from animals less than 30 months of age is allowed entry into Vietnam with special certification by FSIS.  Requirements are posted in the FSIS export library.
Vietnam maintains a temporary import suspension on imports of U.S.-origin live ruminants, meat and bone meal and other ruminant products related to BSE. 
* Milk and milk products, bovine semen, protein-free tallow (maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight), dicalcium phosphate (with no trace of protein or fat), hides and skins, and collagen and gelatin derived exclusively from hides and skin are exempt.

U.S.A. (U.S.A.-wide as of 12/27)

Additional Trade Notes:

United States no longer meets certification requirements for bovine semen and/or embryos for Lithuania and Morocco

United States no longer meets certification requirements for bovine embryos to Ukraine