Poultry from Japan
Effective Jan. 5, the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has restricted the importation of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products originating from or transiting Gifu Prefecture in Japan based on a determination that highly-pathogenic avian influenza exists in domestic birds in this area.
Processed avian products and byproducts originating from or transiting any restricted area, imported as cargo, must be accompanied by an APHIS import permit and/or government certification confirming that the products were treated according to APHIS requirements. Further, importation as cargo of fresh, unprocessed shell/table eggs and other egg products, void of the shell (i.e., liquid eggs, dried egg whites), originating from or transiting any restricted zone is prohibited unless the products are consigned from the port of arrival directly to an APHIS-approved breaking and pasteurization facility. An import permit and/or certificate is not required for these shipments when consigned directly to an APHIS-approved establishment.
Seafood Exports to Taiwan
The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service reports that effective Jan. 1, 2024, Taiwan reduced the number of U.S. seafood products eligible for export to Taiwan from 65 HS codes to 55. According to the FAS, the ten HS codes removed had no exports recorded since at least January 2023.
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