Consolidated list of restrictions imposed by foreign countries as a result of Avian Influenza in all commodities – All areas

Information is up to date as of May 9, 2024

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• Algeria
• Armenia
• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Brazil
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• European Union
• Great Britain
• Guatemala
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Mexico
  • Ontario and Quebec
• Morocco
• New Zealand
• Peru
• Philippines
• Russian Federation
• Singapore
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Ontario
  • Nova Scotia
  • Quebec
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• St-Pierre and Miquelon
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Türkiye
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• USA
• Venezuela
• Vietnam

Algeria

Restrictions imposed for live poultry and hatching eggs originating from or transiting Primary Control Zones (PCZs) in Canada affected by avian influenza.

Armenia

An import of turkey hatching eggs was allowed from Canada (except the province of Nova Scotia). This is believed to be a one-time acceptance as it is a small market.

Australia

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) formally recognized Canada's highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) zoning. The zone where the flock of origin is located is approved for export if the source county is free of HPAI in commercial poultry and there have been no HPAI outbreaks in commercial poultry within a 40 kilometer radius of the source premises.

Bangladesh

Shipments were allowed from Canada (except province of Nova Scotia) in March 2022. This is believed to be a one-time acceptance as the certificate has not been changed from country freedom from Avian Influenza.

Barbados

Restrictions imposed on personal exports of live poultry and poultry products from Canada. This does not affect commercial exports. An additional statement was added to the poultry product certificates that the products did not originate from any area/farm under quarantine or surveillance for Avian Influenza.

Brazil

Brazil has recognized Canada's zoning approach for live poultry and hatching eggs. Exports are not allowed for products originating or transiting through Primary Control Zones (PCZs) established by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in affected provinces.

Chile

Restrictions imposed for live poultry and hatching eggs from Primary Control Zones (PCZs) in Canada affected by avian influenza.

China

Export certificate requires country is "free from Avian Influenza" for live birds and hatching eggs.

China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) confirmed a ban on dry pet food containing poultry ingredients.

Colombia

Export certificate requires country is "free from Avian Influenza" for day old chicks and hatching eggs.

Costa Rica

Restrictions imposed for hatching eggs from Primary Control Zones (PCZs) affected by avian influenza. Only premises located 13 km outside the established control zones are permitted to export but are required to attach the latest result of the official avian influenza surveillance to the export health certificate.

Cuba

Restrictions lifted on poultry and poultry products originating from the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario.

European Union

Restrictions imposed on live birds, hatching eggs, animal products for pet food manufacturing, raw pet food, and edible poultry meat and poultry products including eggs and processed egg products originating from the control zone until further notice. There are no restrictions on thermally processed pet food (dry or canned) originating from the control zone.

Great Britain

Restrictions imposed on live birds, hatching eggs, animal products for pet food manufacturing, raw pet food, and edible poultry meat and poultry products including eggs and processed egg products originating from the control zone until further notice. There are no restrictions on thermally processed pet food (dry or canned) originating from the control zone.

Guatemala

A certificates for live birds (poultry and waterfowl) require country or provincial freedom from Avian Influenza. Guatemala has agreed to recognize our control zones but cannot change their certificates due to the language coming from regulation. Exportation can proceed with valid documentation from Guatemala (for example valid import permit).

Haiti

All poultry, edible poultry meat and poultry products originating outside the Primary Control Zones (PCZs) are eligible for export to Haiti. For poultry meat and poultry products, a signed Commercial Risk Letter must be presented by the exporter/applicant establishment to CFIA.

Honduras

Restrictions imposed for live poultry and hatching eggs from Primary Control Zones (PCZs) affected by avian influenza.

Hong Kong

No export certificates destined to Hong Kong should be signed by the CFIA for all poultry (carcass, parts and offal) and poultry products (including eggs) for human consumption from:

Jamaica

Restrictions imposed on live birds, hatching eggs, raw poultry products, raw pet food originating or transiting through Primary Control Zones (PCZs) established by the CFIA in affected provinces.

Japan

Restrictions imposed on live poultry, hatching eggs, poultry meat and meat products originating from provinces not considered free from HPAI. Japan will accept poultry/egg products originating from the following provinces produced on or before the date listed if those items were stored in a sanitary manner until export:

• Newfoundland and Labrador (December 9, 2021)
• Nova Scotia (January 8, 2022)
• Ontario (March 3, 2022)
• Alberta (March 13, 2022)
• Quebec (March 18, 2022)
• British Columbia (March 18, 2022)
• Saskatchewan (March 21, 2022)
• Manitoba (March 30, 2022) and
• New Brunswick (March 31, 2022)

Kazakhstan

Temporary restrictions have been introduced on the export to the territory of Kazakhstan originating from provinces not free from HPAI in poultry for live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment (at least 70°C), feed and feed additives for birds (with the exception of feed additives of plant origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermy treatment (feather game), used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as live poultry from the abovementioned provinces transiting through the territory of Kazakhstan.

Effective June 2, 2022, fully cooked hot dogs, are allowed for export to Kazakhstan based on a signed Commercial Risk Letter presented by the exporter/applicant establishment to the CFIA.

Kuwait

Restrictions imposed on poultry meat (fresh, chilled, frozen, processed) of all kinds, derivatives, products and table eggs originating from Canada and destined to Kuwait, with the exception of products that have been cooked to reach a minimum internal temperature of 70°C (158°F).

Export certificate requires either country, zone or establishment is "free from Avian Influenza" for live birds other than poultry.

Mexico

Restrictions imposed on live birds (day old poultry, hatching eggs, songbirds, ornamental and pet birds) and poultry meat (including offal and viscera) originating from provinces not considered free from HPAI (other than Ontario). Poultry products that are heat treated are exempt from these restrictions. Any poultry products that were produced 28 days or earlier from the date of first outbreak in the province are exempt from restrictions if proper documentation is provided.

Ontario and Quebec

Exports of live birds (day old poultry, hatching eggs, songbirds, ornamental and pet birds) and poultry meat (including offal and viscera) originating from Ontario and Quebec are allowed if the region is free of HPAI and is not under restriction from Mexico (restricted regions: North Middlesex, and Norfolk County in the province of Ontario). Exports are not permitted if the restricted region (based on Mexico's list) still includes an infected premises that meets the definition of poultry as per WOAH^Footnote 1. Inspection staff have been provided with a list of Ontario and Quebec establishments and their eligibility to export to Mexico.

Morocco

Restrictions imposed on all live birds (other than day-old ducklings), poultry and hatching eggs originating from Canada. Morocco will allow the importation of day-old ducklings if the establishments of origin has been maintained for at least 6 weeks before export, where no premises in a 100 kilometer radius have been under CFIA control due to notifiable avian influenza.

New Zealand

Restrictions imposed on poultry hatching eggs and egg products from Primary Control Zones (PCZs) affected by avian influenza.

Peru

Restrictions imposed on poultry meat and meat products originating from Canada. Export certificate requires country is "free from Avian Influenza" for poultry meat.

Philippines

Exports of live birds, hatching eggs and poultry meat and poultry products originating from counties/regional districts/divisions (based on defined geographical boundaries used within the province) within Canada are allowed if the county/regional district/division (based on defined geographical boundaries used within the province) is free of HPAI and a 10-kilometer radius around the farm/meat establishment is also free of HPAI. Exports are not permitted from counties/regional districts/divisions (based on defined geographical boundaries used within the province) that still include an infected premise that meets the definition of poultry as per WOAH^Footnote 1.

For establishments that were previously non-compliant with the Philippines HPAI zoning agreement, poultry meat and poultry products that were produced 14 days prior to the establishment becoming eligible for export are permitted for export once the establishment is compliant with the zoning agreement.

The Philippines list of meat establishments and live poultry facilities available to inspection staff includes the date when the establishment/facility became eligible for export. Exporters are advised to contact their local CFIA office to determine individual establishment/farm eligibility.

Poultry meat and meat products produced in areas free of HPAI that transit through a Primary Control Zone prior to export to Philippines are required to have additional certification.

Russian Federation

Restrictions imposed on live bird and hatching eggs originating from provinces which are not free from HPAI. Exports of live bird and hatching eggs will be permitted from provinces free of HPAI provided that the relevant veterinary certificates contain the following entry in the paragraph regarding freedom from avian influenza: "except for the province…".

Singapore

Restrictions imposed for ornamental birds, and all poultry and poultry products from the 10 km radius restricted area around the affected premises in the following regions in Alberta, British Colombia, and Nova Scotia until further notice with the exception of poultry meat derived from poultry slaughtered 14 days before the region was removed from the HPAI free zone list or poultry slaughtered in a HPAI free province. Heat-treated poultry products which comply with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) guidelines for inactivation of Avian Influenza (AI) virus are not subjected to the restrictions.

Poultry consignments exported from the affected areas that meet the following slaughter and export dates will continue to be accepted for import.

South Africa

Restrictions imposed on live poultry, eggs (excluding specific pathogen free (SPF) eggs), poultry meat and other products derived from poultry except heat processed poultry products from Canada.

South Korea

Restrictions imposed on live poultry (poultry, day olds chicks, hatching eggs, birds other than poultry including wild birds), poultry meat and edible eggs originating from Canada.

Products excluded from the import ban:

• heat-treated poultry meat according to the Import Health Requirements for Poultry Meat and Poultry Products from Canada
• products that falls under the Scope and Standards of Sterilization, Pasteurization and Processing of Designated Products subject to Quarantine Inspection

Sri Lanka

Export certificate requires country is "free from Avian Influenza" for day old chicks and hatching eggs.

St-Pierre and Miquelon

Effective June 1, all edible poultry meat and poultry products including eggs and processed egg products originating from the provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland are eligible for export to St-Pierre and Miquelon.

Heat treated poultry meat product for human consumption, irrespective of date of production, will be allowed entry into St. Pierre and Miquelon. For additional information, refer to Rural and maritime fishing code Subsection 2: Food safety (Sections D274-21 to D274-25).

Taiwan

Restrictions imposed on poultry meat, poultry products including pet food containing poultry products which has not undergone heat treatment originating from provinces not considered free from HPAI. Poultry meat derived from poultry slaughtered 14 days before the province was removed from the HPAI free zone list will be allowed entry. Poultry slaughtered on or before the following dates is allowed entry:

• December 31, 2021 for Newfoundland and Labrador
• January 22, 2022 for Nova Scotia
• March 14, 2022 from Ontario
• March 25, 2022 for Alberta
• March 31, 2022 for Quebec
• April 1, 2022 for British Columbia
• April 3, 2022 for Saskatchewan
• April 11, 2022 for Manitoba and
• April 27, 2022 for New Brunswick

If the poultry meat products are transported by closed container to a port warehouse facility located in a HPAI-infected state (province) waiting to be loaded on board, they may be permitted to import into Taiwan if relevant transport records are provided as supporting evidence.

Taiwan has introduced new regulations that allow the export of day-old poultry/hatching eggs from either counties/zones recognized as free from HPAI or pre-approved live poultry facilities regardless of HPAI status in the region.

Thailand

Export certificate requires country is "free from Avian Influenza" for birds (including pet birds).

Trinidad and Tobago

Restrictions imposed for live poultry and hatching eggs from Primary Control Zones (PCZs) affected by avian influenza until further notice.

Türkiye

Restrictions are imposed on live poultry, all domestic and wild winged animals, meats and edible offal of poultry and other domestic and wild winged animals (fresh, chilled and frozen), fat of poultry, others, belonging to winged animals, eggs of birds and poultry, rindless eggs and yolks of birds and poultry, all animal by products from the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario, and Nova scotia with some exceptions for products that have undergone heat treatment. (see – for a complete list of products covered (in turkish only) –)

In-transit (meat and meat products): Products that will transit Turkey are to be originating from countries, areas and producers without disease restrictions. The products are to be declared with a veterinary entry pre-notice form to the relevant Border Veterinary Directorate. Health certificates are to accompany all products that are subject to veterinary controls. Following the controls at the Border Veterinary Directorate, the products will exit the country through the exit port stated in the veterinary entry form.

In-transit (live poultry): Türkiye has confirmed that transit can take place as long as the poultry remains in the customs area either for refueling or transfer to a different aircraft with no additional approvals or documentation.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

UAE is accepting consignments of falcons that originated in the free zone from bird flu and will have to cross through the control area to reach the airport, provided that the birds are transported directly in clean and fully closed trucks, without mixing with other birds until they are unloaded at the airport.

USA

Restrictions imposed on live birds including poultry, hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and by-products and certain fresh poultry products originating from or transiting Primary Control Zones (PCZs) until further notice.

Please refer to the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service websites for additional details.

Venezuela

Export certificate requires country is "free from Avian Influenza" for turkey hatching eggs.

Vietnam

Export certificate requires province is "free from Avian Influenza" for poultry meat products and edible poultry offal.