List of APHIS-recognized animal health statuses of regions regarding specific animal diseases or pests, or acceptable commodities
9 CFR 93.308 (a)(2)(i)
Africa, the continent of (except Morocco)
Oman
Yemen
9 CFR 94.8 (a)(2)
Africa, the continent of
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Brazil, excluding the State of Santa Catarina
China, People’s Republic of
Cuba
European Union- any restricted zone in the European Union (EU) established by the EU or any EU Member State because of detection of African swine fever in domestic or feral swine
Georgia
Haiti
Mauritius
Moldova
Mongolia
Russia
Ukraine
9 CFR 92.5
Regions of negligible
risk for BSE
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
India
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Mexico
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom, region of Northern Ireland
Uruguay
Regions of controlled
risk for BSE
Canada
France
Greece
Ireland
Nicaragua
Taiwan
United Kingdom, regions of England, Scotland and Wales
9 CFR 94.9 (a) and 9 CFR 94.10 (a)
Australia
*Brazil, State of Santa Catarina only
Canada
*Chile
Fiji
Iceland
Marshall Islands
*Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
New Zealand
Norway
Palau
* APHIS has declared these regions to be free of CSF; however the importation of swine, pork or pork products into the United States from these regions is subject to restrictions specified in 9 CFR 94.32 because one or more of the following conditions apply:
The region supplements their pork supplies with fresh (chilled or frozen) pork imported from regions considered to be affected with CSF;
The region supplements their pork supplies with pork from CSF-affected regions that is not processed in accordance with the requirements of part 94;
The region shares a common land border with CSF-affected regions;
The region imports live swine from CSF-affected regions under conditions less restrictive than would be acceptable for importation into the United States.
9 CFR 94.9 (b) and 9 CFR 94.10 (b)
*APHIS-defined European CSF region: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus**, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
*The importation of pork, pork products, and swine from the APHIS-defined European CSF region is subject to restrictions specified in 9 CFR 94.31. In addition swine semen imported from the APHIS-defined European CSF region is subject to restrictions specified in 9 CFR 98.38.
**Excluding those areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.
Japan
9 CFR 93.301 (c)(i)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
European Union, member States of the
Guinea-Bissau
Japan
Macedonia
Montenegro
Norway
Serbia
South Africa, Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Switzerland
9 CFR 93.427
Mexico, the State of Sonora
Mexico, the State of Chihuahua, exluding the municipalities of Guadalupe y Calvo and Morelos
9 CFR 94.1 (a)(1)
*Argentina, a region consisting of the areas of Patagonia South and Patagonia North B only
Australia
*Austria
*Bahamas
Barbados
*Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
*Brazil, State of Santa Catarina only
Canada
*Channel Islands
*Chile
Costa Rica
*Croatia
*Cyprus, excluding those areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.
*Czech Republic
*Denmark
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
*Estonia
Fiji
*Finland
*France
*Germany
*Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
*Hungary
Iceland
*Ireland
*Italy
Jamaica
*Japan
*Latvia
*Liechtenstein
*Lithuania
*Luxembourg
*Malta
Marshall Islands
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
*Namibia, excluding the region north of the Veterinary Cordon Fence
*Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
*Norway
Palau
Panama
*Papua New Guinea
*Poland
*Portugal
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
*Slovakia
*Slovenia
*Spain
*Sweden
*Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
*United Kingdom
*APHIS has declared these regions to be free of foot-and-mouth disease; however, the importation of meat and other animal products from these regions into the United States is subject to restrictions specified in 9 CFR 94.11 because one or more of the following conditions apply:
APHIS has not declared the following regions to be free of FMD; however, the importation of certain commodities from these regions into the United States is allowed if requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.29, in addition to other applicable requirements, are met.
Fresh (chilled or frozen) beef and ovine meat
Fresh (chilled or frozen) beef
Northern Argentina (a region defined in 9 CFR 94.29)
Brazil, only a region composed of the States of Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, São Paulo, Sergipe, and Tocantins
9 CFR 94.6 (a)(2)
Afghanistan
Albania
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
China, People’s Republic of
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Ghana
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Libya
Macau (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palestinian Authority
The Philippines
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
South Africa, Republic of
South Sudan, Republic of
Sudan
Taiwan
Thailand
Togo
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
9 CFR 94.6 (a)(1)
*Argentina
Australia
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
** European Union Poultry Trade Region, a region of the European Union consisting of the Member States of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
Fiji
Iceland
Japan
*Mexico, States of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan only
New Zealand
***Switzerland, excluding the Canton of Neuchatel and the Canton of Ticino
* APHIS has declared these regions to be ND free; however, the importation of live poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products from these regions into the United States is subject to restrictions specified in 9 CFR 94.33 because one or more of the following conditions apply:
The region supplements its meat supply by the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) poultry meat from regions where ND is considered to exist;
The region shares a common land border with regions where ND is considered to exist;
The region imports live poultry from regions where ND is considered to exist under conditions less restrictive than would be acceptable for importation into the United States.
**The importation of poultry meat and products, and live birds and poultry, from the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region into the United States is subject to restrictions specified in 9 CFR 94.28.
***The overall disease status of Switzerland for ND is free. However, special restrictions are in effect for the Canton of Neuchatel and the Canton of Ticino.
APHIS has not declared the following regions to be free of ND; however, the importation of poultry meat and other poultry products from these regions into the United States is allowed if requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.30, in addition to other applicable requirements, are met.
9 CFR 93.405
Australia
New Zealand
9 CFR 93.301, 9 CFR 93.405, 9 CFR 93.505 and 9 CFR 93.600
Angola
Argentina
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
China, People’s Republic of
Colombia
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Côte d'Ivoire
Dominican Republic
Easter Island
Ecuador
Equatorial Guinea
French Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Jamaica
Kenya
Kuwait
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Macau
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nigeria
Oman
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Paracel Islands
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa, Republic of
Spratly Islands
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
9 CFR 94.12 (a)
Australia
*Austria
*Bahamas
*Belgium
Belize
*Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Bulgaria
*Brazil, Santa Catarina State only
Canada
*Chile
Costa Rica
*Croatia
*Cyprus, excluding those areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.
*Czech Republic
*Denmark
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
*Estonia
Fiji
Finland
*France
*Germany
*Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
*Hungary
Iceland
*Ireland
*Italy, the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Fruili, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Piemonte, Valle d' Aosta, and Veneto, and the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano only
Japan
*Kosovo
*Latvia
*Liechtenstein
*Lithuania
*Luxembourg
*Macedonia
*Malta
Marshall Islands
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
*Montenegro
*Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Palau
Panama
*Poland
*Portugal
Romania
*Serbia
*Slovakia
*Slovenia
*Spain
Sweden
*Switzerland
*United Kingdom
*APHIS has declared these regions to be free of swine vesicular disease; however, the importation of pork or pork products from these regions into the United States is subject to restrictions specified in 9 CFR 94.13 because one or more of the following conditions apply:
The region supplements their national pork supply by the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) meat of animals from regions where swine vesicular disease is considered to exist;
The region has a common border with regions where swine vesicular disease is considered to exist;
The region imports or have trade practices that are less restrictive than are acceptable to the United States.