United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Korea

Last Modified: Sep 6, 2016
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Notice:If you have any questions or concerns regarding the procedures and requirements for exporting animals, animal products, or to obtain a zoosanitary certificate for an animal product, you should contact the VS Field Office covering the area from where the animal or product will be exported (or the area in which your office is located).

Animal Products

Live Animals

Korea - Summary of Requirements

SPECIES - MOST RECENT UPDATE

Multiple animals may be recorded on one health certificate.

Cattle 

* A health certificate for this commodity can also be generated through the Veterinary Export Health Certificate System (https://pcit.aphis.usda.gov/pcit/). 

Horses

  • Equine Semen - Health certificate (pdf 34kb)
    • Facility approval is required by Korean government 

Poultry 


Swine

  • Swine- Health Certificate - September 2014 (pdf 79kb)

Informative notes:
  • After arrival in the Republic of Korea, the swine will undergo a 15 day quarantine and novel influenza A (H1N1 and H3N2v) antigen testing.
  • The sample health certificate is required to be used.


Aquaculture


Other Animals

Reptiles

No requirements for importation, unless the species to be exported requires a CITES permit. If a CITES permit is needed, the importer should acquire an import permit from Korea’s Ministry of Environment.



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