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Notice: If you have any questions or concerns regarding the procedures and requirements for exporting animals, you should contact the VS Field Office covering the area from which the animal will be exported, the area in which your office is located.

This country allows USDA Accredited Veterinarians to use USDA’s online Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS) to complete health certificates.

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Before going to VEHCS: Scroll below this banner to view animal-specific requirements.

To process some health certificates, VEHCS may need the USDA Accredited Veterinarian to upload the completed fillable PDF version found below. Either save a copy of the PDF below, or return to this page for the health certificate, if prompted by VEHCS.

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USDA Accredited Veterinarians, log in here if you wish to use VEHCS.

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USDA Accredited Veterinarians, help with using VEHCS is available on the VEHCS Help Page. To walk yourself through issuing a health certificate in VEHCS, click here.

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NOTE: The printed paper endorsed health certificate must accompany each shipment. USDA Accredited Veterinarians can print the health certificate from VEHCS once it is endorsed.

Flights to India may be affected.  Please check with your airline prior to shipment/travel.  USDA has no additional information at this time.

Health certificates for export of live animals to India can also be generated through the Veterinary Export Health Certification System (https://pcit.aphis.usda.gov/pcit/), or VEHCS. Once you log on to VEHCS and enter the destination country and commodity, VEHCS will walk you through each step to generate the certificate.

A printed paper copy of the completed health certificate must accompany each shipment.

VEHCS Quick Reference Guides can be found at: https://pcit.aphis.usda.gov/vehcs/faces/support/userguides.html

Equine 

•  Horses and Other Equidae - Health Certificate - November 2017
  • Horses and Other Equidae - Procedure for Import of Equine into India - Guidance Document - August 2020
    
  •  Horses and Other Equidae - Silhouette for Identification of Equine Exported from the United States of America 

Note: When using VEHCS to generate a health certificate for export of horses and other equidae to India, you must complete this silhouette page and upload it on the Attachments screen in VEHCS.

Cattle

• Cattle - Health Certificate - December 2016
  • Cattle - Procedure for Import of Bovine into India - Guidance Document - August 2020
    
• Bovine - Embryos - In Vivo-derived - Health Certificate - November 2017
• Bovine - Semen - Health Certificate - November 2017

Poultry

• Live Poultry - Day-old Poultry - Hatching Eggs - Health Certificate - March 2018
  • Live Poultry - Day-old Poultry - Hatching Eggs - Procedure for Import of Live Poultry into India - Guidance Document - August 2020

  Note: Post-arrival import testing does not apply to U.S. live poultry, day-old poultry, or hatching eggs. 
  

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