Export Live Animals to Guyana
Summary of Requirements
- Cattle - Health Certificate (203.58 KB) - August 2023
- Bovine - Semen - Protocol (2.36 KB) - December 1993
- Horses - Health Certificate (164.12 KB) - August 2022
Note: Guyana is allowing the importation from the United States of sheep and goats once an import permit is issued listing the health requirements.
- Sheep and Goats - Health Certificate (152.55 KB) - April 2023
- Sheep and Goats - Embryos - Health Certificate (147.7 KB) - April 2023
- Sheep and Goats - Semen - Health Certificate (128.28 KB) - April 2023
- Swine - Health Certificate (150.72 KB) - April 2023
- Swine - Semen - Health Certificate (129.14 KB) - April 2023
If your species is not listed, the requirements for that species are not known. Exporters who want to ship livestock or germplasm whose requirements are not listed above should have the importer or buyer in the destination country apply for an import permit at the appropriate ministry. This import permit will most likely outline the specific requirements.
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USDA-Accredited Veterinarians
Contact a USDA-accredited veterinarian for questions about your destination country's entry requirements for animals (including any needed vaccinations, tests, or treatments) and for issuance of health certificates.
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USDA Endorsement Offices
Contact the appropriate email for questions about endorsing an export health certificate for live animals.
Pets - AskVETS@usda.gov
Livestock, including equine, poultry, and wildlife/zoo animals - LivestockExport@usda.gov
Semen, embryos - GermplasmExport@usda.gov
Aquaculture - VETS.RAEF@usda.gov
In-person appointments and drop-off endorsement services are not available. For best results, accredited veterinarians should submit certificates electronically through the Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS).
For VEHCS help see the VEHCS help page. Routine APHIS VEHCS processing services are staffed Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM Central Time (CT) excluding federal holidays, the time listed in VEHCS reflects GMT.