Export Live Animals to Jamaica

Last Modified: November 06, 2024

Electronic Signature and Digital Endorsement ACCEPTED

For Accredited Veterinarians: Electronic signature ACCEPTED

For APHIS VMO: Digital endorsement ACCEPTED

USDA-accredited veterinarians can electronically issue health certificates and use VEHCS (Veterinary Export Health Certification System) to submit them to USDA for digital endorsement.

USDA can digitally endorse the health certificate and return it electronically.

Summary of Requirements

Note: Exporters interested in sending live cattle to Jamaica should request an import permit from the Ministry of Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Veterinary Services Division and follow the instructions provided.

Note: Exporters interested in sending horses to Jamaica should request an import permit from the Ministry of Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Veterinary Services Division and follow the instructions provided. 

Note: Jamaica has banned the importation of live birds and hatching eggs originating from counties where detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed in commercial poultry. Please check with your Veterinary Export Trade Services (VETS) Endorsement Office to confirm the HPAI status of the state from which the commodities originate in order to determine eligibility for export.

Exporters interested in sending live poultry to Jamaica should request an import permit from the Ministry of Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Veterinary Services Division and follow the instructions provided.

Note: Exporters interested in sending sheep and/or goats to Jamaica should request an import permit from the Ministry of Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Veterinary Services Division and follow the instructions provided.

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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 your nearest APHIS Veterinary Export Trade Services Endorsement Office for questions about endorsing an export health certificate for live animals. 

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