Export Live Animals to Peru
Summary of Requirements
Note: When exporting animals or poultry to Peru, you should request an import permit from SENASA prior to the exportation.
- Horses - Pan-American Games (370.53 KB) - July 2019
- Horses - Protocol and Health Certificate with ID Silhouette (357.6 KB) - May 2009
- Horses - Protocol and ID Silhouette for Bolivarian Games (301.48 KB) - October 2013
- Bovine - Breeding Cattle - Health Certificate (616.68 KB) - January 2022
- Note: Effective Feb 16, 2024, USDA cannot provide endorsement of the above certificate's Certification Statement 2 regarding US freedom from theileriosis without a waiver issued to this statement by the competent animal health authority of Peru.
- Bovine Bluetongue Quarantine Procedures in Peru (47.53 KB) - July 2015
- Bovine - Embryos - Health Certificate (214.16 KB) - May 2021
- Registration Bovine Embryos - Questionnaire (47.97 KB) - October 2017
- Registration Bovine Embryos - Questionnaire - Mobile Unit (32.78 KB) - October 2017
- Bovine - Semen - Health Certificate (165.48 KB) - August 2013
- Approved Bovine Semen Collection Centers
Note: Effective December 24, 2003, small ruminants from the United States are restricted from export to Peru, due to a risk of scrapie.
Note: Peru restricts the importation of hatching eggs from states with a detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry and day-old chicks from affected counties. Please check with your Veterinary Export Trade Services (VETS) Endorsement Office to confirm the state or county of origin status for HPAI in commercial poultry.
Note: When exporting animals, germplasm, or poultry to Peru, please remember to request an import permit from SENASA prior to exportation. Without an import permit, the shipment will not be allowed in the country.
- Poultry - SPF Eggs - Supplemental Health Certificate (124.36 KB) - December 2008
- Poultry - Chicken - Day-old chicks - Health Certificate (259.45 KB) - April 2023
- Chicken - Hatching Eggs - Protocol (39.31 KB) - August 2012
- Turkeys - Protocol - Health Certificate Addendum - Day-old Poults and Hatching Eggs (40.29 KB) - January 2007
- Ducks - Health Certificate Addendum - Day-old Duckling and Hatching Eggs (31.98 KB) - May 2007
- Guineafowl - Day-old Chicks and Hatching Eggs - Protocol and Health Certificate (53.67 KB) - October 2007
- Ornamental and Song Birds - Protocol and Health Certificate (44.09 KB) - January 2012
Taking a Pet to Another Country?
- Polychaetas- Health Certificate (2.62 MB) - May 2024
APHIS Registered Aquaculture Export Facility approval is required for the following certificates:
- Artemia – Health Certificate (1.52 MB) – October 2023
- Note: If testing for WSSV is selected, then at least 2 samples (pools) of 50 specimens each should be sampled and tested.
- Crustaceans - Health Certificate (275.11 KB) - May 2021
- Note: Testing for premises freedom on this certificate (Option C) is at the level of 95% confidence, 5% apparent predicted prevalence level, with pools of 5 samples allowed.
- Ornamental Aquatic Animals – Health Certificate (137.7 KB) - June 2023
- Blank Page for VEHCS Submissions (if not attaching animal information via an addendum) (99.13 KB) – October 2023
- Salmonid Eggs & Gametes – Health Certificate (204.42 KB) – September 2024
- Tilapia - Health Certificate (243.92 KB) - March 2019
- Camels and Dromedaries - Health Certificate (446.16 KB) - March 2024
- Alpacas and Llamas - Protocol (36.08 KB) - June 2007
- Giraffes - Protocol (384.87 KB) - May 2024
- Reptiles - Health Certificate and Protocol (41.9 KB) - February 2015
- Hyenas - Health Certificate (149.96 KB) - November 2017
- Macropodidae Family (Kangaroos, Wallabies, and Related Species) - Health Certificate (147 KB) - December 2017
- Frozen Canine Semen - Health Certificate (47.4 KB) - February 2015
Taking a Pet to Another Country?
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.