Export Live Animals to Philippines

• Equine—Health Certificate (30.31 KB) (March 2009)

• Cattle—Health Requirements (53.8 KB) (February 2014)
• Bovine Semen—Health Certificate (21.5 KB) (November 2009)
• Bovine Embryos—Protocol (129.81 KB) (May 2020)
• Bovine Embryos—Sample Health Certificate* (177.26 KB) (May 2020)

* Note: Philippines does not require a certain format for the health certificate.

• Sheep and Goats—Protocol (43.88 KB) (February 2014)
• Sheep and Goats: Semen—Health Certificate (173.13 KB) (October 2021)

• Swine—Health Certificate (41.66 KB) (December 2011)
• Swine: Semen—Health Certificate (29.85 KB) (December 2011)

The Philippines does not permit entry of U.S.-origin birds or poultry from any county with confirmed HPAI detections in poultry, as defined by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). Should three or more counties in one State have confirmed cases of HPAI, expect that entire State to become restricted as well. 

Due to HPAI, there are currently State-level restrictions on all domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry, day-old chicks, and hatching eggs from the following U.S. States: California, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 

• Birds: Pet, Exhibition, Day-Old Chicks, and Hatching Eggs—Health Certificate (191.95 KB) (February 2019)

The Philippines does not permit entry of U.S.-origin birds or poultry from any county with confirmed HPAI detections in poultry, as defined by WOAH. Should three or more counties in one State have confirmed cases of HPAI, expect that entire State to become restricted as well. 

Due to HPAI, there are currently State-level restrictions on all domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry, day-old chicks, and hatching eggs from the following U.S. States: California, Maryland, Missouri, and South Dakota. 

• Birds: Pet, Exhibition, Day-Old Chicks, and Hatching Eggs—Health Certificate (191.95 KB) (February 2019)

Commercial Pet Dogs and Cats—March 2021

• Philippines Requirements Memo (2.74 MB)—A summary of the requirements are as follows:
  • Commercial U.S. exporters of dogs and cats should first ensure that their Philippine importer is registered with the Philippine Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and approved by BAI to import commercial shipments of pet dogs and cats.
  • If the Philippine importer is not registered with BAI, they can apply to be registered via https://www.intercommerce.com.ph.
• A User's Guide for the Registration Process (1.88 MB)
• The registered Philippine importer will obtain the required Philippine import permit (known by the acronym "SPSIC") from BAI and provide a copy of the SPSIC to the U.S. exporter.
• There are no BAI restrictions on the number of dogs and/or cats that can be listed on a commercial SPSIC.
• The SPSIC will specify the animal health import requirements for the commercial U.S.-origin dogs and/or cats that must be met before travel to the Philippines.
• Your private USDA-accredited veterinarian will then issue an export health certificate in accordance with the criteria listed in the SPSIC. The USDA-accredited veterinarian can use APHIS Form 7001 (438.8 KB) or the Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS).
• The corresponding export health certificate can only list the same number animals that are identified on the SPSIC. The number of animals listed on the SPSIC should match the number of animals listed on the APHIS export health certificate.
• All health certificates for commercial U.S.-origin dogs and cats to the Philippines must be issued by a USDA-accredited veterinarian and then endorsed by APHIS before travel.
• The issuing USDA-accredited veterinarian can upload the completed health certificate and submit the form electronically to APHIS for endorsement through VEHCS.
• APHIS endorsement may occur digitally in VEHCS, and a paper copy of the final health certificate must accompany the shipment.
• For non-commercial pet dogs and cats to the Philippines, visit Pet Travel From the United States to the Philippines.

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