Export Live Animals to Qatar
Summary of Requirements
Note: U.S. origin horses that will transit a third country on their way to Qatar must seek permission to transit from Qatari officials prior to applying for the import permit and traveling. Additional requirements may apply. Horses are not allowed to transit certain countries. The note below is still applicable.
Note: Effective June 17, 2021, APHIS-endorsed health certificates for the export of U.S. origin horses must be presented to the Qatari import officials prior to the issuance of import permits.
- Horses Temporary - Health Certificate (159.01 KB) - April 2018
- Horses - Permanent - Health Certificate (165.95 KB) - April 2018
- Cattle - Breeding - Health Certificate (116.96 KB) - October 2017
- Supplementary Import Requirements for Cattle from the United States to Qatar (186.56 KB)- June 2024
Note: Qatar requires the following additional certification statement on the health certificate for export of live poultry/day-old chicks/hatching eggs from the United States to Qatar: "The live poultry/day-old chicks/hatching eggs were derived from a county that is free of notifiable avian influenza as defined by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)."
Note: For shipments of live poultry, day-old chicks, and hatching eggs exported from the United States that are transiting Qatar, exporters should provide all information on the transshipments (copies of all documents, including health certificates) to Qatar Airways ahead of shipping, and ask Qatar Airways to inform the Qatar Animal Resources Department.
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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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
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