VS Guidance and Other Documents Related to Importing Equines
Last Modified: May 12, 2025
Import Notifications
| Date | Revised | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| 4/4/2025 | Screwworm, FMD, and VEE Requirements Letter (273.63 KB) | |
| 6/7/2021 | Disposal of Foreign Origin Waste Accompanying Live Horses (146.18 KB) | |
| 8/13/2020 | 8/22/2022 | Equine Import Requirements for Horses Residing in Multiple European Union (EU) Member States During the 60 Days Prior to Export to the United States (222.31 KB) |
| 7/21/2020 | 5/8/2023 | Live Animal Import and Transit Permits (272.29 KB) |
| 6/18/2020 | 2/25/2021 | Fractious Animals and Additional Accommodations (327.94 KB) |
| 12/4/2019 | 12/1/2022 | Import Requirements for U.S. Returning Horses From CEM-Affected Regions (195.1 KB) |
Veterinary Services Guidance Documents
- Standard Operating Procedures: Monitoring for Imported CEM Waiver Equines (221.39 KB)
- Procedures for the Import of Equines into the United States and Approved Quarantine Facilities (265.07 KB) (VS Guidance 13424.1)
- Procedures for Submitting Equine Serum Samples to the United States (147.19 KB) (VS Guidance 14001.2)
- Approval of Permanent Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities in the United States (314.4 KB) (VS Guidance 13402.1)
- Testing of Equids During Import Quarantine (703.85 KB) (VSG 13407.3)
- Equine Testing Info Sheet (152.24 KB)
- Treatment of Animals for Ticks with Coumaphos (Co-Ral) (122.62 KB) (VS Guidance 7003.1)
- Veterinary Services Policy for the Quarantine and Testing of Horses Imported into the United States for Special Events (152.24 KB) (VS 591.59)
- Importation of Horses From Mexico Using APHIS-Approved Quarantine Facilities at Land Border Ports (326.76 KB) (VS Guidance 13405.3)
- CEM Testing of Imported Horses at Approved Quarantine Facilities (358.73 KB) (VS Guidance 13406.3)
- Approval of Labs To Conduct CEM Tests (224.8 KB) (VS Guidance 15202.2)
Veterinary Services Memoranda
- Review Procedures for Animal Import Center Activities Including Veterinary Services Operations at Associated Air and Ocean Ports and Privately Owned Animal Quarantine Facilities (967.64 KB) (VS Memo 515.2)
- Tick Surveillance, Collection, and Submission of Suspected Exotic Ticks (148.97 KB) (VS Memo 556.13)
Compliance Agreements
Equine Supplemental Information
- Supplemental Health Certificate for the Temporary Importation of Foreign-Origin Horses to the United States Under CEM Waiver (9 CFR 93.301(f)) (176.32 KB)
- Supplemental Health Certificate for U.S.-Origin Horses That Temporarily Reside in Multiple Countries of Different CEM, Screwworm, VEE, and FMD Disease Status for No More Than 90 Days Preceding Return to the United States (9 CFR 93.301(g)) (183.3 KB)
- Veterinary Export Health Certificate Addendum: Screwworm, VEE, and FMD Declaration (160.82 KB)
- Supplemental Document for the Temporary Exportation of Horses From the United States to a CEM-Affected Country (156.37 KB)
- Model supplemental certification for intact horses from countries APHIS recognizes as unaffected with CEM that transit countries recognized as affected with CEM via air (666.12 KB)
- Model supplemental certification for intact horses from countries APHIS recognizes as unaffected with CEM that transit countries recognized as affected with CEM via land (738.72 KB)