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Exporting US bull semen and embryos: what every country requires

Pick a product and a country to see whether USDA has a negotiated health certificate on file, the documents your accredited veterinarian will need, and the notes that trip exporters up.

88of 170 destinations have a USDA health certificate on file for bovine semen.Checked against USDA APHIS on Leer en español

Can I ship US genetics to…

Yes. USDA has a negotiated health certificate on file for semen to Brazil. Your accredited vet issues it and APHIS endorses it.

SemenCertificate
EmbryosCertificate
Documents posted4
APHIS page updated

An addendum applies when a shipment contains semen that was itself legally imported into the US.

Certificates and protocols
Semen
Embryos

APHIS country page

World map

Click a country to see its requirements. The United States, where shipments start, is shown in outline.

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North America3

Central America & Caribbean31

South America14

Europe42

Middle East & North Africa17

Sub-Saharan Africa31

Central & South Asia13

East & Southeast Asia13

Oceania6

Of 170 destinations APHIS lists, 88 have a negotiated USDA health certificate or protocol for US bovine semen and 82 for bovine embryos. The 29 EU and EU-aligned countries use the EU's harmonized certificates, with EU-approved collection centers and embryo teams. For most other destinations nothing is on file: the importer has to obtain an import permit, and that permit sets the conditions.

All destinations

CountrySemenEmbryosAPHIS page updated
CertificateImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-05-20
CertificateCertificate2025-10-01
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-10-14
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2026-08-07
Own systemCertificate2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-10-27
Import permitImport permit2026-10-05
Import permitImport permit2026-10-26
Import permitCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-01-13
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-23
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2026-10-19
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-08-21
CertificateCertificate2026-06-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-02-04
CertificateCertificate2026-10-27
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateImport permit2026-03-19
CertificateCertificate2026-04-03
NegotiatingNegotiating2026-10-30
NegotiatingNegotiating2026-07-07
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-06-10
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-12-02
CertificateImport permit2026-08-10
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-09-02
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2026-10-15
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-09-10
EU rulesEU rules2026-03-12
CertificateCertificate2025-08-07
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-05-12
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2026-07-22
EU rulesEU rules2026-03-24
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-09-04
CertificateCertificate2026-09-22
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-06-08
EU rulesEU rules2026-03-19
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-09-08
CertificateCertificate2026-10-02
CertificateCertificate2026-10-06
CertificateCertificate2026-10-16
CertificateCertificate2026-08-06
Import permitImport permit2026-10-27
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-08-04
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-09-19
CertificateCertificate2026-10-06
CertificateImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-09-02
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-04-20
CertificateCertificate2025-07-15
CertificateImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-08-14
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2026-01-25
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-09-22
CertificateCertificate2026-06-02
CertificateCertificate2026-10-14
CertificateImport permit2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-03-02
CertificateCertificate2025-07-29
CertificateCertificate2025-12-03
CertificateCertificate2026-05-06
CertificateCertificate2026-10-05
EU rulesEU rules2026-02-17
EU rulesEU rules2026-06-08
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2026-09-18
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-09-16
CertificateCertificate2025-08-07
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2026-07-09
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-10-23
CertificateCertificate2026-10-26
EU rulesEU rules2026-10-07
CertificateImport permit2026-08-14
Import permitImport permit2026-08-07
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2026-01-16
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2026-02-12
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
EU rulesEU rules2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2026-02-19
CertificateCertificate2026-10-13
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-08-11
CertificateCertificate2026-10-02
CertificateCertificate2026-02-18
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-10-21
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2026-08-27
CertificateCertificate2026-10-27
CertificateCertificate2025-09-30
NegotiatingCertificate2026-10-28
CertificateCertificate2025-07-30
Import permitImport permit2025-07-30
CertificateCertificate2025-09-30
CertificateCertificate2025-08-07
CertificateCertificate2026-08-12

How a US semen or embryo export works

  1. Confirm the destination’s rules. Use the certificate listed here. If there is none, the buyer applies for an import permit in their country and sends you the conditions.
  2. Use an approved collection center or embryo team. Many destinations (the EU, UK, China, Korea, Türkiye) only accept product from centers or teams they have approved.
  3. Test the donors. The certificate lists the tests and time windows, typically TB, brucellosis, BVD, IBR, leptospirosis, and bluetongue for some destinations.
  4. Have a USDA-accredited veterinarian issue the certificate. Most destinations accept certificates issued electronically through USDA’s VEHCS system.
  5. Get APHIS endorsement, then ship. APHIS endorses the certificate; the endorsed original travels with the shipment.

What the statuses mean

  • CertificateUSDA certificate on file
  • EU rulesEU harmonized rules
  • Own systemDestination's own conditions
  • NegotiatingUnder negotiation
  • Import permitNo certificate on file: import permit sets the terms

Source and method

Every one of the 170 destination pages in the USDA APHIS International Regulations (IRegs) for live animal exports was read on the date above. A country shows "certificate on file" only when its page posts a bovine semen or embryo health certificate or protocol. EU member pages refer to the EU’s harmonized certificates. Notes are taken from the country pages. USDA APHIS — Live Animal Exports.

For planning only. Rules and certificates change, and a certificate on file does not guarantee the destination will accept a particular shipment. Confirm with your accredited veterinarian, the APHIS endorsement office and the importer before collecting or shipping.

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