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NOTE: Mexico has banned the importation of live birds originating from, and transiting through, States with a detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in commercial poultry. Some States with detections may be eligible for export from counties free of HPAI. Please check with your Veterinary Export Trade Services office to confirm a State status for HPAI in commercial poultry.
Health certificates may be submitted by the USDA Accredited Veterinarian online through the Veterinary Export Health Certificate System (VEHCS); APHIS Digital Signature is accepted for Pet Birds to Mexico
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS for preparing Health Certificates when traveling with your pet from the U.S. to Mexico.
The Health Certificate must...
Be comprised of the health certificate document linked to the blue “international health certificate” button below. APHIS digital signature is accepted for this certificate and species.
Include the number of the physical seal that will be applied the bird’s container by the USDA Accredited Veterinarian directly prior to departure.
Be type written, or completed using a word processor or computer.
Documents with handwritten information will be rejected.
The number of the health certificate must be also typewritten or in a word processor or computer.
Except for the abbreviations in the Consignor, Consignee, and Accredited Veterinarian and endorsing VMO fields, the HC must not contain abbreviations.
This includes, but is not limited to:
Dates - January" is accepted while "Jan" is not
States - Must be the entire word and not the two-letter abbreviation
Ages - "Months" or "Year" is accepted while "yrs" and "mos" are not
All health certificates must be printed single-sided. Mexico will not accept double-sided printouts.
Mexico will not accept hand-made corrections, erasures, line outs, or cross outs.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The Security Inspection in Animal and Plant Health Official will carry out the physical inspection and review of documentation of the shipment.
Complying with what is established in this document, does not exempt the importer of presenting documents to comply with other applications and/or procedures required by other authorities.
The importer shall indicate in writing and under oath the destination of the commodity.
At the inspection, the bird must be identified with numbered plaques or rings, located in the membrane of wings or legs, respectively. If birds are very small, they can be excluded (size less than 10 cm).
It is not allowed entry of food, hay, straw, bed, feces or similar materials, accompanying the animals.
The importer shall inform to the Animal Health General Direction (DGSA as per its name in Spanish), to the phone numbers 018007512100 or 55-5905-1000 Ext. 51242 or 51236 about any disease or death presented in the imported birds. DGSA will dictate all the sanitary measures to be followed. All expenses derived from this situation shall be paid by the importer/owner. During staying of the animals in the quarantine facilities, additional inspections, tests and treatments can be performed, based on the DGSA Official Veterinarian’s judgment.
Shipment and documentation shall comply with dispositions established in Article 24, 32, and applicable parts of Article 89 of the Animal Health Federal Law.
Within 30 days after importation, birds should not be moved from the destination indicated in your letter. Such condition can be verified by the Secretariat. Besides, additional inspections, tests and treatments can be performed, based on the DGSA Official Veterinarian’s judgment.
Domestic movement shall comply with NOM-024-ZOO-1995 Animal Health Specifications and Characteristics to Transport Animals and Animal Products; Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Biological and Food products for animal feeding or animal consumption, and NOM-051-ZOO-1995, Humane Welfare for Animal Movement.
