USDA Extends Egg Import Reporting Requirements
Published Date: 6/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The USDA is updating and extending the paperwork rules for importing table eggs from places with bird diseases like Newcastle disease and avian flu, and for exporting poultry and hatching eggs from the U.S. This affects farmers, egg importers, and exporters who’ll need to follow the revised info collection. Comments on these changes are open until August 10, 2026, with no new fees announced.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Exporters must provide health certificates
If you export poultry or hatching eggs from the United States, you must provide certification that the animals are free of disease as required by 9 CFR 91.3. Owners and exporters must submit health and identification information on an export health certificate for poultry and hatching eggs.
Imported table eggs need certificate and seal
If you import table eggs from regions where Newcastle disease or highly pathogenic avian influenza exists (the notice specifically references regions including Mexico), you must provide a certificate for table eggs and a government seal issued by the national government–accredited veterinarian as required under 9 CFR 94.6. These documentation requirements apply to importers of table eggs from affected regions.
Paperwork collection extended; burden quantified
APHIS is requesting OMB approval to extend this information collection for 3 years. The agency estimates the average burden is 0.501 hours per response, with 161 respondents, 66 responses per respondent, 10,547 total annual responses, and 5,280 total annual burden hours; comments are due by August 10, 2026.
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