Export Requirement and Certificate Search
This section contains export requirements for live animals and animal germplasm to overseas countries, which may include disease freedom status, testing and treatments, health certification, transport and the need for permits.
Access to export certificate templates is available upon application to semen centre and embryo team veterinarians and registered exporters.
For further information, please contact Export Group (animals) animalexports@maf.govt.nz (see contact details to the right of the page).
Recently Updated/Posted
| Title | Updated/Posted |
|---|---|
| Exporting Live Worms to French Polynesia | 28 July 2010 |
| Exporting Ornamental Fish to the European Union | 27 July 2010 |
| Exporting Fish to the European Union | 27 July 2010 |
| Exporting Zoo Perissodactyls to Australia | 21 July 2010 |
| Exporting Dogs and Cats to French Polynesia | 21 July 2010 |
Exporters must also make sure they comply with requirements of other regulatory or advisory bodies associated with exporting commodities, such as the Department of Conservation and Customs.
Please note that commercial exporters of animals and reproductive material must be registered as exporters under the Animal Products Act. Owners exporting live animals for non-commercial reasons, such as the owners of pet cats or dogs, are not required to be registered.
This webpage is updated regularly, but overseas countries' import conditions can change quickly and MAF may not immediately be informed about changes. Definitive conditions should be provided by the importing country at the time of issuance of the import permit. Where import permit conditions do not agree with those in the latest export certificate published by MAF, Export Group (Animals) of MAF must be advised prior to export so that re-negotiations can be undertaken and changes made where necessary. If an import permit is not required, the onus is on the exporter to ensure that the import requirements still match the relevant export requirements.