Export hatching eggs of poultry to the USA: certificate 898

Apply online to export hatching eggs of chickens, doves, ducks, geese, grouse, guinea fowl, partridges, pea fowl, pheasants, pigeons, quail, swans, and turkeys to the USA.

From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
29 November 2018
Last updated
24 January 2025 鈥� See all updates
Destination country:
USA
Commodity type:
Live animals
Certificate status:
Active

Exporting from England, Scotland and Wales

If you鈥檙e in England, Scotland or Wales, you must apply for this export health certificate (EHC) using the online service.

If you鈥檙e in Northern Ireland, you must apply to DAERA.

1. Check what you need for your export

Find out about the requirements for export in the .

Download a specimen certificate and .

You must submit a with your application.

2. Apply online

You鈥檒l need:

  • a Government Gateway account
  • a Defra account

If you don鈥檛 already have them you鈥檒l need to register for these accounts, and so will .

Registration takes around 5 minutes. Official vets and inspectors will also need to have their registration checked by APHA.

Register and sign in as an official vet or inspector.

Read the accessibility statement for this service.

Applying online means you can:

  • see the status of your applications
  • always use the latest version of the EHC
  • copy existing applications

Exporting from Northern Ireland

If you鈥檙e in Northern Ireland you鈥檒l need to upload your application for DAERA.

  1. Find out about the requirements for export in the .

  2. Download and fill in and the .

  3. .

Make sure you use the latest version of the EHC as they are sometimes updated. The latest version is on this page.

If you do not use the latest version, DAERA will not accept your application.

Help with your application

In England, Scotland and Wales, call APHA on 03000 200 301.

In Northern Ireland, call DAERA on 02877442060.

Find out about call charges.

Updates to this page

Published 29 November 2018
Last updated 24 January 2025 show all updates

  1. Updated NFG

  2. SPT page removed from EHC

  3. EHC and NFG updated

  4. Updated NFG

  5. A new version of this certificate has been released and guidance notes updated. SPT support document added.

  6. Updated NFG

  7. The postcode schedule has been updated to version 3.

  8. Guidance notes updated.

  9. Guidance notes updated.

  10. Specimen certificate updated

  11. A new version of the EHC and SUP have been released.

  12. The Postcode Schedule has been updated to a v2 which can now be attached to EHCO applications.

  13. A Postcode Schedule has been added to the application requirements.

  14. EHC status has been changed to available

  15. EHC has been placed on hold.

  16. Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales can now only apply for this export health certificate by using the online service. Exporters in Northern Ireland will continue to apply by uploading their application for DAERA.

  17. A new version of certificate 898 Export hatching eggs of poultry to the USA has been released.

  18. Added a link to EHC online - a new digital service that allows exporters to apply for and manage their export health certificates online.

  19. First published.

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