Export market guides
Exporting to United States
Import documents, certificates, duty rates and ports of entry for United States, compiled from official government sources.
Requirements and duty rates shown are for consignments originating in Australia.
Import requirements
Documents and certificates United States requires, grouped by product type. Each line links to the official source it was taken from.
Bivalve Mollusc
Research verified- Prohibited: Oysters, Mussels, Clams, Whole Scallops, Roe-On Scallops, Cockles, Pipis, Other Bivalve MolluscsOfficial source
- Establishment listing: FDA Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL) via the FDA-Australia NSSP Memorandum of UnderstandingOfficial source
- FX46A — Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products to the United States of AmericaIssued by DAFF (Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)Official source
- Establishment listing: FDA Food Facility Registration under FSMA (21 CFR part 1 subpart H)Official source
- FDA Prior Notice filed for each shipment (21 CFR part 1 subpart I).Official source
- Free trade agreement certificate of origin (AUSFTA)Official source
Bovine
Research verified- US_BEEF_ECERT — United States meat export certificate (eCert) for beef/vealIssued by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), AustraliaOfficial source
- Establishment listing: FSIS eligible foreign establishments - AustraliaOfficial source
- Beef/veal is derived from bovines that meet US APHIS BSE import conditions for a region of negligible BSE risk; Australia is recognised as a negligible-BSE-risk region.Official source
- Shipping mark and labelling requirementsOfficial source
- Free trade agreement certificate of origin (AUSFTA)Official source
Caprine
Research verified- US-MEAT-HC — Australian Government meat export health certificate for the United States (issued under the Export Control Act 2020; data transmitted government-to-government via eCert, paper certificate as alternative)Issued by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), AustraliaOfficial source
- Establishment listing: USDA FSIS Eligible Foreign Establishments - AustraliaOfficial source
- Establishment listing: DAFF meat export establishment registration + meat export licenceOfficial source
- Prohibited: Official source
- Unique US shipping mark on all cartons — Unique US shipping mark on all cartonsOfficial source
Cephalopod
Research verified- Establishment listing: DAFF export-registered establishment (Approved Arrangement) under the Export Control (Fish and Fish Product) Rules 2021Official source
- FX46A — Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products to the United States of AmericaIssued by DAFF (Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)Official source
- Establishment listing: FDA Food Facility Registration under FSMA (21 CFR part 1 subpart H)Official source
- FDA Prior Notice filed for each shipment (21 CFR part 1 subpart I).Official source
- Seafood HACCP compliance under 21 CFR part 123; importer verification under 21 CFR 123.12.Official source
- US importer FSVP (21 CFR part 1 subpart L) or modified 21 CFR 123.12 verification.Official source
- Free trade agreement certificate of origin (AUSFTA)Official source
Crustacean
Research verified- Establishment listing: DAFF export-registered establishment (Approved Arrangement) under the Export Control (Fish and Fish Product) Rules 2021Official source
- FX46A — Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products to the United States of AmericaIssued by DAFF (Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)Official source
- Establishment listing: FDA Food Facility Registration under FSMA (21 CFR part 1 subpart H)Official source
- FDA Prior Notice filed for each shipment (21 CFR part 1 subpart I).Official source
- Seafood HACCP compliance under 21 CFR part 123; importer verification under 21 CFR 123.12.Official source
- US importer FSVP (21 CFR part 1 subpart L) or modified 21 CFR 123.12 verification.Official source
- Free trade agreement certificate of origin (AUSFTA)Official source
- US Seafood Import Monitoring Program (NOAA SIMP)Official source
Echinoderm
Research verified- Establishment listing: DAFF export-registered establishment (Approved Arrangement) under the Export Control (Fish and Fish Product) Rules 2021Official source
- FX46A — Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products to the United States of AmericaIssued by DAFF (Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)Official source
- Establishment listing: FDA Food Facility Registration under FSMA (21 CFR part 1 subpart H)Official source
- FDA Prior Notice filed for each shipment (21 CFR part 1 subpart I).Official source
- Seafood HACCP compliance under 21 CFR part 123; importer verification under 21 CFR 123.12.Official source
- US importer FSVP (21 CFR part 1 subpart L) or modified 21 CFR 123.12 verification.Official source
- Free trade agreement certificate of origin (AUSFTA)Official source
- US Seafood Import Monitoring Program (NOAA SIMP)Official source
Finfish
Research verified- Establishment listing: DAFF export-registered establishment (Approved Arrangement) under the Export Control (Fish and Fish Product) Rules 2021Official source
- FX46A — Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products to the United States of AmericaIssued by DAFF (Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)Official source
- Establishment listing: FDA Food Facility Registration (FFRM) under FSMAOfficial source
- FDA Prior Notice of imported food filed for each shipment via CBP ABI/ACE or FDA PNSI (21 CFR part 1 subpart I).Official source
- Product processed under a seafood HACCP system meeting 21 CFR part 123 (Fish and Fishery Products); importer affirmative-step / verification obligations under 21 CFR 123.12 for imported product.Official source
- US importer operates a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) for the foreign supplier (21 CFR part 1 subpart L), or meets the modified seafood-HACCP importer verification under 21 CFR 123.12.Official source
- Free trade agreement certificate of origin (AUSFTA)Official source
- US Seafood Import Monitoring Program (NOAA SIMP)Official source
- Establishment listing: FDA Food Facility Registration under FSMA (21 CFR part 1 subpart H)Official source
- FDA Prior Notice filed for each shipment (21 CFR part 1 subpart I).Official source
- Seafood HACCP compliance under 21 CFR part 123; importer affirmative-step/verification under 21 CFR 123.12.Official source
- US importer FSVP (21 CFR part 1 subpart L) or modified 21 CFR 123.12 verification.Official source
Gastropod
Research verified- Establishment listing: DAFF export-registered establishment (Approved Arrangement) under the Export Control (Fish and Fish Product) Rules 2021Official source
- FX46A — Health Certificate for Fish and Fish Products to the United States of AmericaIssued by DAFF (Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)Official source
- Establishment listing: FDA Food Facility Registration under FSMA (21 CFR part 1 subpart H)Official source
- FDA Prior Notice filed for each shipment (21 CFR part 1 subpart I).Official source
- Seafood HACCP compliance under 21 CFR part 123; importer verification under 21 CFR 123.12.Official source
- US importer FSVP (21 CFR part 1 subpart L) or modified 21 CFR 123.12 verification.Official source
- Free trade agreement certificate of origin (AUSFTA)Official source
- US Seafood Import Monitoring Program (NOAA SIMP)Official source
Ovine
Draft — being verified- AUS-USA-MEAT-HC — Official Australian Government meat export (foreign inspection) certificate for the United StatesIssued by Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)Official source
- Establishment listing: USDA FSIS eligible foreign establishments (Australia), certified by the Australian Central Competent Authority (DAFF) under the FSIS-equivalent AEMIS systemOfficial source
- Product was produced under Australia's Australian Export Meat Inspection System (AEMIS), which USDA FSIS has determined to be equivalent to the US inspection system for beef, sheep and goat, in an establishment eligible to export to the United States.Official source
- Free trade agreement certificate of origin (AUSFTA)Official source
- Product was produced under Australia's Australian Export Meat Inspection System (AEMIS), determined by USDA FSIS to be equivalent to the US inspection system for beef, sheep and goat, in an establishment eligible to export to the United States.Official source
Duties and taxes
Calculate landed costApplied duty and consumption-tax rates for United States. Preferential rates apply only where origin is properly claimed and documented.
Ports of entry
Seaports and airports in United States used for agri-food consignments.
Los AngelesUSLAXLong BeachUSLGBOaklandUSOAKSeattleUSSEATacomaUSTIWNew York / New JerseyUSNYCSavannahUSSAVMiamiUSMIAHoustonUSHOU
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Compiled from official government sources for general guidance only. This is not compliance advice, and requirements change: always confirm with the importing authority and your own broker before shipping.