Export Live Animals to India
Live Animal Export Country Requirements
Summary of Requirements
Flights to India may be affected. Please check with your airline prior to shipment/travel. USDA has no additional information at this time.
Health certificates for export of live animals to India can also be generated through the Veterinary Export Health Certification System , or VEHCS. Once you log on to VEHCS and enter the destination country and commodity, VEHCS will walk you through each step to generate the certificate.
A printed paper copy of the completed health certificate must accompany each shipment.
- Horses and Other Equidae - Health Certificate (210 KB) - November 2017
Note: When using VEHCS to generate a health certificate for export of horses and other equidae to India, you must complete this silhouette page and upload it on the Attachments screen in VEHCS.
Note: A valid Import Permit and "Advanced No Objection Certificate (NOC)" issued by the Government of India must be presented to APHIS as a condition of health certificate endorsement
- Cattle - Health Certificate (107.08 KB) - December 2016
- Cattle - Procedure for Import of Bovine into India - Guidance Document (509.62 KB) - August 2020
- Bovine - Embryos - In Vivo-derived - Health Certificate (80.54 KB) - November 2017
- Bovine - Semen - Health Certificate (172.27 KB) - November 2017
- Live Poultry - Day-old Poultry - Hatching Eggs - Health Certificate (67.94 KB) - March 2018
- Live Poultry - Day-old Poultry - Hatching Eggs - Procedure for Import of Live Poultry into India - Guidance Document (330.37 KB) - August 2020
Note: Post-arrival import testing does not apply to U.S. live poultry, day-old poultry, or hatching eggs.
- Live Poultry - Day-old Poultry - Hatching Eggs - Procedure for Import of Live Poultry into India - Guidance Document (330.37 KB) - August 2020
APHIS-Registered Aquaculture Export Facility approval is required for the following certificates:
- Crustaceans – Broodstock and Parent Post Larvae (PPL) (640.4 KB) – Health Certificate – Effective date August 1, 2026
- Health Certificates for Broodstock and Parent Post Larvae (PPL) Crustaceans to India MUST BE issued by the USDA Accredited Veterinarian and electronically submitted through VEHCS for digital endorsement by APHIS. A printed copy must then accompany the shipment.
- Note: Click here for instructions on accessing VEHCS and completing and submitting the health certificate and required supporting documents (as a PDF) to APHIS.
- Salmonid and Salmonid Eggs – Health Certificate (197.43 KB) – February 2026
If your species is not listed, the requirements for that species are not known. Exporters who want to ship livestock or germplasm whose requirements are not listed above should have the importer or buyer in the destination country apply for an import permit at the appropriate ministry. This import permit will most likely outline the specific requirements.