27 October 2025: Recognition of Equivalence of US Poultry Clean Compartment Programme
Updated 4 November 2025
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OVS note number: 2025/73
Date: 27 October 2025
Purpose
To inform you of the addition of a new territory code (US-3) for the export of certain poultry commodities from the United States of America.
Background
A new zone has been established for the export of the following commodities:
- breeding or productive poultry other than ratites
- day-old chicks other than ratites
- hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites
Defra has today (24 October 2025) published:
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an amended Poultry and Poultry Products list to include a new territory, US-3. This territory, covering US approved compartments, is approved for BPP (breeding or productive poultry other than ratites), DOC (day-old chicks other than ratites) and HEP (hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites).
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a list of US compartments approved under the poultry compartment programme is included under column 3 of the US-3 row.
This means that, in the event of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease within 10km of any approved US compartments, exports from those compartments of the abovementioned commodities may continue under the new territory designation US-3. Please note, this applies to the above commodities only.
Contact point for enquiries
Imports and EU Trade Team