The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced the new health certificate for exporting live aquatic animals from the United States to Montenegro, effective December 4, 2023. This is the first official live animal export market APHIS has negotiated to Montenegro, and applies to fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other live aquatic animals. More information regarding the export requirements and associated health certificate are on the APHIS International Regulations (IRegs) web page for Montenegro (USDA APHIS | Montenegro).

Please note that this certificate can be uploaded into APHIS’ online Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS), and Montenegro accepts both electronic issuance by your Accredited Veterinarian and digital endorsement by APHIS. For more information on VEHCS visit USDA APHIS | Country Acceptance List for VEHCS.

Visit the IRegs Live Animal Export History Page for a quick summary about all new/updated live animal export requirements and negotiated health certificates. Aquatic animal specific updates can be viewed by typing “aqua” in the History Page search box, or by selecting “Aquaculture/ Aquatic Animals” from the commodity drop-down list. You can register to receive automatic email notifications when History Page Update are made by signing up for the “VS - IREGS Live Animals” topic within the APHIS Stakeholder Registry.

For more information on certificate endorsement or facility inspection requests, please contact the APHIS Endorsement Office for your State or U.S. Territory (USDA APHIS | VS Contacts: Live Animal and Animal Product Exports).