USMEF provides tools to break into new markets or expand the business in existing markets. These resources include information about animal health and disease issues, an updated list of U.S. red meat suppliers, help to navigate the intricate requirements of the USDA and importing countries, the Branded Products Program and the International Meat Manual. USMEF’s Technical Notes apprise members of changes to export regulations and warnings about specific documentation problems, and are e-mailed to members as they occur.The export resources also contain information on the various beef export verification programs and help with bilingual labeling requirements.
China
Colombia
eTDE Resources
European Union
Malaysia
Mexico
Panama
Russia
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USMEF Factsheet: Market Access Provisions of Russia’s WTO Accession Agreement
- Duties and Tariff Rate Quotas for Russia
Saudi Arabia Self-Certification
This document is to be completed for all beef exports destined for Saudi Arabia. This document must accompany the USDA-FSIS export certificate for all shipments of beef to Saudi Arabia.Singapore Exporter Affidavit
Exports to Singapore require an exporter affidavit indicating beef from cattle raised in Mexico and imported for immediate slaughter in the U.S. is excluded for export to Singapore. This must be reflected in signed affidavits lodged with the Director-General, Agri-Food and Veterinary Services, by individual establishments wishing to export to Singapore.
U.S. Meat Processor Affidavit List for Export of Beef to Singapore
All meat products and processed egg products exported to Singapore can only come from sources approved by Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA). For detailed listings of foreign meat and egg processing establishments approved to export to Singapore, go to the AVA Web Site and click the link for approved establishments. To access the list of establishments approved by USDA Agriculture Marketing Service for Export Verification programs, go to the BEV Listing on the USDA Web site. The following lists the companies along with establishment numbers approved to export beef to Singapore.AB Foods, Washington Beef Division – 235
American Foods Group, LCC – 410
Cargill Meat Solutions – 86E, 86H
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC – 27
Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc. – 960, 960A
Halal Food Processors – 5579
Halperns’ Purveyors of Steak and Seafood, Est. 33812M
Harris Ranch Beef Company – 783
Iowa Pacific Processors, Inc – 2327
J.F. O’Neill Packing Company – 889A
MacDonald Meat Company, LLC – 1557
Meats by Linz, Est. 6810
National Beef California LP – 21488
National Beef Packing Company – 208A, 262
Nebraska Beef Ltd – 19336
PM Beef Holdings, LLC – 683
Quantum Foods – 213D
Quantum Culinary – 21774
Rastelli Foods – 7877A
Ruprecht Company – 1940
Skylark Meats, LLC – 4215
Smithfield Beef Group Moyer Packing Company – 1311
Smithfield Beef Group Packerland Packing Company – 562, 562M
Smithfield Beef Group Sunland Beef Company – 267
Stock Yard Packing CO – 105
Swift & Company – 3D, 969G
Swift Beef Company dba Swift & Company – 969
Tyson Foods, Inc. – 245, 245C
Webster City Custom Meats, Inc – 4246
USMEF Bilingual Labeling Manual
The USMEF Bilingual Labeling Manual contains examples of labels now required by 11 different countries.Your printer should be able to cut the label you need using the “graphic” tool in Acrobat and paste it into his system. If you have questions about the manual, contact Kevin Smith at ksmith@usmef.org
