Import Alert: The following regions of Mexico are now reclassified as non-accredited (NA) status for bovine tuberculosis (TB): Baja California modified accredited (MA) zone, Chiapas accreditation preparatory (AP) Zone, Guanajuato AP Zone, Guerrero AP Zone, Mexico AP Zone, Michoacán AP Zone, Nayarit MA zone, San Luis Potosí AP Zone (A3), Tabasco AP Zone, and the Zacatecas-Jalisco AP Zone.

Issuance Date: February 12, 2021 

Effective Date: April 16, 2021

Effective April 16, 2021, Veterinary Services (VS) will reclassify the Baja California Modified accredited (MA) zone, Chiapas Accreditation Preparatory (AP)  Zone, Guanajuato AP Zone, Guerrero AP Zone, Mexico AP Zone, Michoacán AP Zone, Nayarit MA zone, San Luis Potosí AP Zone (A3), Tabasco AP Zone, and the Zacatecas-Jalisco AP Zone to non-accredited (NA) status. The entire State of Baja California, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Mexico, Michoacán, Nayarit, Tabasco, Zacatecas, and Jalisco will be NA status for bovine tuberculosis (TB). In the State of San Luis Potosi, Zone A3 will be reclassified to NA status but Zone A1 will retain AP classification. 

VS will allow cattle originating from or transiting through the above reclassified regions to move into the United States through April 16, 2021. As of April 17, 2021, cattle originating from or transiting through the reclassified NA regions can only be imported into the United States for purposes of immediate slaughter and consigned to specific pre-approved facilities.

This information will be summarized in the revised VS Bulletin titled: Bovine Tuberculosis Testing Requirements for Cattle Imported to the United States from Mexico, found on the USDA APHIS Live Animal Import web site.

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