PROHIBITION OF AGRIFOOD PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS FOR TOURIST IMPORT

The National Health, Safety and Agri-Food Quality authority (SENASICA) strengthens preventative measures against H1N1 virus (Swine Flu)
(B00.03.01.02.01-2132/2018, 29/08/2018)
 
Travellers coming from the countries listed below are advised that import of meat products originating from those places is prohibited.

  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Chad
  • Central African Republic
  • China
  • Czech Republic
  • Dominican Republic
  • Estonia
  • Germany
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Ghinea-Bissau
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Ivory Coast
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Italy (Cerdeña)
  • Kenya
  • Korea
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • Papaua New Guinea
  • Phiippines
  • Poland
  • Republic of Congo
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Tanzania
  • Timor Leste
  • Togo
  • Ukraine
  • Uganda
  • Vietnam
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Travellers must declare whether they have had contact with farm or zoo animals during their stay in the above-mentioned countries, within fifteen days prior to travelling to Mexico.

A list of authorized and prohibited agri-food products and by-products is available at the following link:

https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/298842/Listado_mercancias_permitidas_y_prohibidas_ENG__2_.pdf