Puerto Rico (PR)
1.1 Establishment registration
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
Registration with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
Exceptions (ship stores)
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
1.2 Overseas listing
1.3 Prohibited products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
1.4 General information
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
2.1 Milk and milk products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
2.2 Compositional requirements
2.3 Further information
3.1 Technical grade and pharmaceutical products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
3.2 Animal feed
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
3.3 Manufacturing grade products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
3.4 Processing
3.5 Further information
4.1 Microbial and residue sampling
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
4.2 Operational requirements additional to Australia's export legislation
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
Specific testing requirements for dry milk products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
Testing for Salmonella, Phosphatase and Penicillin
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
4.3 Hygiene
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
5.1 Milk and milk products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
Milk and milk products that are prescribed under Australia's export rules
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
Milk and milk products that are not prescribed under Australia's export rules
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
5.1.1 Health certification for milk and milk products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
Dried milk products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
Other milk and milk products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
NATA certificates
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
Export declaration for milk products (other than dry milk products)
Puerto Rico adopts US importing requirements.
Export declaration for dry milk products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing requirements.
Transit Certification Requirements
Puerto Rico adopts US importing requirements.
5.2 Manufacturing grade products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
5.3 Technical grade and pharmaceutical products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
5.4 Animal feed
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
5.5 Consignments under 10 kilograms and trade samples
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
5.6 Additional certification/letters
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
6.1 Import permit
Exporters should ensure that their importer complies with any requirements to obtain a permit for imports into Puerto Rico.
Import Permit for pasteurised milk and cream products
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
6.2 Port-of-entry inspection and testing
7.1 Packaging
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
7.2 Labelling
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
7.3 Shelf life
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
7.4 Shipping marks
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
7.5 Further information
Puerto Rico adopts US importing country requirements.
8.1 Refrigeration, transfer and loadout
28/04/2022 - Updated to align with, and link to, the USA.
20/02/2022 - Content on this page may have changed location to conform to standard Dairy headings.
07/06/2021 - References to export legislation have been updated.
20/02/2022 - Content on this page may have changed location to conform to standard Dairy headings.
07/06/2021 - References to export legislation have been updated.