Eggs

​​​​​​Micor (Eggs) details the known importing country requirements for Australian shell eggs and egg products. Micor (Eggs) provides information on requirements such as sourcing eggs and establishment listing that are considered necessary by importing countries to satisfy their public and animal health regulations.

Micor (Eggs) also details known importing country certification requirements, as well as labelling, product testing, manufacturing processes, and any other conditions that must be met to enable access to a specific overseas market.  Where importing country requirements for egg and egg products are unknown, the department encourages exporters to work with their importers to determine requirements, such as whether a health certificate (meaning a trading partner’s model certificate) and/or an import permit is required by the importing country competent authority.​

All eggs and egg processing establishments must adhere to the requirements of the Export Control (Eggs and Egg Products) Rules 2021.

For information on how to export from Australia, visit Exporting from Australia.

Australia regained freedom from High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) as of 13 June 2025 and information is available on the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) website. 

The department is working closely with industry and trading partners to re-establish trade to affected markets where trade is not already restored. Despite the return of Australia's HPAI freedom status, export certification for some poultry and ratite meat, meat products, rendered meals, pet food, eggs and egg products may continue be affected for Australian product while trading partners undertake their own risk assessment processes. 

The Department will issue regular Market Access Advices (MAAs) to advise exporters of relevant trade developments and the status of export certification. Exporters are advised to refer to the latest MAAs for the most up-to-date information. MAAs can be viewed on the department's website here: Egg export industry notices - DAFF (agriculture.gov.au).

The MAAs include an Attachment which shows countries and products affected. The Attachment specifically states which export health certificate templates for egg and egg products have been affected. Exporters should ensure they are reviewing the most up to date MAA and attachment with current market access information.

Markets that are not listed in the Attachment to the MAA should not have certification affected. The department recommends that all exporters of egg and egg products work closely with their importers to ensure any exported product will be accepted at border clearance.

For all enquiries, please email exportstandards@aff.gov.au.

Exporters are reminded that it is an offence to provide false or misleading information to the Australian Government.

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