Form LPS-222 Import Request (Shell Eggs)

OMB APPROVED: NO. 0581-0113
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

IMPORT PERMIT NUMBER:

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PROGRAM

IMPORT REQUEST (SHELL EGGS)

Instructions: See reverse side for completion instructions or hyperlink for electronic filing in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).

Section A – Application for Import Inspection

1. Name and Address of Consignor:

Section D – Agreement for Temporary Transfer

Date:

2. Name and Address of Importer:

Section B – Notice of Product Shipped Under Seal(s)
1. Point of Entry:

2. Estimated Date of Arrival:

3. Container/Trailer Number:

4. Seal Number:

IN CONSIDERATIION of the U.S. Collector of Customs
granting me (us) permission to transfer temporarily the
products described in Section “C” which are offered for entry
into the United States. I (WE) AGREE under bond filed
with said Collector of Customs and subject to the penalties
prescribed in laws enacted by Congress and regulations
issued thereunder by the Secretary of the Treasury, to hold
the said products intact at the location indicated below until
they have been inspected and passed by a Livestock and
Poultry Program Representative or have been otherwise
disposed of under the supervision of a U.S. Customs Officer
or a Livestock and Poultry Program Representative.
1. Name and Address for Location of Product for AMS
Inspection:

Section C – Identification of Shipment
1. Country of Origin:

2. U.S. Customs Entry Number:

3. Name and Address of Consignee:

2. Name and Telephone Number for Contact at the
Location:

Section E – Product Disposition
1. Import Document Correct:

Yes

No

2. Labeling Correct:

Yes

No

Document and Labeling approved by USDA for entry:

4. FDA Registration Number:
5. Type of Product:
* Non-Restricted Eggs
(Table Eggs)
Restricted Eggs
(Decharacterized/Inedible)

Number of
Containers:

Breaking Stock

Quantity of
Eggs:
Dozens

4. Meets USDA Grade B Standards:

Product Released to Enter Commerce
(USDA, L&P Signature)

Yes

No

Date Signed:

Pounds
Dozens

I hereby attest that I have acquired an Import Permit from the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA to import table
eggs, hatching eggs and inedible egg products.
I hereby attest that I have registered with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for compliance with Bioterrorism Act and the
Egg Safety Rule.
LP-222 (XX/20XX) Supersedes LPS-222

3. Ambient Transport Temperature: __________ ⁰ F

Refused Entry – Cause and Disposition

EXP. DATE: XX/XX/XXXX

IMPORT REQUEST
(SHELL EGGS)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION AND DISTRIBUTION: Importers or their agents may obtain this form by contacting the
Livestock and Poultry Program website at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/imports-exports/table-eggs
USDA

Importer
1. Complete Sections A, B, C, and D.

1. Upon arrival, complete inspection of the product and import
documents.

2. Mail the completed form to:

2. Measure the ambient transport temperature inside the
conveyance unit.

Quality Assessment Division
Livestock and Poultry Program
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service
1400 Independence Avenue, SW; Stop 0258
Washington, DC 20250

3. Record results in Section E.
4. When the Import Request submitted is acceptable, enter in the
shell egg import permit number issued (located at the top right-hand
corner of the form).

To electronically file the form with L&P email to:
[email protected]

5. For a shipment accepted, sign, date and return form to
importer’s/consignor’s agent.

3. The issued Import Request, Form LP-222 will be returned by
mail. Alternate arrangements to return the Import Request can be
established. The issued Import Request must be presented to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection officials for conditional release
pending inspection.

6. If the shipment is refused entry, document the cause and
disposition in the bottom portion of Section E. Submit the
completed form to the L&P office listed to the left and notify the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection official(s) at the point of entry.

4. The importer or agent responsible for the shipment must provide
USDA, L&P with a contact at the shipment destination location.
An L&P representative will schedule an inspection of the product
and applicable import documents.

Electronic Filing of Import Request
Follow the guidance provided on the Customs and Trade
Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) website listed below
for submission of an Import Request through the ACE system
(Automated Commercial Environment): https://www.cbp.gov/
Search CATAIR for the message set – Shell Egg Inspection.
Contact L&P for the issuance of an Import Request:
[email protected].

* AMS jurisdiction for inspection is limited to eggs originating from the domesticated chicken, turkey, duck, goose, or guinea.
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