Permits

Permit Requirements Across U.S. Regulatory Agencies

Permits Chart

 

Permit Decision Tools

To help determine if a permit is required, several agencies provide online resources:

BIS - Bureau of Industry and Security 

Access key tools from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to assist with export classification and compliance. These interactive resources include the Commerce Control List (CCL), Country Chart, and Country Groups, which are used to determine licensing requirements under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

CDC – Import Permit Program (IPP)
USDA/APHIS – U.S. Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service– Organisms and Vectors

Helpful sections include:

  • “What’s New?”
  • “VS-regulated livestock and poultry pathogens”
  • “Guidelines for No Import Permit Required”
  • “Guideline 1125: No Interstate Transport Permit Required”
  • Veterinary Services Permitting Assistant
USFWS - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Secondary Transfer Approvals

In some cases, materials that have already been imported cannot be transferred to another recipient without additional approval.

For example, the CDC requires further authorization for materials suspected or confirmed to contain the following infectious biological agents:

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Coronaviruses (SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV)
  • Influenza viruses (H2N2, H6N1, low pathogenic avian H7N9)
  • Viral hemorrhagic fevers (e.g., Tick-borne encephalitis viruses, Old World hantaviruses causing HFRS)
  • Mpox (clade II, formerly Monkeypox – West African clade)
  • Poliovirus (serotypes 1, 2, 3)

Contact Us

Please direct all inquiries related to Export Controls and Research Security to Abigail Nixon, the Export Controls Officer (ECO), at exportcontrols@med.cornell.edu.