2021 Import Permit Regulations Webinar

On December 2, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Import Permit Program (IPP) hosted a public webinar to address import permit regulations for bringing infectious biological agents, infectious substances, and vectors of human disease into the U.S.  In addition to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, additional presenters included representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The presentations are now available for download below:

• 2021 CDC Import Permit Webinar Agenda [PDF – 74 KB]
• Electronic Import Permit Program (eIPP) Information System: Inspection Module Overview, CDC Import Permit Program [PDF – 1 MB]
• Import Permit Program (IPP) Inspection Process: Considerations & Findings, CDC Import Permit Program [PDF – 396 KB]
• CDC Role in the Safe Movement of Biologics and Vectors: At the Port of Entry, CDC Division of Global Migration Health [PDF – 3 MB]
• License Processing for Biological Exports, U.S. Department of Commerce [PDF – 325 KB]
• Guidance for Importation of Polioviruses and Potentially Infectious Materials, U.S. National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus [PDF – 1 MB]
• USDA Organisms and Vectors Permitting: Protecting American Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture [PDF – 648 KB]
• CBP Facilitating Legitimate Import of Biological Materials, U.S. Customs and Border Protection [PDF – 5 MB]
• Transporting Infectious Substances Safely, U.S. Department of Transportation [PDF – 2 MB]