Hong Kong stopped poultry and egg imports from Norway’s Rogaland and the Scottish Borders from Nov. 5, 2026, over bird flu.<\/p>\n
Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety stopped poultry meat and egg imports from Norway’s Rogaland and the Scottish Borders on Nov. 5, 2026.<\/p>\n
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) is part of Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. It acted after reports of bird flu outbreaks in both areas, and the halt took immediate effect<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, poultry meat, poultry products and eggs from these two areas can no longer enter Hong Kong. Shipments from other parts of Norway and the United Kingdom (UK) are not named in the order.<\/p>\n The CFS acted on notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). WOAH is the intergovernmental body that tracks animal diseases around the world1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The notifications reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza<\/strong>. This is a severe form of bird flu that spreads fast among poultry1<\/a><\/sup>. One outbreak was in Rogaland County in Norway. The other was in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in the UK2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The CFS said it took the step to protect public health in Hong Kong1<\/a><\/sup>. The announcement was issued on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, and was also published on the Hong Kong government’s press release site2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The order covers poultry meat and products, including poultry eggs<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>. It applies only to goods from the two named areas, not to the whole of either country.<\/p>\n In practice, this means the following goods from Rogaland and the Scottish Borders are stopped:<\/p>\n The CFS press release does not list customs codes or exemptions. It does not say whether cooked or heat-treated goods are treated differently.<\/p>\n The CFS "instructed the trade" to suspend imports from the two areas1<\/a><\/sup>. This means importers must stop bringing in these goods straight away.<\/p>\n Hong Kong already controls these imports closely. Under the Imported Game, Meat, Poultry and Eggs Regulations, meat, poultry and eggs must arrive with a health certificate<\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup>. This certificate must come from an issuing body in the place of origin that Hong Kong’s food authority recognises4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n For this to work, Hong Kong and the place of origin must first agree an import protocol<\/strong>. This is a set of agreed health checks and certificate forms4<\/a><\/sup>. As part of that agreement, the exporting country gives Hong Kong details of its animal disease situation4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Shipments then enter through set checkpoints. By land, they enter through Man Kam To or the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. By air, they enter through Hong Kong International Airport4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n At these points, the food authority may inspect or take samples from the goods. If the results are satisfactory, it issues a "release letter" to the importer4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Even outside a suspension, poultry and eggs face several rules. The CFS guide for importers and the regulations set out the main papers and steps:<\/p>\nWhy did Hong Kong stop poultry from Rogaland and the Scottish Borders?<\/h2>\n
Which poultry goods does the suspension cover?<\/h2>\n
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How does the order work at the border?<\/h2>\n
What papers do poultry shipments into Hong Kong need?<\/h2>\n
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Papers for poultry and egg imports into Hong Kong<\/h4>\n