For general information on U.S. requirements for importing and exporting, contact your local U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office by phone or check out CBP trade information at:  http://www.cbp.gov/trade

If you have general questions about traveling overseas, call your local CBP office or review CBP information here:  http://www.cbp.gov/travel

For questions about importing or exporting farm animals (such as pigs or goats); livestock; live birds, poultry or eggs for hatching; pets (including cats and dogs); zoo animals that may require health certificates; live plants; and animal and plant products that may represent a threat to U.S. agriculture, contact:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Center for Import & Export
301-734-8364 (phone)
301-734-6402 (fax)
Live animal questions by email:  VS-Live.Animals_Import.Permits@aphis.usda.gov
Animal product questions by email:  AskNCIE.Products@aphis.usda.gov
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/index.shtml

For information about importing cats, dogs, turtles, monkeys and other animals that can cause human disease, contact:

Centers for Disease Control
1600  Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia  30333
800-CDC-INFO (toll free)
Contact by email
http://www.cdc.gov/animalimportation/