U.S. exports of Birds' Eggs, Other Than Dried (Liquid or Frozen) (SITC 02522) totaled $6.3M in August 2026.
Importers of Birds' Eggs, Other Than Dried (Liquid or Frozen) paid $210K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 16.58% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Birds' Eggs, Other Than Dried (Liquid or Frozen) imports of $1.3M in August 2026 ran 12% above the year-to-date monthly average of $1.1M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataLiquid and frozen egg products — including pasteurized whole egg, yolk, and egg white in bulk — serve as critical industrial ingredients for bakeries, pasta manufacturers, and prepared-food producers that require consistent, ready-to-use formats without the reconstitution step of dried products. USDA FSIS governs the admissibility of these products, and pasteurization records from the foreign establishment are a standard documentation requirement at the port of entry. Frozen egg products are particularly sensitive to temperature management during transit; any evidence of thawing and refreezing can trigger FSIS rejection. Importers should confirm that the exporting country's egg-product safety system has been recognized as equivalent by FSIS before contracting for supply.
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FSIS must determine that a foreign country's food-safety inspection system for egg products is equivalent to the US system before that country's establishments can export to the US. Importers should verify that the country of origin holds current FSIS equivalence status for egg products — not just for meat or poultry — as equivalence determinations are product-category specific and can be suspended if a country's system falls out of compliance.
If temperature monitoring devices (data loggers) indicate excursions above the required frozen storage temperature, the importer should notify FSIS at the port of entry before attempting to clear the shipment. FSIS inspectors may require additional testing or may reject the lot. Importers should include temperature-monitoring requirements in their freight contracts and consider cargo insurance that covers temperature-related losses.
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Basic heading 02522 · $6.3M of $11.7B
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Exports · August 2026
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $16.2M of Birds' Eggs, Other Than Dried (Liquid or Frozen) and exported $69.6M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.