USDA APHIS evaluates the disease status of exporting countries and can suspend or restrict imports from regions affected by diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease or African swine fever. These determinations can be made quickly in response to outbreak reports, so importers of fresh chilled pork should maintain contingency sourcing plans and monitor APHIS import alerts.

Pork imports from certain origins have historically been subject to antidumping or countervailing duty investigations. Importers should check the current CBP and International Trade Commission databases for active orders or suspension agreements applicable to their specific supplier country, as trade remedy exposure can change the landed cost calculation significantly.