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Broiler hatching eggs
Fertilised eggs from broiler parent flocks, incubated to produce commercial broiler chicks. WOAH recommends collecting hatching eggs at least daily, keeping dirty, cracked or leaking eggs out of hatching use, and marking eggs or packaging for traceability.
Quick answer
Broiler hatching eggs: Setting in a hatchery to produce broiler chicks for meat-production farms. In a request, state required breed or strain (named by you; confirmed from supplier documents); parent-flock age range and maximum egg age at dispatch; quantity per shipment, frequency and egg grading for setting. HatchMatch reviews it and contacts suppliers for you; supplier, availability, price and origin are confirmed per request.
Intended use: Setting in a hatchery to produce broiler chicks for meat-production farms.
General facts
About this type of product or system in general — not about any supplier.
- Species
- Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
- Purpose
- Incubation for commercial broiler (meat) chicks
- Stage
- Fertilised egg for incubation
- Handling baseline
- Daily collection, sanitising, traceability marking, dedicated storage room[1]
- Indicative HS heading
- 0407.11 — indicative six-digit heading; the national tariff line and any ruling decide[3]
Traceability, packaging and logistics
- Traceability
- Eggs or packaging marked by flock and collection date (WOAH baseline), so hatch results and any health investigation can be traced back.
- Packaging
- Setter-compatible plastic trays or clean fibre trays in cases; state the setter tray format if eggs go straight into your machines.
- Handling and transport
- Time from lay to setting and storage temperature affect hatchability; agree maximum egg age, storage conditions and transport time.
What to specify in your request
- Required breed or strain (named by you; confirmed from supplier documents)
- Parent-flock age range and maximum egg age at dispatch
- Quantity per shipment, frequency and egg grading for setting
- Transport conditions and packaging
- Destination and the animal-health conditions of the import permit
Documents buyers commonly ask for
Where the product and route require them. Requirements differ by product and country; there is no single checklist.
- International veterinary certificate meeting the importing country's conditions
- Parent-flock health and testing records required by the destination
- Import permit (buyer side)
- Lot and flock identification for traceability
Who does what
- You (buyer)
- State your specification, destination and documents; you keep your own import permissions and due diligence.
- HatchMatch
- Reviews the request and contacts suppliers on your behalf. It does not produce, sell or export the goods.
- Producers and suppliers
- Respond through HatchMatch and are responsible for their products meeting the rules that apply.
Related guides
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Sources and references
Published standards and reference sources for context — not endorsements and not evidence about any supplier.
- WOAH: Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 6.5 — Biosecurity procedures in poultry production (checked 2026-10-23)
- WOAH: Terrestrial Animal Health Code — Certification procedures (live animals, hatching eggs) (checked 2026-10-23)
- World Customs Organization: HS Nomenclature 2022 edition (checked 2026-10-23)
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