Pet Import Requirements by Country
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Japan
Microchips, rabies records and advance notification. Understand the sequence before planning your trip.
Read requirementsSpain
Different documents for EU and non-EU arrivals. Check identification, vaccination and the entry procedure.
Read requirementsChina mainland
Arrival documents and the separate conditions for quarantine exemption.
Read requirementsUnited States
Dog travel history, CDC procedures and separate cat requirements.
Read requirementsCanada
Age and owner accompaniment change the document pathway.
Read requirementsGreat Britain
Microchip order, travel documents and timed dog tapeworm treatment.
Read requirementsAustralia
Start with an approved export country and its specific veterinary certificate.
Read requirementsNew Zealand
The 2026 process: approved origins, arrival airports and quarantine planning.
Read requirementsSingapore
Schedule I, II and III rules, licensing and quarantine arrangements.
Read requirementsFrance
EU pet documents and the separate restrictions on certain dog categories.
Read requirementsGermany
EU travel documents and third-country entry controls under the 2026 framework.
Read requirementsMexico
Arrival inspection and origin/species-specific documents, including the US-dog screwworm document from August 2026.
Read requirementsIndia
Baggage eligibility, alternative import routes and official health documents.
Read requirementsPhilippines
BAI import clearance and an international veterinary health certificate.
Read requirementsMacao
Import licensing, arrival inspection and the June 2026 conditional quarantine exemption.
Read requirementsTaiwan
Import permission, residence-history classification and original arrival documents.
Read requirementsIceland
MAST permit, export-country eligibility and quarantine reservation.
Read requirementsPeru
Official entry certificate, vaccination records, parasite treatment and SENASA inspection.
Read requirementsColombia
ICA entry documents and inspection at the arrival border point.
Read requirementsSri Lanka
DAPH import permission and selected cat requirements effective in 2026.
Read requirementsOman
Import permission, rabies evidence and restricted dog breeds.
Read requirementsNepal
Health documents and advance notice for arrival at Kathmandu.
Read requirementsCosta Rica
Health checks, vaccinations, parasite treatment and a separate cargo permit.
Read requirementsEcuador
Official export certificate and different procedures for accompanied pets and cargo.
Read requirementsUruguay
Official certificates, dog-specific identification and separate cargo notice.
Read requirementsPanama
Official health documents and an advance home-quarantine application.
Read requirementsBolivia
Individual official certificates, entry checks and Spanish documents.
Read requirementsVietnam
The US-to-Vietnam certificate, mandatory chip and current rabies vaccination.
Read requirementsBahrain
Personal live-animal permit service and prohibited dog breeds.
Read requirementsBulgaria
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsCroatia
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsCyprus
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsEstonia
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsHungary
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsLatvia
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsLithuania
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsLuxembourg
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsMalta
EU identification and entry documents, dog tapeworm treatment and Malta’s arrival notification.
Read requirementsRomania
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsSlovakia
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsSlovenia
EU microchip, rabies and entry-document rules, with the national travellers’ entry list.
Read requirementsEl Salvador
US export health certificate, rabies record, parasite treatment and arrival permit.
Read requirementsBelize
BAHA import permit, US veterinary certificate and advance arrival notice.
Read requirementsBarbados
US export permit, microchip, rabies, residence-dependent testing and reception-centre clearance.
Read requirementsAntigua and Barbuda
Import licence, chip and FAVN documentation, seven-day treatments and breed limits.
Read requirementsDominican Republic
US personal-pet certificate, ten-day validity and age-specific rabies documentation.
Read requirementsGuatemala
US health certificate covering rabies and internal/external parasite treatment.
Read requirementsNicaragua
US pet certificate, rabies record and quarantine permit obtained on arrival.
Read requirementsVenezuela
US examination/certificate deadlines and species-specific vaccination records.
Read requirementsBahamas
US import-permit planning and conditional New World screwworm protocol.
Read requirementsJamaica
US certificates covering microchip, FAVN, timed parasite procedures and dog-specific tests.
Read requirementsAruba
US export microchip, rabies, residence and advance veterinary approval.
Read requirementsCuraçao
US certificate, chip-before-rabies, parasite treatment and preapproval.
Read requirementsGrenada
US endorsed certificate, rabies record and import permit.
Read requirementsSaint Kitts and Nevis
US pet application, rabies titer and first-entry home confinement.
Read requirementsSaint Lucia
US certificate, FAVN wait, timed treatment and advance import permit.
Read requirementsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
US residence history, FAVN, permit and dog/cat-specific certificate conditions.
Read requirementsTrinidad and Tobago
US microchip, FAVN/RFFIT, permit and arrival-based certificate deadline.
Read requirementsTurks and Caicos Islands
US import permit, short certificate window, FAVN and dog restrictions.
Read requirementsBermuda
US veterinary certificate, advance permit, readable chip and tick treatment.
Read requirementsCayman Islands
September 2026 US certificate, permit, residence-dependent titer and treatment.
Read requirementsBritish Virgin Islands
US endorsed original, rabies titer, six-month residence and permit.
Read requirementsSint Maarten
Dutch Sint Maarten permit, endorsed certificate and age conditions.
Read requirementsGhana
US certificate and Ghana import permit with separate dog/cat requirements.
Read requirementsKenya
US residence, rabies record, endorsed certificate and embassy import licence.
Read requirementsTanzania
Import permit, US certificate and species-specific vaccination records.
Read requirementsMorocco
Permanent identification and a three-step US certificate process.
Read requirementsMozambique
US health certificate, rabies record and original endorsement.
Read requirementsNigeria
Mandatory microchip, US rabies record and endorsed health certificate.
Read requirementsPakistan
Licensed-veterinarian certificate without USDA endorsement.
Read requirementsArmenia
US Form 15 and five-day certification; quantity exemption needs confirmation.
Read requirementsAlbania
Adult non-commercial US pathway with identification, rabies and ten-day certificate.
Read requirementsGeorgia
Adult US non-commercial pathway, Annex 5, rabies and dog-only parasite treatment.
Read requirementsMauritius
Manifest cargo, import permit, quarantine and dog/cat-specific tests.
Read requirementsFiji
US air-freight permit, post-entry quarantine and August 2026 certificate tests.
Read requirementsBelarus
US Form 15, rabies, species-specific vaccinations and a quantity exemption requiring confirmation.
Read requirementsKazakhstan
US Form 15, rabies, species-specific vaccinations and a quantity exemption requiring confirmation.
Read requirementsKyrgyzstan
US Form 15, rabies, species-specific vaccinations and a quantity exemption requiring confirmation.
Read requirementsRussia
US Form 15, rabies, species-specific vaccinations and a quantity exemption requiring confirmation.
Read requirementsAlgeria
Current rabies, pre-export deworming and ten-day US Form 7001.
Read requirementsMongolia
US certificate, verified identification entries and current rabies.
Read requirementsUzbekistan
US certificate, required microchip and current rabies.
Read requirementsMoldova
US certificate, required microchip and current rabies.
Read requirementsMontenegro
Adult non-commercial US pathway: declaration, identification, rabies and ten-day certificate.
Read requirementsNorth Macedonia
Adult non-commercial US pathway: declaration, identification, rabies and ten-day certificate.
Read requirementsSerbia
US non-commercial certificate, rabies and identification; route titration needs confirmation.
Read requirementsUkraine
Identification, rabies, titration and endorsed US certificate; older test-report documentation needs confirmation.
Read requirementsBotswana
Required microchip in the US model, rabies and endorsed certificate.
Read requirementsBurkina Faso
Thirty-day US certificate, rabies records and identification entries.
Read requirementsGuinea
Thirty-day US certificate, rabies records and identification entries.
Read requirementsMali
Thirty-day US certificate, rabies records and identification entries.
Read requirementsCameroon
US certificate, current rabies and verification of entered identification.
Read requirementsEthiopia
US certificate, current rabies and verification of entered identification.
Read requirementsTogo
US certificate, current rabies and verification of entered identification.
Read requirementsEgypt
Fourteen-day certificate, explicit microchip waiver and rabies expiry margin.
Read requirementsIraq
Licensed-veterinarian certificate valid thirty days; no USDA endorsement for dogs/cats.
Read requirementsKuwait
US certificate, rabies titer, species vaccines, fourteen-day treatments and breed restrictions.
Read requirementsSenegal
Three-month import permit, twenty-one-day Form 7001 and rabies proof.
Read requirementsHonduras
Quantity-dependent permit, species vaccines, fifteen-day treatment and arrival inspection.
Read requirementsLebanon
Official 657/1 decision: passport/chip, rabies, species vaccines and inspection.
Read requirementsParaguay
Up to five personal dogs/cats and arrival CVI inspection; new resolution implementation needs confirmation.
Read requirementsSaudi Arabia
Permit, US endorsed certificate, rabies and prohibited breeds; differing service pathways need confirmation.
Read requirementsBangladesh
HSIA passenger-terminal NOC, advance documents and arrival inspection.
Read requirementsBhutan
2026 BFDA microchip, certificate, titration and species-specific vaccines.
Read requirementsBrunei
Official pet-permit contact identified; detailed modern health conditions remain to confirm.
Read requirementsCambodia
Official customs pet declaration and document list; animal-health permit relationship unresolved.
Read requirementsRwanda
RAB pet import permit, health/vaccination documents and advance application.
Read requirementsUganda
MAAIF pet import permit, official certificate, advance notice and quarantine.
Read requirementsZambia
Dog import permit and supporting health/vaccination records.
Read requirementsSeychelles
Cargo-only pets, permits, quarantine and species health requirements.
Read requirementsJordan
Active UK export-certificate pathway; underlying Jordan acceptance needs confirmation.
Read requirementsAndorra
Identification, rabies and origin-dependent travel documents.
Read requirementsLiechtenstein
EU-origin adult pets under the BLV guidance linked by Liechtenstein.
Read requirementsÅland Islands
EU-origin identification, rabies, passport and dog tapeworm branches.
Read requirementsIsle of Man
Different UK, EU and other-origin routes, with import breed restrictions.
Read requirementsJersey
Local-source exceptions, international documents, dog treatments and breed licences.
Read requirementsGibraltar
Agency identification and rabies guidance; old certificate references need confirmation.
Read requirementsFaroe Islands
Resident/moving-owner permits, separate dog/cat vaccines and two source groups.
Read requirementsCook Islands
Australian-origin adult dogs: permits, revised health certification and manifested cargo.
Read requirementsFrench Polynesia
France-origin commercial-air dogs and cats: permit, rabies, parasite treatments and Tahiti inspection.
Read requirementsNew Caledonia
New Zealand-origin official certification, species-specific treatments and ten-day quarantine.
Read requirementsGuam
Selected Australia, New Zealand and Japan exempt-area entry requirements.
Read requirementsNorthern Mariana Islands
Selected Guam/Japan entry pathway and differences between the 2025 and 2026 forms.
Read requirementsNauru
Dog import application and supporting records; detailed health conditions remain to confirm.
Read requirementsPalau
Permits, short-window health certification and separate dog/cat vaccination conditions.
Read requirementsSamoa
New Zealand-origin dogs/cats under the September 2025 agreed certificate.
Read requirementsSolomon Islands
Import permits, official veterinary certification and arrival notification; old sample health schedules need confirmation.
Read requirementsVanuatu
Australian-origin dogs: current permit certification, cargo and Ehrlichia preparation.
Read requirementsAmerican Samoa
2024 administrative-code permits and selected Australia/New Zealand routes; current health terms still need confirmation.
Read requirementsNiue
New Zealand dogs/cats: permit, official 2017 certificate, species-specific preparation and sealed transport.
Read requirementsMicronesia
Federal import paperwork and cargo safeguards; rabies and species health branches need the issued permit.
Read requirementsPapua New Guinea
Australia-origin permit and health certification; older circulars, Hendra testing and quarantine branches require NAQIA confirmation.
Read requirementsTonga
Australia-origin permit, owner declaration and official health documents; 2019 sample schedules remain to confirm.
Read requirementsWallis and Futuna
SIVAP permits, New Caledonia quarantine routing and onward certification; attachment details remain to confirm.
Read requirementsKiribati
2011 Act declaration and inspection procedures; dog/cat admission and health requirements remain unresolved.
Read requirementsTuvalu
2017/2025 biosecurity procedures and permit application information; pet admission and health schedules remain unconfirmed.
Read requirementsBosnia and Herzegovina
Selected US-origin non-commercial requirements from the published 2016 entry guidance; current timing and format need confirmation.
Read requirementsGreenland
Representation permits, separate dog/cat preparation and 2025 dog-area/breed restrictions.
Read requirementsFalkland Islands
UK certificate 2909 preparation, import licence and separate dog/cat conditions; actual routing remains to confirm.
Read requirementsSaint Pierre and Miquelon
2026 Order 481 identification, rabies, veterinary documents and breed conditions; residency and follow-up differences remain unresolved.
Read requirementsRéunion
Direct metropolitan-France conditions and local dangerous-dog restrictions; third-country and transit paths need confirmation.
Read requirementsMonaco
Confirmed local category 1 dog prohibition and public leash rule; dog/cat health-entry pathway unresolved.
Read requirementsCuba
Selected requirements under Cuba’s 2026 veterinary regulation, with Argentina-specific paperwork kept separate.
Read requirementsLaos
Published dog/cat Form 3: licence, veterinary certification, species-specific preparation and unresolved rabies branches.
Read requirementsIran
Great Britain certificate 6546: official certification, 96-hour examination and ten-day validity; rabies details unresolved.
Read requirementsSyria
Great Britain certificate 6551: 48-hour examination and ten-day validity; current rabies branch and permit require confirmation.
Read requirementsYemen
Great Britain dog certificate 3043: 48-hour examination, rabies record and seven-day validity; cats and current entry procedure unresolved.
Read requirementsTurkmenistan
Confirmed passenger veterinary clearance; personal dog/cat health documents, timing and quarantine remain unresolved.
Read requirementsTunisia
Official certificate preparation for Great Britain departures; current Tunisian import conditions still need confirmation.
Read requirementsCabo Verde
Non-commercial pets below five: international certification and entry controls; rabies-origin branches remain unresolved.
Read requirementsMadagascar
Customs confirms dog/cat import authorisation and veterinary rabies certification; detailed health conditions remain to obtain.
Read requirementsMalawi
National import permission plus selected Great Britain certificate preparation; old vaccination alternatives remain pending.
Read requirementsGambia
Selected Great Britain dog certificate requirements; cat entry and current permit status remain unconfirmed.
Read requirementsGuyana
Import permit, species-specific certificates and arrival controls; rabies and treatment timing need confirmation.
Read requirementsSuriname
Government dog/cat requirements include permits, seven-day preparation and at least two weeks of separation after arrival.
Read requirementsPuerto Rico
Selected interstate dog/cat rules: no import permit, 30-day veterinary certificate and local vaccination/treatment conditions.
Read requirementsU.S. Virgin Islands
Direct flights from the US mainland or Puerto Rico: ten-day certificate, advance submission and rabies conditions.
Read requirementsBurundi
Selected statutory documents, advance notice and border inspection; current personal-pet procedures need confirmation.
Read requirementsCaribbean Netherlands
BES health and rabies documents, source restrictions and selected Netherlands departure preparation.
Read requirementsGabon
Morocco departure: official certificate, clinical health and four-month history statements.
Read requirementsEquatorial Guinea
Morocco departure: same-day health examination and inactivated rabies vaccine at least 30 days before export.
Read requirementsMauritania
Morocco departure: recent examination, permanent identification before rabies and a 21-day first-vaccine interval.
Read requirementsLiberia
Official companion-animal permit and health-document procedure obtained; detailed medical and arrival conditions remain to confirm.
Read requirementsNiger
Selected statutory origin certificate, border inspection and veterinary customs-release conditions obtained.
Read requirementsSierra Leone
Great Britain departure: private-pet EHC, examination within 48 hours before export and seven-day signed-certificate validity.
Read requirementsSão Tomé and Príncipe
Selected domestic import provisions and Portugal’s non-commercial dog/cat certificate requirements obtained.
Read requirementsLibya
Portugal departure: identification before rabies, primary-vaccine wait, species-specific vaccines and ten-day certificate validity.
Read requirementsSomalia
Selected permit, certificate and border-clearance provisions obtained; rabies dating and current personal-pet instructions require confirmation.
Read requirementsSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Selected non-native-animal restrictions obtained; no ordinary personal-pet admission pathway has been confirmed.
Read requirementsNorth Korea
Selected border-animal quarantine provisions obtained from the 2024 law compilation; personal dog/cat admission and health details remain unconfirmed.
Read requirementsSudan
A limited customs health-document requirement for live-animal cargo obtained; personal passenger and medical entry conditions remain to confirm.
Read requirementsAngola
Portugal departure: pet permit, microchip, rabies and antibody documentation obtained.
Read requirementsQatar
Portugal departure: official certificate, import approval, species vaccines and antibody waiting requirements obtained.
Read requirementsCôte d'Ivoire
Portugal departure: personal-pet permit, clinical declarations and rabies timing obtained.
Read requirementsDominica
Official customs dog/cat import policy obtained: permits, rabies, antibody testing and arrival examination.
Read requirementsKosovo
Portugal departure: non-commercial certificate, accompaniment, identification and rabies testing conditions obtained.
Read requirementsAzerbaijan
Portugal departure: official non-commercial dog/cat certificate, rabies, species vaccines and passport requirements obtained.
Read requirementsFrench Guiana
From continental France/Corsica: explicit Guyane rabies obligation and French vaccination documentation rules obtained.
Read requirementsBenin
France departure: rabies vaccination and vaccination-book timing obtained from current French official advice.
Read requirementsEswatini
South Africa departure: selected Western Cape dog/cat certification process obtained; rabies-document conflicts and Eswatini acceptance remain to confirm.
Read requirementsGuernsey
Official personal-pet entry conditions obtained separately for Great Britain/Crown Dependencies and direct France routes.
Read requirementsSan Marino
France departure: selected official identification, rabies and EU-passport conditions obtained; complete San Marino entry procedure remains to confirm.
Read requirementsHaiti
Selected France-departure pet documents and Argentina SENASA certification obtained; complete Haitian acceptance and antibody details remain to confirm.
Read requirementsMarshall Islands
US departure to USAKA/Kwajalein only: selected APHIS pet documents, treatment and registration conditions obtained; not nationwide entry.
Read requirementsArgentina
Official SENASA dog/cat entry conditions added, with accompanied baggage and separate cargo distinguished.
Read requirementsChile
Current 2026 SAG dog/cat rules added, including permanent identification and revised entry/return conditions.
Read requirementsMaldives
Official certificate 8919 conditions added for selected cats from Great Britain; actual Maldives permission and route acceptance still need confirmation.
Read requirementsMyanmar
Selected accompanied-airport conditions plus embassy-confirmed prior-permission, documents and inspection procedures for independent cargo; actual admission remains to confirm.
Read requirementsChad
Selected animal air-cargo vaccination-document and veterinary-inspection requirements; full dog/cat admission and accompanied travel remain to confirm.
Read requirementsCentral African Republic
Selected animal air-cargo vaccination-document and veterinary-inspection requirements; full dog/cat admission and accompanied travel remain to confirm.
Read requirementsComoros
Selected animal air-cargo vaccination-document and veterinary-inspection requirements; full dog/cat admission and accompanied travel remain to confirm.
Read requirementsTajikistan
Veterinary-law import certificate and border-control conditions checked with the complete 2022 amendment; personal-pet implementation still to confirm.
Read requirementsPalestine
In-force veterinary-quarantine framework covers pet health documents, permission, advance notice, entry checks and conditional quarantine arrangements; current individual instructions and route acceptance remain to confirm.
Read requirementsHong Kong
Official import rules now distinguish selected Group I, II and IIIA origins, including Mainland quarantine, vaccination, testing and cargo documents.
Read requirementsBrazil
Current MAPA rules cover official certificates, rabies vaccination, examination and parasite treatment; the US certificate path is separate.
Read requirementsIndonesia
Official overseas-entry procedures and the US six-month-residence certificate path are available; island eligibility and detailed timing still need confirmation.
Read requirementsSouth Africa
Official permit procedures and detailed US dog/cat health conditions, with dog testing methods separated from cat rules.
Read requirementsSouth Korea
Official adult dog/cat certificate, microchip and antibody requirements, plus the US certification path and unresolved exceptions.
Read requirementsThailand
US dog/cat advance permits, vaccines, original certificates and arrival procedures based on the revised official guide.
Read requirementsTurkey
Passenger dog/cat identification, rabies, certificates and US state restrictions, with first-antibody differences flagged.
Read requirementsUnited Arab Emirates
Official personal-pet permits, cargo documents, vaccines and US antibody conditions, with permit-validity differences flagged.
Read requirementsMalaysia
Peninsular/Labuan US permits, updated source categories, chip, health and quarantine requirements.
Read requirementsIsrael
Official licence/exemption procedures and detailed US dog/cat health, antibody and arrival notification rules.
Read requirementsFinland
US companion documents, chip, rabies, dog tapeworm treatment and Helsinki Customs, with scope differences flagged.
Read requirementsSweden
US listed-origin dog/cat health, certificates, Customs and conditional transit requirements; recommendations remain optional.
Read requirementsNorway
National US companion-entry rules, dog treatment and Oslo checks, with the pending October reform kept separate.
Read requirementsSwitzerland
US low-risk companion certificates, chip/rabies, air entry and animal-welfare restrictions, separate from high-risk/cargo paths.
Read requirementsAustria
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsBelgium
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsCzech Republic
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsDenmark
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsGreece
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsIreland
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsItaly
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsNetherlands
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsPoland
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsPortugal
Current selected US non-commercial dog/cat entry conditions and national procedures.
Read requirementsAfghanistan
2016 framework and current live-animal application workflow obtained; individual dog/cat conditions still unconfirmed.
Read referenceDjibouti
Veterinary authority and a 1948 historical import-control text read; a current household-pet protocol remains unresolved.
Read referenceEritrea
Historical draft-law assessment and recent official rabies information obtained; current personal-pet entry protocol remains unresolved.
Read referenceSouth Sudan
Historical pet fee schedule obtained; present household-pet import conditions still unresolved.
Read referenceTimor-Leste
Correct live-animal form obtained, but a later 27 June 2025 government circular prohibits dogs/cats entering from abroad; current lifting unconfirmed.
Read referenceVatican City
Museum animal-access rules verified; national veterinary import policy still not obtained.
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