Kuwait Pet Import Requirements

US certificate, rabies titer, species vaccines, fourteen-day treatments and breed restrictions.

Documents and permits

Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service

Use the linked dog/cat certificate issued by a USDA-accredited veterinarian and endorsed by APHIS. The model does not specify a general validity period; confirm timing. Carry the ink-signed, embossed endorsed original.

Selected official conditions for healthy vaccinated adult personal dogs/cats from the United States. This is not a complete entry decision or airline acceptance. Other origins, young animals, breeding, transit, permit conditions and current border services need separate confirmation with the certifying veterinarian and destination authority.

Identification records

Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service

Complete the model’s microchip-number field with a ten-to-fifteen-digit number and link the animal’s name, species, breed and age to it. Confirm device acceptance with the certifying veterinarian; the model does not specify an ISO standard or pre-vaccination implantation sequence.

Selected official conditions for healthy vaccinated adult personal dogs/cats from the United States. This is not a complete entry decision or airline acceptance. Other origins, young animals, breeding, transit, permit conditions and current border services need separate confirmation with the certifying veterinarian and destination authority.

Tests and unresolved pathways

Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service

Use rabies vaccines compliant with the WOAH Terrestrial Manual, with vaccination/revaccination according to the manufacturer. Rabies antibody testing is required between three and twelve months before entry, by the official diagnostic laboratory, with at least 0.5 IU/ml; record sampling date, laboratory and result.

Selected official conditions for healthy vaccinated adult personal dogs/cats from the United States. This is not a complete entry decision or airline acceptance. Other origins, young animals, breeding, transit, permit conditions and current border services need separate confirmation with the certifying veterinarian and destination authority.

Vaccination and health

Dog · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service

Dogs require vaccination against canine parvovirus, distemper, infectious hepatitis and leptospirosis (Icterohemorrhagiae and Canicola). Vaccinate/revaccinate according to the manufacturer and complete the vaccine, date, validity, manufacturer, batch and veterinarian entries.

Selected official conditions for healthy vaccinated adult personal dogs/cats from the United States. This is not a complete entry decision or airline acceptance. Other origins, young animals, breeding, transit, permit conditions and current border services need separate confirmation with the certifying veterinarian and destination authority.

Vaccination and health

Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service

Cats require vaccination against feline panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis and calicivirus, with vaccination/revaccination according to the manufacturer and the vaccine record completed in the certificate.

Selected official conditions for healthy vaccinated adult personal dogs/cats from the United States. This is not a complete entry decision or airline acceptance. Other origins, young animals, breeding, transit, permit conditions and current border services need separate confirmation with the certifying veterinarian and destination authority.

Parasite treatment

Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service

Treat internal and external parasites within fourteen days before export. The veterinarian must certify examination free of clinical infectious-disease signs and fitness to travel.

Selected official conditions for healthy vaccinated adult personal dogs/cats from the United States. This is not a complete entry decision or airline acceptance. Other origins, young animals, breeding, transit, permit conditions and current border services need separate confirmation with the certifying veterinarian and destination authority.

Breed restrictions

Dog · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service

APHIS lists these prohibited dog breeds and any crossbreed of them: Pit Bulls, American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Bully, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bulldog, Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, Brazilian Mastiff (Fila Brasileiro), Argentinian Mastiff (Dogo Argentino), Neapolitan Mastiff, French Mastiff (Dogue de Bordeaux), Canary Mastiff (Perro de Presa Canario/Dogo Canario), Italian Mastiff (Cane Corso), Japanese Mastiff (Tosa), Indian Mastiff (Bully Kutta/Alangu Mastiff), Bullmastiff, South African Mastiff (Boerboel), Rottweiler, Central Asian Shepherd (Alabai), Wolf Dog, Ovcharka/Caucasian Shepherd, Doberman Pinscher and Anatolian Shepherd/Kangal. Confirm classification with the destination authority.

Selected official conditions for healthy vaccinated adult personal dogs/cats from the United States. This is not a complete entry decision or airline acceptance. Other origins, young animals, breeding, transit, permit conditions and current border services need separate confirmation with the certifying veterinarian and destination authority.

Arrival and quantity

Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service

The certificate requires transport in accordance with IATA regulations. It describes Kuwaiti quarantine when the exporting country has not met the stated conditions; this does not establish a fixed quarantine for every compliant dog/cat.

Selected official conditions for healthy vaccinated adult personal dogs/cats from the United States. This is not a complete entry decision or airline acceptance. Other origins, young animals, breeding, transit, permit conditions and current border services need separate confirmation with the certifying veterinarian and destination authority.