Permanent identification and a three-step US certificate process.
Pet identification
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Identify the dog/cat permanently by microchip or tattoo before rabies vaccination. Record the identification and vaccination details on the certificate.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Only healthy adult, non-pregnant, vaccinated personal pets are considered here. Other origins, breeding, transit, young animals and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
The model requires residence since birth or during the six months before shipment at premises free of rabies, and inactivated rabies vaccination with dates and validity recorded. It does not establish a universal 21-day wait; do not replace the premises condition with residence in a rabies-free country.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Only healthy adult, non-pregnant, vaccinated personal pets are considered here. Other origins, breeding, transit, young animals and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
First have the USDA-accredited veterinarian examine the pet and complete pages 1–3 within five business days before export. Then obtain APHIS endorsement within three calendar days before export. Carry the ink-signed, embossed endorsed original; the certificate is valid only three calendar days after endorsement.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Only healthy adult, non-pregnant, vaccinated personal pets are considered here. Other origins, breeding, transit, young animals and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
After endorsement, return with the pet and endorsed certificate to the issuing veterinarian for a final examination within 24 hours before export. That veterinarian completes page 4 using the same certificate number. Page 4 needs no new APHIS endorsement, but all four pages must be complete.
Selected official requirements for personal pet dogs/cats exported from the United States. These are entry conditions, not airline acceptance. Only healthy adult, non-pregnant, vaccinated personal pets are considered here. Other origins, breeding, transit, young animals and permit-specific conditions need separate checks. Confirm all requirements with the issuing veterinarian and destination authority.
