Match all four origin groups: conditional exemption, thirty-day or 120-day quarantine, documents and cargo preparation.
Documents and permits
Dog / Cat · Separate cargo service
Obtain AFCD’s import/special permit before shipment, using AF301 for non-food mammals from Chinese Mainland and AF240 for other origins with the applicable identity/authorization documents. Groups IIIA and IIIB require accepted quarantine bookings; IIIA additionally requires its satisfactory RNATT result. Complete approval before final travel arrangements; the documents issued with the actual permit govern.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Use a readable ISO- or AVID-standard microchip and record its number consistently in the animal’s certificates. Provide a compatible reader if AFCD cannot read it; failure can cause return at the owner’s expense. For Group IIIA the chip must be implanted before rabies vaccination and antibody testing. Do not substitute a collar tag or an unmatched certificate number.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Ordinary pets entering by air must travel as manifested cargo on the fastest, most direct approved route, in humane, labelled transport complying with current IATA live-animal rules. Hand-carried/cabin baggage and excess baggage are not permitted under these ordinary import terms. A cargo booking and carrier acceptance remain necessary; assistance-dog exceptions need separate prior approval.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Notify AFCD’s Import & Export Duty Officer during office hours at least 24 hours before the expected arrival. For air freight use the Airport Office. This is advance arrival notice, not health-certificate validity or the duration of quarantine.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Pit Bull Terrier (including the named American Staffordshire Terrier type), Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Braziliero and their crosses are prohibited. Staffordshire Bull Terrier requires a statutory breed declaration; AFCD may also request one for other dogs. Confirm breed eligibility before applying.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Bengal cats and their crosses need documentation of at least fifth-generation domestic ancestry. The standard permit terms do not apply to Savannah cats; obtain separate AFCD advice instead of treating this as ordinary-cat admission.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Dogs aged five months or older require a Hong Kong dog licence on arrival, with rabies vaccination and a locally compliant identification chip at the owner’s expense. An additional compliant chip may be implanted if the existing chip does not meet local identification law. This arrival obligation does not replace Group II/IIIA pre-export vaccination.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Each animal carries an English/Chinese health certificate issued within fourteen days before export, also within the model certificate’s fourteen-day validity from issue. Include matching chip, fitness, disease and quarantine declarations. A government veterinarian signs/stamps, or a registered veterinarian signs/stamps with government endorsement in the corresponding official section. Complete the owner/consignee and residence/vaccination sections per animal, with consignee matching the permit holder; corrections require signature/stamp. Use VC-DC1/VC-DC2 or an accepted equivalent, keeping original records.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Certify continuous residence in the Group I origin for the 180 days before export or since birth; alternatively, certify the entire period since direct import from Hong Kong. These are residence alternatives, not a 180-day vaccination wait. A separate residence-waiver scheme is not automatically applied here.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Certify continuous residence in the Group II origin for at least 180 days or since birth before export. Also certify no reported rabies in any species other than bats within 10 km of the animal’s residence during the preceding 180 days. Both declarations are required in the standard branch; residence alone is insufficient.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
For ordinary planning, schedule the Group II rabies dose more than thirty days and less than one year before departure, satisfying both DC-02v05’s inclusive thirty-day/one-year limits and VC-DC2-Oct25’s stricter wording. Primary vaccination is at age at least ninety days. Attach the complete rabies vaccination history and obtain official certification. If a date is exactly thirty days or one year, confirm the actual issued documents with AFCD rather than assuming acceptance or rejection.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Groups I/II require vaccination against canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis and canine parvovirus. Satisfy the permit’s fourteen-day to one-year pre-export window AND the model health certificate’s fourteen-day to one-year pre-arrival window; a long journey must not make the vaccination too old on arrival. Attach the vaccination history for the matching animal/chip. Apply the correct species list; G122’s two-dose definition for quarantine groups is not imposed on I/II by this clause.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Groups I/II require vaccination against feline panleucopaenia and feline respiratory disease complex. Satisfy the permit’s fourteen-day to one-year pre-export window AND the model health certificate’s fourteen-day to one-year pre-arrival window; a long journey must not make the vaccination too old on arrival. Attach the vaccination history for the matching animal/chip. Apply the correct species list; G122’s two-dose definition for quarantine groups is not imposed on I/II by this clause.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Arrange PC101 airline certification: throughout the journey the animal stays crated without contact with other animals and, in transit, stays within the airport cargo-transfer area. For Group I obtain prior approval for stopovers in II/IIIA/IIIB; for Group II obtain prior approval for IIIA/IIIB stopovers or land conveyance to a stopover country. The captain, delegate, airline staff or relevant party completes PC101.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group I animals imported directly are normally exempted from quarantine only when all permit conditions are met. AFCD can require quarantine or return for doubtful history, disease signs or inadequate documents. The standard permit is valid six months for one consignment, with entry by expiry; this validity is not health-certificate validity or an unconditional admission guarantee.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group II animals may be exempted from quarantine only when all permit conditions are met. AFCD can require quarantine or return for doubtful history, disease signs or inadequate documents. The standard permit is valid six months for one consignment, with entry by expiry; this validity is not health-certificate validity or an unconditional admission guarantee.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
After microchipping, give an inactivated or recombinant rabies vaccine 30 days to one year before export; primary vaccination requires at least 90 days of age. Vaccination and antibody blood sampling must be done by a veterinarian licensed in Group I, II, IIIA or Hong Kong. Keep the matching vaccination record.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Use an AFCD-recognised laboratory for FAVN or RFFIT, with result at least 0.5 IU/mL. The sample must be collected 90 days to one year before export; after a primary rabies dose wait at least 30 days before sampling. The report needs sampling date and microchip number; attach original or registered-veterinarian-certified copy. These are sample-to-export and vaccine-to-sample intervals, not a wait starting on the laboratory report date.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Complete the G122 full-vaccination schedule for canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis and canine parvovirus. The most recent qualifying vaccination must meet both the permit’s 14-days-to-one-year pre-export window and G122’s corresponding pre-arrival window.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Complete the G122 full-vaccination schedule for feline panleucopaenia and feline respiratory disease complex. The most recent qualifying vaccination must meet both the permit’s 14-days-to-one-year pre-export window and G122’s corresponding pre-arrival window.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
For the non-rabies diseases, G122 primary vaccination requires two doses, the second on days 15–28 after the first, with the first at eight weeks or older. Have the veterinarian check the second-dose age requirement against G122; current adulthood alone does not validate an earlier course. Boosters must follow within 18 months or the veterinarian’s shorter interval; a missed interval requires repeating the primary course. Submit record copies for booking/permit approval. Rabies follows separate rules.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Bring an English/Chinese health certificate for each animal, issued within seven days before export, with matching chip, fitness and disease/quarantine declarations. For Group IIIA origins other than Chinese Mainland it is issued by a government veterinarian, or a registered veterinarian with government endorsement. Mainland requires the specific GACC-agreed certificate issued by a government veterinary officer; an ordinary private certificate with endorsement does not replace it. Also respect the model certificate’s seven-day validity from issue.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Submit permit and PC100 quarantine-booking forms with vaccine records, satisfactory RNATT report and identity. Obtain a government or licensed quarantine place, then complete the permit; for government quarantine enter within AFCD’s assigned import period. Waiting for a space is separate from the post-arrival quarantine, and vaccine/test windows must still be valid at export. Do not finalise travel before permit grant.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group IIIA requires at least 30 days of post-arrival quarantine at an AFCD Animal Management Centre or licensed quarantine centre, at the applicant’s expense; AFCD can extend it. The applicant arranges transfer from the border under official escort. The Mainland’s shorter arrangement began 3 June 2025, but still requires compliance and is not a quarantine exemption.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
For arrival clearance bring the original issued import/special permit, vaccination record, RNATT report and officially issued/endorsed health certificate. The permit terms accept a registered-veterinarian-certified copy of the laboratory report, while the application page asks for the original: carrying the original satisfies both. Match each animal’s chip throughout and keep the certificate requirements for Mainland distinct.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
Confirm the actual permit, carrier, residence and route before booking. The four ordinary groups do not grant residence waivers, expired-test repeat exemptions, assistance-dog cabin approval, young/pregnant-animal acceptance, Savannah-cat permission or land/sea/transit procedures. Those cases require separate assessment. An ambiguous source-place name must be resolved with AFCD before relying on a quarantine-exemption group.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
G122’s Chinese text says the animal reaches ten weeks at the second primary dose, while its English text says more than ten weeks. If the historical second dose was given exactly at ten weeks, obtain AFCD confirmation; this boundary is not treated as automatically valid. This concerns the non-rabies full-vaccination course, not rabies primary age or a universal import-age limit.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
This selection maps to Group I. Fiji and Hawaii are expressly listed; mainland USA is a separate Group II entry. United Kingdom includes the Northern Ireland menu; Jersey is separately named, while Guernsey and Isle of Man do not inherit that classification. Meet continuous residence, certificates, core vaccination and approved route requirements; group membership alone does not guarantee exemption.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
This source is expressly mapped to Group II. The ordinary branch needs at least 180 days continuous residence or since birth, the 180-day/10-km local rabies declaration, required rabies and core vaccination, certified documents and approved route. Taiwan and Republic of Korea are named; nearby countries or overseas territories do not inherit a parent-country entry.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group IIIA origin: tests plus at least thirty days quarantine
Dog / Cat · Separate cargo service
Chinese Mainland, Hungary, Lithuania, Macau, Malaysia and Thailand are Group IIIA. The ordinary route requires chip-first rabies vaccination, qualifying RNATT, full core vaccination, booking, issued permit and at least thirty days post-arrival quarantine. Vaccination or a satisfactory antibody report does not turn it into an exemption.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
This source is not in Groups I, II or IIIA and follows the ordinary Group IIIB branch: at least 120 days post-arrival quarantine in an AFCD Animal Management Centre or licensed centre, at the applicant’s expense, with extension possible. An RNATT report, EU passport or a short stop in a listed country does not automatically replace this branch with thirty days or exemption. Actual origin, permission and centre acceptance must be confirmed.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Virgin Islands: confirm which jurisdiction the list means
Dog / Cat · Separate cargo service
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
AFCD’s Group II list names “Virgin Islands” without distinguishing the US and British jurisdictions. Before relying on either menu as Group II, obtain AFCD confirmation for the exact exporting authority and documents. Neither a Group II exemption nor automatic Group IIIB classification is inferred here; general permit, chip, breed and air-cargo obligations still apply.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage
For ordinary dogs/cats these permit terms require manifested air cargo and do not permit hand-carried/cabin baggage or excess/checked baggage. Arrange the cargo pathway and carrier acceptance before booking. Disability-assistance-dog cabin arrangements require separate advance AFCD approval; an emotional-support label does not supply that approval.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group I terms prohibit dogs/cats under sixty days old and those more than four weeks pregnant. The ordinary adult path here covers non-pregnant animals. Sixty days alone does not satisfy residence, vaccine timing, health-certificate or carrier conditions; pregnancy at the four-week boundary needs separate assessment against the certificate wording.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group II: at least five months, with other conditions
Dog / Cat · Separate cargo service
Use the ordinary Group II pathway for animals aged at least five months and non-pregnant. DC-02v05 prohibits imports under five months, while VC-DC2-Oct25 note7 describes quarantine until five months for younger animals; that difference does not create an automatic young-animal permission. Obtain separate written AFCD assessment for a younger animal. Age alone does not prove vaccination or residence eligibility.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group IIIB terms prohibit dogs/cats under sixty days old or more than four weeks pregnant. G122 full-vaccination and timing requirements must also be satisfied; the sixty-day lower limit is not an assurance that an animal of that age can already meet the vaccination course. This adult branch covers non-pregnant animals only.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group IIIB: reserve quarantine before final travel
Dog / Cat · Separate cargo service
Submit AF240, PC100, full-vaccination records, identity and applicable authorization. Obtain the AFCD reference and an accepted government or licensed-centre booking, then finish the permit. Government quarantine uses an allocated import timeslot; a licensed centre’s confirmed space is submitted to AFCD. Waiting for a space and 120 days after arrival are separate periods; published average queues are not a guaranteed date.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Use an English/Chinese health certificate per animal, dated within fourteen days before export and valid for fourteen days from issue, with matching chip, fitness, disease and quarantine declarations. DC-03v04 and VC-DC3B allow a government veterinary officer OR a registered veterinarian licensed in the exporting place to sign/stamp; do not add the Group I/II/IIIA government-endorsement requirement to this branch. Complete owner/consignee and veterinarian sections, with matching permit holder; signed/stamped corrections and vaccination history are needed. Export-country rules remain separate.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Complete G122 vaccination against canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis and canine parvovirus, with records showing chip, birth date and sex. The latest qualifying dose must satisfy the fourteen-day to one-year window before export in the permit and before arrival in G122/model certificate. These are dog diseases, not a cat vaccine list.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Complete G122 vaccination against feline panleucopaenia and feline respiratory disease complex, with records showing chip, birth date and sex. The latest qualifying dose must satisfy both the permit’s fourteen-day to one-year pre-export window and the G122/model certificate’s pre-arrival window. Dog distemper/hepatitis/parvovirus requirements are not applied to cats.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group IIIB: rabies certificate is optional in these terms
Dog / Cat · Separate cargo service
DC-03v04 lists an anti-rabies vaccination certificate as optional, while core full vaccination and at least 120 days quarantine remain compulsory. Do not add Group IIIA’s RNATT/90-day sample waiting or Group II’s pre-export rabies rule to IIIB. This limited statement does not exempt exporting-country/carrier vaccination rules or Hong Kong’s arrival rabies vaccination and licence for dogs aged five months or above.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
At Hong Kong International Airport present the AFCD Special Permit, original full-vaccination records and original health certificate. Arrange suitable transport to the booked quarantine facility; AFCD staff escort the transfer, and the applicant pays transport, accommodation and required treatment. Payment or an air-cargo booking is not release or permission to collect the animal before quarantine is completed.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group IIIA: repeat an expired RNATT with conditions
Dog / Cat · Separate cargo service
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
The application instructions require a new test when the sample will be more than one year old at expected export. They waive an additional three-month wait only if rabies vaccination has remained up to date since the first RNATT. The standard permit still states a ninety-day sample minimum: obtain written confirmation in the actual permit for this repeat-test exception before booking. It is not an indefinite report validity or a waiver of fresh testing, quarantine or core vaccines.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Group IIIA: use the permit’s current accepted laboratory list
Dog / Cat · Separate cargo service
Use the laboratory list attached to DC-06v03 for this ordinary Group IIIA route. Its September 2026 list includes four Mainland laboratories and notes that BioBest closed in January 2026 and no longer accepts new samples. Listing a historical laboratory does not mean it can receive a new sample. G113’s general notes allow additional official laboratories in some contexts; that wording does not automatically broaden the specific IIIA permit. Confirm any laboratory not on the actual permit list with AFCD before sampling.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
DC-02v05 says not less than thirty days and not more than one year before export. VC-DC2-Oct25 PartB(c) instead says more than thirty days and less than one year before departure. If a date lies exactly on either boundary, ask AFCD which certificate wording applies to the actual permit. Ordinary planning can avoid the boundary, but the site does not resolve the documentary difference as a blanket exemption or refusal.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
The permit prohibits animals under five months, while the current model certificate’s note7 describes quarantine until they reach five months and excludes those under sixty days. These texts do not establish an automatically available young-animal route. Obtain AFCD’s written permission and applicable conditions before shipment; do not use Group I’s age rule, a quarantine booking or a purchased ticket as approval.
Healthy adult private dogs/cats on an approved ordinary air-import route as manifested cargo, with the actual permit and carrier acceptance. Match the real exporting place, residence and route; a connection does not change group. US means continental USA. Land/sea, young/pregnant animals, assistance and residence-waiver cases require separate assessment.
