Selected border-animal quarantine provisions obtained from the 2024 law compilation; personal dog/cat admission and health details remain unconfirmed.
Documents and permits
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
For imported animal-quarantine subjects, Article 39 requires trade, customs and border-quarantine authorities to approve admission in accordance with conditions agreed by the central veterinary authority. Confirm that this approval covers the pet; the clause does not identify a self-issued document or a standard tourist pet form.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. The Republic of Korea NIS 2024 compilation, hosted by KINU, republishes the DPRK Veterinary Epidemic Prevention Law amended on 20 January 2021. It is not a DPRK-issued approval for this journey. Article 39 concerns animal-quarantine subjects; confirm classification and present conditions for the actual pet. Institutional intake and outbreak isolation are not a fixed quarantine for healthy visitors’ pets.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Article 39 requires quarantine inspection of imported animals, animal-related items and their carrying vehicles, with results communicated through the border-quarantine authority to the central veterinary authority. The statutory word does not establish a fixed period of isolation.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. The Republic of Korea NIS 2024 compilation, hosted by KINU, republishes the DPRK Veterinary Epidemic Prevention Law amended on 20 January 2021. It is not a DPRK-issued approval for this journey. Article 39 concerns animal-quarantine subjects; confirm classification and present conditions for the actual pet. Institutional intake and outbreak isolation are not a fixed quarantine for healthy visitors’ pets.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Animals, animal-related items and carrying vehicles that have not undergone or have failed quarantine inspection cannot cross the border under Article 39. A private health record alone does not establish permission to pass.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. The Republic of Korea NIS 2024 compilation, hosted by KINU, republishes the DPRK Veterinary Epidemic Prevention Law amended on 20 January 2021. It is not a DPRK-issued approval for this journey. Article 39 concerns animal-quarantine subjects; confirm classification and present conditions for the actual pet. Institutional intake and outbreak isolation are not a fixed quarantine for healthy visitors’ pets.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
Confirm whether the current authorities accept personal dogs/cats on the chosen route, how their quarantine classification and approval are handled, and the required official certificate, rabies schedule, chip/titer and any isolation. No such pet-specific protocol was obtained. Articles on institutional animal intake or sick-animal isolation do not establish routine visitor-pet quarantine; South Korean pet rules do not apply here.
Selected official provisions for healthy adult personal dogs and cats. Choosing a departure country does not establish residence history, admission, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual journey with the authority. The Republic of Korea NIS 2024 compilation, hosted by KINU, republishes the DPRK Veterinary Epidemic Prevention Law amended on 20 January 2021. It is not a DPRK-issued approval for this journey. Article 39 concerns animal-quarantine subjects; confirm classification and present conditions for the actual pet. Institutional intake and outbreak isolation are not a fixed quarantine for healthy visitors’ pets.
