Great Britain departure: private-pet EHC, examination within 48 hours before export and seven-day signed-certificate validity.
Documents and permits
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Apply through EHC Online for the private-pet certificate from England, Scotland or Wales; have the authorized Official Veterinarian sign and stamp in ink other than black as the guidance specifies. The downloadable application specimen is not an issued travel certificate.
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 active APHA directory links the 2005-cleared EHC 6548 V3 and guidance for non-commercial GB dogs/cats. Northern Ireland and other origins are not included in these selected certification conditions. Confirm destination instructions and permit compatibility.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Guidance specifies examination within 48 hours before export. The veterinarian certifies no infectious/contagious signs, including rabies, distemper and external parasites, and fitness to travel. The window is relative to export, not arrival.
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 active APHA directory links the 2005-cleared EHC 6548 V3 and guidance for non-commercial GB dogs/cats. Northern Ireland and other origins are not included in these selected certification conditions. Confirm destination instructions and permit compatibility.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Complete identification by tattoo, microchip number or full description including coat colour/type, markings, weight, breed, sex and declared age. The guidance does not impose a universal chip-only method.
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 active APHA directory links the 2005-cleared EHC 6548 V3 and guidance for non-commercial GB dogs/cats. Northern Ireland and other origins are not included in these selected certification conditions. Confirm destination instructions and permit compatibility.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
The EHC states validity for seven days from signature. Plan certification and travel within that validity and check destination acceptance; it does not replace the separate 48-hour pre-export examination window.
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 active APHA directory links the 2005-cleared EHC 6548 V3 and guidance for non-commercial GB dogs/cats. Northern Ireland and other origins are not included in these selected certification conditions. Confirm destination instructions and permit compatibility.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
The guidance advises applying to Sierra Leone for an import permit at least six weeks before export. Treat this as advance-planning advice, not a verified mandatory six-week deadline or confirmation that a permit is unnecessary.
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 active APHA directory links the 2005-cleared EHC 6548 V3 and guidance for non-commercial GB dogs/cats. Northern Ireland and other origins are not included in these selected certification conditions. Confirm destination instructions and permit compatibility.
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
The specimen leaves rabies minimum days/maximum months blank and offers a not-vaccinated alternative; the guidance does not resolve current acceptance of those branches. Obtain destination vaccination conditions and OV instructions; this is not a confirmed rabies exemption.
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 active APHA directory links the 2005-cleared EHC 6548 V3 and guidance for non-commercial GB dogs/cats. Northern Ireland and other origins are not included in these selected certification conditions. Confirm destination instructions and permit compatibility.
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 current destination permit, medical and quarantine requirements, and compare them with the EHC before travel. The guidance itself warns the certificate may not cover all destination requirements. Other origins, including Northern Ireland, require their own confirmed procedure.
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 active APHA directory links the 2005-cleared EHC 6548 V3 and guidance for non-commercial GB dogs/cats. Northern Ireland and other origins are not included in these selected certification conditions. Confirm destination instructions and permit compatibility.
