Import permit, US certificate and species-specific vaccination records.
Documents and permits
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Obtain an import permit from the Ministry responsible for livestock or the Veterinary Investigation Centres before export, and comply with the permit’s conditions.
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
Use the linked November 2024 model, issued by a USDA-accredited veterinarian and endorsed by APHIS. It is valid 30 days after issue; digital endorsement is accepted, with a printed endorsed certificate accompanying the pet.
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
For the vaccinated adult pathway, rabies vaccination must be valid at export. Examination must show no infectious/contagious disease, and the origin premises must have had no rabies during the previous 12 months. The microchip-or-name field does not itself mandate chip implantation.
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 · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Dogs need current vaccination against distemper, parvovirus, infectious hepatitis/adenovirus and leptospirosis, given more than one month before export. The strict “more than” interval comes from the dog paragraph.
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.
Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Cats need current tri-cat vaccination: panleukopenia, feline herpesvirus type 1 and calicivirus. The cat paragraph gives no numeric pre-export interval; do not apply the dog’s more-than-one-month rule to cats.
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.
