Taking a dog or cat out of Serbia: official requirements

Leaving Serbia

The steps

What the authorities in Serbia ask before your pet leaves, mostly the health certificate and who has to sign or endorse it.

1. Vet exam

   Health confirmation from your vet, no more than 48 hours old

   A veterinary station or practice confirms your pet's health (уверење о здравственом стању). For a pet, this confirmation must be no more than 48 hours old when the veterinary inspection issues the export certificate.

   Details and the official words

   “Уверење о здравственом стању животиња”

   “Документ стар не више од 10 дана, а за кућне љубимце потврда не старија од 48 часова”

2. Check

   Pet passport (original)

   Bring your dog's or cat's original pet passport, issued by a veterinary station, with the request. The microchip and a valid rabies vaccination remain required for travel to the EU.

   Details and the official words

   “Пасош за животиње”

   “За говеда, коње, псе и мачке”

   “Животиња мора бити трајно обележена микрочипом који испуњава прописане стандарде.”

3. Blood test

   Antibody test at the Pasteur Institute, Novi Sad

   If your destination asks for a rabies antibody test, Serbia's export form asks for the FAVN test report from the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad.

   Details and the official words

   “Извештај о испитивању на антитела на беснило ФАВН тестом”

   “За псе и мачке када то земља увозница захтев”

   “Пастеров институт, Нови Сад”

4. Official stamp

   Export certificate from a Serbian veterinary inspector

   Send the request for an export certificate for live animals to the Veterinary Directorate's veterinary inspection (also by email to vetinspekcija@minpolj.gov.rs) with the vet's health confirmation, the pet passport, the antibody test report and the import permit if your destination asks for them, and proof that you paid the two administrative taxes (420 + 9,160 = 9,580 dinars, one payment possible). As a pet owner you don't need an approved export establishment or a disinfection certificate for the vehicle. A Serbian veterinary inspector issues the certificate.

   Details and the official words

   The form gives the inspection up to 30 days from the request to decide, and treats a request as incomplete if missing documents aren't sent within 8 days. It doesn't say how long before departure to apply: ask the veterinary inspection, and allow for the 48-hour limit on the vet's health confirmation.

   “За некомерцијално кретање кућних љубимаца неопходан је ветеринарски сертификат који издаје надлежни ветеринарски инспектор Републике Србије.”

   “ЗАХТЕВ ЗА ИЗДАВАЊЕ СЕРТИФИКАТA ЗА ИЗВОЗ ЖИВИХ ЖИВОТИЊА”

   “Не достављају држаоци спортских коња, голубова, паса, мачака, птица кућних љубимаца, зечева и пчела”

   “Није потребно за извоз кућних љубимаца”

   “Само када је то захтев земље у коју се отпремају животиње”

   “vetinspekcija@minpolj.gov.rs”

   “Рок за решавање поднетог захтева 30 дана од покретања поступка”

   “420,00 РСД”

   “Такса се плаћа заједно и за захтев и за издавање сертификата”

Worked out from the rules

Where you can go from Serbia, and how long it takes

How each destination we cover treats pets from Serbia, as its authority names the group, and the least time its official waits allow. Tap a destination for the full route.

Money

What it costs to leave Serbia

Serbia’s government fees for a pet leaving, exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Serbia publish. The destination’s own fees come on top: they are in the table above and on each route.

Notes

Good to know

• Since 19 June 2026 a dog, cat or ferret travelling from Serbia to any EU country no longer needs a rabies antibody test. It still needs a microchip, a valid rabies vaccination and a veterinary certificate issued by a Serbian veterinary inspector. Airlines may have their own conditions (carrier, weight, booking).Applies when: you travel to any EU country

Where this comes from

Official sources

Questions owners ask