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Taking a dog or cat out of Taiwan: official requirements

What Taiwan asks before a dog or cat leaves: the steps and their timing, every destination with how long it takes, and coming back.

Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 5 official pages

Exit rules: short summary, under reviewAuthority: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency
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In short

Limited official guidance. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. APHIA's own pages (aphia.gov.tw) did not open from our network, so this is built from the law itself, in the Ministry of Agriculture's official English texts: the Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Diseases (Art. 36), the regulations for animals carried by passengers and the quarantine fee regulations. They say when APHIA issues an export certificate and what you bring, but not where or how far ahead to apply, whether a vet's health certificate or other records are needed, or how long the inspection takes. Ask the APHIA branch at your airport of departure.

Under review. Part of this process is not yet confirmed. Ask the official authority how it works for your route.

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The steps

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

  1. Paperwork

    APHIA export animal quarantine certificate (when your destination asks for one)

    Your destination asks for an official certificate, so apply to APHIA (Taiwan's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency) for export quarantine: fill in the application form and show your passport, your ticket and other relevant documents (the law doesn't list them: ask APHIA). APHIA inspects your pet and, if it meets the requirements, issues the export animal quarantine certificate. Your pet may only leave once it has the certificate.

    Details and the official words

    The law doesn't say how far ahead to apply or how long the inspection takes. Ask the APHIA branch at your airport.

    “The quarantine objects may be exported only after they are inspected and certified as qualified by import/export animal quarantine authorities, and an export animal quarantine certificate is issued”

    “must complete the application form with the presence of passport, ticket and other relevant documents.”

    “Animal quarantine objects: Veterinary certificates must be issued by the import/ export animal quarantine authority”

Worked out from the rules

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

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

47 destinations

Destination (dogs)Your pet’s group there · entry feesAlready vaccinatedNothing done yet
No official wait · 10Bahrain, Canada, China, Costa Rica…BahrainEntry fees: 5 BHDAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitCanadaCountry not on Canada’s rabies-free listAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitChinaunder reviewNon-designated country or regionAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitCosta RicaAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitIndonesiaunder reviewEntry fees: 25,000 IDRAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitMexicoAny other countryAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitPeruEntry fees: 98.60 PENAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitSouth KoreaCountry not on South Korea’s rabies-free listAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitUnited StatesDog rabies-free or low-risk countryAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official waitVietnamAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: No official wait
Up to a month · 24Ecuador, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Argentina…EcuadorAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 2 weeksMalaysiaNon-scheduled countryEntry fees: 40 MYRAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 2 weeksSaudi ArabiaAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 2 weeksArgentinaAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksBrazilAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksColombiaEntry fees: 78,200 COPAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksEuropean UnionListed non-EU country (Annex II)Already vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksSerbiaListed third country (Annex 2)Already vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksSwitzerlandGroup 2 (low rabies risk) countryAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksUruguayAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 3 weeksNorthern Ireland (UK)Listed non-EU country (Annex II)Already vaccinated: 1 dayNothing done yet: 3 weeksNorwayListed third countryAlready vaccinated: 1 dayNothing done yet: 3 weeksUnited Arab EmiratesCountry not on the UAE’s low-risk listEntry fees: 700 AEDAlready vaccinated: 1 dayNothing done yet: 3 weeksUnited KingdomListed countryAlready vaccinated: 1 dayNothing done yet: 3 weeksChileAlready vaccinated: 5 daysNothing done yet: 3 weeksThailandunder reviewAlready vaccinated: 3 weeksNothing done yet: 3 weeksPhilippinesunder reviewAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 4 weeksDominican RepublicAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 4 weeksMoroccounder reviewAny other countryAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 4 weeksSouth Africaunder reviewCountry whose dogs are quarantinedEntry fees: 230 ZARAlready vaccinated: No official waitNothing done yet: 4 weeksQatarAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeksPanamaEntry fees: 65 USDAlready vaccinated: 5 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeksHong Kong SAR ChinaGroup II placeEntry fees: 432 HKDAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 4 weeksIndiaEntry fees: 1,000 INRAlready vaccinated: 9 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeks
1 to 3 months · 2Israel, Hawaii (US)Israelunder reviewAlready vaccinated: 4 daysNothing done yet: 5 weeksHawaii (US)Already vaccinated: 4 weeksNothing done yet: 9 weeks
3 to 6 months · 4Singapore, Iceland, Türkiye, OmanSingaporeSchedule III countryEntry fees: 50 SGDAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsIcelandCategory 2 countryEntry fees: 39,633 ISKAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsTürkiyeAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsOmanEntry fees: 20 OMRAlready vaccinated: about 4 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 months
More than 6 months · 4Kenya, New Zealand, Australia, JapanKenyaunder reviewAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 6 monthsNew ZealandCategory 3 countryAlready vaccinated: about 6 monthsNothing done yet: about 6 monthsAustraliaGroup 3 countryAlready vaccinated: about 6 monthsNothing done yet: about 7 monthsJapanNon-designated regionAlready vaccinated: about 6 monthsNothing done yet: about 7 months
Not possible, or not covered yet · 3Bali (Indonesia), Egypt, KuwaitBali (Indonesia)Already vaccinated: —Nothing done yet: Not possibleEgyptunder reviewAlready vaccinated: —Nothing done yet: Not covered yetKuwaitunder reviewAlready vaccinated: —Nothing done yet: Not covered yet

For a dog; choose Cat above for cats. Grouped by the time for a pet with nothing done yet. “Already vaccinated”: microchipped, with a rabies vaccination still valid. Only the official waiting periods are counted: “No official wait” still means vet visits and paperwork, and appointment times come on top. Hover over a time to see the rule that sets it.

Money

What it costs to leave Taiwan

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

Government fees when leaving Taiwan

  • Export quarantine fee for a pet travelling with youLeaving TaiwanFree

    Exempt for the number of pets a passenger is allowed to carry (fee regulation, Art. 7).

    “The quarantine fees shall be exempted for the following cases: 1. The articles are used for military purposes and accompanied with proof from military authorities. 2. The articles of imported food are used for military or official purposes and accompanied with proof from food administration authorities. 3. The allowed quantity of quarantine objects or regulated articles carried by passenger or crew serving on vehicles, vessels and aircrafts pursuant to the Regulations for Quarantine of Animal/Plant Regulated Articles Carried by Passengers and Service Personnel on Vehicles”

    Regulations Governing Fees for Animal and Plant Quarantine (English, amended 14 Nov 2025) · as of 2025-11-14

May also apply, depending on your case

What vets and labs charge Not official figures

We have no published vet or lab prices for Taiwan yet.

Prices that businesses publish on their own pages, quoted as we read them; yours can differ. Ranges are the lowest to highest of these examples, never our estimate. How we collect prices

Airline fees aren’t included: check your airline’s pet page.

Before you go

Coming back to Taiwan

What Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency says about bringing your pet back. Some of it only works if done before your pet leaves.

  • LeavingTaiwan

    Planning to bring your pet back to Taiwan? Apply for Taiwan's import permit before your pet leaves. If it will stay somewhere that isn't on Taiwan's rabies-free list, have its rabies blood test done before it leaves Taiwan: coming back within one year of that sample, it can skip the post-entry quarantine.

    Official wording

    “shall submit an application for the import quarantine permit to the import/export animal quarantine authority stationed at the port of entry at least 20 days prior to entering or before exiting the importing country for subsequent re-entry”

Entry rules for Taiwan · Everything about coming home

Notes

Good to know

  • APHIA issues an export animal quarantine certificate for a pet when your destination's authority asks for Taiwan's certificate, and turns down applications otherwise. Check what your destination asks for before you apply.
  • The simpler procedure for passengers (and its fee exemption) covers up to 3 dogs and up to 3 cats per traveller. More pets than that go through the general export quarantine rules: ask APHIA.Applies when: you bring 4 or more pets
  • A passenger taking up to 3 dogs and 3 cats pays no quarantine fee and no quarantine-label fee. APHIA charges NT$100 per application for computer processing unless you enter the application yourself, on the computer at the counter or online.

Where this comes from

Official sources

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, APHIA, Ministry of Agriculture (Taiwan)

Last checked 2026-10-13. Next re-check due by 2026-11-12.

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Questions owners ask

What do I need to take my dog or cat out of Taiwan?

On the Taiwan side: APHIA export animal quarantine certificate (when your destination asks for one). The destination’s own requirements come on top; the route pages combine both.

How early should I start when leaving Taiwan?

It depends on where you go. For a dog with nothing done yet, the official waiting periods allow Bahrain, Canada and Costa Rica in no official wait, and Japan in about 7 months. Vet and appointment times come on top.

Can my pet come back to Taiwan afterwards?

Planning to bring your pet back to Taiwan? Apply for Taiwan's import permit before your pet leaves. If it will stay somewhere that isn't on…

How this page is made

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