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Dog or cat from Australia to Serbia: official requirements

Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead. The main steps: microchip, before the rabies vaccination, rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before entry and final health and welfare exam with your registered vet and 2 more.

Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 5 official pages

Make my dated plan Reverse: Serbia → Australia

In short

At a glance

The rules on this route are the same for dogs and cats.

How early to start

3 weeks

if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet

Set by: Rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before entry (21 days after a first vaccination)

2 weeks

if it is already microchipped and vaccinated

Set by: Submit a Notice of Intention (NOI) to Export (10 working days ≈ 14 calendar days (our conversion, not an official figure))

The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.

On this route

  • No rabies blood test
  • No import permit
  • No quarantine
  • Tell the authority in advance

Which rules apply to you

Serbia puts Australia in the group “Listed third country (Annex 2)”. See every group

Official name: Annex 2: listed third countries (official certificate, no titer)

Prefer a feed reader? Australia rule changes · Serbia rule changes

Australia → Serbia

What your pet needs

In the order you do them. Each step says whether Australia (leaving) or Serbia (entering) asks for it.

  1. Get ready

    1. IdentificationEntering Serbia

      Microchip, before the rabies vaccination

      Your pet must be permanently identified with a microchip (or a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011). The identification must come before any rabies vaccination (and any antibody test).

      Details and the official words

      “1) животиње треба да буду трајно обележене -микрочип;”

      “тетовираном пре 3. јула 2011. године, а то означавање мора претходити свакој вакцинацији”

    2. VaccinationEntering Serbia

      Rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before entry

      Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies with an inactivated vaccine (at least one antigenic unit per dose, WHO standard) or a recombinant vaccine, given at 12 weeks of age or older. After a first vaccination, wait 21 days before entering Serbia. A booster given after the previous vaccination expired counts as a first vaccination.

      Details and the official words

      “2) да су кућни љубимци вакцинисани против беснила са најмање једном антигенском јединицом по дози (препорука Светске здравствене организације); или рекомбинована вакцина која изражава имунизујући гликопротеин вируса беснила у живом вирусном вектору и да је протекао 21 дан од дана вакцинације, у случају прве вакцинације против беснила;”

      “Период ваљаности вакцинације почиње успостављањем заштитног имунитета, које није краћи од 21 дан од примарне вакцинације”

      “were at least 12 weeks old at the time of vaccination against rabies”

      “Any revaccination must be considered a primary vaccination if it was not carried out within the period of validity of a previous vaccination.”

  2. In the days before you travel

    1. Vet examLeaving Australia

      Final health and welfare exam with your registered vet

      Your registered vet examines your pet and you both sign the pre-export veterinary health and welfare declaration. It must be within 72 hours of departure (or the period the importing country sets), and before your DAFF appointment.

      Details and the official words

      If the importing country sets a shorter or longer period, that period applies instead; check its requirements.

      “This must be within 72 hours of departure, or a period set by the importing country.”

    2. PaperworkAustralia and Serbia

      Serbian model health certificate, valid 10 days

      Your pet travels with Serbia's model animal health certificate for non-commercial movement (Annex 7), issued by an authorised vet and endorsed by the competent authority of the country it comes from. It is valid for 10 days from issue until the document and identity check at the border (longer by the length of a sea crossing). Attach certified copies of the identification and vaccination details and, if a test was needed, of the laboratory report.

      Details and the official words

      DAFF pre-export appointment: export permit and health certificate: At your pre-export appointment with DAFF's certifying veterinary officer (a pet transport company can go for you; some countries need DAFF to see your pet, in which case you bring it), DAFF checks all your documents and issues the export permit and health certificate. You pay at or before the appointment. Your pet must then leave Australia within 72 hours of the permit being issued.

      “4) да животињу прати сертификат издат од стране надлежног органа земље из које долази;”

      “да су праћени исправно попуњеним обрасцем уверења (сертификат) из члана 15. став 1. тачка 1) овог правилника, који је издат од стране овлашћеног ветеринара и оверен од надлежног органа одређене земље”

      “This certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of issue by the official veterinarian until the date of the documentary and identity checks at the designated”

      “A certified copy of the identification and vaccination details of the animals concerned shall be attached to the certificate.”

      “This appointment must be before your appointment with our certifying veterinary officer.”

      “Your animal must be exported from Australia within 72 hours after the permit is issued. This is a condition of the export permit.”

      “Your export permit and health certificate will be issued when we are satisfied the:”

    3. NoticeLeaving Australia

      Submit a Notice of Intention (NOI) to Export

      Complete the NOI to Export Live Animals (other than Livestock) form with your supporting documents and email it to DAFF's regional office in your state or territory, at least 10 working days before departure (or before any pre-export isolation starts). Use the same form to book your pre-export appointment, and book the final vet exam at the same time. If the destination needs an import permit, send it with the NOI.

      Details and the official words

      If your destination requires pre-export isolation, the 10 working days run to the start of isolation, not to departure. Check the importing country's requirements for the isolation dates.

      NOI approval doesn't guarantee DAFF will issue the export permit and health certificate.

      “Email the NOI and documents to the regional office in the state or territory of departure. Do this at least 10 working days before the departure date or start of isolation.”

Good to know

  • DAFF says each country has its own health requirements, which can be complex and can change without notice. Get the importing country's requirements in writing (and an import permit if it needs one) and give them to your registered vet.
  • Planning to bring your pet back to Australia? Contact DAFF's imports team before you export. Within 6 months of export, extra pre-export requirements may apply, and some animals can't be imported or returned under any circumstances.
  • Your pet's crate must meet IATA standards, and your registered vet must inspect it before it is used. Some countries (including Fiji and Singapore) require the crate to be sealed; DAFF provides the seal.
  • DAFF charges a fee to assess the Notice of Intention, a time-based fee to prepare the health certificate and a fee for the export permit. We don't show these amounts yet; see DAFF's charging guidelines.

Money

What it costs

Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Australia publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.

Government fees on this route

No government fee is published on the official pages we use for this trip. That doesn’t always mean it’s free: ask the authority.

What vets and labs charge Not official figures

No published prices yet for Australia: rabies vaccination.

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.

Round trip

Coming back to Australia

Do before your pet leaves Australia (dogs)

  • ISO microchip
  • Rabies vaccination
  • Rabies antibody test (RNATT)

Their timing rules put them before the outbound trip, for a three-month stay.

The trip back asks for 16 steps: ISO microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody test (RNATT) and RNATT declaration from your official government vet and more.

Do before your pet leaves Australia (cats)

  • ISO microchip
  • Rabies vaccination
  • Rabies antibody test (RNATT)

Their timing rules put them before the outbound trip, for a three-month stay.

The trip back asks for 13 steps: ISO microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody test (RNATT) and RNATT declaration from your official government vet and more.

Every step from Serbia to Australia

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Where this comes from

Official sources

Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-12.

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Questions owners ask

Does my dog or cat need a rabies blood test to go from Australia to Serbia?

No. The official rules we have verified for this route don't ask for a rabies blood test.

Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Serbia?

No. The official rules we have verified for this route don't ask for an import permit.

Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Serbia?

Not on the routes we have verified: the official rules list no quarantine for a pet that meets the requirements.

How early should I start preparing my pet for Australia to Serbia?

With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead. The main steps: microchip, before the rabies vaccination, rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before entry and final health and welfare exam with your registered vet and 2 more.

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