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Dog or cat from Australia to Taiwan: official requirements

Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip, rabies vaccination (over 90 days old) and rabies vaccination 30 days to 1 year before arrival and 4 more.

Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 14 official pages

In short

At a glance

How early to start (dogs)

4 weeks

if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet

Set by: Rabies vaccination 30 days to 1 year before arrival (at least 30 days before importation)

3 weeks

if it is already microchipped and vaccinated

Set by: Import quarantine permit (at least 20 days prior to entering)

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

On this route (dogs)

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

How early to start (cats)

4 weeks

if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet

Set by: Rabies vaccination 30 days to 1 year before arrival (at least 30 days before importation)

3 weeks

if it is already microchipped and vaccinated

Set by: Import quarantine permit (at least 20 days prior to entering)

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

On this route (cats)

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

Which rules apply to you

Taiwan puts Australia in the group “Country on Taiwan’s rabies-free list”. See every group

Official name: Listed as free from rabies — no blood test, no post-entry quarantine if the pet has stayed only in rabies-free places for 180 days (or since birth)

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What your pet needs

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

Dogs

  1. Get ready

    1. IdentificationEntering Taiwan

      Microchip

      Your pet must be microchipped. The microchip number must be on the vaccination certificate and the export certificate, and match the chip in your pet.

      Details and the official words

      If this is missed: A pet without a microchip, or whose chip number is missing from the export certificate or doesn't match, is sent back, destroyed or put in post-entry quarantine (chipped, vaccinated, blood-tested and held 97 days after a passing blood sample).

      “Implanted with a microchip; and”

      “Implanted with a microchip.”

      “will be returned to sender, euthanized and destroyed, or sent to a post-entry quarantine facility if it falls in any of the following circumstances”

    2. VaccinationEntering Taiwan

      Rabies vaccination (over 90 days old)

      Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies with an inactivated vaccine (or one licensed in Taiwan) when it is over 90 days old.

      Details and the official words

      “Vaccinated with one of the following vaccine against rabies within 30 days to one year prior to importation, and the dog/cat shall be over 90 days of age at vaccination.”

      “The inactivated vaccine.”

    3. VaccinationEntering Taiwan

      Rabies vaccination 30 days to 1 year before arrival

      Taiwan needs a rabies vaccination given between 1 year and 30 days before your pet arrives. If your pet's last shot will be more than a year old on arrival, give a booster at least 30 days before arrival. The vet's vaccination certificate (Chinese or English) must show the species, sex, age, microchip number, vaccination date and the vaccine's name and maker (or say it is inactivated).

      Details and the official words

      Add the date of your pet's most recent rabies shot to check this.

      If this is missed: If the export certificate doesn't show a vaccination that meets these rules, the pet is vaccinated and held in post-entry quarantine for 30 days after the vaccination.

      “Vaccinated with one of the following vaccines against rabies within 30 days to one year prior to importation”

      “the animal’s species, sex, age, microchip number, vaccination date, name of the vaccine and manufacturer (or state “the vaccine is inactivated”)”

      “the dog/cat shall complete vaccination with vaccine against rabies pursuant to Article 4.2, and be detained in quarantine for 30 days after the vaccination.”

    4. PermitEntering Taiwan

      Import quarantine permit

      Apply online (pet-epermit.aphia.gov.tw), or to APHIA's office at your port of entry, for an import quarantine permit at least 20 days before your pet arrives (if your pet is leaving Taiwan to come back, apply before it leaves). Send copies of your ID document (passport for foreigners) and the rabies vaccination certificate. You can change the entry date or port once, at least 10 days before the new date.

      Details and the official words

      “prior to import, importers or their agents shall apply for the issuance of import quarantine permits from the import/export animal quarantine authority”

      “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”

      “make reservation for a space at post-entry quarantine facility or arrange relevant procedure at least 20 days”

      “This submission shall occur at least 10 days prior to the new entry date.”

      “Online Application System for Dog/Cat Import Permit: https://pet-epermit.aphia.gov.tw/”

      “請於犬貓輸入至少20日前,至本署「輸入犬貓檢疫資訊網」(https://pet-epermit.aphia.gov.tw/)申請「輸入檢疫同意文件」。”

      “請於申請「輸入檢疫同意文件」前,先至「犬貓輸入檢疫資訊網」之「輸入犬貓隔離籠位管理及查詢」查詢隔離籠位最新預約狀況。”

      “外籍人士請檢附護照 Passport is required for foreigners”

      “Application for such a change can only be requested once.”

  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 Taiwan

      Export veterinary certificate from the exporting country's quarantine authority

      Your pet must travel with an original veterinary certificate (English or Chinese) issued by the animal quarantine authority of the country it leaves, showing its species, number, sex, age and microchip number, the exporting country and the exporter's name, that it shows no clinical signs of rabies, and its rabies vaccination date and vaccine.

      Details and the official words

      From a rabies-free place, the certificate must also say your pet has been kept there for the 180 days before export, or since birth.

      Taiwan's rule sets no validity period for this certificate. Ask APHIA how recent it must be.

      APHIA publishes specimen certificates the exporting country can use: Form 001 (rabies-free places) and Form 002 (other places).

      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.

      If this is missed: Without the original certificate, or if it lacks the required statements, the pet is sent back, destroyed or held in post-entry quarantine.

      “shall be accompanied by an original veterinary certificate issued by the veterinarians of the animal quarantine authority of the exporting country”

      “shall be accompanied by an original veterinary certificate issued by the animal quarantine authority of the exporting country”

      “That the animal shows no clinical signs of rabies upon inspection;”

      “That the animal has been kept for 180 days prior to export or since birth in the rabies-free country (zone).”

      “That the dog/cat has passed the rabies test, the date of blood sampling, and the name of the test laboratory.”

      “APHIA Form 002: from rabies-infected countries (zones) to Taiwan”

      “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.”

  3. Travel day and arrival

    1. On arrivalEntering Taiwan

      Quarantine inspection on arrival

      When your pet arrives, give APHIA's office at the port a copy of the import permit, the original export certificate and a copy of the air waybill, bill of lading or customs declaration. APHIA issues the import certificate once the documents are in order and your pet shows no signs of notifiable diseases.

      Details and the official words

      “Photocopy of the import quarantine permit;”

      “The original export veterinary certificate, and”

      “Photocopy of the bill of lading, airway bill or customs declaration.”

Good to know

  • You pay all costs of detention, transport, check-ups and quarantine (feeding, care, tests, microchip, vaccination), and of sending the pet back or destroying it if it doesn't meet the rules.
  • Pets enter through Taipei Songshan (TSA), Taoyuan (TPE), Taichung (RMQ) or Kaohsiung (KHH) airports, or Taipei Port; you choose the port on the permit application. Avoid arriving on weekends or public holidays: APHIA can't escort or receive pets then. The Guanyin quarantine station receives animals on working days from 9:00 to 11:30 and 13:30 to 16:00.
  • Taiwan has banned importing Pit Bull Terriers (American Pit Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers) since 1 March 2022. A dog of these breeds already kept on or before 28 February 2022 can be imported only after the animal protection authority has confirmed it.
  • 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.

Cats

  1. Get ready

    1. IdentificationEntering Taiwan

      Microchip

      Your pet must be microchipped. The microchip number must be on the vaccination certificate and the export certificate, and match the chip in your pet.

      Details and the official words

      If this is missed: A pet without a microchip, or whose chip number is missing from the export certificate or doesn't match, is sent back, destroyed or put in post-entry quarantine (chipped, vaccinated, blood-tested and held 97 days after a passing blood sample).

      “Implanted with a microchip; and”

      “Implanted with a microchip.”

      “will be returned to sender, euthanized and destroyed, or sent to a post-entry quarantine facility if it falls in any of the following circumstances”

    2. VaccinationEntering Taiwan

      Rabies vaccination (over 90 days old)

      Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies with an inactivated vaccine (or one licensed in Taiwan) when it is over 90 days old.

      Details and the official words

      “Vaccinated with one of the following vaccine against rabies within 30 days to one year prior to importation, and the dog/cat shall be over 90 days of age at vaccination.”

      “The inactivated vaccine.”

    3. VaccinationEntering Taiwan

      Rabies vaccination 30 days to 1 year before arrival

      Taiwan needs a rabies vaccination given between 1 year and 30 days before your pet arrives. If your pet's last shot will be more than a year old on arrival, give a booster at least 30 days before arrival. The vet's vaccination certificate (Chinese or English) must show the species, sex, age, microchip number, vaccination date and the vaccine's name and maker (or say it is inactivated).

      Details and the official words

      Add the date of your pet's most recent rabies shot to check this.

      If this is missed: If the export certificate doesn't show a vaccination that meets these rules, the pet is vaccinated and held in post-entry quarantine for 30 days after the vaccination.

      “Vaccinated with one of the following vaccines against rabies within 30 days to one year prior to importation”

      “the animal’s species, sex, age, microchip number, vaccination date, name of the vaccine and manufacturer (or state “the vaccine is inactivated”)”

      “the dog/cat shall complete vaccination with vaccine against rabies pursuant to Article 4.2, and be detained in quarantine for 30 days after the vaccination.”

    4. PermitEntering Taiwan

      Import quarantine permit

      Apply online (pet-epermit.aphia.gov.tw), or to APHIA's office at your port of entry, for an import quarantine permit at least 20 days before your pet arrives (if your pet is leaving Taiwan to come back, apply before it leaves). Send copies of your ID document (passport for foreigners) and the rabies vaccination certificate. You can change the entry date or port once, at least 10 days before the new date.

      Details and the official words

      “prior to import, importers or their agents shall apply for the issuance of import quarantine permits from the import/export animal quarantine authority”

      “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”

      “make reservation for a space at post-entry quarantine facility or arrange relevant procedure at least 20 days”

      “This submission shall occur at least 10 days prior to the new entry date.”

      “Online Application System for Dog/Cat Import Permit: https://pet-epermit.aphia.gov.tw/”

      “請於犬貓輸入至少20日前,至本署「輸入犬貓檢疫資訊網」(https://pet-epermit.aphia.gov.tw/)申請「輸入檢疫同意文件」。”

      “請於申請「輸入檢疫同意文件」前,先至「犬貓輸入檢疫資訊網」之「輸入犬貓隔離籠位管理及查詢」查詢隔離籠位最新預約狀況。”

      “外籍人士請檢附護照 Passport is required for foreigners”

      “Application for such a change can only be requested once.”

  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 Taiwan

      Export veterinary certificate from the exporting country's quarantine authority

      Your pet must travel with an original veterinary certificate (English or Chinese) issued by the animal quarantine authority of the country it leaves, showing its species, number, sex, age and microchip number, the exporting country and the exporter's name, that it shows no clinical signs of rabies, and its rabies vaccination date and vaccine.

      Details and the official words

      From a rabies-free place, the certificate must also say your pet has been kept there for the 180 days before export, or since birth.

      Taiwan's rule sets no validity period for this certificate. Ask APHIA how recent it must be.

      APHIA publishes specimen certificates the exporting country can use: Form 001 (rabies-free places) and Form 002 (other places).

      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.

      If this is missed: Without the original certificate, or if it lacks the required statements, the pet is sent back, destroyed or held in post-entry quarantine.

      “shall be accompanied by an original veterinary certificate issued by the veterinarians of the animal quarantine authority of the exporting country”

      “shall be accompanied by an original veterinary certificate issued by the animal quarantine authority of the exporting country”

      “That the animal shows no clinical signs of rabies upon inspection;”

      “That the animal has been kept for 180 days prior to export or since birth in the rabies-free country (zone).”

      “That the dog/cat has passed the rabies test, the date of blood sampling, and the name of the test laboratory.”

      “APHIA Form 002: from rabies-infected countries (zones) to Taiwan”

      “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.”

  3. Travel day and arrival

    1. On arrivalEntering Taiwan

      Quarantine inspection on arrival

      When your pet arrives, give APHIA's office at the port a copy of the import permit, the original export certificate and a copy of the air waybill, bill of lading or customs declaration. APHIA issues the import certificate once the documents are in order and your pet shows no signs of notifiable diseases.

      Details and the official words

      “Photocopy of the import quarantine permit;”

      “The original export veterinary certificate, and”

      “Photocopy of the bill of lading, airway bill or customs declaration.”

Good to know

  • You pay all costs of detention, transport, check-ups and quarantine (feeding, care, tests, microchip, vaccination), and of sending the pet back or destroying it if it doesn't meet the rules.
  • Pets enter through Taipei Songshan (TSA), Taoyuan (TPE), Taichung (RMQ) or Kaohsiung (KHH) airports, or Taipei Port; you choose the port on the permit application. Avoid arriving on weekends or public holidays: APHIA can't escort or receive pets then. The Guanyin quarantine station receives animals on working days from 9:00 to 11:30 and 13:30 to 16:00.
  • 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 fee applies to every trip; these may, depending on your case

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 14 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 11 steps: ISO microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody test (RNATT) and RNATT declaration from your official government vet and more.

Every step from Taiwan to Australia

Nearby routes

Other routes

Where this comes from

Official sources

Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-13.

Questions owners ask

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

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 Taiwan?

Yes: Apply online (pet-epermit.aphia.gov.tw), or to APHIA's office at your port of entry, for an import quarantine permit at least 20 days before your pet arrives (if your pet is leaving Taiwan to come back, apply before it leaves).

Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Taiwan?

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 Taiwan?

With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip, rabies vaccination (over 90 days old) and rabies vaccination 30 days to 1 year before arrival and 4 more.

Every rule here is quoted from the official page and checked word for word; not legal advice. How we verify · Report a mistake

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