Dog or cat from Indonesia to Israel: official requirements

Dogs

1. Get ready

   1. Age ruleEntering Israel

      At least 4 months old on arrival

      Your dog or cat must be at least 4 months old when it arrives in Israel. (Pets from countries Israel treats as rabies-free may come from 3 months old: see the note on rabies-free countries.)

      Details and the official words

      “The dog/cat shall be no less than 4 months of age upon arrival in Israel”

      “Dogs and cats shall be no less than 4 months of age upon arrival in Israel.”

   2. IdentificationEntering Israel

      ISO microchip, before the rabies vaccination

      Your pet needs an ISO 11784/11785 microchip (134.2 kHz), implanted before or on the same day as the rabies vaccination recorded on the health certificate. If the chip isn't ISO-compliant, bring your own reader.

      Details and the official words

      “All dogs and cats must be tagged with a subcutaneous electronic chip that transmits on a frequency of 134.2 kilohertz and can be read with a chip reader that conforms to the provisions of the ISO Standard No. 11784 or of Annex A of ISO Standard 11785.”

      “If the chip does not conform to these standards, the importer or the importer's representative is required to be in possession of another means to read it.”

      “Please note that the pet's microchip must be implanted before or on the same date as the rabies vaccination documented on the health certificate.”

      “the microchip was implanted prior to, or on the same day as, the most recent rabies vaccination”

   3. VaccinationIndonesia and Israel

      Rabies vaccination at least 30 days before arrival

      Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies and the vaccination must still be valid on arrival. After a first vaccination (or a booster given after the previous one had run out), wait at least 30 days before arriving in Israel. A booster given while the previous vaccination was still valid needs no wait.

      Details and the official words

      Vaccination book with the rabies vaccination: Dogs and cats carry rabies (Barantin calls them HPR), so Barantin asks for your pet's vaccination book. Vaccinations can be given by the veterinary authority or an accredited vet.

      “They have been vaccinated against rabies no more than one year and no less than 30 days prior to their arrival in Israel”

      “If primary vaccination is needed, or if booster does not occur during the period of validity of the previous vaccination, this booster should be considered a primary vaccination, and animals are required to wait at least 30 days prior to importation.”

      “there is no waiting period before the importation of the animals”

      “Jika termasuk Hewan Pembawa Rabies (HPR) seperti kucing, anjing dan lainnya maka harus dilengkapi dengan buku vaksin dan hasil uji titer protektif antibody rabies.”

      “Sedangkan untuk vaksinasi dan uji titer dapat dilakukan di laboratorium otoritas veteriner/ terakreditasi.”

   4. VaccinationEntering Israel

      Most recent rabies shot no more than a year before arrival

      Israel's earlier information sheet asks for a rabies vaccination given no more than one year before your pet arrives. If your pet's most recent shot will be older than that on arrival day, give a booster before you leave (while the current one is still valid, so no new wait applies).

      The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.

      Details and the official words

      The certificate the US agreed with Israel only asks that the pet is current on its rabies vaccination, so we don't apply this to pets from the US. Israel's current sheet may accept the vaccine maker's validity period instead of one year: ask the Veterinary Services.

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

      “They have been vaccinated against rabies no more than one year and no less than 30 days prior to their arrival in Israel”

      “All pets listed on this certificate are current on rabies vaccinations.”

   5. Blood testIndonesia and Israel

      Rabies blood test (at least 0.5 IU/ml), more than 30 days after the vaccination

      A vet takes a blood sample more than 30 days after the first rabies vaccination, and a laboratory approved by WOAH (formerly OIE) must find at least 0.5 IU/ml. The result stays valid for your pet's life as long as its rabies vaccinations are kept up to date without a gap. There is no wait after the test, but the result must be ready before the health certificate is issued, so leave time for the laboratory.

      The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.

      Details and the official words

      Rabies antibody test showing a protective level: Barantin asks for the result of a rabies antibody (titer) test showing a protective level, done at a veterinary authority or accredited laboratory, whatever the destination. It doesn't give the level, or how long after the vaccination the blood must be taken; 0.5 IU/ml is the usual international standard, but confirm with Barantin.

      “Not less than 30 days after the rabies vaccination, A serological test for the animal, carried out on a sample taken by an approved veterinarian and tested in an OIE-approved laboratory, which states that the rabies neutralizing antibody titer was equal to or greater than 0,5 IU/ml.”

      “The sample referred to in Part V must have been taken more than 1 month after the rabies vaccination”

      “The sample must be taken more than 30 days after the primary rabies vaccination, and the laboratory results are valid for the life of the animal, as long as the dog/cat remains current on rabies vaccinations”

      “Hasil uji titer protektif antibody rabies.”

      “Jika termasuk Hewan Pembawa Rabies (HPR) seperti kucing, anjing dan lainnya maka harus dilengkapi dengan buku vaksin dan hasil uji titer protektif antibody rabies.”

2. In the days before you travel

   1. PaperworkIndonesia and Israel

      Official health certificate, issued no more than 10 days before arrival

      Your pet travels with Israel's veterinary health certificate, issued no more than 10 days before arrival and signed by a government veterinarian of your country (or by an authorised vet and then endorsed by the government). It confirms the clinical examination (no signs of contagious or infectious disease), the microchip, the rabies vaccination and the blood test result.

      Details and the official words

      Barantin Animal Health Certificate at the airport or port: Report and hand your pet over to the quarantine officers at the official airport or port for the quarantine check. If your pet meets the requirements and is free of quarantine animal diseases, Barantin issues the Animal Health Certificate. The examination costs 10,000 rupiah per dog or cat and the certificate 5,000 rupiah (Finance Minister Regulation 27/2024); other quarantine services cost extra.

      If this is missed: Pets that don't meet the requirements in full are returned, destroyed or quarantined at the Director's discretion, at the owner's cost.

      “The import must be accompanied by an official veterinary health certificate, which was issued not more than 10 days prior the arrival and signed by a government veterinarian of the country of origin”

      “At the time of examination it did not exhibit any symptoms of contagious or infectious diseases”

      “All U.S. pet dogs and cats must be accompanied by the Veterinary Health Certificate for Export of Pet Dogs and Cats from the United States of America to the State of Israel, issued by a USDA accredited veterinarian and endorsed by USDA-APHIS, no more than 10 days prior to arrival.”

      “Any health certificate without APHIS endorsement is not valid for dogs or cats entrance to Israel.”

      “Melaporkan dan menyerahkan anabul kepada petugas karantina di bandara/ pelabuhan resmi, untuk keperluan tindakan karantina hewan,”

      “Jika setelah tindakan karantina hewan, anabul memenuhi persyaratan dan bebas HPHK maka diterbitkan Animal Health Certificate,”

      “Untuk biaya PNBP dapat dicek pada Peraturan Menteri Keuangan No. 27 th 2024”

   2. PaperworkLeaving Indonesia

      Veterinary certificate from the national veterinary authority, and disease test results

      Get a veterinary certificate issued by Indonesia's national veterinary authority and the results of any tests for animal disease agents, to hand to Barantin with your application.

      The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.

      Details and the official words

      The pet article lists the veterinary certificate and the disease test results for every pet. Barantin's general export procedure asks for them when the destination requires them. Ask Barantin which tests your destination needs.

      “Sertifikat veteriner yang diterbitkan oleh otoritas veteriner nasional,”

      “Hasil pengujian kausa penyakit hewan,”

      “Menyerahkan dokumen apabila dipersyaratkan negara tujuan, dapat berupa”

   3. PaperworkEntering Israel

      Owner's declaration (Annex C): your pet for at least 90 days

      Sign Israel's owner declaration (Annex C): the pet travels with the person responsible for it, it isn't for sale, and it has been in your possession for at least 90 days before you bring it to Israel. It goes with the health certificate. A pet you've had for less than 90 days can't use the no-licence route for accompanied pets: ask the Veterinary Services.

      Details and the official words

      “The certificate should be accompanied by a declaration by the owners that the animals had been in their possession at least 90 days prior to being brought to Israel, annex C.”

      “The animals had been in my possession at least 90 days prior to being brought to Israel.”

      “The animals are not intended for commercial purposes.”

   4. NoticeEntering Israel

      Notify the Veterinary Services and get written approval before you fly

      At least two working days before your pet is loaded on the plane or ship, send the Veterinary Services at your port of arrival the 'Notification on Pet Arrival' (Annex B) and a copy of the health certificate. For Ben Gurion Airport the address is vs-airport@moag.gov.il. Since June 2020, every passenger must also have the Veterinary Services' written flight confirmation by email before travelling, and your pet isn't released on arrival until the port's Veterinary Services authorise it.

      Details and the official words

      The Veterinary Services' letter of 4 June 2020 (COVID-19) is still listed by USDA as applying to all dogs and cats entering Israel until further notice. Its other points, about quarantine hotels, no longer apply in practice.

      If this is missed: The pet is not released until the Veterinary Services at the port of entry have authorised it; pets arriving against these guidelines can be confiscated or returned to the country of origin.

      “The fax must be sent two working days prior to loading the shipment on the vessel (plane or ship).”

      “The shipment is not to be released until this has been authorized by the Veterinary Services at the port of entry.”

      “Import of dogs and cats as accompanied baggage also requires provision of details as indicated in paragraph 8 above.”

      “Notification on Pet Arrival”

      “Ben Gurion Airport e-mail: vs-airport@moag.gov.il”

      “Every passenger / importer must receive a written flight confirmation (by email) from the veterinary services at Ben Gurion Airport.”

      “These guidelines are valid beginning the 04th of June 2020 and until further notice.”

      “This applies to all dogs and cats entering Israel, effective June 4, 2020, and until further notice.”

   5. NoticeLeaving Indonesia

      Report the trip through Barantin's PTK Online

      Report your plan to take the pet out of Indonesia through PTK Online (ptk.karantinaindonesia.go.id), registering an account first if you don't have one, and upload the veterinary certificate, the disease test results, the vaccination book and the antibody test result. You follow the application and pay the fees (PNBP) by e-billing in PTK Online, never to a personal account.

      Details and the official words

      “Pemilik/ pengirim melaporkan rencana pengeluaran hewan melalui PTK online (ptk.karantinaindonesia.go.id), jika belum memiliki akun, silakan dapat melakukan pendaftaran terlebih dahulu,”

      “Menyerahkan dokumen yang dipersyaratkan yaitu : sertifikat veteriner, hasil pengujian kausa penyakit hewan, buku vaksin, dan hasil uji titer protektif antibody rabies,”

      “Seluruh proses permohonan karantina dapat dimonitor melalui PTK Online, juga untuk pembayaran Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak (PNBP) dilakukan melalui e-billing, bukan ke rekening pribadi.”

3. Travel day and arrival

   1. RouteEntering Israel

      Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport or the ports of Haifa, Ashdod or Eilat

      Pets may only enter Israel through Ben Gurion Airport or the seaports of Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat.

      Details and the official words

      “No person will import an animal unless through the following ports of entry: Ben Gurion Airport, Haifa seaport, Ashdod seaport and Eilat seaport.”

Cats

1. Get ready

   1. Age ruleEntering Israel

      At least 4 months old on arrival

      Your dog or cat must be at least 4 months old when it arrives in Israel. (Pets from countries Israel treats as rabies-free may come from 3 months old: see the note on rabies-free countries.)

      Details and the official words

      “The dog/cat shall be no less than 4 months of age upon arrival in Israel”

      “Dogs and cats shall be no less than 4 months of age upon arrival in Israel.”

   2. IdentificationEntering Israel

      ISO microchip, before the rabies vaccination

      Your pet needs an ISO 11784/11785 microchip (134.2 kHz), implanted before or on the same day as the rabies vaccination recorded on the health certificate. If the chip isn't ISO-compliant, bring your own reader.

      Details and the official words

      “All dogs and cats must be tagged with a subcutaneous electronic chip that transmits on a frequency of 134.2 kilohertz and can be read with a chip reader that conforms to the provisions of the ISO Standard No. 11784 or of Annex A of ISO Standard 11785.”

      “If the chip does not conform to these standards, the importer or the importer's representative is required to be in possession of another means to read it.”

      “Please note that the pet's microchip must be implanted before or on the same date as the rabies vaccination documented on the health certificate.”

      “the microchip was implanted prior to, or on the same day as, the most recent rabies vaccination”

   3. VaccinationIndonesia and Israel

      Rabies vaccination at least 30 days before arrival

      Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies and the vaccination must still be valid on arrival. After a first vaccination (or a booster given after the previous one had run out), wait at least 30 days before arriving in Israel. A booster given while the previous vaccination was still valid needs no wait.

      Details and the official words

      Vaccination book with the rabies vaccination: Dogs and cats carry rabies (Barantin calls them HPR), so Barantin asks for your pet's vaccination book. Vaccinations can be given by the veterinary authority or an accredited vet.

      “They have been vaccinated against rabies no more than one year and no less than 30 days prior to their arrival in Israel”

      “If primary vaccination is needed, or if booster does not occur during the period of validity of the previous vaccination, this booster should be considered a primary vaccination, and animals are required to wait at least 30 days prior to importation.”

      “there is no waiting period before the importation of the animals”

      “Jika termasuk Hewan Pembawa Rabies (HPR) seperti kucing, anjing dan lainnya maka harus dilengkapi dengan buku vaksin dan hasil uji titer protektif antibody rabies.”

      “Sedangkan untuk vaksinasi dan uji titer dapat dilakukan di laboratorium otoritas veteriner/ terakreditasi.”

   4. VaccinationEntering Israel

      Most recent rabies shot no more than a year before arrival

      Israel's earlier information sheet asks for a rabies vaccination given no more than one year before your pet arrives. If your pet's most recent shot will be older than that on arrival day, give a booster before you leave (while the current one is still valid, so no new wait applies).

      The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.

      Details and the official words

      The certificate the US agreed with Israel only asks that the pet is current on its rabies vaccination, so we don't apply this to pets from the US. Israel's current sheet may accept the vaccine maker's validity period instead of one year: ask the Veterinary Services.

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

      “They have been vaccinated against rabies no more than one year and no less than 30 days prior to their arrival in Israel”

      “All pets listed on this certificate are current on rabies vaccinations.”

   5. Blood testIndonesia and Israel

      Rabies blood test (at least 0.5 IU/ml), more than 30 days after the vaccination

      A vet takes a blood sample more than 30 days after the first rabies vaccination, and a laboratory approved by WOAH (formerly OIE) must find at least 0.5 IU/ml. The result stays valid for your pet's life as long as its rabies vaccinations are kept up to date without a gap. There is no wait after the test, but the result must be ready before the health certificate is issued, so leave time for the laboratory.

      The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.

      Details and the official words

      Rabies antibody test showing a protective level: Barantin asks for the result of a rabies antibody (titer) test showing a protective level, done at a veterinary authority or accredited laboratory, whatever the destination. It doesn't give the level, or how long after the vaccination the blood must be taken; 0.5 IU/ml is the usual international standard, but confirm with Barantin.

      “Not less than 30 days after the rabies vaccination, A serological test for the animal, carried out on a sample taken by an approved veterinarian and tested in an OIE-approved laboratory, which states that the rabies neutralizing antibody titer was equal to or greater than 0,5 IU/ml.”

      “The sample referred to in Part V must have been taken more than 1 month after the rabies vaccination”

      “The sample must be taken more than 30 days after the primary rabies vaccination, and the laboratory results are valid for the life of the animal, as long as the dog/cat remains current on rabies vaccinations”

      “Hasil uji titer protektif antibody rabies.”

      “Jika termasuk Hewan Pembawa Rabies (HPR) seperti kucing, anjing dan lainnya maka harus dilengkapi dengan buku vaksin dan hasil uji titer protektif antibody rabies.”

2. In the days before you travel

   1. PaperworkIndonesia and Israel

      Official health certificate, issued no more than 10 days before arrival

      Your pet travels with Israel's veterinary health certificate, issued no more than 10 days before arrival and signed by a government veterinarian of your country (or by an authorised vet and then endorsed by the government). It confirms the clinical examination (no signs of contagious or infectious disease), the microchip, the rabies vaccination and the blood test result.

      Details and the official words

      Barantin Animal Health Certificate at the airport or port: Report and hand your pet over to the quarantine officers at the official airport or port for the quarantine check. If your pet meets the requirements and is free of quarantine animal diseases, Barantin issues the Animal Health Certificate. The examination costs 10,000 rupiah per dog or cat and the certificate 5,000 rupiah (Finance Minister Regulation 27/2024); other quarantine services cost extra.

      If this is missed: Pets that don't meet the requirements in full are returned, destroyed or quarantined at the Director's discretion, at the owner's cost.

      “The import must be accompanied by an official veterinary health certificate, which was issued not more than 10 days prior the arrival and signed by a government veterinarian of the country of origin”

      “At the time of examination it did not exhibit any symptoms of contagious or infectious diseases”

      “All U.S. pet dogs and cats must be accompanied by the Veterinary Health Certificate for Export of Pet Dogs and Cats from the United States of America to the State of Israel, issued by a USDA accredited veterinarian and endorsed by USDA-APHIS, no more than 10 days prior to arrival.”

      “Any health certificate without APHIS endorsement is not valid for dogs or cats entrance to Israel.”

      “Melaporkan dan menyerahkan anabul kepada petugas karantina di bandara/ pelabuhan resmi, untuk keperluan tindakan karantina hewan,”

      “Jika setelah tindakan karantina hewan, anabul memenuhi persyaratan dan bebas HPHK maka diterbitkan Animal Health Certificate,”

      “Untuk biaya PNBP dapat dicek pada Peraturan Menteri Keuangan No. 27 th 2024”

   2. PaperworkLeaving Indonesia

      Veterinary certificate from the national veterinary authority, and disease test results

      Get a veterinary certificate issued by Indonesia's national veterinary authority and the results of any tests for animal disease agents, to hand to Barantin with your application.

      The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.

      Details and the official words

      The pet article lists the veterinary certificate and the disease test results for every pet. Barantin's general export procedure asks for them when the destination requires them. Ask Barantin which tests your destination needs.

      “Sertifikat veteriner yang diterbitkan oleh otoritas veteriner nasional,”

      “Hasil pengujian kausa penyakit hewan,”

      “Menyerahkan dokumen apabila dipersyaratkan negara tujuan, dapat berupa”

   3. PaperworkEntering Israel

      Owner's declaration (Annex C): your pet for at least 90 days

      Sign Israel's owner declaration (Annex C): the pet travels with the person responsible for it, it isn't for sale, and it has been in your possession for at least 90 days before you bring it to Israel. It goes with the health certificate. A pet you've had for less than 90 days can't use the no-licence route for accompanied pets: ask the Veterinary Services.

      Details and the official words

      “The certificate should be accompanied by a declaration by the owners that the animals had been in their possession at least 90 days prior to being brought to Israel, annex C.”

      “The animals had been in my possession at least 90 days prior to being brought to Israel.”

      “The animals are not intended for commercial purposes.”

   4. NoticeEntering Israel

      Notify the Veterinary Services and get written approval before you fly

      At least two working days before your pet is loaded on the plane or ship, send the Veterinary Services at your port of arrival the 'Notification on Pet Arrival' (Annex B) and a copy of the health certificate. For Ben Gurion Airport the address is vs-airport@moag.gov.il. Since June 2020, every passenger must also have the Veterinary Services' written flight confirmation by email before travelling, and your pet isn't released on arrival until the port's Veterinary Services authorise it.

      Details and the official words

      The Veterinary Services' letter of 4 June 2020 (COVID-19) is still listed by USDA as applying to all dogs and cats entering Israel until further notice. Its other points, about quarantine hotels, no longer apply in practice.

      If this is missed: The pet is not released until the Veterinary Services at the port of entry have authorised it; pets arriving against these guidelines can be confiscated or returned to the country of origin.

      “The fax must be sent two working days prior to loading the shipment on the vessel (plane or ship).”

      “The shipment is not to be released until this has been authorized by the Veterinary Services at the port of entry.”

      “Import of dogs and cats as accompanied baggage also requires provision of details as indicated in paragraph 8 above.”

      “Notification on Pet Arrival”

      “Ben Gurion Airport e-mail: vs-airport@moag.gov.il”

      “Every passenger / importer must receive a written flight confirmation (by email) from the veterinary services at Ben Gurion Airport.”

      “These guidelines are valid beginning the 04th of June 2020 and until further notice.”

      “This applies to all dogs and cats entering Israel, effective June 4, 2020, and until further notice.”

   5. NoticeLeaving Indonesia

      Report the trip through Barantin's PTK Online

      Report your plan to take the pet out of Indonesia through PTK Online (ptk.karantinaindonesia.go.id), registering an account first if you don't have one, and upload the veterinary certificate, the disease test results, the vaccination book and the antibody test result. You follow the application and pay the fees (PNBP) by e-billing in PTK Online, never to a personal account.

      Details and the official words

      “Pemilik/ pengirim melaporkan rencana pengeluaran hewan melalui PTK online (ptk.karantinaindonesia.go.id), jika belum memiliki akun, silakan dapat melakukan pendaftaran terlebih dahulu,”

      “Menyerahkan dokumen yang dipersyaratkan yaitu : sertifikat veteriner, hasil pengujian kausa penyakit hewan, buku vaksin, dan hasil uji titer protektif antibody rabies,”

      “Seluruh proses permohonan karantina dapat dimonitor melalui PTK Online, juga untuk pembayaran Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak (PNBP) dilakukan melalui e-billing, bukan ke rekening pribadi.”

3. Travel day and arrival

   1. RouteEntering Israel

      Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport or the ports of Haifa, Ashdod or Eilat

      Pets may only enter Israel through Ben Gurion Airport or the seaports of Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat.

      Details and the official words

      “No person will import an animal unless through the following ports of entry: Ben Gurion Airport, Haifa seaport, Ashdod seaport and Eilat seaport.”

Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Indonesia.

The trip back asks for 5 steps: rabies vaccination record, rabies antibody test result (protective level), health certificate from your country's veterinary authority and register with SSMQC and send Barantin's prior notice before you leave and more.