Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Indonesia to Vietnam: official requirements
Possible. There is no official waiting period, but you still need: vaccination book with the rabies vaccination, rabies antibody test showing a protective level and quarantine (health) certificate from the exporting country and 2 more.
Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 4 official pages
In short
- On this route: rabies blood test needed and tell the authority in advance.
Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving Indonesia publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Indonesia's Quarantine Agency (Barantin) describes taking a pet abroad in a short article (July 2026) and on its export procedure page. They list the documents and steps but give no dates: no deadline for the online application, no wait after the vaccination or the antibody test, no minimum antibody level and no validity for the certificate. Ask the Barantin office at your airport or port of departure (WhatsApp +62 811-1920-336) before you travel.
Limited official guidance. The authority for entering Vietnam publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Viet Nam's 2026 circular on animal quarantine sets out what happens at the border for a pet carried by a traveller, but it doesn't list what the exporting country's quarantine certificate must state (for example a rabies vaccination or its timing), and we found no official English page for pet owners. Ask the animal quarantine office at your arrival airport and your airline what the certificate must show before you travel.
At a glance
The rules on this route are the same for dogs and cats.
How early to start
No official wait
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
No official wait still means appointments: vaccination book with the rabies vaccination, rabies antibody test showing a protective level and quarantine (health) certificate from the exporting country and 2 more. Book them early; lab and paperwork times are not counted.
On this route
- Rabies blood test needed
- Tell the authority in advance
Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.
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What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether Indonesia (leaving) or Vietnam (entering) asks for it.
Taking a dog or cat out of Indonesia (Barantin): we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Get ready
VaccinationLeaving Indonesia
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.
Details and the official words
“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.”
Blood testLeaving Indonesia
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.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
“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.”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkIndonesia and Vietnam
Quarantine (health) certificate from the exporting country
Your pet travels with the quarantine certificate issued by the exporting country's authority. The border quarantine office in Viet Nam checks it. The circular doesn't say how recent it must be or what it must state: ask the quarantine office at your arrival airport.
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.
“Cơ quan kiểm dịch động vật cửa khẩu thực hiện: Kiểm tra Giấy chứng nhận kiểm dịch của nước xuất khẩu; kiểm tra lâm sàng động vật;”
“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”
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”
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.”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Vietnam
Declare your pet at the border animal quarantine office
For up to 2 animals you bring as pets or on a trip (not on the banned list), declare them for import quarantine directly at the animal quarantine office at the border. It checks the certificate and examines your pet, and issues Viet Nam's import quarantine certificate within 1 working day if everything is in order.
Details and the official words
“Kiểm dịch đối với trường hợp mang theo người không quá 02 con động vật với mục đích để nuôi làm cảnh, sinh hoạt trong gia đình hoặc mang theo đi du lịch, công tác, quá cảnh và không thuộc Danh mục động vật cấm xuất khẩu, nhập khẩu theo quy định”
“Chủ hàng khai báo kiểm dịch nhập khẩu trực tiếp tại Cơ quan kiểm dịch động vật cửa khẩu;”
“Trong thời hạn 01 ngày làm việc kể từ ngày thực hiện kiểm dịch, Cơ quan kiểm dịch động vật cửa khẩu cấp Giấy chứng nhận kiểm dịch động vật nhập khẩu”
Good to know
- The circular doesn't list the vaccinations a pet must have. At the border, the quarantine office vaccinates an animal that hasn't been vaccinated against dangerous infectious diseases, and takes samples from an animal suspected of an infectious disease (the certificate then comes within 1 working day of the test result).
- An animal with a dangerous infectious disease is destroyed near the border crossing, and an animal whose foreign quarantine certificate isn't valid is held.
- Your pet must also meet any other technical requirements of the destination country's authority. Barantin issues the export certificate only when the pet meets the requirements and is free of quarantine animal diseases. If your pet travels in the cabin, check the airline's own rules and fees.
- Guide, assistance and emotional support animals (at most 2) travel as the owner's baggage under Barantin's 2024 baggage rules. Leaving Indonesia, they need a health certificate if the destination country asks for one.
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Indonesia publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
Barantin physical examination of a dog or cat for export (PNBP, per animal)Leaving Indonesia · 10,000 IDR for each extra pet10,000 IDR
“(4) Anjing/Kucing (a) Impor per ekor 20.000,00 (b) Ekspor/Antararea per ekor 10.000,00”
Peraturan Menteri Keuangan Nomor 27 Tahun 2024: jenis dan tarif PNBP yang berlaku pada Badan Karantina Indonesia (copy on Barantin's legal database) · as of 2026-10-13
Barantin quarantine document (per certificate)Leaving Indonesia5,000 IDR
“3. Dokumen tindakan karantina per sertifikat 5.000,00”
Peraturan Menteri Keuangan Nomor 27 Tahun 2024: jenis dan tarif PNBP yang berlaku pada Badan Karantina Indonesia (copy on Barantin's legal database) · as of 2026-10-13
Government fees in total: 15,000 IDR (each currency separately)
What vets and labs charge Not official figures
Rabies blood test: the lab’s own pricean approved laboratory; your vet adds the blood draw and the courier · for: rabies antibody test showing a protective levelPrices from 8 countries
Austria: 1 published price
- AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Institute for Veterinary Investigations Mödling: Lab price for the rabies antibody titre test for pets (EU-recognised lab), samples sent from EU countries, 20% VAT included; transport to the lab paid by the sender97.26 EUR · per sample · read 2026-10-13
France: 2 published prices
- Laboratoire départemental de la Haute-Garonne (LD31 EVA): Lab price for the FAVN (WOAH/OMSA method) rabies antibody test, VAT included, price guaranteed until 31/12/2026 (from the lab's order form)99 EUR · per test · read 2026-10-13
- Inovalys (laboratory): Lab price only: rabies antibody titration (COFRAC accredited), ordered online by the owner; the page says the blood sample is taken by your vet and sending it to the lab is the owner's responsibility (no amounts given for those)99.18 EUR · per test · read 2026-10-13
the United Kingdom: 2 published prices
- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge: Lab price for the FAVN rabies antibody test for dogs and cats for pet travel (test code TC0712), single sample, excluding VAT72.30 GBP · per test · read 2026-10-13
- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge: Lab price for the FAVN rabies antibody test for dogs and cats, extended method (test code TC0570), single sample, excluding VAT106 GBP · per test · read 2026-10-13
Japan: 1 published price
- Research Institute for Animal Science in Biochemistry and Toxicology (RIAS, 一般財団法人生物科学安全研究所): Lab fee only: rabies antibody test at RIAS (a MAFF-designated lab), tax included, paid in advance by bank transfer; vet's blood draw and shipping not included15,000 JPY · per sample · read 2026-10-13
Poland: 1 published price
- National Veterinary Research Institute (PIWet-PIB), Puławy: Lab price for the FAVN rabies antibody test, standard service (max 21 calendar days), electronic report only, gross (VAT included)280 PLN · per test · read 2026-10-13
Sweden: 1 published price
- Swedish Veterinary Agency (SVA): Lab price for the FAVN rabies vaccination-check antibody test (article D142410), excluding VAT (exkl. moms)1,365 SEK · per test · read 2026-10-13
the United States: 1 published price
- University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory: Lab price for the FAVN rabies antibody test for pet travel/export (University of Missouri VMDL One Health-Rabies Laboratory); shipping not stated79 USD · per test · read 2026-10-13
South Africa: 1 published price
- Agricultural Research Council – Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (ARC-OVR): Lab price for the rabies neutralization (antibody) test per clear serum sample, VAT included; the price list does not name FAVN or RFFIT (ARC-Onderstepoort diagnostic price list, PDF created May 2026)2,030 ZAR · per clear serum sample · read 2026-10-13
No published prices yet for Indonesia: health certificate (vet’s fee), 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 Indonesia
Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Indonesia.
The trip back asks for 6 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.
Nearby routes
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Where this comes from
Official sources
- Thông tư 01/2026/TT-BNNMT quy định về kiểm dịch động vật, sản phẩm động vật trên cạn, consolidated text 67/VBHN-BNNMT (2026)
- Jangan Bingung, Gini Cara Bawa Anabul Ke Luar Negeri (Badan Karantina Indonesia article, 23 July 2026)
- Bagaimana prosedur ekspor hewan dan produknya? (Badan Karantina Indonesia)
- Peraturan Menteri Keuangan Nomor 27 Tahun 2024: jenis dan tarif PNBP yang berlaku pada Badan Karantina Indonesia (copy on Barantin's legal database)
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 Indonesia to Vietnam?
Yes: 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.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Vietnam?
We couldn't find this in our summary of the rules, but that summary is short and still under review. Ask the official authority before you rely on it.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Vietnam?
We couldn't find this in our summary of the rules, but that summary is short and still under review. Ask the official authority before you rely on it.
How early should I start preparing my pet for Indonesia to Vietnam?
There is no official waiting period, but you still need: vaccination book with the rabies vaccination, rabies antibody test showing a protective level and quarantine (health) certificate from the exporting country and 2 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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