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Dog or cat from Italy 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 health certification from your local ASL veterinary service.

Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 7 official pages

Make my dated plan Reverse: Serbia → Italy

In short

Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving Italy publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. The ministry's page is a short general note (updated 3 January 2025) with no deadline, fee or step-by-step procedure: your local ASL veterinary service says what applies for your destination.

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)

No official wait

if it is already microchipped and vaccinated

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
  • Official stamp on the certificate

Which rules apply to you

Serbia puts Italy in the group “Annex 1 country (EU and pet-passport Europe)”. See every group

Official name: Annex 1: EU member states, Andorra, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino and the Vatican (pet passport, no titer)

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Italy → Serbia

What your pet needs

In the order you do them. Each step says whether Italy (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. PaperworkEntering Serbia

      Pet passport (EU and listed European countries)

      From an EU country or Andorra, Switzerland, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino or the Vatican, your pet travels with a correctly completed pet passport issued by an authorised vet of that country. No veterinary certificate is needed.

      Details and the official words

      “4) да кућне љубимце прати исправно попуњен пасош издат од овлашћеног ветеринара одређене земље.”

      “Кућне љубимце псе, мачке и крзнашице не треба да прати ветеринарски сертификат издат од стране надлежног ветеринарског органа.”

    2. Official stampLeaving Italy

      Health certification from your local ASL veterinary service

      Get the information you need by contacting the embassy in Italy of the non-EU destination, or go directly to the veterinary service of your ASL (local health authority), which is competent to issue the health certification that may be needed.

      Details and the official words

      The ministry's page gives no deadline for how recent the certificate must be: the destination's own requirements decide.

      “È dunque opportuno reperire le informazioni necessarie contattando l’ambasciata in Italia del Paese terzo oppure rivolgersi direttamente al servizio veterinario della Asl di appartenenza competente per l’eventuale rilascio della certificazione sanitaria necessaria.”

Good to know

  • When the destination is outside the EU, it can ask for health requirements and documents on top of those for EU countries, and the conditions vary by destination.
  • Some non-EU countries have very strict laws, for example quarantine that separates the animal from its owner, even for long periods. Collect the information well in advance.
  • Planning to bring your pet back to the EU? After a short stay in a non-EU country you can skip the 3-month wait after the rabies blood test, but only if, before you leave the EU, your pet was vaccinated against rabies, passed a successful titer test, and your vet recorded both in its EU pet passport. So do the blood test before you go.

Money

What it costs

Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Italy 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

  • Pet passport from the local health service in Abruzzo (regional example), maximumLeaving Italy40.20 EUR

    Charged by the hour up to this cap, passport included. Each Italian region sets its own fees.

    “Al pari della Tariffa su base oraria ai sensi del D.Lgs. 3 Rilascio Passaporto per animali da compagnia (Incluso Passaporto) dell'ordine ecc.); 32/2021, fino ad un massimo di 40,20 € a Passaporto”

    Allegato A – Tariffe, Servizio veterinario sanità animale · as of 2026-05-28

What vets and labs charge Not official figures

  • Microchipyour vet · for: microchip, before the rabies vaccination30–50 EUR

    Italy: 4 published prices

  • Rabies vaccinationyour vet · for: rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older, 21 days before entry25–70 EUR

    Italy: 4 published prices

  • Health certificate (vet’s fee)your vet · for: pet passport (EU and listed European countries)48.50 EUR

    Italy: 1 published price

    • Pronto Soccorso Veterinario Roma: Certificate of good health issued by the private vet (in Italy the official export health certificate itself is then issued by the ASL public vet service, which charges its own fee); VAT included, indicative48.50 EUR · per certificate · read 2026-10-13

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 Italy

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

The trip back asks for 7 steps: microchip, rabies vaccination, EU animal health certificate and non-commercial declaration and more.

Every step from Serbia to Italy

Nearby routes

Other routes

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 Italy 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 Italy 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 health certification from your local ASL veterinary service.

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