Pet travel route
Taking a dog or cat from Singapore → Indonesia
What the official rules ask for on this route, for a family pet travelling with its owner. Enter your travel date and your pet’s details to turn it into a dated checklist.
Limited official guidance. The authority for entering Indonesia publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. This is the Indonesian Quarantine Agency's (Barantin) own short guide for pet dogs and cats coming from abroad, published in March 2026. It lists the documents and the online steps but gives no dates: no deadline for the prior notice, no age, no wait after the vaccination or the blood test, no minimum antibody level and no quarantine period. Confirm the details with the quarantine office (Karantina) at your port of entry before you travel. Bali has its own rules: pet dogs and cats can't be brought there.
How early to start
4 days
if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet (the least time the official waiting periods allow)
4 days
if it is already microchipped and vaccinated
Counted only from the officially fixed waiting periods. Vet, lab and paperwork appointment times are on top, so start earlier.
Headlines for Indonesia
- Rabies blood test required
- Advance notice to authority
What your dog needs
Dogs
Bringing a dog or cat into Indonesia: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Vaccination
Rabies vaccination record
Bring your pet's vaccination book showing its rabies vaccination. Barantin doesn't say how long before travel it must be given.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
The guide asks only for the vaccination book; it gives no minimum age or waiting time.
“Dilengkapi buku vaksin dan hasil uji titer protektif antibodi rabies”
Blood test
Rabies antibody test result (protective level)
Bring the result of a rabies antibody (titer) test showing a protective level. Barantin doesn't give the level, the laboratory or how long before travel the blood must be taken; 0.5 IU/ml is the usual international standard, but confirm with the quarantine office.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
“Dilengkapi buku vaksin dan hasil uji titer protektif antibodi rabies”
Paperwork
Health certificate from your country's veterinary authority
Your pet needs a health certificate issued by the competent official in the country it comes from. Barantin doesn't say how recent it must be; ask the quarantine office.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
AVS endorsement of the destination's health certificate: If the destination needs a vet health certificate: a licensed private vet examines your pet and completes the destination's template; if the destination wants an official vet's endorsement, apply on GoBusiness and drop the original template, vaccination records and lab results at the AVS drop-off box (Raffles Building, Singapore Botanic Gardens). Endorsement takes two working days; express isn't available.
If the destination has no certificate template of its own, AVS can issue a QR-verifiable certificate from your vet's certificate; it is valid for only seven days from issue.
“Pengirim/ pemilik memastikan kelengkapan persyaratan karantina dari negara asal yaitu Sertifikat Kesehatan yang diterbitkan oleh Pejabat berwenang di negara asal”
“The service standard for endorsement of importing country’s veterinary health certificate template is two (2) working days.”
“The QR verifiable veterinary health certificate is only valid for seven days from its date of issue.”
Notice
Register with SSMQC and send Barantin's prior notice before you leave
Register in Barantin's SSMQC system, then fill in and send the prior notice at notice.karantinaindonesia.go.id. The prior notice must be sent before your pet leaves its country of origin.
Details and the official words
“Pengirim/ pemilik melakukan registrasi melalui SSMQC”
“wajib dilakukan sebelum keberangkatan dari negara asal”
On arrival
Report to quarantine on arrival
At the airport, port or land border where you arrive, report your pet and hand it over with its documents to the quarantine officers. If it is healthy and free of quarantine diseases, a quarantine vet releases it with a release certificate (Sertifikat Pelepasan Karantina).
Details and the official words
“pengirim/ pemilik wajib melaporkan dan menyerahkan hewan berikut kelengkapan persyaratannya kepada petugas karantina untuk keperluan tindakan karantina”
“akan dilakukan pembebasan oleh Dokter Hewan Karantina dengan menerbitkan Sertifikat Pelepasan Karantina.”
Permit
AVS export licence (GoBusiness)
Every pet leaving Singapore needs an export licence. Apply on the GoBusiness Licensing Portal within 90 days before you leave: it is valid for 90 days from issue. It costs S$50 and is issued two working days after you submit all documents (S$100 for the one-working-day express service).
Details and the official words
“This licence is valid for 90 days from the date of issue.”
“Licence issuance will take place two working days after submission of all completed documents.”
Only in some cases
On arrival · only in some cases
Pre-export inspection (only if the destination requires it)
If the destination makes a pre-export inspection a condition of entry, request an appointment through NParks eServices at least five days before departure. The inspection is at the Changi Animal & Plant Quarantine Station during its opening hours. Turning up without an appointment means an inspection fee.
Details and the official words
“at least five days before the animal’s departure”
Good to know
- Your pet can't come from a country that currently has a rabies outbreak. Barantin doesn't publish a list, so ask the quarantine office if rabies is present where your pet lives.
- Guide, assistance and emotional support animals (at most 2) can travel as the owner's baggage under Barantin's 2024 baggage rules, with a letter from a mental health professional in the home country, at least 6 months of health history, rabies and distemper vaccination, a microchip or ID book, a pet passport and a rabies antibody test. Their owners fill in the All Indonesia arrival form.
- AVS tells you to check the destination country's import requirements first: some countries ask for vaccinations, lab tests or a vet health certificate before your pet can enter.
- Once your dog has left Singapore, cancel its dog licence in PALS.
- AVS fees: export licence S$50 (normal, issued 2 working days after complete documents) or S$100 (express, 1 working day); vet certificate endorsement S$23 (normal) or S$46 (express, not available for endorsing a destination's own template).
- On the day, bring your pet to the ground handling agent (SATS Gateway or dnata at Changi) with a copy of the AVS export licence, the original vet health certificate and any other documents the destination needs.
What your cat needs
Cats
Bringing a dog or cat into Indonesia: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Vaccination
Rabies vaccination record
Bring your pet's vaccination book showing its rabies vaccination. Barantin doesn't say how long before travel it must be given.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
The guide asks only for the vaccination book; it gives no minimum age or waiting time.
“Dilengkapi buku vaksin dan hasil uji titer protektif antibodi rabies”
Blood test
Rabies antibody test result (protective level)
Bring the result of a rabies antibody (titer) test showing a protective level. Barantin doesn't give the level, the laboratory or how long before travel the blood must be taken; 0.5 IU/ml is the usual international standard, but confirm with the quarantine office.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
“Dilengkapi buku vaksin dan hasil uji titer protektif antibodi rabies”
Paperwork
Health certificate from your country's veterinary authority
Your pet needs a health certificate issued by the competent official in the country it comes from. Barantin doesn't say how recent it must be; ask the quarantine office.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
AVS endorsement of the destination's health certificate: If the destination needs a vet health certificate: a licensed private vet examines your pet and completes the destination's template; if the destination wants an official vet's endorsement, apply on GoBusiness and drop the original template, vaccination records and lab results at the AVS drop-off box (Raffles Building, Singapore Botanic Gardens). Endorsement takes two working days; express isn't available.
If the destination has no certificate template of its own, AVS can issue a QR-verifiable certificate from your vet's certificate; it is valid for only seven days from issue.
“Pengirim/ pemilik memastikan kelengkapan persyaratan karantina dari negara asal yaitu Sertifikat Kesehatan yang diterbitkan oleh Pejabat berwenang di negara asal”
“The service standard for endorsement of importing country’s veterinary health certificate template is two (2) working days.”
“The QR verifiable veterinary health certificate is only valid for seven days from its date of issue.”
Notice
Register with SSMQC and send Barantin's prior notice before you leave
Register in Barantin's SSMQC system, then fill in and send the prior notice at notice.karantinaindonesia.go.id. The prior notice must be sent before your pet leaves its country of origin.
Details and the official words
“Pengirim/ pemilik melakukan registrasi melalui SSMQC”
“wajib dilakukan sebelum keberangkatan dari negara asal”
On arrival
Report to quarantine on arrival
At the airport, port or land border where you arrive, report your pet and hand it over with its documents to the quarantine officers. If it is healthy and free of quarantine diseases, a quarantine vet releases it with a release certificate (Sertifikat Pelepasan Karantina).
Details and the official words
“pengirim/ pemilik wajib melaporkan dan menyerahkan hewan berikut kelengkapan persyaratannya kepada petugas karantina untuk keperluan tindakan karantina”
“akan dilakukan pembebasan oleh Dokter Hewan Karantina dengan menerbitkan Sertifikat Pelepasan Karantina.”
Permit
AVS export licence (GoBusiness)
Every pet leaving Singapore needs an export licence. Apply on the GoBusiness Licensing Portal within 90 days before you leave: it is valid for 90 days from issue. It costs S$50 and is issued two working days after you submit all documents (S$100 for the one-working-day express service).
Details and the official words
“This licence is valid for 90 days from the date of issue.”
“Licence issuance will take place two working days after submission of all completed documents.”
Only in some cases
On arrival · only in some cases
Pre-export inspection (only if the destination requires it)
If the destination makes a pre-export inspection a condition of entry, request an appointment through NParks eServices at least five days before departure. The inspection is at the Changi Animal & Plant Quarantine Station during its opening hours. Turning up without an appointment means an inspection fee.
Details and the official words
“at least five days before the animal’s departure”
Good to know
- Your pet can't come from a country that currently has a rabies outbreak. Barantin doesn't publish a list, so ask the quarantine office if rabies is present where your pet lives.
- Guide, assistance and emotional support animals (at most 2) can travel as the owner's baggage under Barantin's 2024 baggage rules, with a letter from a mental health professional in the home country, at least 6 months of health history, rabies and distemper vaccination, a microchip or ID book, a pet passport and a rabies antibody test. Their owners fill in the All Indonesia arrival form.
- AVS tells you to check the destination country's import requirements first: some countries ask for vaccinations, lab tests or a vet health certificate before your pet can enter.
- AVS fees: export licence S$50 (normal, issued 2 working days after complete documents) or S$100 (express, 1 working day); vet certificate endorsement S$23 (normal) or S$46 (express, not available for endorsing a destination's own template).
- On the day, bring your pet to the ground handling agent (SATS Gateway or dnata at Changi) with a copy of the AVS export licence, the original vet health certificate and any other documents the destination needs.
Common questions
Does my dog need a rabies blood test to go from Singapore to Indonesia?
Yes: Bring the result of a rabies antibody (titer) test showing a protective level.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog into Indonesia?
Yes: Every pet leaving Singapore needs an export licence.
Will my dog be quarantined in Indonesia?
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.
Does my dog need a microchip?
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.