Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Taiwan to India: official requirements
Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead. The main steps: microchip (its certificate goes with the Advance NOC application), rabies vaccination, Advance NOC on the ATITHI 2.0 portal, at least 7 working days before you fly and official health certificate from the country of origin.
Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 9 official pages
In short
- On this route: import permit needed, quarantine on arrival and arrive at a set entry point.
Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving Taiwan publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. APHIA's own pages (aphia.gov.tw) did not open from our network, so this is built from the law itself, in the Ministry of Agriculture's official English texts: the Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Diseases (Art. 36), the regulations for animals carried by passengers and the quarantine fee regulations. They say when APHIA issues an export certificate and what you bring, but not where or how far ahead to apply, whether a vet's health certificate or other records are needed, or how long the inspection takes. Ask the APHIA branch at your airport of departure.
Limited official guidance. The authority for entering India publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. AQCS's 2026 procedure (ATITHI 2.0) and its older baggage page describe the Advance NOC timing differently, and its pages don't mention a rabies blood test. Confirm the current rules and the Advance NOC deadline with your AQCS station before you apply.
At a glance
The rules on this route are the same for dogs and cats.
How early to start
4 weeks
if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet
Set by: Rabies vaccination (more than one month before embarkation)
9 days
if it is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Advance NOC on the ATITHI 2.0 portal, at least 7 working days before you fly (at least 7 working days before embarkation: 9 calendar days is our conversion, not an official figure (the procedure also says '7 days' in one place))
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route
- Import permit needed
- Quarantine on arrival
- Arrive at a set entry point
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 Taiwan (leaving) or India (entering) asks for it.
Taking a dog or cat out of Taiwan (APHIA): we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Get ready
IdentificationEntering India
Microchip (its certificate goes with the Advance NOC application)
AQCS's 2026 procedure lists a microchip certificate among the documents you upload for the Advance NOC, and the application form asks for the microchip number.
Details and the official words
“Supporting Documents includes: Vaccination and Microchip certificate, Official Health certificate along with Annexure1.1.1 signed by competent authority, Air ticket/Airway bill, passport copy etc.”
VaccinationEntering India
Rabies vaccination
Cats, and dogs three months old or older, must be vaccinated against rabies more than one month, but within 12 months, before embarkation. The details must be officially certified or written in the official health certificate, together with the other vaccinations.
Details and the official words
“must be vaccinated against Rabies more than one month, but within 12 months prior to actual embarkation”
PermitEntering India
Advance NOC on the ATITHI 2.0 portal, at least 7 working days before you fly
Register on the ATITHI 2.0 portal with your own passport details and apply at least 7 working days before embarkation, uploading the vaccination and microchip certificates, the official health certificate with its annexure, your ticket or air waybill and your passport copy. AQCS issues the Advance NOC within 1 working day if the documents are in order. The airline won't carry your pet without it. The processing charge is INR 1,000 per application.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
AQCS's procedure says 'Minimum 07 days before embarkation' in its main text and 'Minimum 7 working days before embarkation' in its flowcharts; we use the longer one. Its older baggage page still says the NOC 'can be issued within 7 days before arrival'. Confirm with your AQCS station.
If this is missed: Without the Advance NOC the pet will not be allowed to board the flight.
“All passengers intending to import their pets under the Baggage Rules shall apply through the portal to obtain an Advance No Objection Certificate (NOC).”
“Minimum 07 days before embarkation, the application will be submitted through ATITHI 2.0 PORTAL by the applicant along with supported documents”
“Minimum 7 working days before embarkation, applicant will submit the following documents on ATITHI 2.0 PORTAL for obtaining Advance No Objection Certificate (NOC) from AQCS”
“concerned Animal Quarantine & Certification Station (AQCS) within 1 working day”
“Minimum 07 days before embarkation, the application will be submitted through”
“Advance NOC can be issued within 7 days before arrival based on the self certified advance copies of all above documents.”
“Advance NOC if not presented to the airlines, the pet will not be allowed to board the flight.”
“The processing charges for an Advance NOC application for import of pets is Rs.1000 per application”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkTaiwan and India
Official health certificate from the country of origin
An official health certificate from the country of origin certifying that your pet shows no clinical signs of infectious and contagious diseases, including rabies, distemper, parvovirus and leptospirosis for a dog (distemper, feline enteritis, panleukopenia and leptospirosis for a cat). The owner's name on it must match the owner's ticket, and it must give the owner's name and address in the country of origin and in India.
Details and the official words
The page gives no deadline for how recent the certificate must be.
APHIA export animal quarantine certificate (when your destination asks for one): Your destination asks for an official certificate, so apply to APHIA (Taiwan's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency) for export quarantine: fill in the application form and show your passport, your ticket and other relevant documents (the law doesn't list them: ask APHIA). APHIA inspects your pet and, if it meets the requirements, issues the export animal quarantine certificate. Your pet may only leave once it has the certificate.
The law doesn't say how far ahead to apply or how long the inspection takes. Ask the APHIA branch at your airport.
“The official health certificate from the country of origin certifying that the dog is free from clinical sign and symptoms of all infectious and contagious diseases including Rabies, Canine Distemper, Parvo virus infection, Leptospirosis etc.”
“The name of owner in the official health certificate must match with the name as mentioned in the ticket of owner to establish ownership.”
“The quarantine objects may be exported only after they are inspected and certified as qualified by import/export animal quarantine authorities, and an export animal quarantine certificate is issued”
“must complete the application form with the presence of passport, ticket and other relevant documents.”
“Animal quarantine objects: Veterinary certificates must be issued by the import/ export animal quarantine authority”
PaperworkEntering India
Qualify under the baggage rule
Show proof of at least two years' stay abroad and of transferring your residence to India (for example a visa copy), plus the owner's ticket. Sign a declaration that the pet is a bona fide pet with no commercial, gift or breeding purpose. If your pet comes as unaccompanied baggage, send a copy of your passport with the immigration stamp within one month of your arrival.
Details and the official words
“Proof of two years of stay abroad.”
“Proof of transferring residence to India”
“The declaration from the owner that the dog/cat is bonafide pet with no commercial interest, gift and breeding purpose.”
Travel day and arrival
RouteEntering India
Enter through one of six ports
Pets can enter India through Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore or Hyderabad. After arrival you bring your pet and the original health documents to the quarantine station.
Details and the official words
“Pet animals can enter India through the ports of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad.”
On arrivalEntering India
Examination at the quarantine station
AQCS examines your pet and the original health certificate and issues a Provisional Quarantine Clearance Certificate. The original health certificate is kept by AQCS.
Details and the official words
“The animal(s) will be examined at the Quarantine Station for issuing a Provisional Quarantine Clearance Certificate.”
QuarantineEntering India
Quarantine observation if there is doubt
Pets under the baggage rule are not routinely quarantined. AQCS's 2026 procedure says a pet that fails the examination on arrival or shows signs of disease is quarantined at the station for 15 days with testing at your cost, and gets its final NOC if the tests are negative.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
AQCS's older baggage page says final clearance will be issued after 30 days for a pet kept under observation; the 2026 procedure says 15 days. Ask your AQCS station.
“Pets under baggage can also be quarantined in case of doubt.”
“In case the dog(s) fails to clear physical examination or exhibits clinical signs of diseases, it will be taken to the Quarantine Station and will remain under quarantine for 15 days.”
“In case of doubt animal may be kept under Quarantine Observation. Final clearance will be issued after 30 days.”
Good to know
- These steps are for owners who move their residence to India with their pet under the baggage rule. A short visit, research, defence or police use, and anything else outside the baggage rule need a licence from DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade), which we don't cover. A pet that has left India before is treated as a re-import.
- No additional feed or bedding is allowed during the journey.
- AQCS says all notifications, rules, orders and procedures can change at any time and decisions follow the rules in force on the day you apply. Its pages also describe the Advance NOC process differently in places: check the current AQCS notice before you apply.
- A pet arriving without a valid Advance NOC, or with a fake or altered one, is ordered to be deported or re-exported.
- APHIA issues an export animal quarantine certificate for a pet when your destination's authority asks for Taiwan's certificate, and turns down applications otherwise. Check what your destination asks for before you apply.
- A passenger taking up to 3 dogs and 3 cats pays no quarantine fee and no quarantine-label fee. APHIA charges NT$100 per application for computer processing unless you enter the application yourself, on the computer at the counter or online.
- Planning to bring your pet back to Taiwan? Apply for Taiwan's import permit before your pet leaves. If it will stay somewhere that isn't on Taiwan's rabies-free list, have its rabies blood test done before it leaves Taiwan: coming back within one year of that sample, it can skip the post-entry quarantine.
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Taiwan publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
Export quarantine fee for a pet travelling with youLeaving TaiwanFree
Exempt for the number of pets a passenger is allowed to carry (fee regulation, Art. 7).
“The quarantine fees shall be exempted for the following cases: 1. The articles are used for military purposes and accompanied with proof from military authorities. 2. The articles of imported food are used for military or official purposes and accompanied with proof from food administration authorities. 3. The allowed quantity of quarantine objects or regulated articles carried by passenger or crew serving on vehicles, vessels and aircrafts pursuant to the Regulations for Quarantine of Animal/Plant Regulated Articles Carried by Passengers and Service Personnel on Vehicles”
Regulations Governing Fees for Animal and Plant Quarantine (English, amended 14 Nov 2025) · as of 2025-11-14
AQCS Advance NOC processing charge (per application)Entering India1,000 INR
“The processing charges for an Advance NOC application for import of pets is Rs.1000 per application”
Frequently Asked Questions (AQCS) · as of 2026-10-09
Government fees in total: 1,000 INR (each currency separately)
May also apply, depending on your case
Computer processing fee per applicationLeaving Taiwan100 TWD
Not charged if you enter the application yourself at the counter computer or online.
“Every application for importing or exporting animals and/or plants and their products shall be charged a computer processing fee of NT$100.”
Regulations Governing Fees for Animal and Plant Quarantine (English, amended 14 Nov 2025) · as of 2025-11-14
Reissue or copy of the veterinary certificateLeaving Taiwan120 TWD
Per new certificate, only if you need one.
“For separation, reissuance, replacement or copy of the veterinary/ phytosanitary certificate, a fee of NT$120 shall be charged for each new certificate.”
Regulations Governing Fees for Animal and Plant Quarantine (English, amended 14 Nov 2025) · as of 2025-11-14
What vets and labs charge Not official figures
We have no published vet or lab prices for Taiwan yet.
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 Taiwan
Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Taiwan.
The trip back asks for 9 steps: microchip, rabies vaccination (over 90 days old), rabies vaccination 30 days to 1 year before arrival and rabies blood test (at least 0.5 IU/ml) and more.
Nearby routes
Other routes
Where this comes from
Official sources
- Import of Pets under Baggage
- Frequently Asked Questions (AQCS)
- Import of live pet dogs: Standard Operating Procedure, ATITHI 2.0 (AQCS India dogs guidelines)
- Import of live pet cats: Standard Operating Procedure, ATITHI 2.0 (AQCS India cats guidelines)
- Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Diseases (English, amended 13 Dec 2019)
- Regulations for Quarantine of Animal/Plant Carried by Passengers and Service Personnel on Vehicles (English, amended 7 Apr 2021)
- Annex to the passenger regulations: regulated articles and quantities (English, PDF)
- Regulations Governing Fees for Animal and Plant Quarantine (English, amended 14 Nov 2025)
- Attachment 6: Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Dogs and Cats (English, amended 27 Feb 2024)
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 Taiwan to India?
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.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into India?
Yes: Register on the ATITHI 2.0 portal with your own passport details and apply at least 7 working days before embarkation, uploading the vaccination and microchip certificates, the official health certificate with its annexure, your ticket or air waybill and your passport copy.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in India?
It can be: Pets under the baggage rule are not routinely quarantined.
How early should I start preparing my pet for Taiwan to India?
With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead. The main steps: microchip (its certificate goes with the Advance NOC application), rabies vaccination, Advance NOC on the ATITHI 2.0 portal, at least 7 working days before you fly and official health certificate from the country of origin.
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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