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Dog or cat from Taiwan to Malaysia: official requirements

Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 2 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: ISO microchip, rabies vaccination and core vaccinations within 12 months and 3 more.

Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 13 official pages

Make my dated plan Reverse: Malaysia → Taiwan

In short

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 Malaysia publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. DVS's regulations give no deadline for the import permit and no fees, MAQIS's pet guide dates from 2016, and two DVS documents disagree on quarantine length and on a rabies blood test (see the warning on the older document). Ask MAQIS (bq@maqis.gov.my, 03-8870 8000) to confirm the current rules for your route before you travel.

At a glance

How early to start (dogs)

2 weeks

whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated

Set by: Quarantine on arrival: book a space at an Animal Quarantine Station (book at least 14 days before the import date)

The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.

On this route (dogs)

  • Import permit needed
  • Quarantine on arrival

Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.

How early to start (cats)

2 weeks

whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated

Set by: Quarantine on arrival: book a space at an Animal Quarantine Station (book at least 14 days before the import date)

The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.

On this route (cats)

  • Import permit needed
  • Quarantine on arrival

Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.

Which rules apply to you

Malaysia puts Taiwan in the group “Non-scheduled country”. See every group

Official name: Non-scheduled country: at least 7 days' quarantine on arrival

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What your pet needs

In the order you do them. Each step says whether Taiwan (leaving) or Malaysia (entering) asks for it.

Dogs

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.

  1. Get ready

    1. Age ruleEntering Malaysia

      At least 3 months old when it arrives

      A dog or cat must be at least 3 months old when it is imported.

      Details and the official words

      “Anjing atau kucing tidak boleh berusia kurang daripada 3 bulan semasa pengimportan.”

    2. IdentificationEntering Malaysia

      ISO microchip

      Your pet must have a microchip that follows ISO standards 11784 and 11785, and the pet passport or certificate must describe and identify it.

      Details and the official words

      “Anjing atau kucing hendaklah dipasang dengan pengenalan mikrocip yang mematuhi standard ISO (std 11784 & 11785).”

      “The animal shall be identified using an ISO (Std 11784 & 11785) compliant microchip.”

    3. VaccinationEntering Malaysia

      Rabies vaccination

      The vet's certificate must state that your pet was vaccinated against rabies with an approved anti-rabies vaccine before export. DVS gives no minimum number of days between the vaccination and export in its current documents.

      Details and the official words

      An older DVS document (2016) asks for the vaccination at least 3 months before export plus a rabies blood test: see the warning on the older document.

      “The animal has been vaccinated against rabies using an approved anti-rabies vaccine, prior to export.”

      “The animal has been vaccinated against rabies using an approved anti-rabies vaccine, prior”

    4. VaccinationEntering Malaysia

      Core vaccinations within 12 months

      Your dog or cat must have had its other core vaccinations (full course, as recommended by a licensed vet) within the 12 months before export. For pets from Australia the certificate names the vaccines: for dogs adenovirus type 2, distemper, parainfluenza and parvovirus; for cats Chlamydia psittaci, calicivirus, panleukopenia and rhinotracheitis.

      Details and the official words

      “The animals shall be vaccinated within twelve (12) months prior to export with other core vaccine as recommended by license veterinarian.”

      “The animal was vaccinated, within twelve (12) months prior to export against canine adenovirus type 2, canine distemper, canine parainfluenza, and canine parvovirus (for dogs) and against Chlamydia psittaci, feline calicivirus, feline panleukopenia and feline rhinotracheitis (for cats).”

    5. PermitEntering Malaysia

      MAQIS import permit (through an import agent)

      Every pet needs a valid import permit from MAQIS. You appoint a registered import agent, who applies for it in the e-Permit system (with the quarantine booking number if your pet is quarantined). MAQIS approves or rejects it, and the agent prints it once it is paid. Bring the original permit, the veterinary health certificate and an updated vaccination record to the entry point for inspection.

      Details and the official words

      The documents give no processing time for the permit.

      “Pengimportan hendaklah disertakan dengan permit import yang sah yang dikeluarkan oleh Jabatan Perkhidmatan Kuarantin dan Pemeriksaan Malaysia (MAQIS).”

      “Lantik ejen mengimport untuk memohon permit import kucing atau anjing bagi pihak pemohon.”

      “Sediakan rekod vaksinasi yang telah dikemaskini bersama-sama dengan salinan asal Permit Import dan Sijil Kesihatan Veterinar untuk pemeriksaan oleh Pegawai MAQIS sebaik tiba di pintu masuk.”

  2. In the days before you travel

    1. PaperworkTaiwan and Malaysia

      Veterinary health certificate from the exporting country's vet authority

      A Veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country's government veterinary authority must come with the pet, and the pet must be exported within 7 days of the date the certificate was issued. The pet is examined within 7 days before export and again fit to travel on the day of shipment.

      Details and the official words

      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.

      “Pengimportan hendaklah disertakan dengan Sijil Kesihatan Veterinar yang dikeluarkan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Veterinar Negara Pengeksport. Pengeksportan hendaklah dilakukan dalam tempoh 7 hari dari tarikh SKV dikeluarkan.”

      “The animal have been examined and found to be healthy and free from any clinical sign of rabies and infectious or contagious diseases of dog/cat, within seven (7) days immediately prior to export and showed no any clinical signs on the day of shipment.”

      “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”

  3. Travel day and arrival

    1. QuarantineEntering Malaysia

      Quarantine on arrival: book a space at an Animal Quarantine Station

      Pets from non-scheduled countries are quarantined for at least 7 days at an Animal Quarantine Station on arrival (pets from Australia: at least 10 clear days); it can be extended up to 6 months after a risk assessment. MAQIS says to book the space 14 days before the import date (form MK1, with a non-refundable deposit). Pets from scheduled countries skip this.

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

      Details and the official words

      MAQIS's pet guide (2016) books the quarantine space first and needs the booking number for the permit, but MAQIS's FAQ says to apply for quarantine after you get the permit. Ask MAQIS which order to follow.

      “Upon arrival the animal shall be placed in quarantine and may be vaccinated with approved anti-rabies vaccine and detained in quarantine for compulsory period of not less than seven (7) days.”

      “Upon arrival the dogs/cats shall be placed in approved quarantine for a period of not less than 10 clear days”

      “Tempahan ruang kuarantin hendaklah dibuat 14 hari sebelum tarikh pengimportan haiwan kesayangan.”

      “Pemohon akan diberikan satu Nombor Tempahan Ruang Kuarantin yang merupakan syarat untuk kelulusan permit import kucing atau anjing.”

Good to know

  • An older DVS document that is still online (revised 19 December 2016) is stricter than the current one for non-scheduled countries: it asks for a rabies vaccination at least 3 months before export, a rabies antibody blood test (at least 0.5 IU) taken at least a month after the vaccination and within 6 months of export, and at least 14 days' quarantine instead of 7. The current document (republished with a notice dated 11 December 2025) doesn't ask for the blood test. We show the current rules; confirm with MAQIS which applies to your pet.
  • Which countries count as 'scheduled' (no quarantine) changed: DVS's notice of 11 December 2025 added Greece, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Malta, Slovenia, Estonia, Bahrain, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Lithuania to the United Kingdom, Eire, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden and Brunei. MAQIS's FAQ also names Singapore.
  • Banned dog breeds (including their crosses): Akita, American Bulldog, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Japanese Tosa, Neapolitan Mastiff and Pit Bull-type dogs (American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier).
  • Restricted breeds (Bull Mastiff, Bull Terrier, Doberman, German Shepherd/Alsatian including Belgian and East European Shepherds, Perro de Presa Canario, Rottweiler): you need the MAQIS Director General's written approval before you apply for the import permit. They may only come as a personal pet or for security, with a pedigree certificate, an ISO microchip, an inspection of your premises and a written declaration.
  • The animal must travel directly by aircraft (or other transport) to the prescribed landing place or another airport in Malaysia.
  • The vet's certificate states that no case of rabies was reported in the country in the 6 months before the certificate date and that the animal was not imported into that country in those 6 months.
  • 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.

Cats

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.

  1. Get ready

    1. Age ruleEntering Malaysia

      At least 3 months old when it arrives

      A dog or cat must be at least 3 months old when it is imported.

      Details and the official words

      “Anjing atau kucing tidak boleh berusia kurang daripada 3 bulan semasa pengimportan.”

    2. IdentificationEntering Malaysia

      ISO microchip

      Your pet must have a microchip that follows ISO standards 11784 and 11785, and the pet passport or certificate must describe and identify it.

      Details and the official words

      “Anjing atau kucing hendaklah dipasang dengan pengenalan mikrocip yang mematuhi standard ISO (std 11784 & 11785).”

      “The animal shall be identified using an ISO (Std 11784 & 11785) compliant microchip.”

    3. VaccinationEntering Malaysia

      Rabies vaccination

      The vet's certificate must state that your pet was vaccinated against rabies with an approved anti-rabies vaccine before export. DVS gives no minimum number of days between the vaccination and export in its current documents.

      Details and the official words

      An older DVS document (2016) asks for the vaccination at least 3 months before export plus a rabies blood test: see the warning on the older document.

      “The animal has been vaccinated against rabies using an approved anti-rabies vaccine, prior to export.”

      “The animal has been vaccinated against rabies using an approved anti-rabies vaccine, prior”

    4. VaccinationEntering Malaysia

      Core vaccinations within 12 months

      Your dog or cat must have had its other core vaccinations (full course, as recommended by a licensed vet) within the 12 months before export. For pets from Australia the certificate names the vaccines: for dogs adenovirus type 2, distemper, parainfluenza and parvovirus; for cats Chlamydia psittaci, calicivirus, panleukopenia and rhinotracheitis.

      Details and the official words

      “The animals shall be vaccinated within twelve (12) months prior to export with other core vaccine as recommended by license veterinarian.”

      “The animal was vaccinated, within twelve (12) months prior to export against canine adenovirus type 2, canine distemper, canine parainfluenza, and canine parvovirus (for dogs) and against Chlamydia psittaci, feline calicivirus, feline panleukopenia and feline rhinotracheitis (for cats).”

    5. PermitEntering Malaysia

      MAQIS import permit (through an import agent)

      Every pet needs a valid import permit from MAQIS. You appoint a registered import agent, who applies for it in the e-Permit system (with the quarantine booking number if your pet is quarantined). MAQIS approves or rejects it, and the agent prints it once it is paid. Bring the original permit, the veterinary health certificate and an updated vaccination record to the entry point for inspection.

      Details and the official words

      The documents give no processing time for the permit.

      “Pengimportan hendaklah disertakan dengan permit import yang sah yang dikeluarkan oleh Jabatan Perkhidmatan Kuarantin dan Pemeriksaan Malaysia (MAQIS).”

      “Lantik ejen mengimport untuk memohon permit import kucing atau anjing bagi pihak pemohon.”

      “Sediakan rekod vaksinasi yang telah dikemaskini bersama-sama dengan salinan asal Permit Import dan Sijil Kesihatan Veterinar untuk pemeriksaan oleh Pegawai MAQIS sebaik tiba di pintu masuk.”

  2. In the days before you travel

    1. PaperworkTaiwan and Malaysia

      Veterinary health certificate from the exporting country's vet authority

      A Veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country's government veterinary authority must come with the pet, and the pet must be exported within 7 days of the date the certificate was issued. The pet is examined within 7 days before export and again fit to travel on the day of shipment.

      Details and the official words

      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.

      “Pengimportan hendaklah disertakan dengan Sijil Kesihatan Veterinar yang dikeluarkan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Veterinar Negara Pengeksport. Pengeksportan hendaklah dilakukan dalam tempoh 7 hari dari tarikh SKV dikeluarkan.”

      “The animal have been examined and found to be healthy and free from any clinical sign of rabies and infectious or contagious diseases of dog/cat, within seven (7) days immediately prior to export and showed no any clinical signs on the day of shipment.”

      “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”

  3. Travel day and arrival

    1. QuarantineEntering Malaysia

      Quarantine on arrival: book a space at an Animal Quarantine Station

      Pets from non-scheduled countries are quarantined for at least 7 days at an Animal Quarantine Station on arrival (pets from Australia: at least 10 clear days); it can be extended up to 6 months after a risk assessment. MAQIS says to book the space 14 days before the import date (form MK1, with a non-refundable deposit). Pets from scheduled countries skip this.

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

      Details and the official words

      MAQIS's pet guide (2016) books the quarantine space first and needs the booking number for the permit, but MAQIS's FAQ says to apply for quarantine after you get the permit. Ask MAQIS which order to follow.

      “Upon arrival the animal shall be placed in quarantine and may be vaccinated with approved anti-rabies vaccine and detained in quarantine for compulsory period of not less than seven (7) days.”

      “Upon arrival the dogs/cats shall be placed in approved quarantine for a period of not less than 10 clear days”

      “Tempahan ruang kuarantin hendaklah dibuat 14 hari sebelum tarikh pengimportan haiwan kesayangan.”

      “Pemohon akan diberikan satu Nombor Tempahan Ruang Kuarantin yang merupakan syarat untuk kelulusan permit import kucing atau anjing.”

Good to know

  • An older DVS document that is still online (revised 19 December 2016) is stricter than the current one for non-scheduled countries: it asks for a rabies vaccination at least 3 months before export, a rabies antibody blood test (at least 0.5 IU) taken at least a month after the vaccination and within 6 months of export, and at least 14 days' quarantine instead of 7. The current document (republished with a notice dated 11 December 2025) doesn't ask for the blood test. We show the current rules; confirm with MAQIS which applies to your pet.
  • Which countries count as 'scheduled' (no quarantine) changed: DVS's notice of 11 December 2025 added Greece, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Malta, Slovenia, Estonia, Bahrain, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Lithuania to the United Kingdom, Eire, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden and Brunei. MAQIS's FAQ also names Singapore.
  • The animal must travel directly by aircraft (or other transport) to the prescribed landing place or another airport in Malaysia.
  • The vet's certificate states that no case of rabies was reported in the country in the 6 months before the certificate date and that the animal was not imported into that country in those 6 months.
  • 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

  • MAQIS import permitEntering Malaysia · 40 MYR for each extra pet40 MYR

    Per animal. Restricted dog breeds pay MYR 100 instead.

    “1. Cat and dog RM 40.00 per RM 40.00 per”

    Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013, P.U. (A) 115 · as of 2013-03-29

Government fees in total: 40 MYR (each currency separately)

9 more fees may apply, depending on your case

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 8 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.

Every step from Malaysia to Taiwan

Nearby routes

Other routes

Where this comes from

Official sources

Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-13.

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Questions owners ask

Does my dog or cat need a rabies blood test to go from Taiwan to Malaysia?

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 Malaysia?

Yes: Every pet needs a valid import permit from MAQIS.

Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Malaysia?

It can be: Pets from non-scheduled countries are quarantined for at least 7 days at an Animal Quarantine Station on arrival (pets from Australia: at least 10 clear days); it can be extended up to 6 months after a risk assessment.

How early should I start preparing my pet for Taiwan to Malaysia?

With nothing done yet, start at least 2 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: ISO microchip, rabies vaccination and core vaccinations within 12 months and 3 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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