Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Taiwan to Oman: official requirements
Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least about 4 months ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age and rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival and 3 more.
Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 6 official pages
In short
- Dogs and cats differ on this route: choose Dog or Cat to see just yours.
- On this route: rabies blood test needed and import permit needed.
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 Oman publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Oman's official page for the import permit lists the conditions and documents, but it doesn't say how recent the health certificate must be, how long the permit is valid, what antibody level the blood test must reach or whether a pet can be quarantined. Ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department when you apply for the permit.
At a glance
How early to start (dogs)
about 4 months
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot (the result must be at least 3 months old at export; Oman counts from the date the lab issues the result, so we add 14 days for the lab to report (not an official figure))
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route (dogs)
- Rabies blood test needed
- Import permit needed
Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.
How early to start (cats)
about 4 months
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot (the result must be at least 3 months old at export; Oman counts from the date the lab issues the result, so we add 14 days for the lab to report (not an official figure))
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route (cats)
- Rabies blood test needed
- Import permit needed
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 Oman (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.
Get ready
Age ruleEntering Oman
Older than four months
Your pet must be more than four months old when it is imported.
Details and the official words
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be more than four months old.”
IdentificationEntering Oman
Microchip, recorded on the vaccination record
Your pet needs an electronic microchip, and its number must be on the vaccination record you send with the permit application.
Details and the official words
“The electronic microchip identified for the pet on the immunization record.”
VaccinationEntering Oman
Rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies after it is 12 weeks old. Its vaccination record must go back to its birth and carry its photo and microchip number.
Details and the official words
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be immunized against rabies after completing 12 weeks of age, and no more than 12 months have passed since the date of its immunization when imported.”
“A record of the pet's immunizations, from the date of its birth.”
“Photo of the pet on the immunization record.”
VaccinationEntering Oman
Rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival
No more than 12 months may have passed since your pet's rabies vaccination when it is imported. If its last shot will be older than that on arrival day, give a booster, and then do the blood test again 21 to 30 days later (see below).
Details and the official words
Add the date of your pet's most recent rabies shot to check this. The page doesn't say whether a 3-year vaccine counts for longer: we apply the 12 months to the most recent shot.
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be immunized against rabies after completing 12 weeks of age, and no more than 12 months have passed since the date of its immunization when imported.”
Blood testEntering Oman
Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot
Have a blood sample taken 21 to 30 days after your pet's most recent rabies vaccination and tested (RNATT or FAVN) at an accredited laboratory. Oman counts from the date the result is issued: it must be at least 3 months and not more than 12 months old when your pet leaves. The page doesn't give the pass level; 0.5 IU/ml is the usual international standard, so confirm it with the Veterinary Quarantine Department.
Details and the official words
A new rabies booster means a new blood test 21 to 30 days later, and a new 3-month wait from its result.
“To draw a blood sample to calibrate the immune bodies 21-30 days after the last rabies immunization (RNATT or FAVN).”
“The period from the date of issuance of the results of the RNATT or FAVN should not be less than three months, and not more than 12 months when exporting the pet.”
“Blood test to calibrate rabies antibodies, from an accredited laboratory.”
PermitEntering Oman
Veterinary import permit through the Bayan customs system
Before your pet arrives, apply for the veterinary import permit through the customs Bayan system (OMR 20), attaching the vaccination record from birth with your pet's photo and microchip number, and the blood test result. Permits are approved within two hours, during working hours, seven days a week. The page doesn't say how long the permit is valid, so apply once the blood test result is ready and before you leave.
Details and the official words
“Obtaining a PRIOR veterinary permit (before the arrival of the pet) to import pets (dogs and cats)”
“through the Customs Bayan System, accompanied by the following documents”
“Approval of the permits shall be within two hours of the application, during the official working hours and for seven days a week (All days).”
“OMR 20”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkTaiwan and Oman
Government veterinary health certificate from the exporting country
Your pet travels with a government veterinary health certificate from the country it is exported from. The page doesn't say how recent it must be: ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department.
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.
“A government veterinary health certificate from the country of export.”
“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”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Oman
Show the documents on arrival
At the port of arrival (land, sea, or air as cargo or with passengers), show the import permit, the health certificate, the passport or vaccination record and the laboratory's blood test certificate. Release works around the clock: your pet is released within two hours of being presented for inspection.
Details and the official words
“Upon arrival at the port (land - sea - air cargo / passengers):”
“A certificate from an accredited laboratory for the calibration of rabies immunoglobulins.”
“the release of the shipment submitted shall be within two hours of submitting the goods for the inspection of the relevant authority.”
Good to know
- Banned in Oman (Resolution 222/2019): Pit Bull, Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, Mastiff, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, Japanese Tosa, Rottweiler, Doberman Pinscher, Presa Canario, Boxer, Boerboel, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, Anatolian Karabash and Great Dane, and any mix of these breeds.
- 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.
Get ready
Age ruleEntering Oman
Older than four months
Your pet must be more than four months old when it is imported.
Details and the official words
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be more than four months old.”
IdentificationEntering Oman
Microchip, recorded on the vaccination record
Your pet needs an electronic microchip, and its number must be on the vaccination record you send with the permit application.
Details and the official words
“The electronic microchip identified for the pet on the immunization record.”
VaccinationEntering Oman
Rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies after it is 12 weeks old. Its vaccination record must go back to its birth and carry its photo and microchip number.
Details and the official words
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be immunized against rabies after completing 12 weeks of age, and no more than 12 months have passed since the date of its immunization when imported.”
“A record of the pet's immunizations, from the date of its birth.”
“Photo of the pet on the immunization record.”
VaccinationEntering Oman
Rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival
No more than 12 months may have passed since your pet's rabies vaccination when it is imported. If its last shot will be older than that on arrival day, give a booster, and then do the blood test again 21 to 30 days later (see below).
Details and the official words
Add the date of your pet's most recent rabies shot to check this. The page doesn't say whether a 3-year vaccine counts for longer: we apply the 12 months to the most recent shot.
“The pet (dogs and cats) must be immunized against rabies after completing 12 weeks of age, and no more than 12 months have passed since the date of its immunization when imported.”
Blood testEntering Oman
Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot
Have a blood sample taken 21 to 30 days after your pet's most recent rabies vaccination and tested (RNATT or FAVN) at an accredited laboratory. Oman counts from the date the result is issued: it must be at least 3 months and not more than 12 months old when your pet leaves. The page doesn't give the pass level; 0.5 IU/ml is the usual international standard, so confirm it with the Veterinary Quarantine Department.
Details and the official words
A new rabies booster means a new blood test 21 to 30 days later, and a new 3-month wait from its result.
“To draw a blood sample to calibrate the immune bodies 21-30 days after the last rabies immunization (RNATT or FAVN).”
“The period from the date of issuance of the results of the RNATT or FAVN should not be less than three months, and not more than 12 months when exporting the pet.”
“Blood test to calibrate rabies antibodies, from an accredited laboratory.”
PermitEntering Oman
Veterinary import permit through the Bayan customs system
Before your pet arrives, apply for the veterinary import permit through the customs Bayan system (OMR 20), attaching the vaccination record from birth with your pet's photo and microchip number, and the blood test result. Permits are approved within two hours, during working hours, seven days a week. The page doesn't say how long the permit is valid, so apply once the blood test result is ready and before you leave.
Details and the official words
“Obtaining a PRIOR veterinary permit (before the arrival of the pet) to import pets (dogs and cats)”
“through the Customs Bayan System, accompanied by the following documents”
“Approval of the permits shall be within two hours of the application, during the official working hours and for seven days a week (All days).”
“OMR 20”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkTaiwan and Oman
Government veterinary health certificate from the exporting country
Your pet travels with a government veterinary health certificate from the country it is exported from. The page doesn't say how recent it must be: ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department.
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.
“A government veterinary health certificate from the country of export.”
“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”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Oman
Show the documents on arrival
At the port of arrival (land, sea, or air as cargo or with passengers), show the import permit, the health certificate, the passport or vaccination record and the laboratory's blood test certificate. Release works around the clock: your pet is released within two hours of being presented for inspection.
Details and the official words
“Upon arrival at the port (land - sea - air cargo / passengers):”
“A certificate from an accredited laboratory for the calibration of rabies immunoglobulins.”
“the release of the shipment submitted shall be within two hours of submitting the goods for the inspection of the relevant authority.”
Good to know
- 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
Veterinary import permit for dogs and catsEntering Oman20 OMR
“Application fees OMR 20”
Veterinary Permit to Import Dogs and Cats (Directorate General of Customs, for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources) · as of 2026-10-12
Government fees in total: 20 OMR (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
Rabies blood test: the lab’s own pricean approved laboratory; your vet adds the blood draw and the courier · for: rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shotPrices 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 Taiwan: microchip, rabies vaccination, health certificate (vet’s fee).
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.
Nearby routes
Other routes
Where this comes from
Official sources
- Veterinary Permit to Import Dogs and Cats (Directorate General of Customs, for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources)
- 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 Oman?
Yes: Have a blood sample taken 21 to 30 days after your pet's most recent rabies vaccination and tested (RNATT or FAVN) at an accredited laboratory.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Oman?
Yes: Before your pet arrives, apply for the veterinary import permit through the customs Bayan system (OMR 20), attaching the vaccination record from birth with your pet's photo and microchip number, and the blood test result.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Oman?
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 Taiwan to Oman?
With nothing done yet, start at least about 4 months ahead for a dog. The main steps: microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age and rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival and 3 more.
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