Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Thailand to South Africa: the rules
Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: ISO microchip (tattoos are not accepted), rabies vaccination (not needed from Australia, New Zealand and the UK) and veterinary import permit (before the animal leaves) and 5 more.
Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 5 official pages
In short
- Dogs and cats differ on this route: choose Dog or Cat to see just yours.
- South Africa puts Thailand in the group “Country whose dogs are quarantined”, which decides part of the rules.
- On this route: import permit needed, quarantine on arrival, extra disease test and official stamp on the certificate.
Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving Thailand publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. This follows the Department of Livestock Development's citizen's manual for the export health certificate (it covers every kind of live animal, not only pets) and the 2020 ministerial regulation on taking animals out of Thailand. The regulation also requires permission from the Director-General to take an animal out, under a 2015 DLD notification we could not read, so we don't know that permit's lead time or fee. DLD's English pet-travel pages don't open from our network. Confirm the steps with the animal quarantine station at the airport you leave from.
Limited official guidance. The authority for entering South Africa publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. This is the department's protocol for dogs and cats, a page last updated in 2008 and read from a copy stored in 2021, because the department's sites do not open from our network. Fees, forms, contacts and the list of countries whose dogs skip quarantine may have changed (newer summaries mention an updated tariff). Treat it as a short summary under review and confirm with the Directorate Animal Health (VetPermits@dalrrd.gov.za) before you travel. Dogs and cats from Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini and Malawi, and dogs from other African countries, follow other rules we have not built.
At a glance
How early to start (dogs)
4 weeks
if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet
Set by: Rabies vaccination (not needed from Australia, New Zealand and the UK) (a primary vaccination at least 30 days before import (a booster no more than 12 months before))
5 days
if it is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Apply to DLD in the e-Movement system (3 working days can be up to 5 calendar days over a weekend (our conversion, not an official figure))
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
- Extra disease test
- Official stamp on the certificate
Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.
How early to start (cats)
4 weeks
if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet
Set by: Rabies vaccination (not needed from Australia, New Zealand and the UK) (a primary vaccination at least 30 days before import (a booster no more than 12 months before))
5 days
if it is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Apply to DLD in the e-Movement system (3 working days can be up to 5 calendar days over a weekend (our conversion, not an official figure))
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route (cats)
- Import permit needed
- Official stamp on the certificate
Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.
Which rules apply to you
South Africa puts Thailand in the group “Country whose dogs are quarantined”. See every group
Official name: Dogs from this country are quarantined for 14 days on arrival and re-tested
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What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether Thailand (leaving) or South Africa (entering) asks for it.
Dogs
Bringing a dog or cat into South Africa: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Taking a dog or cat out of Thailand (DLD): we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Get ready
IdentificationThailand and South Africa
ISO microchip (tattoos are not accepted)
All dogs and cats imported into South Africa must be permanently identified with a microchip that can be read by ISO 11784 or ISO 11785 scanners; tattoos are not accepted.
Details and the official words
Microchip (or tattoo) matching the documents: DLD asks for dogs and cats to be tattooed or microchipped, at your expense, and the identification must match the application, the health certificate and the other documents. For a pet the document list asks for a microchip certificate issued by an animal hospital or clinic.
“All dogs and cats imported into South Africa must be permanently identified with a microchip (tattoos will not be accepted).”
“The microchip must be able to be read by an ISO 11784 or ISO 11785 scanners.”
“สุนัข แมว กระต่าย ให้ทำรอยสักหรือฝังไมโครชิป”
“ใบรับรองการฝังไมโครชิป”
“ออกโดยโรงพยาบาลสัตว์ หรือคลินิกรักษาสัตว์”
VaccinationEntering South Africa
Rabies vaccination (not needed from Australia, New Zealand and the UK)
Dogs and cats must have a valid rabies vaccination: a primary vaccination given not more than 12 months and not less than 30 days before import, or a booster given not more than 12 months before import. It is not required for pets from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, though advised.
Details and the official words
“In the case of a primary rabies vaccination the vaccination must be given not more than 12 months and not less than 30 days before the date of import.”
“In the case of a booster rabies vaccination the vaccination must be given not more than 12 months before the date of import.”
“Vaccination against rabies is not required for cats/dogs imported from Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland”
PermitEntering South Africa
Veterinary import permit (before the animal leaves)
A veterinary import permit from the Directorate Animal Health is needed to import dogs and cats. You apply with the application form and proof of payment of the permit fee, and for a dog that will be quarantined an indemnity declaration. The permit is issued and sent to you together with a veterinary health certificate; the protocol says processing takes 3 to 4 working days if approved.
Details and the official words
The fee in the protocol (R110) is old; newer department pages mention an updated tariff.
“A veterinary import permit is needed to import Dogs & Cats into South Africa.”
“it takes three (3) to four (4) working days to process the permit”
In the days before you travel
TestEntering South Africa
Dogs: blood tests for five diseases within 30 days of export
Before a dog can be imported it must be certified free of Brucella canis, Trypanosoma evansi, Babesia gibsoni, Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) and Leishmania by blood tests, done within 30 days of export (the exporting country's vet authority can instead certify that the country is free of a disease). Dogs from countries not certified free of heartworm must be treated from the negative test until export, and must bring enough medication for a six-month course after arrival.
Details and the official words
“Before dogs can be imported the dog needs to be certified free from the following five diseases by means of blood tests.”
“Blood tests need to be done within 30 days of the date of export to South Africa.”
“Dogs imported from countries not certified free from Dirofilaria immitis must be treated from the date of negative testing until export at the required intervals with:”
PaperworkThailand and South Africa
Veterinary health certificate within 10 days of departure
The department sends you the veterinary health certificate with the import permit. A vet authorised by the exporting country's veterinary administration completes it in English within 10 days of departure, and it is stamped and signed by the exporting country's veterinary authorities.
Details and the official words
DLD health certificate at the animal quarantine station of your departure port: Before your pet leaves, take it to the animal quarantine station at the port you leave from (or another place DLD approves or the station's vet chooses). The vet there examines it and, as your destination requires, may hold it for observation, take samples for the lab, vaccinate or treat it, or mark it; then DLD signs the health certificate. There is no fee. Stations are open Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30, except public holidays.
“This needs to be completed, in English, by a veterinarian authorized thereto by the Veterinary Administration of the exporting country, within 10 days of departure.”
“ก่อนดำเนินการส่งออกไปนอกราชอาณาจักรซึ่งสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ ให้ผู้รับใบอนุญาตนำสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ไปยังสถานกักกันสัตว์หรือที่พักซากสัตว์ของท่าออก หรือสถานกักกันสัตว์หรือที่พักซากสัตว์ที่กรมปศุสัตว์รับรอง หรือสถานที่ที่สัตวแพทย์ประจำท่าออกเห็นสมควร”
“กรณีสัตว์มีชีวิต ระยะเวลาการกักสัตว์ ดูอาการ และ/หรือการเก็บตัวอย่างทางห้องปฏิบัติการ และ/หรือการทำวัคซีน และ/หรือการทำลายเชื้อโรคหรือพาหะนำโรค และ/หรือการทำเครื่องหมายประจำตัวสัตว์ ตามเงื่อนไขของประเทศปลายทางกำหนด”
“ไม่มีค่าธรรมเนียม”
“เปิดให้บริการวัน จันทร์ ถึง วัน ศุกร์ (ยกเว้นวันหยุดที่ทางราชการกำหนด) ตั้งแต่เวลา 08:30 - 16:30 น.”
Official stampLeaving Thailand
Apply to DLD in the e-Movement system
Apply for the health certificate online in DLD's e-Movement system (https://newemove.dld.go.th/req/), attaching the documents there or emailing them to the animal quarantine station at the port you will leave from, and make an appointment with that station. The documents include your ID card or, for a foreigner, your passport; the vaccination certificate showing your pet's microchip number; the microchip certificate; the airway bill; and what your destination asks for. DLD's processing time is 3 working days once the documents are complete.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
DLD's page on its import and export procedure says the application form R.1/1 (for taking animals into, out of or through Thailand) is filed in e-Movement at least 7 working days ahead, but it describes that step for imports. We don't know whether the same lead time applies when you leave: ask the quarantine station.
An application filed in e-Movement outside office hours is handled on the next working day. If documents are missing, you have 7 working days to correct them, or the application is cancelled.
“สามารถส่งเอกสารแนบผ่านระบบ e-Movement หรือผ่านช่องทางไปรษณีย์อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ (e-mail) ถึงด่านกักกันสัตว์ท่าออกที่จะนำสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ออก”
“ผู้รับบริการต้องติดต่อแจ้งนัดหมายเจ้าหน้าที่ด่านกักกันสัตว์ท่าออกเพื่อดำเนินการเกี่ยวกับสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ให้เป็นไปตามระเบียบข้อกำหนดหรือเงื่อนไขของประเทศปลายทาง”
“กรณีสัตว์เลี้ยง (สุนัข แมว กระต่าย) ต้องมีเอกสารรับรองการฉีดวัคซีนที่มีการระบุเลขไมโครชิพ”
“ระยะเวลาในการดำเนินการรวม : 3 วันทำการ”
“บัตรประจำตัวประชาชน”
“(กรณีชาวต่างชาติ)”
“Bill of Lading (B/L) หรือ Airway Bill หรือ Truckway bill หรือ Railway Bill”
“หลังเวลาทำการ เจ้าหน้าที่จะดำเนินการในวันทำการถัดไป”
“คำขอต้องดำเนินการแก้ไขภายใน 7 วันทำการ นับตั้งแต่วันที่ได้รับแจ้ง”
“https://newemove.dld.go.th/req/”
“ให้ผู้ประสงค์จะส่งออกไปนอกราชอาณาจักรซึ่งสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ ยื่นคำขออนุญาตนำสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ออกนอกราชอาณาจักรต่ออธิบดีหรือผู้ซึ่งอธิบดีมอบหมาย”
“ยื่นแบบคำขออนุญาตนำสัตว์/ซากสัตว์ เข้า ออก ผ่านราชอาณาจักรไทย (แบบ ร.1/1) ผ่านระบบการเคลื่อนย้ายสัตว์และซากสัตว์ทางอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ (e - movement system) ล่วงหน้าไม่น้อยกว่า 7 วันทำการ”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering South Africa
Fly as manifest cargo and present the permit and certificate on arrival
Dogs and cats must be registered as manifest cargo and cannot fly as excess baggage. Cats and dogs from countries without quarantine can also arrive at Durban. At the airport the original import permit and original health certificate are presented to the veterinary officials before the animal is released.
Details and the official words
“All dogs and cats imported into South Africa must be registered, as manifest cargo and can not fly as excess baggage.”
“On arrival at the airport the original Veterinary Import Permit issued by the Directorate Animal Health and the original Veterinary Health Certificate signed, stamped and certified by Veterinary Authorities of the exporting country must be presented to the veterinary officials at the airport before the dog or cat can be released.”
QuarantineEntering South Africa
Dogs from some countries: 14 days' quarantine on arrival
Dogs from countries not on the department's list are quarantined for 14 days on arrival, re-tested for the five diseases at the owner's expense, and may only arrive through OR Tambo (Johannesburg) or Cape Town. Before a quarantine booking is confirmed you must sign an indemnity form (the original, not a copy).
Details and the official words
“Quarantine of 14 days will be imposed on some dogs, depending on the country of origin of the dog.”
Good to know
- Puppies and kittens under 3 months old need no rabies vaccination, but can only travel if their mother was vaccinated more than 30 days and less than 12 months before they were born; they are vaccinated after arrival at 3 months of age.
- A dog that tests positive for any of the five diseases is not eligible for import.
- DLD issues the certificate following your destination's conditions, so bring what your destination asks for: its import permit (if it issues one), its own certificate forms (for example an EU annex or a veterinary certificate) and the lab reports its conditions require.
Cats
Bringing a dog or cat into South Africa: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Taking a dog or cat out of Thailand (DLD): we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Get ready
IdentificationThailand and South Africa
ISO microchip (tattoos are not accepted)
All dogs and cats imported into South Africa must be permanently identified with a microchip that can be read by ISO 11784 or ISO 11785 scanners; tattoos are not accepted.
Details and the official words
Microchip (or tattoo) matching the documents: DLD asks for dogs and cats to be tattooed or microchipped, at your expense, and the identification must match the application, the health certificate and the other documents. For a pet the document list asks for a microchip certificate issued by an animal hospital or clinic.
“All dogs and cats imported into South Africa must be permanently identified with a microchip (tattoos will not be accepted).”
“The microchip must be able to be read by an ISO 11784 or ISO 11785 scanners.”
“สุนัข แมว กระต่าย ให้ทำรอยสักหรือฝังไมโครชิป”
“ใบรับรองการฝังไมโครชิป”
“ออกโดยโรงพยาบาลสัตว์ หรือคลินิกรักษาสัตว์”
VaccinationEntering South Africa
Rabies vaccination (not needed from Australia, New Zealand and the UK)
Dogs and cats must have a valid rabies vaccination: a primary vaccination given not more than 12 months and not less than 30 days before import, or a booster given not more than 12 months before import. It is not required for pets from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, though advised.
Details and the official words
“In the case of a primary rabies vaccination the vaccination must be given not more than 12 months and not less than 30 days before the date of import.”
“In the case of a booster rabies vaccination the vaccination must be given not more than 12 months before the date of import.”
“Vaccination against rabies is not required for cats/dogs imported from Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland”
PermitEntering South Africa
Veterinary import permit (before the animal leaves)
A veterinary import permit from the Directorate Animal Health is needed to import dogs and cats. You apply with the application form and proof of payment of the permit fee, and for a dog that will be quarantined an indemnity declaration. The permit is issued and sent to you together with a veterinary health certificate; the protocol says processing takes 3 to 4 working days if approved.
Details and the official words
The fee in the protocol (R110) is old; newer department pages mention an updated tariff.
“A veterinary import permit is needed to import Dogs & Cats into South Africa.”
“it takes three (3) to four (4) working days to process the permit”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkThailand and South Africa
Veterinary health certificate within 10 days of departure
The department sends you the veterinary health certificate with the import permit. A vet authorised by the exporting country's veterinary administration completes it in English within 10 days of departure, and it is stamped and signed by the exporting country's veterinary authorities.
Details and the official words
DLD health certificate at the animal quarantine station of your departure port: Before your pet leaves, take it to the animal quarantine station at the port you leave from (or another place DLD approves or the station's vet chooses). The vet there examines it and, as your destination requires, may hold it for observation, take samples for the lab, vaccinate or treat it, or mark it; then DLD signs the health certificate. There is no fee. Stations are open Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30, except public holidays.
“This needs to be completed, in English, by a veterinarian authorized thereto by the Veterinary Administration of the exporting country, within 10 days of departure.”
“ก่อนดำเนินการส่งออกไปนอกราชอาณาจักรซึ่งสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ ให้ผู้รับใบอนุญาตนำสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ไปยังสถานกักกันสัตว์หรือที่พักซากสัตว์ของท่าออก หรือสถานกักกันสัตว์หรือที่พักซากสัตว์ที่กรมปศุสัตว์รับรอง หรือสถานที่ที่สัตวแพทย์ประจำท่าออกเห็นสมควร”
“กรณีสัตว์มีชีวิต ระยะเวลาการกักสัตว์ ดูอาการ และ/หรือการเก็บตัวอย่างทางห้องปฏิบัติการ และ/หรือการทำวัคซีน และ/หรือการทำลายเชื้อโรคหรือพาหะนำโรค และ/หรือการทำเครื่องหมายประจำตัวสัตว์ ตามเงื่อนไขของประเทศปลายทางกำหนด”
“ไม่มีค่าธรรมเนียม”
“เปิดให้บริการวัน จันทร์ ถึง วัน ศุกร์ (ยกเว้นวันหยุดที่ทางราชการกำหนด) ตั้งแต่เวลา 08:30 - 16:30 น.”
Official stampLeaving Thailand
Apply to DLD in the e-Movement system
Apply for the health certificate online in DLD's e-Movement system (https://newemove.dld.go.th/req/), attaching the documents there or emailing them to the animal quarantine station at the port you will leave from, and make an appointment with that station. The documents include your ID card or, for a foreigner, your passport; the vaccination certificate showing your pet's microchip number; the microchip certificate; the airway bill; and what your destination asks for. DLD's processing time is 3 working days once the documents are complete.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
DLD's page on its import and export procedure says the application form R.1/1 (for taking animals into, out of or through Thailand) is filed in e-Movement at least 7 working days ahead, but it describes that step for imports. We don't know whether the same lead time applies when you leave: ask the quarantine station.
An application filed in e-Movement outside office hours is handled on the next working day. If documents are missing, you have 7 working days to correct them, or the application is cancelled.
“สามารถส่งเอกสารแนบผ่านระบบ e-Movement หรือผ่านช่องทางไปรษณีย์อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ (e-mail) ถึงด่านกักกันสัตว์ท่าออกที่จะนำสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ออก”
“ผู้รับบริการต้องติดต่อแจ้งนัดหมายเจ้าหน้าที่ด่านกักกันสัตว์ท่าออกเพื่อดำเนินการเกี่ยวกับสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ให้เป็นไปตามระเบียบข้อกำหนดหรือเงื่อนไขของประเทศปลายทาง”
“กรณีสัตว์เลี้ยง (สุนัข แมว กระต่าย) ต้องมีเอกสารรับรองการฉีดวัคซีนที่มีการระบุเลขไมโครชิพ”
“ระยะเวลาในการดำเนินการรวม : 3 วันทำการ”
“บัตรประจำตัวประชาชน”
“(กรณีชาวต่างชาติ)”
“Bill of Lading (B/L) หรือ Airway Bill หรือ Truckway bill หรือ Railway Bill”
“หลังเวลาทำการ เจ้าหน้าที่จะดำเนินการในวันทำการถัดไป”
“คำขอต้องดำเนินการแก้ไขภายใน 7 วันทำการ นับตั้งแต่วันที่ได้รับแจ้ง”
“https://newemove.dld.go.th/req/”
“ให้ผู้ประสงค์จะส่งออกไปนอกราชอาณาจักรซึ่งสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ ยื่นคำขออนุญาตนำสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ออกนอกราชอาณาจักรต่ออธิบดีหรือผู้ซึ่งอธิบดีมอบหมาย”
“ยื่นแบบคำขออนุญาตนำสัตว์/ซากสัตว์ เข้า ออก ผ่านราชอาณาจักรไทย (แบบ ร.1/1) ผ่านระบบการเคลื่อนย้ายสัตว์และซากสัตว์ทางอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ (e - movement system) ล่วงหน้าไม่น้อยกว่า 7 วันทำการ”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering South Africa
Fly as manifest cargo and present the permit and certificate on arrival
Dogs and cats must be registered as manifest cargo and cannot fly as excess baggage. Cats and dogs from countries without quarantine can also arrive at Durban. At the airport the original import permit and original health certificate are presented to the veterinary officials before the animal is released.
Details and the official words
“All dogs and cats imported into South Africa must be registered, as manifest cargo and can not fly as excess baggage.”
“On arrival at the airport the original Veterinary Import Permit issued by the Directorate Animal Health and the original Veterinary Health Certificate signed, stamped and certified by Veterinary Authorities of the exporting country must be presented to the veterinary officials at the airport before the dog or cat can be released.”
Good to know
- Puppies and kittens under 3 months old need no rabies vaccination, but can only travel if their mother was vaccinated more than 30 days and less than 12 months before they were born; they are vaccinated after arrival at 3 months of age.
- A dog that tests positive for any of the five diseases is not eligible for import.
- DLD issues the certificate following your destination's conditions, so bring what your destination asks for: its import permit (if it issues one), its own certificate forms (for example an EU annex or a veterinary certificate) and the lab reports its conditions require.
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Thailand publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
DLD export health certificateLeaving ThailandFree
Veterinary import permitEntering South Africa230 ZAR
Tariff from 1 April 2024. The department revises it every year, so check the current amount when you apply.
“Issuance of an import permit. R230”
New tariffs as from 1 April 2024: veterinary import permits issued in terms of the Animal Diseases Act · as of 2024-04-01
Government fees in total: 230 ZAR (each currency separately)
What vets and labs charge Not official figures
We have no published vet or lab prices for Thailand 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 Thailand
Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Thailand.
The trip back asks for 8 steps: import licence application (Form R.1/1) and import permit, rabies vaccination at least 21 days before departure, leptospirosis vaccination (or a negative test) and distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus vaccinations at least 21 days before departure and more.
Where this comes from
Official sources
- Information on importing of dogs and cats into the Republic of South Africa (Directorate Animal Health)
- New tariffs as from 1 April 2024: veterinary import permits issued in terms of the Animal Diseases Act
- คู่มือสำหรับประชาชน: การขอหนังสือรับรอง Health Certificate สำหรับสัตว์มีชีวิตหรือซากสัตว์ที่ไม่ใช้เพื่อการบริโภค (citizen's manual for the export health certificate, DLD Animal Quarantine and Inspection Division, file dated 26 September 2023)
- กฎกระทรวง การนำเข้า ส่งออก หรือนำผ่านราชอาณาจักรซึ่งสัตว์หรือซากสัตว์ พ.ศ. 2563 (Ministerial Regulation on bringing animals into, out of and through Thailand, Royal Gazette 14 February 2020; DLD copy)
- การนำเข้า นำออก นำผ่านสัตว์และซากสัตว์ตาม พรบ.โรคระบาดสัตว์ พ.ศ. 2558 (DLD Animal Quarantine and Inspection Division, published 2 October 2025)
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 Thailand to South Africa?
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 South Africa?
Yes: A veterinary import permit from the Directorate Animal Health is needed to import dogs and cats.
Will my dog be quarantined in South Africa?
It can be: Dogs from countries not on the department's list are quarantined for 14 days on arrival, re-tested for the five diseases at the owner's expense, and may only arrive through OR Tambo (Johannesburg) or Cape Town.
Will my cat be quarantined in South Africa?
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 Thailand to South Africa?
With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: ISO microchip (tattoos are not accepted), rabies vaccination (not needed from Australia, New Zealand and the UK) and veterinary import permit (before the animal leaves) and 5 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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