Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Vietnam to Thailand: official requirements
Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead. The main steps: 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 4 more.
Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 2 official pages
In short
- On this route: import permit needed and official stamp on the certificate.
Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving Vietnam publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Viet Nam's 2026 circular on animal quarantine sets one export procedure for all animals; we found no official page written for pet owners. It doesn't give the fees or say what the quarantine office checks beyond a clinical examination and the destination's requirements. Ask the regional animal health sub-department (or your province's veterinary authority) where you will apply.
Limited official guidance. The authority for entering Thailand publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. This is the Department of Livestock Development's English page on importing pets, dated 12 February 2018 and read from a copy stored in 2021, because the department's site does not open from our network. A Thai-language DLD page says applications can now be filed online (e-Movement) instead of by email, so the procedure may have changed. It lists no blood test, quarantine period or banned breeds. Treat it as a short summary under review and confirm with the quarantine station at your port of entry (Suvarnabhumi cargo terminal +66 2134 0731) before you travel.
At a glance
The rules on this route are the same for dogs and cats.
How early to start
3 weeks
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: Rabies vaccination at least 21 days before departure (at least 21 days before departure)
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route
- 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.
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Vietnam → Thailand
What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether Vietnam (leaving) or Thailand (entering) asks for it.
Bringing a dog or cat into Thailand: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Get ready
VaccinationEntering Thailand
Rabies vaccination at least 21 days before departure
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies not less than 21 days before departure. Pets from a country certified rabies-free don't need the vaccination.
Details and the official words
“Pets is vaccinated against Rabies not less than 21 days prior to the departure.”
“Pets from free of Rabies certified country do not need a Rabies vaccination.”
VaccinationEntering Thailand
Leptospirosis vaccination (or a negative test)
Your pet must be vaccinated against leptospirosis not less than 21 days before departure; a negative leptospirosis test in the 30 days before departure also meets the requirement.
Details and the official words
“Pet is vaccinated against Leptospirosis not less than 21 days prior to the departure.”
“The negative result of Leptospirosis test during 30 days prior to the departure can also fulfill the requirement.”
VaccinationEntering Thailand
Distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus vaccinations at least 21 days before departure
Your pet shall also be vaccinated against other significant infectious diseases, namely distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus, at least 21 days before departure.
Details and the official words
“Pet shall be vaccinated against other significant infectious diseases i.e. Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, at least 21 days prior to the departure.”
PermitEntering Thailand
Import licence application (Form R.1/1) and import permit
Email the scanned documents to the quarantine station and phone to confirm they arrived. The station emails you the scanned import permit within 7 working days (longer if documents are incomplete). The documents are the application form R.1/1, a copy of the owner's passport photo page, proof of vaccination, a colour picture of the pet's face, and a document with the number and species of pets, each pet's breed, sex, age, colour and microchip, the addresses in the country of origin and in Thailand, the expected arrival date and the departure and entry ports. The import permit is valid for 60 days, and the import licence (Form R.7) for 7 days.
Details and the official words
“Import License Application Form (Form R.1/1)”
“The scanned import permit is sent to you via email within 7 working days (In case of incomplete documents, more days are required)”
“The import permit is valid for 60 days”
In the days before you travel
PaperworkVietnam and Thailand
Official health certificate from the exporting country
Apply for an official health certificate from the authorised body of the exporting country. It must be completed in English and stamped (endorsed) by the authorised veterinary official. The page gives no deadline for how recent it must be.
Details and the official words
Export quarantine certificate (form 13a): The quarantine office examines your pet, checks it against the dossier and carries out the checks the destination (or you) ask for. If no samples need testing, it issues the export quarantine certificate (form 13a) within 1 working day of the quarantine; if samples are tested, within 5 working days. At the border where you leave, the quarantine office checks the certificate and confirms it.
“The Official health Certificate must be completed in English and stamped (endorsed) by the authorized veterinary official of the exporting country.”
“Kiểm tra lâm sàng đối với động vật; kiểm tra thực trạng hàng hóa đối với sản phẩm động vật; đối chiếu thông tin lô hàng với hồ sơ kiểm dịch;”
“Thực hiện kiểm tra các nội dung vệ sinh thú y theo yêu cầu của nước nhập khẩu hoặc chủ hàng;”
“Đối với lô hàng không phải lấy mẫu xét nghiệm: Trong thời hạn 01 ngày làm việc kể từ ngày bắt đầu thực hiện kiểm dịch, nếu đáp ứng yêu cầu kiểm dịch, Cơ quan kiểm dịch động vật cửa khẩu cấp Giấy chứng nhận kiểm dịch động vật xuất khẩu theo mẫu 13a”
“Đối với lô hàng phải lấy mẫu xét nghiệm: Trong thời hạn 05 ngày làm việc kể từ ngày bắt đầu thực hiện kiểm dịch”
“Xác nhận đã kiểm tra vào Giấy chứng nhận kiểm dịch hoặc thực hiện cấp đổi Giấy chứng nhận kiểm dịch xuất khẩu theo yêu cầu của chủ hàng.”
Official stampLeaving Vietnam
Register your pet for export quarantine before you leave
Before departure, send the registration dossier to the regional animal health sub-department (Chi cục Chăn nuôi và Thú y vùng) or the provincial veterinary authority it has delegated: the export quarantine registration form (form 2a), the destination's written veterinary requirements if any, and the destination's certificate model if any. You can send it through the National Single Window, the public service portal, by post, by email, by fax or in person (after an email or fax, send the original). The office checks the dossier within 1 working day and tells you when and where the quarantine will take place.
Details and the official words
“Trước khi xuất khẩu động vật, sản phẩm động vật có yêu cầu kiểm dịch, chủ hàng gửi 01 bộ hồ sơ đăng ký kiểm dịch theo quy định tại Điều 7 Thông tư này đến Chi cục Chăn nuôi và Thú y vùng hoặc Cơ quan quản lý chuyên ngành Thú y cấp tỉnh được Cục Chăn nuôi và Thú y ủy quyền”
“qua Cổng thông tin một cửa quốc gia hoặc Cổng dịch vụ công hoặc qua dịch vụ bưu chính công ích hoặc gửi qua thư điện tử, fax hoặc gửi trực tiếp. Trường hợp gửi hồ sơ đăng ký qua thư điện tử, fax, sau đó chủ hàng phải gửi bản chính.”
“Đơn đăng ký kiểm dịch động vật xuất khẩu theo mẫu 2a quy định tại Phụ lục V ban hành kèm theo Thông tư này.”
“Văn bản thể hiện yêu cầu nội dung vệ sinh thú y của nước nhập khẩu hoặc chủ hàng (nếu có).”
“Mẫu Giấy chứng nhận kiểm dịch của Cơ quan có thẩm quyền của nước nhập khẩu (nếu có).”
“Trong thời hạn 01 ngày làm việc kể từ ngày nhận được hồ sơ đăng ký, Cơ quan kiểm dịch động vật cửa khẩu xem xét tính đầy đủ, hợp lệ của hồ sơ.”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Thailand
Take your pet to the animal quarantine station on arrival
On arrival take your pet to the animal quarantine station with a photocopy of the owner's passport, the original vaccination record (and pet passport), the original official health certificate and a photocopy of the printed import permit. At Suvarnabhumi airport there are two stations: near baggage belt 8 for pets that came in the passenger cabin, and the International Animal Quarantine Station for pets that travelled as cargo.
Details and the official words
“Take your pets to the animal quarantine station.”
Good to know
- Your pet must travel in a nose-and-paw-proof crate designed to avoid any risk of injury.
- Dogs and cats are animals that must be quarantined. If neither the destination nor you ask for an export quarantine certificate, the circular instead requires the quarantine for moving animals out of a province.
- A pet that leaves Viet Nam temporarily (and will come back) goes through the same export quarantine when it leaves.
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Vietnam publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
No government fee is published on the official pages we use for this trip. That doesn’t always mean it’s free: ask the authority.
What vets and labs charge Not official figures
We have no published vet or lab prices for Vietnam 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 Vietnam
Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Vietnam.
The trip back asks for 4 steps: quarantine (health) certificate from the exporting country, declare your pet at the border animal quarantine office, microchip (or tattoo) matching the documents and apply to DLD in the e-Movement system.
Nearby routes
Other routes
Where this comes from
Official sources
- Bring your pet into Thailand: pet import process (DLD, 12 February 2018)
- Thông tư 01/2026/TT-BNNMT quy định về kiểm dịch động vật, sản phẩm động vật trên cạn, consolidated text 67/VBHN-BNNMT (2026)
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 Vietnam to Thailand?
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 Thailand?
Yes: Email the scanned documents to the quarantine station and phone to confirm they arrived.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Thailand?
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 Vietnam to Thailand?
With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead. The main steps: 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 4 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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