What procedures do you need to go through for the import of pet dogs?

Dogs going abroad are pets leaving the country, and the procedures are generally more complicated. Quarantine is very important, and most countries and regions generally refuse entry to pets without health certificates, and they will also be strictly prohibited from entering the country when they return. Go to the animal hospital designated by the Entry-Exit Quarantine Bureau to get vaccinated.

Within 14 days before departure (at the latest one week before leaving), bring your pet and health certificate to the Entry-Exit Quarantine Bureau to go through the entry-exit quarantine procedures, and after the quarantine is completed, a plant quarantine certificate, customs clearance form, etc., will be issued with these certificates to board the plane and pass through the customs.

Mandatory requirements for pet entry:

1. Pets brought into the country should be subject to health inspection conducted by the official authorities of the country or region to be exported within 14 days before entry to ensure that they are not infected with related animal infectious diseases and parasitic diseases listed in the "List of Quarantine Diseases of Imported Animals of the People's Republic of China", including rabies. When entering the country, the carrier shall provide the customs with a qualified and valid quarantine certificate issued by the official animal quarantine authority of the country or region of departure.

2. Pets brought into the country are also subject to quarantine at the entry customs, and the customs shall release, return or destroy the imported pets according to the results of on-site quarantine and isolation quarantine.

3. The carrier shall provide the customs with the certificate of rabies vaccination issued by the official animal quarantine agency of the country or region of departure within the validity period.

4. Pets brought into the country need to be implanted with electronic chips.

Documents required for pet entry:

1. Official quarantine certificate: including pet information (breed, scientific name, gender, etc.); the number, date and location of the chip implant; the results and dates of animal health inspections; Rabies vaccination information (date and expiration date, vaccine type, product name, manufacturing company, etc.); rabies antibody titer test information (test blood collection date, name of testing institution, antibody titer result);

2.Certificate of rabies vaccination;

3.Electronic chips implanted in pets: the chips must comply with the international standards ISO1178 and ISO11785;

4.Rabies antibody test report.

Legal basis

Animal Epidemic Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 2: This Law applies to animal epidemic prevention and its supervision and management activities within the territory of the People's Republic of China. The quarantine of imported and exported animals and animal products shall be governed by the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quarantine of Imported and Exported Animals and Plants.

Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants Entering and Leaving the Country

Article 22 In any of the following circumstances, the owner of the goods or its first person shall re-apply for inspection of animals and plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine articles that have passed the quarantine:

1) Changing the country or region of import, and the changed country or region of entry has different quarantine requirements;

2) Changing the packaging or assembling it after it was not assembled;

3) The period of validity of quarantine regulations has been exceeded.

In addition to pet food, which requires FDA certification, other pet products do not need to provide certification documents.

FDA is the abbreviation of Food and Drug Administration of the United States, which is affiliated to the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and is responsible for the management of drugs, food, biological products, cosmetics, veterinary drugs, medical devices and diagnostic supplies nationwide.

FDA Certification: Ensures the safety of food, cosmetics, drugs, biologics, medical devices, and radiological products manufactured or imported into the United States.

It depends on the specific product and the country to be exported. Toys exported to the EU need to do EN71 certification.

Guangzhou Customs: Due to work needs, I want to take my pet out of the country to live, but I don't know much about the quarantine policy for outbound pets. What are the procedures for pets to leave the country?

Hello! Since pets are live animals, animal quarantine requirements are relatively strict, and most countries or regions will formulate specific quarantine requirements for specific places of departure and pet breeds. It is recommended that you fully understand the quarantine requirements of the destination country or region before leaving the country before leaving the country with your pet.

Here are the specific requirements and precautions for pets leaving the country.

General requirements for imported pets in the destination country.

Valid identification document. The pet owner must provide a valid identification document such as a passport, which must be within the validity period.

Proof of rabies vaccination for pets. A rabies vaccination certificate issued by a local veterinary authority or a pet hospital is required, and rabies vaccination must be within the validity period. Some countries also have special requirements for vaccination, such as:

Japan and Singapore require information on the last two rabies vaccinations.

Implant your pet's microchip. Most countries or regions require pet implants, and the chips need to meet the requirements of the international standards ISO11784 and 11785. If the electronic chip implanted in the pet does not meet the requirements, the carrier or its ** person should bring their own reading and writing equipment that can read the implanted chip number to the quarantine inspection site for verification.

Rabies immunization antibody serum report issued by an officially recognized laboratory in the destination country or region. The rabies immune antibody test result in the test report is required to be greater than.

Apply for an entry permit. Some countries or regions require an entry permit, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, etc.

Deworming treatment. Dogs entering the EU are subject to deworming (Echinococcus multilocularis multilocular) and are valid for 120 hours.

An Animal Health Certificate is required. All countries require imported pets to be accompanied by the official "Animal Health Certificate" issued by the exporting country, and some countries or regions have specific requirements for the format of the certificate, additional specific declarations, expiration dates, etc.

You can check the specific pet entry requirements in the relevant ** of the destination country or region.

China's general requirements for pets to leave the country.

Before leaving the country, you must declare quarantine to the customs. Before the pet leaves the country, it should be declared to the local customs and apply for the "Animal Health Certificate" and other documents.

Before leaving the country, it must be quarantined by the customs and issued a certificate. After the declaration is accepted by the customs, make an appointment for the pet clinical quarantine inspection. The contents of the inspection include whether the pet's mental state is good, whether the movement is coordinated, whether the coat is shiny and smooth, whether the breathing is even, whether the nasal lens is moist and normal, whether the visual mucosa is normal (no flushing, cyanosis, paleness, yellow staining), whether the secretions and excretions are normal, whether there are parasites on the body surface, whether there are clinical features of ** disease, whether there are clinical characteristics of infectious diseases, etc.

Customs will determine whether the pet meets the quarantine requirements of the destination country based on the on-site quarantine inspection, and decide whether to issue the Animal Health Certificate. Those who pass the quarantine are allowed to leave the country.

We hope that you will understand the quarantine requirements of the destination country or region in advance, arrange the time for your pet to leave the country reasonably, and cooperate with the customs on-site quarantine inspection. We wish you and your pet a smooth exit.

1. Filing of import enterprises.

Importers of pet food imported for the first time should go through the registration of imported feed and feed additives enterprises in advance.

Handling path: China International ** Single Window - Standard Edition Application - Application List - Enterprise Qualification - Unified Management of Administrative Counterparts.

2. Apply for quarantine permits.

Importers of imported pet food shall go through the quarantine approval procedures before signing the ** contract and obtain the "Quarantine Permit for Imported Animals and Plants".

According to the "Approval on Canceling the Quarantine of Imported Animals and Plants for Certain Products" (Announcement No. 51 of the General Administration of Customs [2018]), the Customs has cancelled the approval of the quarantine of imported animals and plants for canned dog or cat food (HS code 2309101000), and relevant enterprises do not need to apply for quarantine licenses for imported animals and plants before the import of such products.

3. Import declaration.

Required information (including but not limited to):

Contracts, invoices, packing lists, bills of lading and other documents;

Valid Animal and Plant Quarantine Permit (some pet food);

Inspection and quarantine certificate, certificate of origin, etc.

4. Import inspection and quarantine.

After the pet food arrives at the port, the customs will carry out inspection and quarantine on the imported pet food in accordance with the following requirements:

Chinese laws and regulations, national mandatory standards and relevant inspection and quarantine requirements;

bilateral agreements, protocols, memoranda of understanding;

The requirements listed in the Quarantine Permit for Imported Animals and Plants (some pet food).

The main contents of the on-site inspection carried out by the customs are:

Check the cargo certificate: check whether the document is consistent with the name, quantity (weight), packaging, production date, container number, export country or region, name and registration number of the manufacturer;

Label inspection: whether the label meets the national standard for feed labeling;

Sensory inspection: whether the container is in good condition, whether it has exceeded the shelf life, whether there is spoilage, whether there are harmful organisms, whether there are soil, animal carcasses, animal excrement and other prohibited items.

Laboratory testing: For imported pet food that needs to be tested in the laboratory, the customs officer will sample and send it to the laboratory for safety and health testing in accordance with the regulations.

For imported pet food that has passed the inspection and quarantine, the customs will issue a Certificate of Inspection and Quarantine of Imported Goods, and if it fails to pass the inspection, it will issue a Notice of Inspection and Quarantine Treatment to the importer and deal with it according to the relevant requirements.