Non Quarantine Pets

Is your pets paperwork in order

Entry to the UK from other EU Member States or approved non-EU countries

• Is your pet microchipped?
• Is your pet currently vaccinated against rabies?
• Was your pet vaccinated after it was microchipped?
• Have you got an EU Pet Passport or Official Veterinary Health Certificate from your vet certifying the microchip and vaccination?
• Have 21 days passed since your pet was vaccinated?
• Are you travelling into the UK with your pet on an approved route?**

Entry to the UK from non-approved countries:

For your pet to enter the UK from these countries, you must answer ‘yes’ to the following steps:

• Is your pet microchipped?
• Is your pet currently vaccinated against rabies?
• Was your pet vaccinated after being microchipped?
• Was a blood sample for a blood test taken at least 30 days after your pet was vaccinated?
• Has your pet passed the blood test? (your vet will tell you)
• Have you got an EU Pet Passport* or Official Veterinary Health Certificate from your vet certifying the microchip, vaccination and blood test result?
• Has your pet had a Titre blood test by a DEFRA registered approved laboratory?
• Have three months passed since the date the blood sample was taken?
• Are you travelling into the UK with your pet on an approved route?**

* Please note - If your pet was successfully blood tested and issued with an EU pet passport before it left the UK or other EU country to go to a non-approved country, the three-month waiting period before re-entering the UK will not apply (but all other rules still apply).

** For certain assistance dogs, they must travel into an approved airport. See our DEFRA website for further information.

Failure with above regulations will result in your pet’s needing quarantine.