Taiwan Pet Import Requirements

The dog or cat to be imported shall have been vaccinated with inactivated vaccines against rabies given at least 90 days old.

RNAT, FAVN titre test report required for all dogs/cats/ferrets from rabies infected countries.

7 days quarantine is mandatory.

Required for all dogs/cats imported from rabies-infected countries.

To be exempted quarantine requirements:

For the importation of a dog/cat from a country (zone) not recognized by Taiwan as being free from rabies, the blood sampled from the dog/cat must pass the rabies test with the blood sampled within 90 days to one year prior to importation;
However, the post-entry quarantine may be waived for a dog/cat that:

Having passed the test with the blood sampled within 180 days to one year prior to importation, and one of the following requirements is being complied with:
1.The applicant submitting the application for the import quarantine permit to the

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (APHIA) at least 120 days prior to

entering Taiwan; or
2.The applicant submitting the application for the import quarantine permit to APHIA

at least 20 days prior to entering Taiwan and the laboratory sending a photocopy of

the passing test report directly to APHIA; or
3.The applicant submitting the application for the import quarantine permit to APHIA

at least 20 days prior to entering Taiwan and the animal quarantine authority of the exporting country sending a photocopy of a declaration of the test result (Rabies neutralizing antibody titer test declaration, RNATTD) directly to APHIA.

Import/Export of Pit Bull Terriers not allowed including American Pit Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull, American Staffordshire Terrier BUT ones bred on or before February 28, 2022 allowed Species regulated by the Wildlife Conservation Act Need Permit or certificate issued by Forest Bureau, Council of Agriculture of Taiwan Ocean Conservation Administration of Taiwan

Customs Broker and Agent Required: NO

Maximum: 4 pets under 1 AWB.

Rabies Free Country

Rabies-free country: According to the latest promulgation of Council of Agriculture, Japan, United Kingdom, Sweden, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Norway (not including the archipelago of Svalbard), State of Hawaii and Territory of Guam of the United States of America, Singapore and Estonia are recognized as Rabies-free countries. Countries that are not listed here are considered Rabies-infected countries.