Sudan Pet Import Requirements

Must be vaccinated against rabies:

 a) not less than 30 days and not more than one year prior to shipment in the case of a primary vaccination, which should have been carried out when the animal were at least 3 months old.

 b) not more than one year prior to shipment in the case of a booster vaccination.

 c) with an inactivated virus vaccine or with a recombinant vaccine expressing the rabies virus glycoprotein.

 If your dog or cat was vaccinated against rabies less than six months prior to arrival in Sudan, it must also be accompanied by a certificate signed by a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin stating that there has been no case of rabies within 30 miles of the place of origin of the animal within the preceding the six months.

Sudan doesn’t recognize 3 years Living Avianized vaccine.

Were subjected not less than 3 months and not more than 24 months prior to shipment to an antibody test as prescribed in the OIE (WOAH)

The animal is accompanied by a valid Rabies vaccination certificate stating:

     The type; manufacturer and Batch No. of the vaccine; the apparent age of the animal at the time of vaccination; the date of vaccination

    Animals vaccinated against Rabies less than six months prior to arrival in Sudan must also be accompanied by a certificate signed by a Government Veterinary Officer of Israel stating that there has been no case of Rabies within 30 miles of the place of origin of the animal within the preceding six months.

 Any animal arriving in Sudan without the above stated certificates will be kept in quarantine, at the expenses of the owner, for up to six months. Animals in transit for less than 48 hours need not have certificates as per the above paragraph. But will be kept in isolation, at the owner’s expense, during this period. Such animals will only be allowed to leave Sudan by air or sea.

 The arrival of any animal entering Sudan other than by sea at the Port of Mombasa or by air at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi must be reported to the nearest Veterinary Office within three (3) days of arrival.

Sudan has not published a list of banned breeds

No canine or feline animal shall be imported into Sudan from any country unless:

(a) The animal is accompanied by the certificate of a veterinary surgeon, signed not more than five days prior to the date of departure from the country of origin, certifying that the animal is free from clinical symptoms of any contagious or infectious disease.

 (b)(i) The animal is accompanied by a valid Rabies vaccination certificate stating-

the type, manufacturer and Batch No. of the vaccine.

the apparent age of the animal at the time of vaccination.

the date of vaccination

 (b)(ii) Animals vaccinated against Rabies less than six months prior to arrival in Sudan must also be accompanied by a certificate signed by a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin stating that there has been no case of Rabies within 30 miles of the place of origin of the animal within the preceding six months.

 (c) The animal is accompanied by a certificate from the Captain of the ship or aircraft in which the animal travelled to Sudan certifying that the animal has not left the craft between the place of embarkation and the place of entry into Sudan, and has been isolated from all other canine and feline animals throughout the journey.

Any animal arriving into Sudan without the certificates stated above will be returned back to origin or kept in quarantine, at the expenses of the owner, for up to six months with the exception that:

(b) animals in transit for less than 48 hours need to have transit permit. Such animals will only be allowed to leave Sudan by air or sea.

The arrival of any animal entering Kenya other than by sea at Mombasa or by air at Nairobi must be reported to the nearest veterinary office within three days of arrival.

 Validity of Rabies Vaccines – A certificate of Rabies vaccination is valid for all canines which are over the age of six months at vaccination and for all felines which are over the age of four months at vaccination, for the period specified, providing that one of the following approved vaccines has been used:

a) Phenolized (inactivated) vaccine:

 Canines and felines: One month to 12 months, post vaccination.

b) Living Avianized vaccine (Flury or Kelev strain)

Canines: One month to 12 months, post vaccination.

Felines: One month to 12 months, post vaccination

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Pets entering Sudan should do so through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) and only as manifest cargo (with an airway bill).

You can’t bring your pet into Kenya in-cabin or even as excess luggage.

Sending a pet as manifest cargo means that the pet is flying “unaccompanied”. Even if the owner is on the same flight, the pet’s ticket (airway bill) isn’t connected in any way to the owner’s ticket.

- Usually takes 1 hour for pets to be transferred from the aircraft to the clearance area.

- the customs clearance process then takes a further 1 to 1.5 hours.

- all original documents must accompany the pet as they are required for clearance