Cuba Pet Import Requirements

Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) Cuban ministerial entity specified that the certificate must include: type/brand of the anti-rabies vaccine administered, dosage, date, validity and batch number, among others that can be provided.

Pets (Dogs or cats)  must be vaccinated for rabies at least 30 days prior to entering the country.

 3 year Rabies are not accepted.

 For Military Personnel Stationed in NSGB (Guantanamo Bay Naval Base) Gunantanamo Bay:

 Pets over the age of 12 weeks must have a current rabies vaccination and certificate (DD 2208) in order to travel. If the vaccine expires during your travel or shortly thereafter, it is recommended to update this vaccine prior to travel. There is not a waiting period after vaccination prior to entry to NSGB.

A rabies Titre test is not required to enter Cuba from any country.

Cuba does not quarantine healthy pets who meet the following requirements:

•  Proof of current rabies vaccination administered at least 30 days and not more than 12 months prior to entry.

• Veterinary Certificate for Cuba completed by a licensed veterinarian shortly prior to entry. It is recommended that a USDA or CFIA licensed veterinarian complete the APHIS Form 7001 and endorsed by the USDA or CFIA if traveling from the United States or Canada. If traveling from another country, the responsible Governing Authority for the import and export of animals should endorse the forms.
• A copy of the Rabies Certificate should also be included for endorsement.
• Inspection: All domestic dogs and cats must be free of evidence of disease communicable to humans when examined at the port of entry to Cuba. If your dog or cat is not in apparent good health, further examination by a licensed veterinarian may be required at your expense.

 For Military Personnel Stationed in NSGB (Guantanamo Bay Naval Base) Guantanamo Bay:

 There is no additional quarantine for pets at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

Cuba allows the import of pets. However, there are some restrictions to be aware of before bringing pets to the country. Only dogs, cats, and birds are allowed to be imported into Cuba. Other pets such as reptiles, rodents, and rabbits are not permitted.

 Cuba does not publish a list of banned breeds.

AWB information you must include telephone 76420275 which is the department of phytosanitary products in HAV.  Consignees must call this number prior to shipment arrival."   
After the pet arrives in the country, the veterinarians present at the airport are in charge of performing physical tests to verify that they correspond with the data included in the export certificate.

 If the specialists verify such correspondence, then they authorize the entry of the pet, always registering the address of the place of residence or lodging where it will stay, in order to verify the animal's state of health within 15 days after the date of arrival, which must correspond with what was verified in the certificate.

 MINAG (Ministry of Agriculture) specified that when a pet is imported to the island, if the person returns to the country of origin within a period of up to 30 days of arrival, the Export Certificate with which the animal entered the country can be used to prove its return.

 In case the stay in Cuba exceeds 30 days, it is clarified that the exportation must be processed in the quarantine clinics of the animal health system of the province where the animal was during its stay in the island.