Thailand Pet Import Requirements: how to bring a pet to thailand 2026

1. Import Permit:
You must obtain an import permit from the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) of Thailand in advance. This can be done by contacting the quarantine office at the airport of arrival (Bangkok or Phuket).
2. International Veterinary Certificate:
This certificate must be in English and confirm the health of the animal and the presence of the necessary vaccinations. It is issued on the day of departure at the airport, when passing veterinary control.
3. Veterinary Passport:
The passport must contain marks about microchipping and vaccinations, including against rabies and other diseases typical for this type of animal. Vaccinations must be done no later than 30 days before departure, but no more than a year from the date of their affixing.
4. Confirmation from the airline:
You must make sure that the airline you are flying with allows the carriage of animals and familiarize yourself with their rules for transportation.
5. Microchipping:
Make sure your pet is microchipped, as microchipping is a mandatory requirement.

6. Tests:
In some cases, additional tests may be required, such as for leptospirosis.

• Upon arrival at the International Airport of Thailand, you must first go to the veterinary control, then for your luggage.
• At the veterinary control, they beep the chips, take the certificate and health, and return the permit.
• TAKE CASH IN DOLLARS OR EUROS WITH YOU.
• Veterinary control costs 600 baht per pet. The cost at different airports may vary: from 500 baht to 600. (Having a pre-filled permit request does not exempt you from paying the fee).
• There is also a red corridor, where you pay a one-time fee of 1,000 baht if your pet is transported as cargo.
• ATTENTION: there is no veterinary control on Samui! Choose a route through Phuket or Bangkok to go through veterinary control.

Vaccination against rabies and leptospirosis is required. Rabies titers are not required to import a pet here from any country in the world. However, they are required if you plan to travel from Thailand to EU countries. At least three months must pass from the moment of donating blood for titers until the moment of importing the animal to the EU.

It is necessary to obtain an Import Permit in advance.
Send a letter to the airport veterinary control email 14-60 days in advance, specifying:

1. Applicant details: first name, last name, age, gender, citizenship, place of residence in the country of departure.
2. Travel plan: date, flight and time of arrival in Thailand, departure airport and arrival airport, address where you will stay in Thailand.
3. Description of the animal: individual, age, gender, breed, color, birthmarks, weight, microchip number, date of birth, photo, method of transportation – cabin or baggage.
4. Legitimately filled out R1-1 form in English.
5. Scan or photograph, and then attach to the letter:

• the first page of your passport;
• the animal’s passport: page with the name, gender, nickname, etc. + pages with the vaccination history;
• page with data on microchip implantation;
• a color photo that clearly shows the animal.

One letter should contain information about one animal.

Usually, Phuket Veterinary Control responds within a couple of days that the letter has been received, and in a couple of weeks they send a permit that is valid for 45-60 days. If after a week you have not received a response that the letter has been received and work is underway, you can politely remind them of yourself via email or WhatsApp.

Phuket Veterinary Control: Phuket International Airport Animal Quarantine Station (AQS) – main office Cargo Terminal, 2nd floor. Phones: +66 (0) 7635-1514, +66 086 2778139 (also WhatsApp), mail: qshk_hkt@dld.go.th

Working hours: Monday – Friday from 08:30 to 16:30, lunch from 12:00 to 13:00 local time (+4 hours to Moscow time)

Pattaya Veterinary Control: airport mail, where you can check the mail of Utapao Veterinary Control: admin@utapao.com. They respond slowly, the veterinary control itself is in Utapao, so it is better to arrange with the help of an agent. Or you can fly to Bangkok, where a permit is not needed, and from there take a taxi to your final destination.

Bangkok Veterinary Control: Suvarnabhumi Airport, email: qsap_bkk_import@dld.go.th, phone +66 2134 07312, to make sure that a permit is not needed, or to speed up the processing and receipt. It is located after passport control, opposite baggage carousel No. 8.

The rules for importing rabbits are the same as for dogs and cats.
To import rodents, you must obtain an import permit from the Department of Livestock (DLD). The permit application must be submitted no earlier than one and a half months before departure by email to dcontrol8@dld.go.th.

Prohibited Dog Breeds:
American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Tosa Inu.

Prohibited Cat Breeds:
Some cat breeds, such as the Bengal, Savannah, and Chausie, may be prohibited, especially if they do not have the proper papers.

When transiting through Thailand, you must comply with the rules for both import and export of animals.

It is recommended to use the VIP meeting service: they will meet you, take you to the veterinary control without queuing, and then to the taxi

Official information

• Health certificate
  Not required. If necessary, you can undergo parasite treatment and get a stamp of inspection by a veterinarian.
• Exit certificate
  You must contact the Animal Quarantine Station to obtain an export permit (needed when checking in for a flight from Thailand) and a health certificate (direct exit certificate indicating the route).
  You must come in person with the animal, with the animal’s passport (it must contain a chip, vaccinations, treatments), with the passport with which you will travel, and an air ticket. Cost 260 baht.
  After receiving the departure documents at the airport, veterinary control is not carried out – you must immediately go to the check-in counter for the flight from Thailand.
• Certificate validity
  Export permit – 8 days.
• Health certificate – 10 days for leaving the country, then the certificate is valid until the end of the route, unless otherwise stated.
  Certificates can be obtained from AQS:
  Phuket: Cargo Terminal 2nd floor
  Bangkok: Custom Export Clearance, room 20

Rabies titers:
Needed for travel to the EU and countries that have adopted EU rules (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro), Israel, China, UAE, Turkey, South Korea, and for dogs in the USA.

There is an accredited laboratory in Bangkok:
National Institute of Animal Health
50/2 Phahon-Yothin Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak,
Bangkok 10900
ThailandTel: +662 579 5001
e-Mail: niah16@dld.go.th