The following rules pertain to moving dogs, cats, and birds into India from other countries. They are pet import requirements stated by Indian Government.
Two pets (cat/ dog), per passenger, are allowed to be imported into India without any import license. - As of February 9, 2009, India prohibits the importation of all domestic and wild birds and poultry, poultry semen, and swine originating from the United States.
- A 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) from the animal quarantine station in India should be obtained for the pets entering India.
- People who want to bring their pets as accompanied luggage should apply for this NOC before they enter the country through their appointed agent ( customs agent or a relocation professional) because it has to be obtained in person and cannot be applied for online.
- The documents required for obtaining this NOC include all vaccination records of the pet; Government issued veterinary certificate from the exporting country; USDA document with the Annexure I/II in case of USA; flight details / confirmation of the passenger's travel into India / copy of the airway bill; and veterinary certificate.
- Each Pet is identified by means of a microchip. As such microchip implantation has to be done through a Veterinarian physician. It has to be ISO-compatible microchip (ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO standard 11785) otherwise the pet will need to be sent with it’s own scanner attached to the top of the crate.
- All pets entering India should be vaccinated against Rabies and must have original Rabies Certificate. This certificate must state the microchip number, the date of inoculation and the validity (the period for which the vaccine is effective) of the particular vaccination. This vaccine must be an inactivated vaccine.
- A standard Vet Health Certificate that must have been issued within 10 days of the flight. This Certificate must state that the pet shows no signs of Aujossky’s disease, Distemper, Rabies, Leishmaoiasis, Leptospirosis and Tuberculosis.
- In case of pets coming from the US, certificates issued by a USDA Accredited Veterinarian has to be submitted in prescribed forms having USDA stamp of approval. Separate forms are prescribed for moving dogs and cats.
Disclaimer: Above information is provided as general guidelines and may not be updated to meet the current requirements. Before moving your pets, obtain information from appropriate authorities for your destination country.
