In addition to all EU countries, these other European countries and territories also accept EU AHC’s.
Please complete the EU AHC application form if you are travelling to any of these locations:
For a full list of “Part 1” countries visit:
https://www.gov.uk/bring-pet-to-great-britain/listed-and-unlisted-countries
As your pet’s owner you must be present when your pet is seen at the AHC appointment, and sign the pet owner’s declaration page, even if someone else will be travelling with your pet. We are not permitted to put two names on an AHC.
There is a section on the AHC where your pet’s travelling companion’s name is added. If someone else is travelling with your pet, you (the owner) must be travelling within the same 5 day period.
The rules say that there can be only “one named person on the AHC paperwork”. The pet is bound to one person only, the nominated owner, irrespective of joint ownership.
The person who is travelling with the pet must sign the AHC declaration at the time of the appointment.
The fee for an AHC is £232.00 inclusive of 20% VAT for one pet and £75.00 for each additional pet.
A repeat AHC within 6 months to the same country is £98.00. A repeat AHC within 6 months to a different country is £116.00.
The fee for a Fit to Fly certificate is £28.00 for each pet.
Yes we can but this takes the vets away from their clinical work. There is a sliding fee depending on how soon your travel is.
The standard fee of £232.00 is for all applications received 10 or more days before travel. There is an urgency surcharge of 10 percent each day up to a 100 percent surcharge for travel the following day.
EU issued pet passports are no longer valid for UK residents’ pets. A pet passport remains valid only if the pet’s owner has documentary proof of residence in an EU country.
If you are a documented resident of the EU and travelling by car, train or ferry that’s all you need for travel both ways. Pets travelling to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Malta, Finland or Norway also require tapeworm treatment.
If you are flying please check with your airline if they need a ‘Fit to Fly’ certificate. Most do. Then arrange a consultation with one of our vets who will examine and if healthy certify your companion as ‘fit to fly’.
Please remember that while many airlines are happy to transport pets in the passenger cabin flying out of the UK, if the combined weight of the pet and its carrier is less than eight kilograms, DEFRA regulations prohibit pets from travelling in the passenger section of an aircraft when arriving in the UK, unless they are certified service dogs such as Hearing Dogs or Guide Dogs.
Yes it can. The tablet must be given not less than 24 hours or more than 120 hours before your pet arrives back in the UK. If we are providing you with an AHC we can give the tablet if you visit in this time period.
Dogs and cats must be microchipped and 12 weeks of age or over when given their rabies vaccination.
Then there is a required minimum 21 day period for the vaccine to actively produce protecting antibodies. That means that puppies and kittens must be over 15 weeks of age to meet the health requirements to enter the UK.
Some cats vocalise a little but most settle down very well and go to sleep.
Dogs are much the same. There are several organic calming supplements which you may want to try including Calmex and Zylkene. If you prefer homeopathic remedies we are familiar with people using Bach Flower Rescue Remedy.
We do not recommend using prescription sedatives simply because of the risk of an adverse reaction without immediate access to veterinary advice.
EU issued pet passports are no longer valid for UK residents’ pets. A pet passport remains valid only if the pet’s owner has documentary proof of residence in an EU country.
If you are a documented resident of an EU country, on the rabies vaccination page, check that the vaccination has not expired. If it is valid on your date of travel this is all you need unless you are visiting an EU country that requires tapeworm treatment 1-5 days before arrival.
Ireland, Northern Ireland, Malta, Finland and Norway all require dogs to be treated with anti-tapeworm medication 1-5 days before travel. Book an appointment with us for this treatment.
Any vet is allowed to give this treatment and enter it in your pet’s valid EU issued passport (Existing EU passports issued to UK residents are no longer valid). Only EU vets can give repeat rabies inoculations
No, we can only check the Rabies vaccine is upto date, but please note that EU issued pet passports are no longer valid for UK residents’ pets. A pet passport remains valid only if the pet’s owner has documentary proof of residence in an EU country.
Because the UK is not part of the EU we are not updated on changes in EU legislation pertaining to pet travel within the EU. We are legally not allowed to validate or confirm in any way that your pet’s EU passport meets the EU’s present internal travel requirements.
Yes we can but the EU does not permit a non-EU vet to enter the details of the rabies inoculation in an EU issued Pet Passport. If you are travelling to the UK and the rabies inoculation in the Pet Passport is out of date, we can provide you with the booster inoculation and an AHC.
Once you are back in the EU your local vet can bring the EU issued passport back up to date so that you can it for future travel.
Mistakes happen, often concerning dates but unfortunately, we can’t correct mistakes on EU issued documents. Please contact the vet who issued the Pet Passport. If you need to travel to the EU before she/he can correct the mistake we can provide you with an AHC needed to enter the EU.
Pets can travel to Europe in a car via Eurotunnel, by ferry or by air.
Service and assistance dogs, can travel via Eurostar. Telephone Eurostar Assistance (0330 8180718) to learn more about pets travelling via Eurostar.
We can provide you with an AHC to enter France, a certified rabies vaccination certificate and a ‘Fit to Fly’ certificate for your airline.
We are unable to advise you about the USA’s requirement for pets arriving from France.
The AHC is valid for travel in the EU. Travelling on to the US invalidates the AHC for return to the UK. If you are returning to the UK from France, you need to arrange for a new AHC issued by a French veterinarian.
When you book an appointment with the clinic for an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) it means that we have reserved a time in our schedule exclusively for you and your pet.
After you complete the travel questionnaire we will accept payment for the AHC then apply to the APHA for a unique travel number for your companion and complete the APHA’s data requirements. if you change your entry point in Europe or change who will be travelling with your pet, you will be charged an additional 50% of the AHC fee.
If you change your travel destination country on the day of your appointment, there is an additional 100% of the fee charge.
If you need to cancel your appointment less than 24 hours before it is scheduled you may be charged a standard consultation fee.
There is a designated page in the AHC or the EU issued pet passport for a vet to complete. Information includes the trade name of the medicine, its active ingredient and the date, including the time of day the medicine is given. The vet signs and stamps the document..
Rabies vaccination is mandatory. If a dog or cat is not vaccinated it cannot be given an AHC.
The AHC is valid only in the EU. If you are travelling onwards to the US we will provide you with a Rabies Vaccination Certificate and a Fit to Fly Certificate. To return from the US to the UKyour dog will need a GB import certificate issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
We do not have a preferred shipper. Our clients have used these shippers.
www.airpets.com
www.petairuk.com
www.veterinary-exports.co.uk/pet-travel
info@flypets.co.uk
We do not have a preferred shipper. Our clients have used these shippers.
An AHC is valid only in the EU and only for one visit. If you are travelling onwards to the US we will provide you with a Rabies Vaccination Certificate and a Fit to Fly Certificate.
To return from the US to the UK your dog will need a GB import certificate issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Your American vet can help you get one.
Rabies vaccination is mandatory. If a dog or cat is not vaccinated it cannot be given travel documents.
Once you have booked an appointment with the clinic for a travel appointment it means that we have reserved a time in our schedule exclusively for you and your pet.
For Canada and Mexico, after completing the travel questionnaire and confirming your appointment we fill ask for payment then apply to the APHA for certification for your companion, and complete the APHA’s data requirements for your travel. if you change who will be travelling with your pet after that, and we must amend the completed application, you will be charged an additional 50% of the AHC fee.
If you change your travel destination country on the day of your appointment, there is an additional 100% of the fee charge.
If you need to cancel your appointment less than 24 hours before it is scheduled to take place, you will be subject to the full cost of the visit.
Some cats vocalise a little but most settle down very well and go to sleep.
Dogs are much the same. There are several organic calming supplements which you may want to try including Calmex and Zylkene. If you prefer homeopathic remedies we are familiar with people using Bach Flower Rescue Remedy. We do not recommend using prescription sedatives simply because of the risk of an adverse reaction without immediate access to veterinary advice.
Dogs and cats must be microchipped and 12 weeks of age or over when given their rabies vaccination. Then there is a required minimum 30 day period for the vaccine to actively produce protecting antibodies.
That means that puppies and kittens must be over 15 weeks of age to meet the health requirements to enter the UK.
We can provide you with an AHC to enter France, a certified rabies vaccination certificate and a ‘Fit to Fly’ certificate for your airline.
We are unable to advise you about the USA’s requirement for pets arriving from France.
The AHC is valid for travel in the EU. Travelling on to the US invalidates the AHC for return to the UK. If you are returning to the UK from France, you need to arrange for a new AHC issued by a French veterinarian.
Your US veterinarian will advise you on the specific import requirements of the EU country you arrive in. Your US vet will advise you on how to apply to the USDA for a GB import certificate.
The APHA recommends that pets travelling to Canada do so accompanied by an Export Health Certificate (EHC) The EHC includes a certified rabies vaccination certificate. To avoid unexpected entry problems/charges this is what we recommend.
Some clients tell us that they have taken their pets from the UK to Canada accompanied by a valid rabies vaccination certificate and a ‘Fit to Fly’ certificate both of which we can complete. If you have spoken with the relevant Canadian authorities and are happy to travel with these documents we are happy to help.
Please book a telephone consultation with one of our OVs. Export telephone/video consultations are 20 minutes and are charged at £98.00 Payment will be requested prior to your consultation.
Dogs and cats must be microchipped and 12 weeks of age or over when given their rabies vaccination.
In some instances two rabies injections at a two week interval may be given. Then, depending on where the pup is vaccinated there is a required minimum 21 day period for the vaccine to actively produce protecting antibodies.
For kittens and puppies coming from most countries around the world, a blood sample must be taken 31 days or more after the rabies inoculation, to confirm active protection against rabies. That means that puppies and kittens must be over 20 weeks of age to meet the health requirements to enter the UK.
Some cats vocalise a little but most settle down very well and go to sleep.
Dogs are much the same. There are several organic calming supplements which you may want to try including Calmex and Zylkene. If you prefer homeopathic remedies we are familiar with people using Bach Flower Rescue Remedy. We do not recommend using prescription sedatives simply because of the risk of an adverse reaction without immediate access to veterinary advice.
This is a recent list of approved laboratories in Europe.
https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/movement-pets/approved-rabies-serology-laboratories/approved-rabies-serology-laboratories-eu-countries_en
Once you have booked an appointment with the clinic for an Export Health Certificate (EHC) it means that we have reserved a time in our schedule exclusively for you and your pet.
After completing the travel questionnaire and confirming your appointment, we will ask for payment then apply to the APHA for the unique travel documents for your companion, and complete the APHA’s data requirements for your travel. if you change your plans or change who will be travelling with your pet, you will be charged an additional 50% of the EHC fee.
If you cancel your appointment with us after confirming your appointment, you will be charged a consultation fee.
If you need to cancel your appointment less than 24 hours before it is scheduled to take place, you will be charged a consultation fee
Rabies vaccination is mandatory. If a dog or cat is not vaccinated it cannot be given an AHC.
We do not have a preferred shipper. Our clients have used these shippers.
www.airpets.com
https://www.petairuk.com/
https://www.veterinary-exports.co.uk/pet-travel
info@flypets.co.uk
Currently Russia and the Government of the United Kingdom do not have an export certificate agreement in place whereby one can apply for a certificate to travel.
Russian Customs authorities do have a form (Form 15) for pets travelling to Russia from other countries. We recommend that you contact a professional Pet Travel Broker for assistance in travelling to Russia. We are not affiliated with any brokers but clients have used the services of the above brokers.
Anyone with a government gateway account and a DEFRA account may apply for an EHC.
For more information visit:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-an-export-health-certificate
Phone: 03000 200 301
Please let us know when you have made your application.
RETURNING TO THE UK FROM A LISTED COUNTRY OUTSIDE THE EU
The UK government has relatively simple requirements for pets returning to the UK from ‘listed’ countries.
Part 1 listed countries all qualify for EU Pet Passports. Part 2 listed countries, including Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Bahrain, UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Canada, United States have relatively simple requirements for returning to the UK.
https://www.gov.uk/bring-pet-to-great-britain/listed-and-unlisted-countries
(Dogs and cats arriving from EU countries and other countries designated as Part 1 listed countries can enter the UK using a valid pet passport issued by the pet’s country of residence. This includes all EU countries plus Norway and Switzerland.)
RETURNING FROM AN UNLISTED COUNTRY
If your pet has been to an ‘unlisted country’ such as Albania, Serbia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia etc, there are stringent requirements for re-entry into the UK. If a pet returns from an ‘unlisted country’, a blood test carried out at least three months before arrival in the UK, showing a protective level of rabies antibodies is needed. The rabies antibody blood test must be done by a government recognised laboratory at least a month after your pet’s rabies. That means that pets can enter the UK, a little over four months after their rabies vaccination.
https://www.gov.uk/bring-pet-to-great-britain/rabies-vaccination-boosters-and-blood-tests
Please book a telephone consultation with one of our OVs. Export telephone/video consultations are 20 minutes and are charged at £98.00.
Payment will be requested prior to your consultation.