Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain
Which pet travel document you need
The document you need to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret into Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) depends on what country you’re coming from.
If you’re travelling from an EU country
If you’re travelling from an EU country your pet must have one of the following documents:
- a pet passport issued in an EU country or certain other countries
- an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) issued in Great Britain in the last 4 months
- a Great Britain pet health certificate
- a pet passport issued in Great Britain before 1 January 2021
If you’re travelling from Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man
Your pet dog, cat or ferret will not need a pet passport or health certificate to enter Great Britain.
If you’re travelling from the rest of the world (listed and not listed countries)
Countries in the rest of the world are either ‘listed’ or ‘not listed’.
Listed countries
Find your country in this table to see which documents you need to travel.
Countries that are not listed
If the country you’re travelling from is not listed, your pet needs a Great Britain pet health certificate.
As well as the usual pet travel rules, your pet will also need a rabies blood test.
Cats from Australia
To bring a cat into Great Britain from Australia, you must have a certificate from the Australian Department of Agriculture confirming your cat has not been exposed to the Hendra virus in the 60 days before you left.
Dogs and cats from Peninsular Malaysia
You must have a certificate from the Malaysian government veterinary health services to bring your dog or cat into Great Britain from Peninsular Malaysia. The certificate must show your pet:
- has not had contact with pigs in the 60 days before you left
- has not been on a holding where Nipah disease has been found in the 60 days before you left
- has a negative blood test result for Nipah virus antibody - the test must be carried out by a laboratory approved for Nipah virus on a blood sample taken no more than 10 days before you leave