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Bringing Live Pets/Animals to the Philippines

TRANSPORT OF PETS TO THE PHILIPPINES

REQUIREMENTS

Per information from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), the requirements for the transport of pets from Germany to the Philippines are as follows:

  1. Import permit issued by the Philippine Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), which can be obtained from https://www.intercommerce.com.ph/registrationbai.asp
  2. Health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian in the country of origin, dated within 30 days of arrival in the Philippines.
  3. Mandatory identification of pet dog or cat with ISO compliant microchip/RFID (radio-frequency identification) – proof of Microchip number (must embedded in the skin of the dog/cat)
  4. Vaccination and deworming records of pets, dog/cat (must be original or certified true copy)
  5. Photograph/s of pet, dog/cat PET Passport of pet dog/cat, if applicable

Failure to present these requirements may result in pet/s being quarantined upon arrival in the Philippines.

Effective June 01, 2018, dogs and cats imported without the required identification will be declined entry and returned to its origin. All costs incurred will be shouldered by the importer.


PROCEDURE

  1. Obtain an import permit from the Philippines’ Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI):
    • Go to http://www.bai.gov.ph/ and click BAI ONE TIME LINK (almost at the bottom of the page). This leads to the form to fill out and submit.
    • Alternately, go directly to https://www.intercommerce.com.ph/registrationbai.asp and fill out the form.
    • Applicant will be asked for a Username (email) and password, which will be used to check the status of the application. The status could be: 1) for Endorsement (meaning the application is waiting for the signature of the approving authority); 2) Approved; Rejected (the applicant will have to re-apply).
      • To check the status of the application, go to https://www.intercommerce.com.ph/login.asp?home=home
      • If approved, click the reference number and it will bring applicant to the 3-page SPS permit. Print the permit and present this at the Quarantine station in the airport (Philippines).
    • Approval usually takes 1-2 days. Validity of the SPS permit is two months. Please read the other requirements on the permit in order to import your pet(s), i.e. Veterinary Health Certificate and the updated Vaccination Record.
    • For the updated Vaccination Record, the following is needed:
      1. DOGS: rabies vaccination and vaccination against distemper, leptospirosis, parvovirus, adenovirus type 2.
      2. CATS: rabies vaccination and vaccination against herpes, calicivirus, panleukopenia and feline leukemia
    • Qualification for issuance of the permit:
      • Minimum age of pets, dog/s and cat/s must be at least 4 months;
      • Dog/s and/or cat/s to imported must have updated Rabies vaccinations, not <14days or more than 1 year prior to SPS Applications;
      • Dog/s must have also have DHLPPi vaccination while cats should have vaccinations against feline panleukopenia;
      • Dog/s and/or cat/s to imported must all have been dewormed for internal and external parasites;
      • Import maximum of 3 animals once a year, or import maximum of 3 animals, more than once a year provided same animals identified through its microchip numbers, are imported.
  2. Obtain health certificate from a licensed veterinarian in the country of origin: The health certificate should be dated within 30 days before the date of arrival in the Philippines. The certificate should certify that the animal is free from, and has not been recently exposed to, any dangerous or communicable disease, and that it has been given anti-rabies and other required inoculation.

For updated information on importation of pets, animals and household plants, kindly refer to the website of the Philippine Bureau of Customs at https://customs.gov.ph/pet-animals-and-household-plants/ or the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) at https://www.bai.gov.ph/oci-faq, or contact the BAI directly.

Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)

Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Telephone numbers: (+632) 925 4343 or (+632) 928 2743
Email addresses: nvqsd@bai.gov.ph, strategiccommunications@bai.gov.ph


Process and Requirements for Issuance of One-Time / Pet Owner Import permit for Dogs and Cats

Required Documents
  1. Personal details of pet/s (species, breed, sex, color, age, name of owner/exporter from country of origin and their address)
  2. Proof of Microchip number (must embedded in the skin of the dog/cat)
  3. Vaccination and deworming records of pets, dog/cat (must be original or certified true copy)
  4. Photograph/s of pet, dog/cat
  5. PET Passport of pet dog/cat, if applicable
Qualifications for Issuance
  1. Minimum age of pets, dog/s and cat/s must be at least 4 months;
  2. Dog/s and/or cat/s to imported must have updated Rabies vaccinations, not <14days or more than 1 year prior to travel;
  3. Dog/s must have also have DHLPPi vaccination while cats should have vaccinations against feline panleukopenia;
  4. Dog/s and/or cat/s to imported must all have been dewormed for internal and external parasites;
  5. Import maximum of 3 animals once a year, or import maximum of 3 animals, more than once a year provided same animals identified through its microchip numbers, are imported.
Process Online Application > Receipt and Review >  Results
Processing Office BAI – National Veterinary Quarantine Services Division
Additional information Upon Arrival of the subject pet at any international port of entry, the importers shall present to the Veterinary Quarantine officer the following documents for validation.

  1. Copies of approved SPSIC
  2. Printed copy of International Veterinary Certificate and Veterinary Health Certificate
  3. Airway Bill

Note: ONE SPSIC, ONE IVC/VHC POLICY as per BAI MC 43, series of 2020 (bit.ly/MC43-s2020)

Permit validity Sixty (60) days
To proceed to the online application, click the link below

www.intercommerce.com.ph/registrationbai.asp

National Veterinary Quarantine Services Division

Bureau of Animal Industry

Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1128

Tel. Nos. (02) 8528-2240 loc 1300 to 1311

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(Renunciation; Re-acquisition/Retention) (citizenship@philippine-embassy.de);

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Mobile: +49 17681317465 (WhatsApp);
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