Peru Pet Import Requirements

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Import Requirements

Every requirement below is taken from an official government page, and each one links to the page it comes from. The rules were last checked on 1 October 2026. They can change, so check the linked page again before you book.

Who is in charge

Where your pet travels from

GroupWhat appliesOrigins
All originsOne set of requirements for dogs and cats from any country: origin official health certificate, SENASA inspection and fee. Sourceall

Import permit

Microchip

Rabies vaccination

Rabies titre test

Health certificate

  • Pets need an original export health certificate (international health certificate) issued by the official authority of the country of origin, stating current vaccinations, internal and external deworming and the animal's state of health (SENASA press note, 16 April 2025). The owner also submits an application with owner and pet details.
    MIDAGRI: Lo que debes saber para salir o ingresar del país con tus perros y gatos (16 April 2025), checked 1 October 2026
  • Per UK APHA notes for guidance 3919NFG (revised 15 October 2025) for exports from Great Britain: the certificate must be legalised by the UK Legalisation Office and the legalised document must travel with the animal. SENASA's own pages do not mention legalisation. Applies to dogs and cats exported from Great Britain.
    Notes for guidance 3919NFG (revised 15 October 2025), checked 1 October 2026
    Official sources differThe Peruvian Consulate General in Bilbao (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) page https://www.consulado.pe/es/Bilbao/tramite/Paginas/Otros/Ingreso-Peru-Mascotas.aspx says for certificates issued in Spain that no consular visa is needed ("No es necesaria la visación consular"). That concerns consular visas, not UK legalisation, so follow the UK requirement for GB exports.
  • Per UK specimen certificate 3919EHC version 4 (exporting-government guidance, cleared 1996): the clinical examination for GB exports must be no more than 96 hours before the proposed export date. SENASA's pages state no examination window. Applies to dogs and cats exported from Great Britain to Peru.
    Specimen certificate 3919EHC version 4 (cleared 10 October 1996), checked 1 October 2026
  • Certificate validity: SENASA Peru's own pages state no validity period for the origin certificate (they are silent), so this rests on exporting-government guidance. Per SENASA Argentina's destination requirements for Peru (undated page, read 1 October 2026), the Argentine certificate for entry to Peru is valid for 10 calendar days from the health examination to the document and identity checks at the Peruvian point of entry. This applies to certificates issued in Argentina; other exporting countries' agreed certificates may set a different period. Applies to dogs and cats certified in Argentina.
    Requisitos particulares por destino: Perú (requirements for sending dogs and cats to Peru), checked 1 October 2026

Other vaccines and tests

Parasite treatment

  • Internal and external deworming within the 30 days before travel, recorded on the origin health certificate (SENASA press note, 16 April 2025; the same 30 days appears in SENASA's note of 29 November 2024).
    MIDAGRI: Lo que debes saber para salir o ingresar del país con tus perros y gatos (16 April 2025), checked 1 October 2026
    Official sources differSENASA's older article of 12 January 2020 (https://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasacontigo/conoce-los-requisitos-para-la-salida-e-ingreso-de-mascotas-al-pais/) says deworming within 15 days before travel. The newer SENASA notes (2024, 2025) say 30 days and are preferred; treating within 15 days satisfies both.

Quarantine

  • No quarantine is set for compliant pets: the 2025 entry procedure is document check, fee and clinical inspection on arrival. Pets arriving without the required certificates are held; the SENASA inspector may order return to origin or 15 days of home quarantine while the owner regularises the papers (SENASA article, 18 August 2017). Applies to dogs and cats arriving without the required certificates.
    ¿Qué sucede cuando una mascota no cuenta con documentación del país de procedencia? (18 August 2017), checked 1 October 2026

Arrival points and notice

Minimum age

  • SENASA Peru's own pages set no minimum entry age (they are silent; they only make rabies vaccination compulsory from 3 months of age), so this rests on exporting-government guidance. Per SENASA Argentina's destination requirements for Peru (undated page, read 1 October 2026), dogs and cats under 3 months may be sent to Peru, and for them the animal's age must be stated on the health certificate. Applies to dogs and cats under 3 months certified in Argentina.
    Requisitos particulares por destino: Perú (requirements for sending dogs and cats to Peru), checked 1 October 2026

How many pets

Banned and restricted breeds

  • No import ban on any breed appears on the SENASA pages read (they state no breed condition; this is silence, not an explicit statement). Ownership of potentially dangerous breeds is restricted under Ley 27596: Resolución Ministerial 1776-2002-SA/DM lists Pit Bull Terrier, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Tosa Japonesa (Tosa Inu), Bullmastiff, Dobermann and Rottweiler (Ministry of Health note, 14 November 2018). Applies to dogs of the listed breeds and their crosses.
    Dueños de canes potencialmente peligrosos deben pasar por una evaluación psicológica (14 November 2018), checked 1 October 2026
  • Owners of these breeds must prove psychological fitness through a registered psychologist, be over 18 and have no sanction under the law in the previous three years; the dogs must be registered with the municipality and walked muzzled and on a lead (Ministry of Health note, 14 November 2018). Applies to owners of potentially dangerous breeds in Peru.
    Dueños de canes potencialmente peligrosos deben pasar por una evaluación psicológica (14 November 2018), checked 1 October 2026

How your pet may travel

  • Pets may arrive with the passenger or as air cargo. A pet shipped as cargo is treated as unaccompanied baggage, free of import taxes, if it is the only pet and arrives between 1 month before and 6 months after the passenger (SUNAT customs guidance). Applies to dogs and cats arriving as air cargo.
    Material informativo: Ingreso de mascotas, checked 1 October 2026

Official fees

  • Entry inspection fee S/ 98.60 (SENASA press note, 16 April 2025).
    MIDAGRI: Lo que debes saber para salir o ingresar del país con tus perros y gatos (16 April 2025), checked 1 October 2026
    Official sources differSENASA's article of 12 January 2020 (https://www.senasa.gob.pe/senasacontigo/conoce-los-requisitos-para-la-salida-e-ingreso-de-mascotas-al-pais/) gave S/ 99.00. The Peruvian Consulate in Bilbao page (https://www.consulado.pe/es/Bilbao/tramite/Paginas/Otros/Ingreso-Peru-Mascotas.aspx, undated) expresses the charges as 1.973% of the UIT for inspection and 0.729% of the UIT for the entry document, which would make the amount rise with the UIT. The newer SENASA figure is recorded; confirm the current amount with SENASA before travel.

Other conditions

  • After the documents are checked, SENASA carries out a clinical inspection of the pet on arrival for signs of infectious or parasitic disease (SENASA press note, 16 April 2025).
    MIDAGRI: Lo que debes saber para salir o ingresar del país con tus perros y gatos (16 April 2025), checked 1 October 2026
  • Customs: a second or further pet, a pet arriving outside the baggage window, or a pet shipped as cargo not linked to a passenger pays import duties and is cleared on a Declaración Simplificada de Importación with SENASA's entry document (SUNAT customs guidance). Applies to dogs and cats arriving outside the baggage allowance.
    Material informativo: Ingreso de mascotas, checked 1 October 2026
  • Per UK APHA notes for guidance 3919NFG (revised 15 October 2025): Peru requires animals to have lived in the UK for six months before export, or since birth. SENASA's own pages are silent on any residence period, so this rests on UK guidance only. Applies to dogs and cats exported from Great Britain.
    Notes for guidance 3919NFG (revised 15 October 2025), checked 1 October 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

SENASA requires current vaccinations recorded on the origin health certificate. Dogs need canine parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis and rabies; cats need feline panleucopenia and rabies. Rabies vaccination is compulsory from 3 months of age.

No quarantine is set for a pet with the right papers: SENASA checks the documents, takes the fee and inspects your pet on arrival. A pet arriving without the required certificates is held, and the SENASA inspector may order its return to origin or 15 days of home quarantine while you put the papers right.

No. SENASA’s entry list for dogs and cats contains no rabies antibody titre test.

SENASA’s pages state no breed condition for entry. Owning a potentially dangerous breed is restricted under Ley 27596, and Resolución Ministerial 1776-2002-SA/DM lists Pit Bull Terrier, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Tosa Japonesa (Tosa Inu), Bullmastiff, Dobermann and Rottweiler. According to the Ministry of Health, owners must prove psychological fitness through a registered psychologist, be over 18 and have no sanction under the law in the previous three years, and the dogs must be registered with the municipality and walked muzzled and on a lead.

Plan around the fixed windows. Rabies vaccination is compulsory from 3 months of age, and internal and external deworming must be done within the 30 days before travel and recorded on the origin health certificate.

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