Pet Transport from Georgia to Australia
Shipping a dog or cat from Georgia to Australia rewards owners who start planning early. Budget around 65-104 weeks and start early, because the mandatory waits on this route stack up quickly. Your pet will spend 10 days in quarantine after landing. The …
The Georgia to Australia import process
Every step must be completed in sequence. A single missed deadline can add months to your timeline. We own the entire process.
Responsible: Your vet in Georgia
Responsible: Your vet
Responsible: Owner and Georgian NFA-registered vet
Responsible: Vet in transit country and DAFF-approved laboratory
Responsible: Owner or IPATA-registered agent
Responsible: Owner or IPATA-registered agent
Responsible: Government vet in transit country, airline cargo
What your pet needs to enter Australia
Every item must be verified before your pet can board. We track each one against current standards.
What this route typically costs
Critical points
Georgia is a non-approved country for Australian pet import. A pet cannot fly directly from Tbilisi to any Australian city. This rule has no exceptions and DAFF will not process a permit for direct Georgia-to-Australia import.
All pets entering Australia must arrive into Melbourne (MEL) only, regardless of your final destination in Australia. There are no other approved ports of entry for cats and dogs.
Mickleham quarantine spaces are limited and must be pre-booked. Do not book your Australia flight until quarantine space is confirmed.
The microchip must be implanted before or on the same day as the first rabies vaccination. If vaccination came first, the entire vaccination course must be repeated after microchipping.
Approved carriers for this route
Not all airlines accept live animals. We book only with carriers that handle live animal cargo correctly.
Meeting Australia's entry requirements
Advice worth following
Work backwards from your travel date and add a buffer. Fixed waiting periods mean a single slipped appointment can push the whole move back by weeks.
Check the airline’s crate size and labelling rules early. An undersized or wrongly labelled crate is a frequent reason pets are refused at check-in.
Ask about temperature embargoes for your travel window. Summer and winter cargo restrictions can rule out certain routes and dates entirely.
Book the titre test laboratory well ahead. Approved labs have limited slots and the sample takes time to process, so this is not something to leave to the final weeks.