Pet Transport from Indonesia to Germany
On this route your pet’s blood leaves the country months before your pet does. Indonesia is not on the EU’s listed-country register, so a rabies titre test is compulsory, and no laboratory in Indonesia holds EU designation. The sample is drawn in …
The Indonesia to Germany 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 + overseas EU-designated laboratory
Responsible: Fixed waiting period
Responsible: You (or your pet transport agent)
Responsible: Agricultural quarantine service
Responsible: Official veterinarian
Responsible: You + German border authority
Which Germany rules depend on a pet coming from Indonesia?
The EU sorts non-EU countries into groups, and Indonesia falls in “Non-listed third countries and territories”.
Rabies antibody titration test required: sample taken by an authorised veterinarian at least 30 days after primary vaccination and not less than 90 days before the animal health certificate is issued, tested in an EU-designated laboratory, result at least 0.5 IU/ml. The 90-day wait does not apply to re-entry of an EU-resident pet whose passport documents a favourable test done before leaving the EU. Official source
These rules apply to that group, on top of the rules every pet follows:
- Rabies titre test: Where required (non-listed origins), the test must measure a level of neutralising antibody to rabies virus in serum of at least 0.5 IU/ml, done in a designated laboratory. Neither the EC page nor 2026/131 (which refers to point 1 of Annex XXI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692) names a test method such as FAVN or RFFIT. Applies to dogs and cats from non-listed third countries.
Bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country, checked 1 October 2026 - Rabies titre test: The test must be done by an official laboratory designated under Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, or by a laboratory in a third country listed in Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 designated in line with Article 37(4) and (5) of that Regulation; only laboratories specifically accredited for the method may do it, so the laboratory need not be in the EU. The EC publishes the lists of designated laboratories. Applies to dogs and cats from non-listed third countries.
Designated laboratories for performing rabies antibody titration tests, checked 1 October 2026 - Rabies titre test: The blood sample must be taken by an authorised veterinarian at least 30 days after the primary vaccination (or within a current valid vaccination series) and not less than 90 days before the animal health certificate is issued. Applies to dogs and cats from non-listed third countries.
Bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country, checked 1 October 2026
The rules that apply to every pet entering Germany, whatever the origin, are listed with their official sources in our Germany guide.
What does Indonesia require before your pet leaves?
- Export permit: The owner reports the planned export through PTK Online (ptk.karantinaindonesia.go.id) and submits the veterinary certificate, disease test results, vaccine book and rabies titre result. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Indonesia.
Jangan Bingung, Gini Cara Bawa Anabul Ke Luar Negeri, checked 2 October 2026 - Export health certificate: Barantin issues the Animal Health Certificate after quarantine action if the pet meets the destination's requirements and is free of quarantine pests and diseases (Barantin article, 23 July 2026). A veterinary certificate from the national veterinary authority is also required. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Indonesia.
Jangan Bingung, Gini Cara Bawa Anabul Ke Luar Negeri, checked 2 October 2026 - Other conditions: Export documents: veterinary certificate from the national veterinary authority, disease test results, vaccine book and rabies protective antibody titre result; vaccination and titre testing at a veterinary authority or accredited laboratory. Fees are PNBP under Minister of Finance Regulation No. 27 of 2024, paid by e-billing. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Indonesia.
Jangan Bingung, Gini Cara Bawa Anabul Ke Luar Negeri, checked 2 October 2026 - Other conditions: For travel in the cabin, the airline's own rules and charges apply. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Indonesia.
Jangan Bingung, Gini Cara Bawa Anabul Ke Luar Negeri, checked 2 October 2026
What this route typically costs
Critical points
There is no EU-designated rabies titre laboratory in Indonesia. The blood sample must be flown to a designated laboratory abroad, which adds weeks and puts the 3-month clock at the mercy of a courier. A lost or failed sample restarts the whole wait.
Garuda Indonesia does not carry live mammals on international flights, removing the obvious national carrier. Plan a hub carrier from the start.
Every routing transits a second country, and Jakarta, Doha, Dubai and Singapore are all hot. Snub-nosed breeds face refusals at several points in the chain.
Approved carriers for this route
Not all airlines accept live animals. We book only with carriers that handle live animal cargo correctly.
Sequencing a test you cannot run at home
Microchip first, then the rabies vaccination at 12 weeks or older, then a minimum 30-day gap before the blood draw. The sample needs a result of at least 0.5 IU/ml from an EU-designated laboratory, and since Indonesia has none, your vet arranges international shipment, typically to Europe.
Build slack into that step rather than the ones after it. The 3-month clock starts on the draw date, so a courier delay does not extend your wait, but a spoiled or rejected sample means drawing again and starting the three months over. Ask your vet how they package and ship serum, and whether they have done it for an EU-bound pet before.
The Indonesian export step is comparatively light: notify the agricultural quarantine service at least two days before departure through the PPK system, present the animal for examination, and collect the health certificate issued as form KH-11. Quarantine observation can technically run up to 14 days, though a healthy, documented animal is usually cleared the same day. Note that this detail comes from the government services portal rather than the quarantine agency’s own pages, which were unreachable when we checked, so confirm the current process locally.
Flying out when the flag carrier says no
Garuda Indonesia does not accept live mammals on international flights. Its pet carriage is limited to domestic sectors under two hours. That removes the airline most Indonesian owners would think of first.
What remains is a hub routing, and there is no nonstop from Jakarta to Germany in any case: the corridor is served by around 25 airlines across 15 one-stop combinations, with the fastest total journey a little over 16 hours. Qatar Airways via Doha is the most used for animals, with one rule worth knowing before you build an itinerary: Qatar will not accept an animal connecting from another airline’s flight, so the entire journey must be on its own aircraft. Singapore Airlines via Changi and Emirates SkyCargo via Dubai are the main alternatives, the latter as pure cargo since Emirates checked-baggage carriage requires a Dubai origin.
Every option puts the animal through a transit stop in high ambient heat. For a snub-nosed breed the combination of Indonesian heat, Gulf heat and carrier restrictions often makes the move impractical outside the cooler months, and Qatar’s year-round refusal of brachycephalic animals as checked baggage is explicit.
Common questions
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Requirements on this page were checked against the authorities below. Rules change, so confirm current conditions with the relevant authority before you travel.
- European Commission · European Commission, movement of pet animals
- IATA · International Air Transport Association, Live Animals Regulations