Pet Transport from Israel to Hong Kong

Minimum 120 days' quarantine; no titre test; rabies vaccination certificate optional Official source

• Quarantine: Group IIIB: minimum 120 days' quarantine in an AFCD Animal Management Centre or a Licensed Quarantine Centre. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIB.
  DC-03 Permit terms, Group IIIB, checked 2 October 2026
• Quarantine: AFCD quarantine kennels must be booked (form PC100); the estimated average wait is about 3 months for dogs and 6 months for cats. Applies to dogs and cats needing quarantine (Groups IIIA and IIIB).
  Import of Dogs and Cats from Group IIIB countries/places, checked 1 October 2026
• Quarantine: Pets ordered into quarantine pay the prescribed accommodation fees and must provide transport when directed under official escort to the AFCD Airport Animal Hostel or Animal Management Centre. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIB (permit terms).
  DC-03 Permit terms, Group IIIB, checked 1 October 2026
• Rabies titre test: Not required for Group IIIB: the full Group IIIB permit terms (DC-03v04) contain no rabies antibody (RNATT) test; these pets serve at least 120 days of quarantine instead. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIB.
  DC-03 Permit terms, Group IIIB, checked 1 October 2026
• Health certificate: Group I, II and IIIB: animal health certificate dated not more than 14 days before export. Applies to dogs and cats from Groups I, II and IIIB.
  Import of Dogs and Cats from Group IIIB countries/places, checked 1 October 2026
• Rabies vaccination: Not required for Group IIIB as an import condition: the Group IIIB permit terms make the anti-rabies vaccination certificate optional (pets serve at least 120 days of quarantine instead). Dogs are vaccinated against rabies on arrival when licensed. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIB.
  DC-03 Permit terms, Group IIIB, checked 1 October 2026
• How your pet may travel: Pets must arrive as manifested cargo; excess baggage or hand-carried baggage is not permitted. Route must be the fastest and most direct. Applies to dogs and cats from Group I (same in Group II, IIIA, IIIB terms).
  DC-01 Permit terms, Group I, checked 1 October 2026
• Arrival points and notice: The permittee must notify the AFCD Import and Export Section duty officer at least 24 hours before arrival.
  DC-03 Permit terms, Group IIIB, checked 1 October 2026
• Other vaccines and tests: Dogs need distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus vaccination; cats need panleucopaenia and respiratory disease complex vaccination, 14 days to 1 year before export. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIB (similar for other groups).
  Import of Dogs and Cats from Group IIIB countries/places, checked 1 October 2026
• Minimum age: Group I and IIIB: dogs and cats under 60 days old, or more than 4 weeks pregnant, must not be imported. Applies to dogs and cats from Groups I and IIIB.
  DC-01 Permit terms, Group I, checked 1 October 2026

• Export health certificate: Anyone leaving Israel with a pet needs an export health certificate, obtained through any private veterinarian, then checked by a government veterinarian, who examines the animal and confirms it is healthy and vaccinated as required, at the district Veterinary Services office. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Israel.
  יצוא חיות מחמד: מידע כללי והמלצות (pet exports, updated 06.05.2024), checked 2 October 2026
• Export health certificate: The export health certificate is valid for 10 days from signing for departure from Israel. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Israel.
  יצוא חיות מחמד: מידע כללי והמלצות (pet exports, updated 06.05.2024), checked 2 October 2026
• Export health certificate: Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, service page 'הנפקת תעודת בריאות לחיות מחמד (כלבים וחתולים) היוצאות לחו"ל' (sections shown on choosing the destination; read 2026-10-02): pets leaving Israel must carry an international health certificate issued by the competent authority, Veterinary Services and Animal Health. For the destination option covering Canada, the EU, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Egypt, Mexico, Thailand, China and Nicaragua, the private vet applies online in the Yaale system and the owner collects the signed certificate at a government Veterinary Services office at least 48 hours after the approval email. For the USA and Azerbaijan the digitally signed certificate is emailed, with no office visit. For other destinations the private vet completes and signs the certificate and the owner then takes it to a government office for approval. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Israel.
  הנפקת תעודת בריאות לחיות מחמד (כלבים וחתולים) היוצאות לחו"ל (pet export health certificate service; destination sections load on selection, read in Chrome 2026-10-02), checked 2 October 2026
• Other conditions: Every animal flown abroad must be vaccinated against rabies; where the destination needs a rabies antibody test (e.g. the EU) the sample is tested at the Ministry's Veterinary Institute in Rishon LeZion, for a charge. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Israel.
  יצוא חיות מחמד: מידע כללי והמלצות (pet exports, updated 06.05.2024), checked 2 October 2026
• Other conditions: A fee is payable for the government endorsement; the Ministry recommends paying it on the government payments site before visiting the district office. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Israel.
  יצוא חיות מחמד: מידע כללי והמלצות (pet exports, updated 06.05.2024), checked 2 October 2026
• Other conditions: Same export service page: owners of dogs must show a valid municipal dog-keeping licence to obtain the export health certificate. Applies to dogs leaving Israel.
  הנפקת תעודת בריאות לחיות מחמד (כלבים וחתולים) היוצאות לחו"ל (pet export health certificate service; destination sections load on selection, read in Chrome 2026-10-02), checked 2 October 2026