Pet Transport from Sweden to the United States

Dog has been only in these countries for 6 months before entry: CDC Dog Import Form receipt (valid 6 months), age 6 months, microchip, healthy; any airport, seaport or land border. Official source

• Import permit: For dogs only in rabies-free or low-risk countries, the receipt is valid 6 months unless the dog visits a high-risk country or a different low-risk country in that time. Applies to dogs from rabies-free or low-risk countries.
  Entry Requirements for Dogs from Dog-Rabies Free or Low-Risk Countries, checked 2 October 2026
• Health certificate: No document beyond the CDC Dog Import Form receipt is listed for dogs only in rabies-free or low-risk countries. Applies to dogs from rabies-free or low-risk countries.
  Entry Requirements for Dogs from Dog-Rabies Free or Low-Risk Countries, checked 2 October 2026
• Health certificate: Not required: CDC does not require a general health certificate for pets (cats, and dogs only in rabies-free or low-risk countries). Airlines and some states may still ask for one.
  Bringing an Animal into the U.S., checked 2 October 2026
• Rabies vaccination: CDC recommends, but for dogs only from rabies-free or low-risk countries does not list as an entry requirement, rabies vaccination. Applies to dogs from rabies-free or low-risk countries.
  Bringing a Dog into the United States, checked 2 October 2026
• How your pet may travel: Not required: no federal restriction on mode of travel for dogs only in rabies-free or low-risk countries; they may arrive by air, sea or land. Cabin, checked baggage or cargo is an airline matter. (Seattle's CDC facility takes cargo-only reservations, and the LAX facilities prefer cargo, for high-risk dogs.) Applies to dogs from rabies-free or low-risk countries.
  Entry Requirements for Dogs from Dog-Rabies Free or Low-Risk Countries, checked 2 October 2026
• Arrival points and notice: Dogs only in rabies-free or low-risk countries may enter at any airport, seaport or land border. Applies to dogs from rabies-free or low-risk countries.
  Entry Requirements for Dogs from Dog-Rabies Free or Low-Risk Countries, checked 2 October 2026

• Minimum age: Every dog must be at least 6 months old on entry or return to the US.
  Entry Requirements for Dogs from Dog-Rabies Free or Low-Risk Countries, checked 2 October 2026
• Minimum age: Not listed: cats. CDC's cat section requires only that cats appear healthy on arrival (they may be inspected, examined at the owner's cost if ill, or refused if they show a zoonotic disease); rabies vaccination proof is not required. APHIS states it has no animal health requirements for pet cats (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/pet-travel/another-country-to-us-import/cats). Neither sets a minimum age; destination states may.
  Bringing an Animal into the U.S., checked 2 October 2026

1. Export permit: Not required: Swedish Customs states that no declaration to Tullverket is required on leaving Sweden with a dog or cat, for travel to any country inside or outside the EU; the owner should instead check the destination country's entry rules.
   Resa med hund eller katt, checked 1 October 2026
2. Export health certificate: Official veterinarians are vets appointed by Jordbruksverket to issue animal certificates; most destinations need a passport and at least one health certificate issued by an official vet.
   Föra ut hundar från Sverige, checked 1 October 2026
3. Export health certificate: The destination country's veterinary authority decides the entry requirements; Jordbruksverket usually does not know them, so the owner must find out (page reviewed 18 August 2026).
   Föra ut hundar från Sverige, checked 1 October 2026
4. Export health certificate: Only official veterinarians (vets mandated by Jordbruksverket) may issue certificates for dogs going to countries outside the EU; the owner contacts a local official vet (page reviewed 18 August 2026). Applies to dogs leaving Sweden for non-EU countries.
   Föra ut hundar från Sverige, checked 1 October 2026
5. Export health certificate: The owner should contact the veterinary authority of the destination country for its requirements and acceptable certificates. Applies to dogs leaving Sweden for non-EU countries.
   Föra ut hundar från Sverige, checked 1 October 2026
6. Export health certificate: The same rule applies to cats: only official veterinarians may issue the certificates (page reviewed 18 August 2026). Applies to cats leaving Sweden for non-EU countries.
   Föra ut katter från Sverige, checked 1 October 2026
7. Other conditions: Before travelling with or exporting dogs to countries outside the EU, the owner must check whether there are restrictions because of contagious animal diseases; Jordbruksverket links to its page on restrictions for trade and movements (page reviewed 18 August 2026). Applies to dogs leaving Sweden for non-EU countries.
   Föra ut hundar från Sverige, checked 5 October 2026