Pet Transport from Thailand to Hong Kong

Minimum 30 days' quarantine; RNATT 90 days to 1 year before export (effective 3 June 2025 for the Mainland) Official source

• Quarantine: Group IIIA: minimum 30 days' quarantine in an AFCD Animal Management Centre or a Licensed Quarantine Centre. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIA.
  DC-06 Permit terms, Group IIIA, checked 1 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
• Rabies titre test: Group IIIA: RNATT on a blood sample taken 90 days to 1 year before export, result at least 0.5 IU/ml, at an approved laboratory. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIA.
  Import of Dogs and Cats from Group IIIA countries/places, checked 1 October 2026
• Rabies titre test: Group IIIA: the RNATT must use the FAVN or RFFIT method at an AFCD-approved laboratory with a result of at least 0.5 IU/ml; the recognised laboratories are listed in permit terms DC-06v03 (including four in the Mainland, plus labs such as APHA (UK), Kansas State University and the US CDC). Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIA.
  Import of Dogs and Cats from Group IIIA countries/places, checked 1 October 2026
• Health certificate: Group IIIA: animal health certificate issued not more than 7 days before export. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIA.
  Import of Dogs and Cats from Group IIIA countries/places, checked 1 October 2026
• Rabies vaccination: Group IIIA: inactivated or recombinant rabies vaccine 30 days to 1 year before export; for a primary vaccination the animal must have been at least 90 days old. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIA.
  DC-06 Permit terms, Group IIIA, 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
• Microchip: For Group IIIA, the microchip must be implanted before rabies vaccination and blood sampling. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIA.
  Import of Dogs and Cats from Group IIIA countries/places, checked 1 October 2026
• Minimum age: Group IIIA terms set no separate minimum import age; the age conditions are that a primary rabies vaccination must have been given at 90 days old or over (followed by a blood test at least 90 days before export), and pets more than 4 weeks pregnant must not be imported. Applies to dogs and cats from Group IIIA.
  DC-06 Permit terms, Group IIIA, checked 1 October 2026

1. Export permit: To export a pet the owner applies to the animal quarantine checkpoint on Form R1/1; the checkpoint issues an animal export licence (Form R.9) together with a health certificate (DLD Region 9, published 17 October 2025). Applies to dogs and cats leaving Thailand.
   ขั้นตอนการส่งสัตว์เลี้ยง (สุนัข แมว นก ฯลฯ) ออกนอกราชอาณาจักร, checked 2 October 2026
2. Export health certificate: The health inspection must be no more than 2 to 3 days before travel; supporting documents are the owner's passport copy, the exporting agent's ID and a rabies vaccination certificate (DLD Region 9, published 17 October 2025). Applies to dogs and cats leaving Thailand.
   ขั้นตอนการส่งสัตว์เลี้ยง (สุนัข แมว นก ฯลฯ) ออกนอกราชอาณาจักร, checked 2 October 2026
3. Other conditions: Passengers taking pets out must apply for the export permit (Form Ror.1/1) and have the pet health-checked at the AQS no more than three days before departure (Thai Customs, Suvarnabhumi, updated 11 July 2023); consistent with DLD Region 9's 2 to 3 days. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Thailand with passengers.
   Passengers taking pets out of Thailand, checked 2 October 2026
4. Other conditions: Pets exported as cargo need the export permit for animals (Form Ror.9) and a health certificate meeting the destination country's requirements, and a Customs export declaration submitted through one of four channels, followed by green or red line clearance (Thai Customs, Suvarnabhumi, updated 11 July 2023). Applies to dogs and cats exported as air cargo via Suvarnabhumi.
   Procedures for exportation of pets at the Customs Office at Suvarnabhumi Airport, checked 2 October 2026