| 1. | How to take a dog/cat to Mainland China? What are the procedures? If you are transporting a dog/cat to Shenzhen by road, please arrange a vehicle to cross the border via the Shenzhen Bay Port or Lok Ma Chau Port. According to the import requirements of Mainland China, each person can only take one dog/cat to Mainland China each time. Within 10 days of departure, please bring your dog/cat to a private veterinary surgeon for the issuance of an animal health certificate. On the certificate, please indicate the dog/cat health status, vaccination date (including the rabies vaccination date), ISO microchip number and its implantation date and implantation position etc. For detailed requirements of the animal health certificate, please contact the relevant mainland authorities. After that, please bring along the completed animal health certificate, vaccination records and dog licence(for dogs only) to our office for endorsement service. The endorsement normally takes 1 working day to process. |
| 2. | If I want to export my dog/cat to other countries, what documents should I prepare in advance? Do I need to apply for an export permit from AFCD? Hong Kong has no restriction on the exportation of dogs and cats and you do not need to apply for an export permit from this Department. Since different countries/places may impose different restrictions on the importation of animals and different health certification requirements, applicants are strongly advised to obtain well in advance the details of the requirements from both the government authority of the destination country/place and from the airline or shipping company that will carry them. |
