Bringing Pets to Thailand
Step 1 Request an import permit by email to Animal quarantine station (AQS) with the following documentation (not less than 7 working days)
- Form R1/1 from Thai Department of Livestock Development (ร. 1/1) Download here
- Copy of passenger’s passport
- Pet’s photo
- Flight itinerary
- Vaccination record (must be in English)
- Microchip certificate
Noted:
– Bring the Import Permit package to a USDA accredited for issuing Official Health Certificate
– Submit Official Health Certificate to local APHIS-VS Endorsement Officers for endorsement
Email port of entry:
– Suvarnnabhumi Airport (qsap_bkk@dld.go.th)
– Phuket (qshk_hkt@dld.go.th)
– Chiang Mai (qscm_cmi@dld.go.th)
For more information, please see the link below
(1) Import guideline
(2) R1/1 form
(3) Requirement for the Importation of Dog and Cat
(4) Requirement for the Importation of Rabbit
Step 2 Veterinary officer review the documents and Issuing an import permit
– At least 3 working days
– If additional information is required, the officer will contact you by email
Step 3 Approved import permit will be sent by Email
– The certificate for dogs and cats is valid for 10 days at after endorsement
– The certificate for small animals is valid for 30 days after endorsement
Step 4 Contact the AQS in exporting country for Official Health certificate
★ Preparing your documents before departure:
– Original pet’s passport and traveler
– Original vaccination book
– Original Official Health Certificate with endorsement form USDA/APHIS
– A print out of the Import Permit
– Certificate of blood test against rabies (optional)
Step 5 Upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport contact AQS for Veterinary Inspection
– A Notice of Import Approval (Form R-6) and Import License (Form R-7) will be issued.
– Pet entry fees (in cash) 5oo Baht per animal.
For hand carried pet:
AQS (Port of entry) next to carousel No. 8 For pet imported by air cargo: AQS (Cargo terminal: Free Zone Area, CE-1Building) |
Remarks:
1. Pets must be at least 4 months old to be able to import into Thailand.
2. As long as pets don’t show any sign of illness, they would not be quarantined.
**However, a quarantine officer has the discretionary authority to detain in a quarantine station any pets/animals seeking to pass through Thailand**
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Contact Information
Animal Quarantine Station at Suvarnnabhumi Airport’s Contact Information:
For those who travel with pets and seek to pass them through Thailand:
Please contact: Animal Quarantine Station (Port of Entry)
Tel+(662) 134-0636 Business Hours: 24 hrs. daily
For those who wish to import/export pets to Thailand:
Please contact: Animal Quarantine Station (Cargo Terminal: Free Zone Area ,CE 1 Building )
Tel+(662) 134-7031 Business Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
E-mail: qsap_bkk@dld.go.th
Office of Agricultural Affairs (OAA) Royal Thai Embassy, Washington DC
Address:
1024 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Suite 203
Washington, D.C. 20007 USA
Phone: (202) 338-1543, (202) 338-1545
Fax: (202) 338-1549
Email : moacdc@thaiembdc.org
Useful link
- Office of Agricultural Affairs
https://www.facebook.com/OfficeofAgriculturalAffairsDC/photos/a.1554502388184536/2787499081551521 - Pet Travel Guidance for Pets Traveling to Another Country from the United States
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel/pet-travel-info-and-guidance-document/pet-travel-guidance - สารวัตรกรมปศุสัตว์
http://aqs-suvarn-dld.go.th/ - U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel/by-country/pettravel-thailand - Thai Customs – Bringing Pets out of Thailand with Passengers
http://www.customs.go.th/ - Bring your pet into the United States from a foreign country (Import)
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel/bring-pet-into-the-united-states/pet-travel-dogs-into-us
* Considerations for airline travel: Airlines may have separate and additional requirements. Check with your airline to determine what requirements they may have, if any.