Import Pets into Italy
GENERAL RULE TO IMPORT
PET ANIMALS INTO ITALY
Are you moving and you don’t know how to bring your furbabies with you? Below you will find some information
Need help?
GENERAL RULE TO IMPORT PET ANIMALS IN ITALY
All pets cannot be imported if they are less than 3 months old and must be vaccinated against rabies. So, at the age of 3 months, they must perform the rabies vaccine, and after 21 days they can enter the European Community.
IMPORT IN ITALY OF PETS FROM EU-COUNTRIES
If they come from a member states of the European Union and from the states listed below, the required documents are:
> Microchip
> Rabies Vaccination done at least 21 days before departure
> EU Pet Passport
Other European states that use the EU Pet Passport:
Azores and Madeira
Balearic
Canary Islands
Ceuta and Melilla
Gibraltar
Greenland
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
Martinique and Reunion
Faroe Islands
andorra
Iceland
Monk
Norway
San Marino
Switzerland
Vatican CITY
IMPORT IN ITALY OF PET ANIMALS FROM NON EU-COUNTRIES
Documentation required for import from the countries listed above:
- EU Health Certificate (ANNEX I or ANNEX IV) issued by a Government Vet.
- This certificate must show:
- Microchip details
- Rabies Vaccination details
- This certificate will be valid 4 months for moves within the EU countries
- This certificate must show:
- Rabies Vaccinations Certificate and any other valid vaccination
- All pets must be vaccinated against rabies at least 21 days before entering Europe
- Rabies vaccination must be valid
- For cats entering Europe from Australia or Malaysia:
- they can be imported on condition that the animals have not been housed in farms where Hendra’s disease has been confirmed for the past 60 days. We need a declaration.
If Pets arrives from third countries not listed above:
- EU Health Certificate (ANNEX I or ANNEX IV) issued by a Government Vet.
- This certificate must show:
- Microchip details
- Rabies Vaccination details
- This certificate will be valid 4 months for moves within the EU countries
- This certificate must show:
- Rabies Vaccinations Certificate and any other valid vaccination
- All pets must be vaccinated against rabies at least 21 days before entering Europe
- Rabies vaccination must be valid
- Blood test report for antibodies against rabies, with a result not less than 0.5 IU/ml
- Blood test must be done by an approved Laboratory
- Blood test must be done by an approved Laboratory
