Travel with your pet
Taking your pet out of Thailand
Heading abroad with your dog or cat? Choose your destination, then connect its entry requirements with Thailand’s export paperwork and your flight.
Choose your destination
To the UK
To the USA
To the EU
To Japan
To Singapore
To the UAE
To Australia
To Germany
To Sweden
To Norway
To Denmark
To Finland
To the Netherlands
To France
To Ireland
To Switzerland
To Canada
To Russia
To New Zealand
To India
To the Philippines
To China
To South Africa
To Italy
To Malaysia
To South Korea
Where you are heading changes everything — these are the common ones.
Background & sources
Before you start
There are two halves to this. The Thai side is relatively consistent: the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) requires an export health certificate and an export permit. The destination side sets a separate pathway. The standard UK route from Thailand can require a rabies titer test followed by a three-month wait; the current EU route instead measures at least 90 days from sampling to certificate issue, subject to the destination’s exceptions. Australia instead requires an approved-country pathway before export, and the USA has its own CDC rules for dogs.
Read the current destination pathway before booking. Arrange a rabies titer test only when that pathway requires it, using its laboratory and timing rules. Do not assume a pet relocation agent is universally optional: a destination checkpoint may require a recognised representative even when the Thai export filing can be self-managed. Confirm the route and arrival process.
Thailand’s own steps were checked on 7 October 2026 against the DLD’s manuals; the other sources cited on this page were checked on 1 August 2026. Export rules — Thai DLD procedures, destination-country requirements, airline policies and CDC/APHA rules — change without notice. Use this as orientation, then confirm every current requirement with the DLD and the destination country’s authority before booking.
Official sources to verify against: DLD Region 9 export procedure; UK pet travel; CDC animal import (USA); EU pet movement; Japan MAFF Animal Quarantine; Singapore AVS; UAE MOCCAE pet import; Australia DAFF; New Zealand MPI; Canada CFIA; Switzerland FSVO.
Related reading
Once the destination’s rules are clear, the departure paperwork plan lists DLD’s 250-baht export licence, the free health certificate and the examination window.