The Pet Travel Scheme allows you to bring your Dog, Cat or Ferret in and out of the UK without spending time in quarantine by following certain proceedures.
The scheme has been put in place to make the transport of pets easier, while still protecting the UK from rabies and other diseases.
Not all countries are included in the scheme. A list of included countries can be found here.
The following steps need to be completed to take part in the Pet Passport scheme –
There are certain carriers which can be used to transport your pet once you have registered on the scheme. These documents from DEFRA list the air and sea and rail transport options available.
If you are going to be traveling from Heathrow Airport with your pet, there is information on the Heathrow Airport Guide website which may be useful.
EU
Austria | Estonia | Hungary | Netherlands |
Azores | Faroe Islands | Ireland 3 |
Poland |
Balearic Islands |
Finland | Italy | Portugal |
Belgium | France | Latvia | Reunion |
Bulgaria | French Guiana |
Lithuania | Romania |
Canary Islands |
Germany | Luxembourg | Slovakia |
Ceuta | Gibraltar | Madeira | Slovenia |
Cyprus 1 |
Greece | Malta | Spain |
Czech Republic | Greenland | Martinique | Sweden |
Denmark | Guadeloupe 2 |
Melilla |
Non EU
Andorra | Fiji | Saint Maarten (5) |
Antigua & Barbuda |
French Polynesia |
San Marino |
Argentina | Guam | Singapore |
Aruba | Hawaii | St Helena |
Ascension Island |
Hong Kong |
St Kitts & Nevis |
Australia(1) | Iceland | St Lucia |
Bahrain | Jamaica (2) |
St Pierre & Miquelon |
Barbados | Japan | St Vincent & The Grenadines |
Belarus | Liechtenstein | Switzerland |
Bermuda | Malaysia (4) |
Taiwan |
BES Islands (Bonair, Saint Eustatius and Saba) (6) |
Mauritius | Trinidad and Tobago |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | Mayotte | United Arab Emirates (5) |
British Virgin Islands |
Mexico | USA (mainland) |
Canada | Monaco | Vanuatu |
Cayman Islands |
Montserrat | Vatican |
Chile | New Caledonia |
Wallis & Futuna |
Croatia | New Zealand |
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Curacao (5) |
Norway | |
Falkland Islands |
Russian Federation (3) |