The best choice for domestic parents to take their pets to Australia or New Zealand is to transit New Zealand from Hong Kong. The following details the relevant procedures and formalities: transit time. Pets must stay for more than 6 months after entering a third country or region (such as Hong Kong). Implant electronic chips. The pet must be implanted with an identifiable electronic chip, and the chip number must appear in all relevant documents to ensure that it is the same pet. Get a health certificate at the border crossing. To obtain a pet health certificate within 48 hours before departure, it must be issued by an officially licensed veterinarian at the transit place (such as Hong Kong). Pets entering New Zealand must be over 9 months old. Rabies immunization certificate. That is, the immunization certificate of rabies vaccine was obtained.
Serum test. After the pet takes serum, the serum sample is sent to the designated laboratory for serum detection, and the concentration of rabies antibody in the serum is determined to be 0.5IU/ml. If it is unqualified, it needs to be re-inoculated and tested until it is qualified.
Apply for an entry permit certificate. To enter Australia or New Zealand, you need to apply for an entry permit in advance, and then you are allowed to enter the country after obtaining the permit. The materials to be submitted at the time of application are: ※ exporter's detailed information, such as PetTour China Representative Office ※ importer's detailed information, such as Australian or New Zealand pet recipient's detailed information ※ animal's detailed information, including: name, age, breed, sex, etc. ※ Pet's medication and treatment history※ Electronic chip information※ Other detailed information, such as export country and entry airport.
※ Residence of pets during quarantine period※ Veterinary exit declaration documents, mainly aimed at the health status of pets ※ Rabies antibody serum test results.
When submitting an application, you need to pay a certain application fee (390 Australian dollars for the first application and 230 Australian dollars for each subsequent application). After approval, the license documents can be returned to the exporter by mail, fax or post.
How long will it take to go through all the formalities? It takes about 6 months to complete all the procedures, and the time is divided as follows: vaccinate rabies vaccine, take serum samples 30 days later, and leave the country after staying for 5 months, because staying in a third country or region (such as Hong Kong) can go through the relevant procedures at the same time, which will not extend the travel time.
What is the quarantine period for pets after entry? Pets must be quarantined for at least 30 days after entering Australia or New Zealand. The length of isolation depends on the actual situation of the pet. If the pet stays in a third country or region (such as Hong Kong) for 150 days after taking serum samples and the relevant procedures are complete, it is not required to extend the quarantine period.