Flying with your dog or cat? Start with the dates.

Pet import rules aren't hidden — they're sequenced. Miss one deadline in the chain (microchip before rabies shot, blood test before the waiting period…) and your pet can be denied boarding or quarantined for months. Pick a route and a travel date; we turn the official rules into a dated checklist, backwards from your flight.

Route guides

Every route has a dog and a cat version — toggle species in the planner, or open a guide below.

From the United States

• USA → Japan~7 months lead · 12-hour clearance if done right
• USA → Australia~7 months lead · 10–30 days quarantine
• USA → Spain (EU)3–4 weeks lead · no quarantine
• USA → France (EU)3–4 weeks lead · category-1 breed ban
• USA → Portugal (EU)3–4 weeks lead · 48h arrival notice
• USA → Germany (EU)3–4 weeks lead · breed import ban
• USA → Italy (EU)3–4 weeks lead · no breed bans
• USA → New Zealand~6 months lead · 10-day quarantine
• USA → United Kingdom~3 weeks lead · no quarantine if compliant
• USA → MexicoNo waiting period · screwworm cert for dogs (Aug 2026)
• USA → Dominican Republic~1 month lead · easy in, harder home for dogs
• USA → Brazil~3 weeks lead · easy in, harder home for dogs
• USA → Colombia~3 weeks lead · easy in, harder home for dogs
• USA → Argentina~3 weeks lead · no permit, no quarantine
• USA → Cayman Islands~3 months lead · titer test, no quarantine option

From the United Kingdom

• UK → Japan~7 months lead · 12-hour clearance if done right
• UK → Australia~7 months lead · 10–30 days quarantine
• UK → Spain (EU)3–4 weeks lead · AHC, not a passport

From Canada

• Canada → USANo waiting period · just the CDC form + 6-month age
• Canada → Japan~7 months lead · 12-hour clearance if done right
• Canada → Australia~7 months lead · 10–30 days quarantine
• Canada → Spain (EU)3–4 weeks lead · AHC, not a passport

More routes are hand-verified against official government sources before they ship — no auto-generated rules, ever. Don't see yours yet? It's coming.

How it works

Each route's rules are written down as a small, auditable rule file built only from the official government requirements (USDA APHIS and the destination country's animal quarantine authority), with a visible "last verified" date. The planner does the date math backwards from your travel day — every deadline, in order, with the official source linked on every step. Free, no sign-up, nothing stored.