🇦🇺 Bringing pets to Australia
Australia is rabies-free; pet import requires 6-month preparation: microchip, rabies vaccination, FAVN/RFFIT titre test, then 180-day wait, then post-entry quarantine at Mickleham (10 days minimum, AUD 2,000+).
Preparation timeline
- Total preparation
- 6 months
- Rabies status
- rabies-free
- Microchip required
- Yes (ISO 15-digit)
- Rabies vaccination
- Yes
- Antibody titre test
- Yes (≥0.5 IU/mL)
- Wait after titre / vaccination
- 180 days
- Post-entry quarantine
- 10 days (~USD 1500)
Authority + permit
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Biosecurity
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/cats-dogs →
Species covered
dog, cat
Last verified 2026-04-28.