Taking pet cats (live) out of Australia

Details

Cat export from Australia requires a veterinary export health certificate issued shortly before departure, an ISO microchip, and current rabies vaccination. Destination import rules drive the real timeline: rabies-titre tests with waiting periods for rabies-free jurisdictions (Australia, New Zealand, Japan), import permits, and quarantine bookings must be arranged months ahead. Airlines apply IATA Live Animals Regulations container requirements. Start from the destination's official import checklist and work backwards.

Quantity limits

Per destination import permit

Documentation required

• Veterinary export health certificate
• ISO microchip + rabies vaccination record
• Destination import permit / quarantine booking where required

The other direction

Sources

• agriculture.gov.au
• abf.gov.au