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Each answer points at gov.uk, the European Commission, or USDA APHIS. Those pages win if a rule changes.
No. The United States is a listed country, so a rabies titer blood test is not required for a dog, cat, or ferret entering Great Britain. The pet still needs an ISO microchip and a valid rabies vaccination.
Sources: gov.uk: bring your pet to Great Britain · USDA APHIS: pet travel to Great Britain
A non-commercial Great Britain pet health certificate, completed by a USDA-accredited veterinarian and endorsed by USDA APHIS. Petjet can prepare a draft. Your vet examines the pet and signs the official certificate. APHIS endorses it. Petjet does not sign or endorse.
The microchip must be ISO compliant, which means 15 digits, and the implant date on the certificate must be the same day as the primary rabies vaccine or before it. A vaccine given before the chip does not count.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to Great Britain · gov.uk: bring your pet to Great Britain
After a primary vaccine, the vaccine date is day 0. The pet can enter on day 21 at the earliest, or later if the vaccine maker requires a longer wait. The pet also has to be at least 15 weeks old on arrival. A booster given before the previous shot expires does not start a new wait.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to Great Britain · gov.uk: bring your pet to Great Britain
The first rabies vaccine after the microchip is valid for 1 year for UK travel. If the pet travels more than 12 months after that shot, you need a booster that was given within those 12 months. Later boosters can last 1, 2, or 3 years, following the maker, as long as coverage never lapses. A lapse makes the next shot a new primary, with a new wait.
For a non-commercial certificate, APHIS must endorse it within 10 days of arrival in the UK. The certificate is valid for 30 days after the USDA-accredited veterinarian signs it. You pay USDA directly. If the pet enters through Heathrow, the Animal Reception Centre can pre-check the paperwork before that endorsement.
Yes. A USDA-accredited vet must treat the dog for tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) between 24 and 120 hours before entry. That is 1 to 5 days before arrival, counted from the real entry time. Treatment can be before or after APHIS endorsement. Cats do not need this treatment for Great Britain.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to Great Britain · gov.uk: bring your pet to Great Britain
Great Britain and the EU treat a move as commercial if the pet is sold or ownership changes, if you are bringing 6 or more pets, or if the pet arrives more than 5 days before or after you or a person you authorise in writing. Petjet does not prepare commercial moves. Petjet currently prepares 1 to 3 pets. Four or five pets can still be non-commercial, and they are outside this service for now.
Sources: gov.uk: bring your pet to Great Britain · USDA APHIS: pet travel to Great Britain · USDA APHIS: pet travel to France
Petjet does not perform the vet exam, microchip scan, vaccination, or tapeworm treatment. Petjet does not endorse the certificate, sign your declaration, book the airline, or collect vet, USDA, airline, or arrival fees. You pay those parties yourself. Official rules win if a Petjet timeline ever disagrees with them.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to Great Britain · gov.uk: bring your pet to Great Britain
APHIS lists $101 per certificate when no laboratory tests are required. A dog or cat traveling from the United States to Great Britain or the EU does not need a rabies titer, so $101 is the usual endorsement fee. You pay USDA, not Petjet. Your vet's fees are separate and are paid to the clinic.
Sources: USDA APHIS: cost to endorse · USDA APHIS: pet travel to Great Britain · USDA APHIS: pet travel to France
A non-commercial EU health certificate, completed by a USDA-accredited veterinarian and endorsed by USDA APHIS. The new model has been mandatory since October 1, 2026, under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/848. The same certificate is what APHIS publishes for each EU member state, for Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, and for Norway and Switzerland, which apply the EU import rules. Petjet can prepare a draft. Your vet examines the pet and signs the official certificate. APHIS endorses it. Petjet does not sign or endorse.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to France · USDA APHIS: pet travel to Switzerland · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131 · European Commission: bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country
The non-commercial certificate is valid for 30 days after the USDA-accredited veterinarian issues it. USDA must endorse it within 10 days of the pet's arrival. The European Commission also requires the checks at the travellers' point of entry to fall inside 10 days of the official endorsement. After entry, you may use that certificate for onward travel in the EU for up to 6 months, as long as the rabies vaccination is still valid. The original endorsed certificate has to travel with the pet.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to France · European Commission: bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country
It is a place an EU country, Northern Ireland, Norway, or Switzerland designates for documentary and identity checks on a non-commercial dog, cat, or ferret arriving from a country such as the United States. You contact the competent authority there when you arrive. The European Commission publishes the list. A pet that only transits an airport on the way to a non-EU country can be a different case, and Petjet does not prepare transit-only trips.
Sources: European Commission: travellers' points of entry · European Commission: bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country · USDA APHIS: pet travel to France
For a non-commercial trip, a USDA-accredited vet must treat a dog for Echinococcus multilocularis between 24 and 120 hours before arrival in Finland, Ireland, Malta, Northern Ireland, or Norway. Treatment can be before or after APHIS endorsement. Cats do not need it. France, Portugal, and the other EU member states do not require it for a direct entry from the United States. If the dog enters one of those countries and later continues to Finland, Ireland, Malta, Northern Ireland, or Norway, an EU veterinarian must give the treatment 1 to 5 days before that onward entry. Great Britain has its own tapeworm rule for every dog.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to Finland, Malta, Ireland (including Northern Ireland), or Norway · USDA APHIS: pet travel to France · USDA APHIS: pet travel to Portugal · gov.uk: bring your pet to Great Britain
No. APHIS country pages for the EU, including France and Portugal, and for Switzerland, do not require a rabies titer for a dog, cat, or ferret from the United States. The pet needs an ISO microchip before the rabies vaccine, or on the same day, and a valid vaccination. After a primary vaccine the wait is at least 21 days, or longer if the maker says so. The first vaccine after the chip is valid for 1 year. The pet must be at least 12 weeks old on vaccination day and at least 15 weeks old on arrival.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to France · USDA APHIS: pet travel to Portugal · USDA APHIS: pet travel to Switzerland
Yes. APHIS says Portugal requires pet owners to contact the authorities at least 48 hours before arrival and provide written notice. The form is linked from the APHIS Portugal page. The certificate, microchip, rabies, and endorsement rules are otherwise the same EU non-commercial rules.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to Portugal
They do not use the EU non-commercial certificate that the other European destinations use. APHIS says Iceland requires an import permit from the Iceland Food and Veterinary Authority, plus vaccination and testing, and that USDA endorsement is not required. APHIS has not published pet requirements for Liechtenstein. Petjet does not prepare either route.
Sources: USDA APHIS: pet travel to Iceland