Dogs and cats from listed countries outside the EU
Listed countries are countries that are not EU members and for which the EU conditions do not apply, but which do have an effective rabies control system. The presence of rabies varies very much from one such country to another.
You can find a list of all countries concerned in the right-hand column. Please note that special rules apply to Malaysia.
You can find a list of all countries concerned in the right-hand column. Please note that special rules apply to Malaysia.
The requirements are as follows:
The animals must be vaccinated against rabies and have an approved antibody count
Dogs and cats need to be vaccinated against rabies. You can have the basic rabies vaccination made when the animal is identity-marked and has reached at least three months of age. If you have the rabies vaccination done when the animal is younger or before it is identity-marked the vaccination is not valid for travel. After the rabies vaccination, you also need to make sure that the animal has produced enough antibodies against rabies.
More information about rabies vaccination and antibody check.
The animals need to be dewormed against tapeworm
Before bringing a dog or a cat to Sweden you need to have your animal dewormed by a veterinarian against the tapeworm Echinococcus using an approved preparation that contains praziquantel or epsiprantel. The treatment must be noted by the veterinarian in the veterinary certificate or the passport.
More information about deworming
You need to obtain a veterinary certificate or use the pet passport
The veterinary certificate is to be completed by an official veterinarian in the country of departure. The veterinarian shall state the animal´s identity number as well as the dates of vaccination, rabies antibody analysis and deworming. When you bring the animal into Sweden you need to bring the veterinary certificate as well as vaccination certificates and the result of the blood test.
Please note that there are two kinds of veterinary certificate. If the animal travels with its owner or as excess weight luggage, you need to use the veterinary certificate for pet animals. If the animal is to be sold, if it travels as cargo either with or without a person to accompany it, or if there are more than five animals, you need to use the certificate for trade animals. You can find both types of certificate in the right-hand column.
If the animal is of EU origin and already has a pet passport, you use the passport instead of a veterinary certificate.
Cargo and trade animals need a health check before departure
Animals that are transported as cargo, i.e. not inside the cabin or as excess weight luggage, as well as animals that are to be sold after being imported into Sweden, count as trade animals. The same applies if you bring more than five animals. Trade animals must be inspected by an official veterinarian or an export veterinarian before being brought into Sweden. This health check shall take place no more than 24 hours before departure.
The veterinarian shall make a note in the veterinary certificate for trade animals or in the pet passport that the health check has been carried out. Please contact the veterinary authority in the country you are in, in order to find a suitable official or export veterinarian.
You may only bring animals via the airports Arlanda or Landvetter
Animals from listed non-EU countries may only be brought to Sweden via the airports Stockholm-Arlanda or Gothenburg-Landvetter. If the animal is to make an intermediate landing, you need to contact the veterinary authority or the embassy of that country in order to make sure that the animal fulfils the import requirements.
Veterinary inspection upon arrival
If your animal is to be sold, will travel as cargo or in a group larger than five individuals, it is to be inspected by a veterinarian at one of the border inspection upon arrival. You need to contact the post and notify the inspection at least one working day in advance. You can find the contact data you need in the right-hand column.
You have to report to customs
Exactly how you are to report to customs depend on where you cross the border. For more information, please consult the Swedish Customs´ website.
Dogs need to be registered
Dogs brought permanently to Sweden need to be registered in the central dog register. Please contact our Customer Service for more information – see link in the right-hand column.
Last updated: 2011-03-14
