Bringing a dog or cat to Indonesia

1. 01
   Health certificate
   Health certificate issued by the competent (government) official of the country of origin. Per the Mexico embassy it must state that the pet is healthy and fit to travel, plus the origin-dependent statements below (residence or origin quarantine, inactivated rabies vaccine at ≥3 months, protective titer), with the titer result attached. No validity window was found in Indonesian sources.
   Source:Badan Karantina Indonesia (opens official site: Si Anabul Mau Ikut Mudik, Begini Prosedur Karantinanya (Barantin news, Karantina Bali section))· checked 26 Sep 2026
2. 02
   Rabies vaccination
   Rabies vaccination recorded in a vaccination book. Inactivated vaccine, given in the origin country when the pet was at least 3 months old (embassy page). Timing: the Hague embassy (July 2026) says the rabies vaccination certificate is "valid at most 1 month before departure" (wording unclear); the 2019 Washington embassy PDF says at least 30 days and not more than 1 year before shipment. The windows below are the 2019 ones.
   • At least 30 days before departure — 2019 Washington embassy PDF (outdated legal basis)
   • At most 1 year before departure — 2019 Washington embassy PDF (outdated legal basis)
   !Sources disagree — confirm with the authority
   Source:Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Meksiko (Kementerian Luar Negeri) (opens official site: Informasi membawa binatang peliharaan ke Indonesia (Embassy of Indonesia, Mexico City))· checked 24 Sep 2026
3. 03
   Rabies antibody (titer) test
   Rabies antibody titer test with a protective result, attached to the health certificate. Barantin applies a threshold of at least 0.5 IU/ml (stated for a domestic move in 2026). No Indonesian source found states the test method, approved laboratories, or how long before/after vaccination or travel the blood must be taken.
   Source:Badan Karantina Indonesia (opens official site: Si Anabul Mau Ikut Mudik, Begini Prosedur Karantinanya (Barantin news, Karantina Bali section))· checked 26 Sep 2026
4. 04
   Import permit
   Written application to the Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Livestock (Jl. Harsono RM No. 3, Ragunan, Jakarta 12550) describing the pet (species, breed, age, colour), with the vet health certificate and rabies vaccination certificate attached. The Ministry issues a letter ("Surat Keterangan") valid 1 month, used to obtain the import licence from Animal Quarantine at Terminal A, Soekarno-Hatta airport. Both embassies ask for documents to be apostilled. Processing time not published. Barantin's own 2026 summary does not mention this letter — ask Barantin whether it is still needed.
   !Sources disagree — confirm with the authority
   Source:Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Den Haag (Kementerian Luar Negeri) (opens official site: Membawa Binatang Peliharaan (Embassy of Indonesia, The Hague))· checked 24 Sep 2026
5. 05
   Residence period
   The pet has been kept in the origin country since birth or for at least 6 months before departure (statement on the health certificate). The Mexico page's second tier reads "kurang dari 6 (enam) bulan" (less than 6 months) — taken as a typo for the first tier's "tidak kurang dari" (not less than).
   • Only if: rabies-free country that does not vaccinate against rabies, in Indonesia's classification (no official list of member countries was found; older Ministry of Agriculture guidance used WOAH status)
   • Only if: rabies-free country that vaccinates against rabies, in Indonesia's classification (no official list of member countries was found)
   !Sources disagree — confirm with the authority
   Source:Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Meksiko (Kementerian Luar Negeri) (opens official site: Informasi membawa binatang peliharaan ke Indonesia (Embassy of Indonesia, Mexico City))· checked 24 Sep 2026
6. 06
   Pre-export quarantine
   The health certificate must state that the pet underwent quarantine in the origin country — examination, isolation, observation and treatment — for 3 months. Only the Mexico embassy page (undated) says so among the sources used; Barantin's 2026 summary and the Hague embassy (July 2026) do not. Must be confirmed with Barantin before it is shown as a requirement.
   • Only if: rabies-infected country, in Indonesia's classification (no official list of member countries was found)
   !Sources disagree — confirm with the authority
   Source:Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Meksiko (Kementerian Luar Negeri) (opens official site: Informasi membawa binatang peliharaan ke Indonesia (Embassy of Indonesia, Mexico City))· checked 24 Sep 2026
7. 07
   Import form
   Register in Barantin's SSmQC system and submit the online prior notice (notice.karantinaindonesia.go.id) before departure from the origin country.
   Source:Badan Karantina Indonesia (opens official site: Si Anabul Mau Ikut Mudik, Begini Prosedur Karantinanya (Barantin news, Karantina Bali section))· checked 26 Sep 2026
8. 08
   Advance notice to the authority
   Legal minimum: the plan to import an animal is submitted to the local animal quarantine officer at least 2 days before the import; the report under Pasal 56 is due at least 1 day before arrival (PP 29/2023 Pasal 57(1)). In practice the prior notice above covers this.
   • At least 2 days before arrival
   Source:Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDF hosted by JDIH BPK RI) (opens official site: Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 29 Tahun 2023 — implementing regulation of Law 21/2019 on animal, fish and plant quarantine (excerpts))· checked 04 Oct 2026
9. 09
   Port of entry
   Enter through a designated place of entry and hand the pet to the animal quarantine officer there. The legal list is Barantin decree 4719/2025 (see the entry points); it is not pet-specific. Both embassy pages point to Animal Quarantine at Terminal A, Soekarno-Hatta (CGK). Never through Bali, which accepts no dogs or cats.
   Source:Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDF hosted by JDIH BPK RI) (opens official site: Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 29 Tahun 2023 — implementing regulation of Law 21/2019 on animal, fish and plant quarantine (excerpts))· checked 04 Oct 2026
10. 10
    Arrival inspection
    On arrival, report and hand over the pet with all documents to the quarantine officer. Documents and the animal are checked; if everything complies and the pet is healthy, the quarantine vet releases it with a Quarantine Release Certificate (Sertifikat Pelepasan Karantina); fees are paid by e-billing. If requirements are not met the pet is refused (sent out of Indonesia) — PP 29/2023 Pasal 77.
    Source:Badan Karantina Indonesia (opens official site: Si Anabul Mau Ikut Mudik, Begini Prosedur Karantinanya (Barantin news, Karantina Bali section))· checked 26 Sep 2026
11. 11
    Minimum age
    At least 90 days old at export (2019 Washington embassy PDF, outdated). Current sources only imply it: the rabies vaccine must be given at ≥3 months of age.
    !Sources disagree — confirm with the authority
    Source:Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Washington DC (opens official site: Requirement and Procedure — Animal Quarantine (Embassy of Indonesia, Washington DC; PDF 2019, outdated legal basis))· checked 04 Oct 2026
12. 12
    Condition of the animal
    Not pregnant or lactating (2019 Washington embassy PDF, outdated; not repeated in current sources).
    !Sources disagree — confirm with the authority
    Source:Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Washington DC (opens official site: Requirement and Procedure — Animal Quarantine (Embassy of Indonesia, Washington DC; PDF 2019, outdated legal basis))· checked 04 Oct 2026

Dog from Germany: 12 requirements.

In short: Health certificate from the origin government, rabies vaccination book, protective rabies titer result, prior notice to Barantin before departure, inspection at a designated port (in practice Soekarno-Hatta, Jakarta). Embassies also require a Ministry of Agriculture letter; one undated embassy page adds 3 months' quarantine in the origin country for rabies-infected countries, and a 2019 embassy PDF 14 days' quarantine on arrival (both unconfirmed). Not for Bali, and possibly not for other "rabies-free" provinces.