ENTRY.PET · CHECKLIST
Australia → South Korea
cat
Requirements
| Done | REQUIREMENT | WHEN | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| To do | 01 Microchip Microchip for every dog and cat, any age. ISO 11784/11785; with any other chip, bring your own reader (or a new chip is implanted). The number must be on the health certificate. | — | Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) |
| To do | 02 Health certificate Health certificate issued by the government veterinary authority of the exporting country, stating the microchip number and the date of birth, that the animal is healthy and cannot spread contagious animal diseases, the issuing agency, date, name and signature of the issuer. Original (or an e-certificate accepted by APQA), issued before the pet leaves; a certificate not in Korean or English may need a certified translation. | — | Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA); Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (국가법령정보센터); notice of APQA |
| To do | 03 Health certificate (one of the alternatives) Cats from Australia: an additional certificate that the exporting country or region (an administrative area at least the size of the Korean peninsula) has had no Hendra or Nipah virus disease since the first report. | — | Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (국가법령정보센터); notice of APQA |
| To do | 04 Disease test (one of the alternatives) Cats from Australia — Hendra and Nipah virus blood test, negative, within 14 days before export. | 0–14 days before departure | Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (국가법령정보센터); notice of APQA |
| To do | 05 Residence period (one of the alternatives) Cats from Australia — kept for the 60 days before export at a place with no Hendra or Nipah virus. | 60+ days before departure | Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (국가법령정보센터); notice of APQA |
| To do | 06 Arrival inspection Mark quarantine items on the customs declaration on board. After landing, before passing customs, take the pet and the certificate to the APQA animal quarantine counter (Incheon: next to baggage carousels). Document check, chip check and clinical examination; if all is in order the officer stamps the customs declaration and the pet is released. | — | Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (농림축산검역본부), Animal Quarantine Division; Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (국가법령정보센터); notice of APQA; Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) |
| To do | 07 Advance notice to the authority Only when importing 10 or more dogs and cats at once (unweaned young with their mother excluded): notify APQA in advance and get approval to use an animal quarantine facility. Up to 9 need no notification. The deadline is set by APQA notice and was not found — ask APQA. | — | Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (국가법령정보센터); Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) |
Papers to carry
- To get: Microchip number (in the pet passport or the vaccination record)
- To get: Health certificate
- To get: Health certificate
- To get: Disease test result
- To get: Confirmation of the advance notice
Official fees
- Quarantine application fee, dogs and cats (legal fee per quarantine application ("신청건당"). APQA names it for pets held in quarantine; its pages do not say whether it is charged when a pet is released at the arrival counter with a stamp (the Rule allows waiving fees in that case).)KRW 10,000 per consignment