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BRINGING A DOG FROMCanada to Mexico

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No quarantine when the paperwork is in order. Needs arrival inspection, crate and bedding, pet food, import permit and non-commercial limits.

Always confirm with the destination's official authority and your airline before travelling.

Entry requirements

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Source:SENASICA — MCRZI (Hoja de Requisitos Zoosanitarios) (opens official site: HRZ 007-35-61-CAN-CAN — dog, origin Canadá, provenance Canadá)· checked 24 Sep 2026

Inspection on arrival only. The sheets list no documents at all — no health certificate, rabies vaccine or deworming — for dogs and cats from Canada.

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Arrival inspection
before travel

Go to the SENASICA office (OISA) at the point of entry with the pet in a clean carrier. Staff check that it shows no signs of infectious disease, is free of external parasites and has no fresh or healing wounds. External parasites → treatment by a vet of your choice; ticks → sample to the lab, pet held at the OISA until the result. Costs are the importer's.

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Go to the SENASICA office (OISA) at the point of entry with the pet in a clean carrier. Staff check that it shows no signs of infectious disease, is free of external parasites and has no fresh or healing wounds. External parasites → treatment by a vet of your choice; ticks → sample to the lab, pet held at the OISA until the result. Costs are the importer's.

Source:SENASICA — MCRZI (Hoja de Requisitos Zoosanitarios) (opens official site: HRZ 013-08-504-CAN-CAN — cat, origin Canadá, provenance Canadá)· checked 24 Sep 2026
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Crate and bedding
before travel

A dirty carrier, or one with disposable bedding, toys or food, is disinfected and everything inside is removed and destroyed.

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A dirty carrier, or one with disposable bedding, toys or food, is disinfected and everything inside is removed and destroyed.

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Pet food
before travel

The day's ration of balanced pet food per the sheet; more only in intact, labelled packs from a listed country (SENASICA's food page and tourist-import list, Canada included — see the rule notes).

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The day's ration of balanced pet food per the sheet; more only in intact, labelled packs from a listed country (SENASICA's food page and tourist-import list, Canada included — see the rule notes).

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Import permit
before travel

Zoosanitary import certificate (Certificado Zoosanitario para Importación, CZI), issued by SENASICA at the OISA on arrival once the sheet's requirements are met — no advance application. Ask the OISA staff for request form FF-SENASICA-003 (pet dog / pet cat versions; fields for the microchip number, origin and provenance, address in Mexico). Customs (ANAM) must be shown the certificate. No fee for pets (see fees).

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Zoosanitary import certificate (Certificado Zoosanitario para Importación, CZI), issued by SENASICA at the OISA on arrival once the sheet's requirements are met — no advance application. Ask the OISA staff for request form FF-SENASICA-003 (pet dog / pet cat versions; fields for the microchip number, origin and provenance, address in Mexico). Customs (ANAM) must be shown the certificate. No fee for pets (see fees).

Source:Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) (opens official site: Equipaje y franquicia)· checked 04 Oct 2026
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Non-commercial limits
before travel

Up to three pets per passenger enter duty-free as part of the passenger's baggage, travelling with them (RGCE 2026 rule 3.2.3, in force for 2026). The sources consulted do not say what happens with a fourth pet (not researched).

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Up to three pets per passenger enter duty-free as part of the passenger's baggage, travelling with them (RGCE 2026 rule 3.2.3, in force for 2026). The sources consulted do not say what happens with a fourth pet (not researched).

Source:Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) (opens official site: Equipaje y franquicia)· checked 04 Oct 2026
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Also:Diario Oficial de la Federación (official gazette); issued by the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
  • SENASICA's 2026 list of products allowed for tourist import is more generous than the sheet: one bag of up to 50 lb (22 kg) of packaged, labelled dry or wet dog/cat food per family, in one or more packs, from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, South Korea, Costa Rica, USA, Ecuador, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Indonesia, Malaysia or New Zealand (loose food: the day's ration only); packaged treats of animal origin without ruminant content up to 10 lb / 5 kg per person or family from a shorter list. SENASICA's food page reconciles the two: the day's ration is always allowed; more only in intact, labelled packs from a country with an MCRZI combination (no home-made or loose food). — SENASICA — Dirección General de Inspección Fitozoosanitaria
  • Food beyond the day's ration must be in intact packs, labelled, with the health authority's seal, and come from a country with an MCRZI combination; home-made ("artesanal") products are not allowed. — SENASICA (SADER)

No quarantine when the paperwork is in order

If the pet does not meet the rules: If ticks are found, the pet is held at the OISA until the lab confirms they are not exotic to Mexico; costs are the importer's.

Source:SENASICA — MCRZI (Hoja de Requisitos Zoosanitarios) (opens official site: HRZ 007-35-61-CAN-CAN — dog, origin Canadá, provenance Canadá)· checked 24 Sep 2026

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Documents

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Official fees

Fees the authorities publish for this route, in their own currency. Vet and airline charges are not included.

CZI (zoosanitary import certificate) for a pet — exempt from the federal fee
Source:Orden Jurídico Nacional (Secretaría de Gobernación) — compiled text (opens official site: Ley Federal de Derechos, artículo 86-A (certificados zoosanitarios))· checked 04 Oct 2026
MXN 0 per certificate

Entry points

Where a pet may enter Mexico, per the rules.

Airlines

Airline rules are separate from entry rules and change without notice — confirm in writing when you book. Only what the carriers' own pages say, read 25 Sep 2026. All airlines

  • Lufthansa LH
    CabinYes
    HoldYes
    Snub-nosedHold: no · Cargo: restricted
  • Emirates EK
    CabinNo
    HoldYes
    Snub-nosedCargo: only Nov – Apr
  • ANA (All Nippon Airways) NH
    CabinNo
    HoldYes, up to 45 kg incl. crate
    Snub-nosedHold: not 1 May – 31 Oct
  • Qantas QF
    CabinNo
    HoldCargo only
    Snub-nosedNot stated
  • Delta Air Lines DLcabin / hold / cargo: conditions on this route
    CabinYes
    HoldNo
    Snub-nosedHold, cargo: no
  • KLM KL
    CabinYes, up to 8 kg incl. carrier46 × 28 × 24 cm
    HoldYes, up to 75 kg incl. crate
    Snub-nosedHold: no
  • Air France AF
    CabinYes, up to 8 kg incl. carrier46 × 28 × 24 cm
    HoldYes, up to 75 kg incl. crate
    Snub-nosedHold: no · Cargo: restricted
  • British Airways BA
    CabinNo
    HoldCargo only
    Snub-nosedCargo: restricted
  • Qatar Airways QR
    CabinNo
    HoldYes, up to 75 kg incl. crate
    Snub-nosedHold: restricted

Return trip to Canada

Easy for a returning pet (no separate returning-resident rule; standard import rules apply), about 1 week of preparation. No quarantine.

Source:Canadian Food Inspection Agency (incorporated by reference into the Health of Animals Regulations) (opens official site: Import Reference Document (As referenced in the Health of Animals Regulations), Part III ss. 1–2, Part IV)· checked 04 Oct 2026

Full checklist for a dog from Mexico to Canada

Leaving Mexico with the pet

  • Leaving Mexico with a pet (SENASICA export certificate, CZE) was not researched.
  • Dogs going (back) to the USA: since 2024-11-22 the USA treats Mexico as screwworm-affected, so every dog entering the USA from Mexico — including a U.S. dog returning from a holiday — needs the APHIS screwworm inspection certificate (inspection within 5 days before travel; a SENASICA-authorised clinical vet, "MVRA", may sign it — SENASICA publishes a directory). CDC rules apply too.
Source:USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) (opens official site: Pet Travel From the United States to Mexico (USDA APHIS export page; SENASICA's HRZ USA-USA in English))· checked 04 Oct 2026

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