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China (mainland) pet travel requirements
China’s carried-pet route accepts only dogs and cats, one per traveller per entry, with the required official documents and arrival inspection. A readable microchip and, for a non-designated origin, an accepted rabies antibody report can qualify a pet for release without isolation. A pet that needs isolation must use a port with appropriate facilities and normally stays thirty days; isolation is not a substitute for missing mandatory official certificates. The current Shanghai government guide still publishes nineteen designated origins and ten quarantine ports, but this planner has not verified the latest GACC dynamic laboratory and port directories. Specific source conflicts and list-verification gaps are shown below.
This free guide includes the checked information and official links we have for this pet. Personal travel reports are available for dogs and cats only.
Pet travel at a glance — free
Start with the destination's requirements for this pet. Documents and preparation vary by origin and other conditions; read the full guidance and any unverified details below.
Preparation lead times
Confirm application and preparation deadlines with the official authority before booking.
Full preparation requirementsWhich pets can enter
- Dog: Some requirements need confirmation
- Cat: Some requirements need confirmation
- Rabbit: Not permitted as a pet
- Ferret: Not permitted as a pet
Vaccination requirements
Check whether vaccinations are required for your pet in the official guidance.
Read the official guidanceEntering China (mainland)
Reference requirements for this pet. Read each item's conditions: different origins, histories and entry options can require different steps. Each item links to its official source and check date.
Restrictions
Species, origin, age and other restrictions. Each item applies under its listed conditions.
The ordinary traveller carried-pet route admits only dogs and cats. Rabbits and ferrets fall under the live-animal items prohibited from being carried or posted into China under Announcement 470; neither is converted into a permitted carried pet by using a cargo booking.
Rabbits / Ferrets
The national list has an exception only with approval by the competent national authority and an official exporting-country quarantine certificate. No ordinary personal-pet rabbit/ferret approval route was verified here. A commercial/live-animal import or exceptional national approval is a different process and is not authorised by this planner.
Source: General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), via gov.cn · Checked Nov 12, 2026
Source: Shanghai Municipal Government (from Shanghai Customs) · Checked Nov 12, 2026
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and GACC · Checked Nov 12, 2026
How many pets can you bring?
Caps recorded for China (mainland) can depend on the species, origin and entry conditions. Your airline can set a lower limit.
Each traveler may bring one pet, a dog or a cat, per entry, whether carried or checked separately. Extra pets are sent back or destroyed.
Source: General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), via gov.cn · Checked Nov 12, 2026
Source: Shanghai Municipal Government (from Shanghai Customs) · Checked Nov 12, 2026
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and GACC · Checked Nov 12, 2026
Official forms and documents
Links go to the issuing authority. We do not sell, fill in or issue official documents.
No stand-alone form is recorded for this destination. The steps above name the documents to carry.
Open the official page to download or complete the form. Requirements can change; confirm with the authority before you travel.
Official sources
Every rule above is checked against these pages. Dates show our last check, not the page's own update.
Recent rule changes
Sourced entries that affect this country.
First version of the rules library: US entry, China exit, and the pet policies of Air China, China Eastern and United.
All rule updatesExpanded destination-specific pet requirements, including origin-country branches, young-animal exemptions, official documents and entry options. Known unverified details remain clearly marked; free country summaries and personal trip reports use the same rules.
All rule updatesPersonal reports now focus on dogs and cats; other pets keep free checked summaries and official links. Updated current China and Korea source branches, European country lists and Italian guidance; represented Japan's Kyrgyzstan suspension without incorrectly keeping Uzbekistan suspended. Vaccination expiry uses the actual certificate where required, with documented continuous-booster exemptions and explicit remaining evidence gaps.
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