How To Move From Or To China With Your Pet?

You are soon to relocate from/to China and you already sorted out moving your furniture? Awesome! But how about your pet?
What are the Chinese regulations regarding the moving process? Which documents do you need to provide?


ASI Movers compiled a guide to help you navigate China’s pet entry-exit requirements.


Is It In Your Pet's Best Interest To Relocate?

At ASI Movers, we know that your pet is a member of your family. You have a special bond with him/her, and leaving your best friend behind is something hard to consider.


Nevertheless, as for humans, traveling when old or sick is never advised...


As such if your pet is in one of these situations, you might consider finding him/her a temporary or a brand-new home. Yet, if your best friend is not in one of those conditions requiring extreme decisions. ASI Movers team assures you a stress-free, event-free process.


What About Chinese Regulations?

Starting from May 1st, 2019, China applied some changes regarding pet relocation. Animals passing the test inspection and coming from these countries (New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Guam, Jamaica, Iceland, The United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Macao) will no longer be subject to quarantine.


However, if your pet is not entering from the mentioned countries, you can still avoid quarantine, only and only if, the pet is microchipped, vaccinated for rabies twice, and has a rabies titer test done.


With that being said, if your pet does not respond to these criteria, it will be required to spend 30 days in quarantine, fees are around 300 RMB. Afterwards, your pet will be released, if it is determined to be healthy and passed all the tests successfully.


ASI Movers will advise you to notify Chinese customs of your pet’s arrival in China.


Relocating To China With Your Pet


Now that you have decided to switch homes for the entire family, let’s go more in-depth into the process and requirements we will handle with you.

Your pet will transit by Air cargo.
We will take care of the customs clearance upon his/her arrival in China and deliver her/him to your residence.

Please note that this solution may require a quarantine of 30 days as suggested above.


Documents You Will Need To Provide

  • A copy of your passport
  • A copy of your air ticket
  • As stated before, your animal will be required to have a microchip and you must provide us with the related documents.
  • Rabies vaccination record (issued more than 30 days and less than a year before travel),the record must be issued by Shen Pu government vet.
  • Your pet’s health certificate, which must be issued 7 days before departure
  • Your animal’s blood test


Relocating From China


As for relocating to China, our ASI Movers team will help you to handle all the pet export processes to avoid stress and facilitate your whole family transition – because a pet is family right?


Documents You Will Need To Provide

  • A copy of your passport.
  • A copy of your air ticket.
  • As stated before, your animal will be required to have a microchip and you must provide us with the related documents.
  • Rabies vaccination record (issued more than 30 days and less than a year before travel)
  • Your pet’s health certificate, which must be issued 7 days before departure.
  • Your animal’s blood test.


Depending on the country you are heading to, you might have to provide additional documents, we will inform you about when you contact us.
From moving your home to helping you handle your pet relocation process, ASI Movers feels entitled to make the process the clearest, smoothest possible. We aim at your pet not even realizing how many kilometers he/she will range!


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