SOUTH AFRICA
REQUIREMENTS FOR CATS TO
SOUTH AFRICA
1) YOU WILL NEED TO OBTAIN AN EXPORT PERMIT FROM DEFRA
WHICH WILL BE SENT TO YOUR VET 10 DAYS PRIOR TO EXPORT. YOU WILL NEED TO USE AN LVI VET (LOCAL VETERINARY INSPECTOR) MOST VET PRACTICES HAVE AT LEAST ONE.
2) YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO OBTAIN AN IMPORT PERMIT FROM :
THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH, IMPORT / EXPORT CONTROL,
PRIVATE BAG X138, PRETORIA 0001, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: 0027 1231 97514
(THERE MAY BE A CHARGE)
3) CATS MUST BE MICROCHIPPED AND RABIES VACCINATED
4) WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL ANNUAL VACCINATIONS ARE KEPT UP-TO-DATE.
5) YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AN OWNERS WRITTENDECLARATION THAT THE PET(S) HAS BEEN RESIDENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SINCE
BIRTH.
IF IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY WE NEED A DECLARATION OF COUNTRY & DATES OF WHEN IMPORTED.
REQUIREMENTS FOR DOGS TO SOUTH AFRICA
1) EXPORT PERMIT FROM DEFRA WHICH WILL BE SENT TO YOUR VET 10 DAYS PRIOR TO EXPORT.
2) IMPORT PERMIT FROM
THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: 0027 1231 97514
(THERE MAY BE A CHARGE).
3) DOGS MUST BE MICROCHIPPED AND RABIES VACCINATED
4) IF THE DOG HAS BEEN IN GREAT BRITAIN SINCE BIRTH HE/SHE MUST BE TESTED FOR LEISHMANIOSIS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EXPORT
(BLOOD TO BE SENT TO CVL LABORITIES FOR TEST RESULTS)
5) IF THE DOG HAS NOT BEEN IN GB SINCE BIRTH HE/SHE WILL NEED BLOOD TESTS FOR LEISHMANIOSIS, DIROFILARIA & BABESIOSIS ALL
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EXPORT (BLOOD TO GO TO VIA LABORITORIES) THE DOG MUST ALSO BE TREATED FOR DIROFILARIA FOR 6 MONTHS
AFTER ARRIVAL IN SOUTH AFRICA.
(THIS TREATMENT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN FROM
THE UK)
6) TESTS NEED TO BE TAKEN BY AN LVI VET (LOCAL VETERINARY INSPECTOR) MOST VET PRACTICES HAVE AT LEAST ONE.
7) FINAL VET CHECKS WITHIN 5 DAYS OF EXPORT - TREAT FOR INTERNAL & EXTERNAL PARASITES AND COMPLETE THE EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATE.
