Bringing A Dog From Nz To Australia

You need to use a registered pet transport company to arrange your pet s move.

Bringing a dog from nz to australia. You ll be pleased to hear taking a dog to australia is not too much more than human flights. Secondly you will need to be sure that your dog was living in australia and or in new zealand for at least 90 days prior to the scheduled date of departure. As a very rough guide it costs about 800 to move a cat to australia and between 1000 2 500 for a dog. Australia you usually do not need a permit but your pet will need a post arrival inspection an approved country you need a permit to import another country your pet will not be allowed into nz until it s spent 6 months in an approved country and you can provide a vet certificate.

When you want to take your dog to australia you will need to ensure that they are at least 8 weeks of age 56 days at the time of travel. Mpi has a very useful list of all the registered pet transporters in new zealand. Before sending your cat or dog to australia contact an mpi approved veterinarian. It is no longer possible to import canine semen from malaysia to australia.

These days you can t book your pet onto an airline yourself. Remember cats and dogs must be cleared for entry into new zealand australian cats or dogs only or transferred to a quarantine facility all other countries from either auckland or christchurch airports. The exact requirements you will need to fulfil when importing a dog or cat into australia vary depending on your country of origin. Cats and dogs can be imported only from approved countries.

Luckily for you pets moving from australia to new zealand do not need to fulfill a quarantine. Destinations in australia are the cheapest. If you wish to import reproductive material or animals other than cats or dogs view live animals and reproductive material information. All dogs and cats that arrive in australia have to spend a minimum of 10 days in quarantine.

You will not require a permit to import a cat or dog from new zealand or norfolk island however conditions apply. The good news for any pet flights across the ditch. Check whether your cat or dog is eligible to come to new zealand. We fly dogs from new zealand to australian airports multiple times a day every day of the week.

If you re bringing a cat or dog from. It s shorter than it used to be it was decreased from 30 days in 2012 but this is partially because the preparation steps required before you can export your pet have increased. New zealand has an agreement with australia that makes it easier to export your cat or dog.