Bringing your pet to the UK from Ukraine
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine.
You can bring your pet dog, cat or ferret from Ukraine to the UK without it going into quarantine if it:
- has been vaccinated against rabies and has had a blood test 30 days later to confirm it has worked
- has been microchipped
- has a pet passport or health certificate
- has had tapeworm treatment
If your pet does not meet these requirements, what you must do to bring your pet to the UK depends on when it left Ukraine.
If your pet is still in Ukraine or left Ukraine less than 30 days ago
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When you arrive in the UK, someone will collect your pet and take it to the quarantine facility.
- car ferry, your pet will be collected from your car before you leave the ferry in the UK
- Eurotunnel, your pet will be collected from the terminal at Coquelles, France
- air, your pet will be taken to a holding facility at the airport in the UK
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A vet will tell you if your pet needs any healthcare while in isolation at home. This might include a blood test to check your pet’s antibodies to rabies and a rabies vaccination if needed.
- Calais Eurotunnel
- Dover Eastern Docks
- Harwich International Port
- Hull
- Portsmouth
- Belfast International
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Glasgow Prestwick
- Leeds Bradford
- London Gatwick
- London Heathrow
- Manchester
- given a blood test to check if it has had a rabies vaccination or will need one - results of the blood test should take 3 days
- vaccinated for other diseases such as kennel cough and parvovirus
- given tapeworm treatment if necessary
- microchipped if necessary
Your pet will go into quarantine when it arrives in the UK.
You will not have to pay to quarantine your pet, or for your pet’s transport to and from quarantine facilities.
If you travel by:
Read guidance on what will happen at the quarantine facility.
If your pet left Ukraine between 30 and 90 days ago
Your pet may have to go into quarantine when it arrives in the UK, depending on the vaccines and healthcare it has had.
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If APHA tell you that your pet must go into quarantine
You will not have to pay to quarantine your pet, or for your pet’s transport to and from quarantine facilities.
Read guidance on what will happen at the quarantine facility.
If APHA tell you that your pet does not need to go into quarantine
If your pet does not need to go into quarantine, it will still need to be isolated for 3 months. APHA will tell you where your pet will need to go for isolation.
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If your pet left Ukraine more than 90 days ago
Your pet may be able to isolate at the home where you are staying in England. This means your pet must stay indoors and not mix with other animals or people.
Where to arrive in the UK
If APHA has told you your pet must go into quarantine in the UK it must arrive at one of the following ports or airports.
Ports
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At the quarantine facility
If your pet goes into quarantine on arrival in the UK, a vet will assess your pet and give themit appropriate healthcare.
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If the blood test shows that your pet has not had a rabies vaccination
If your pet has not had a rabies vaccination, the vet will vaccinate your pet and keep it under observation.
After 30 days your pet will have another blood test to check if the vaccine has worked.
If the blood test shows that your pet has had a rabies vaccination
If your pet has had a rabies vaccination, the vet will arrange for your pet to go into isolation.
APHA will contact you to tell you where your pet will need to go for isolation and how long your pet will need to be in isolation. TheYou government will covernot have to pay for the costs associatedof withyour pet’s isolation.
Last updated 13 April 2022 + show all updates
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Added Ukrainian translation.
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First published.
Update history
2023-03-30 16:00
Added guidance on what to do if you plan to leave and return to the UK with your pet dog, cat or ferret.
2022-11-24 15:00
Bringing more than 5 pets to England, Scotland and Wales is classed as a commercial import. It requires Approved Importer status for pets from Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Romania.
2022-10-11 12:00
Updated guidance for how to apply for a licence to bring your pets to Great Britain from Ukraine.
2022-08-12 16:42
Added more information about pets isolating at home and what happens before, during and after Pet Vet Check Centre appointments.
2022-05-05 15:44
Added Ukrainian and Russian translations.
2022-05-03 17:02
Removed out-of-date Russian and Ukrainian translations.
2022-04-29 15:52
Restructured to make the process clearer.
2022-04-21 17:24
Clarified that licences are for pets, not commercial imports.
2022-04-14 15:45
Added Russian translation.
2022-04-13 12:38
Added Ukrainian translation.
2022-04-08 16:56
First published.