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Pet relocation from the Philippines to Hong Kong
A short flight with a serious rule set: a Special Permit before travel, and a minimum of 120 days in quarantine afterwards.
Hong Kong requires a Special Permit (Form AF240) issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department before the pet travels, a microchip, a full infectious-disease vaccination record for the species, and a health certificate endorsed close to departure. Pets that do not meet the full requirements are subject to a quarantine stay at the AFCD animal management center, so the permit application and the vaccination sequence drive the calendar.
Requirements reviewed October 2026. Rules change — we confirm the current position for your route before anything is booked.
Typical lead time
about 3 months for dogs, about 6 months for cats — space must be reserved
Import permit
Required, issued before travel
Rabies titer test
Not required — the Philippines is Group IIIB
Quarantine
Minimum 120 days after arrival
Cats and dogs
Both permitted with full documents
What your pet needs
Requirements for Hong Kong
The steps below are the ones that decide your departure date. Everything else follows from them.
AFCD import permit
The permit is applied for in advance and must be valid on the arrival date. Travel without it is not an option for the airline or the arrival authorities.
Microchip and vaccination
The pet needs an AVID- or ISO-readable microchip and full vaccination against distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus (dogs) or panleucopaenia and respiratory disease (cats), given at least 14 days and no more than a year before export. The rabies antibody test belongs to the Group IIIA route and does not apply to the Philippines.
Health certificate
Issued by a veterinarian close to departure and endorsed by the competent authority, confirming the pet is healthy and fit to travel.
Quarantine planning
Every dog and cat from the Philippines completes at least 120 days in an AFCD or licensed quarantine center after arrival, and no document set shortens it. We reserve the space first and build the flight date around it.
How the work is sequenced
Step by step
- 1
Start and permit application
Permit application prepared, microchip verified, vaccination scheduled.
- 2
Veterinary work and vaccination
Microchip and full vaccination completed inside the required window, and the quarantine space confirmed.
- 3
Quarantine reservation
Health certificate, final document check, airline booking and permit validation.
- 4
Flight and handover
Inspection in Hong Kong, quarantine coordination where required, release to the owner.
Answers
Hong Kong questions we get asked
If your question is not here, message us — the answer depends on your pet, not on a template.
Do pets need to quarantine when they arrive in Hong Kong from the Philippines?
Every pet from the Philippines completes at least 120 days of quarantine in an AFCD or licensed quarantine center, even with a complete document set. What the documents decide is whether the stay stays at that minimum or is extended, so we build the sequence months ahead.
Can I bring my pet to Hong Kong without an import permit?
No. The permit must be issued before travel and presented on arrival, and airline acceptance depends on it as well.
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