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Heathrow Airport guidelines for taking a trip with your family pet from the UK

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Following Brexit, brand-new UK-wide travel guidelines were generated concerning family pets. To get in or leave the UK guests require to meet particular requirements to be able to take a trip with their family pets and these requirements might vary, depending upon which nation you’re taking a trip to.

If you wish to take a trip with your family pet you might require an EU family pet passport, an animal health certificate, or a Great Britain health certificate. There are some locations you can take a trip to that need no paperwork and these locations consist of Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.



The guidelines around travel are various if you’re taking a trip to a part 1 noted nation compared to a sequel listed nation. A part one noted nation is any nation in the EU and the sequel listed nations are any nations beyond the EU.

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To travel to the EU with a family pet, the family pet requires to; be microchipped, have actually gotten a rabies vaccination, have a legitimate animal health certificate/family pet passport, be at least 15 weeks old, and if the pet is a dog it likewise requires to have actually had tapeworm treatment.

To travel to a non-EU nation you will require to export a health certificate and select a veterinarian who can do EHC checks. You’ll likewise require to inspect the specific nations’ standards as there might be age constraints and more.

To travel to or leave the UK, the requirements are the exact same as taking a trip to the EU. This implies your family pet needs to be microchipped, have actually gotten a rabies vaccination, have a legitimate animal health certificate/family pet passport, be at least 15 weeks old, and if the pet is a dog it requires to have actually had tapeworm treatment.


With concerns to the files that you will require to be able to take a trip, guests will require an EU family pet passport if taking a trip to the EU. Alternatively, an animal health certificate that has actually been released in the UK can likewise be utilized in the EU and you’ll likewise require a Great Britain pet health certificate if you’re taking a trip back from a part 1 or part 2 noted nation.

If you do not follow the standards your family pet might be taken into quarantine for approximately 4 months. More details about travel guidelines for family pets can be discovered on Heathrow Airport’s website.

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