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Domestic pets like dogs, cats, birds etc. are permitted to be imported. Import of pets (dog and cat only) upto two numbers per passenger are allowed at one time subject to production of required health certificate from country of origin and examination of the said pets by the concerned quarantine officer. Imports of pets over and above this quantity shall be allowed only against an Import sanitary permit issued by the Department of Animal Husbandry and dairying or against an import license issued by the DGFT (Director General of Foreign Trade).
In the USA, the Rabies vaccine, administered to dogs, carries a validity of three years. The Indian quarantine rules require that the Rabies vaccine administered to the pet is not earlier than one year. Hence, if the vaccine administered in the USA is more than a year old the pet will have to revaccinated for import into India. The “quarantine officer” mentioned above means a “Government Quarantine Officer/Vet’ concerned who issues certificates for import and export of pets.
Dogs, Cats and Birds are allowed in with valid health and inoculation certificates, subject to a clearance of the Animals Quarantine and Certificate Service authorities in India. Parrots require a special certificate. We would request you to take our advice before booking any pet to India; to know the current regulation for importing pets into India (which have also been revised recently). However, a diplomat’s personal pets may be cleared free of duty against a Duty Exemption certificate issued by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (subject to the Ministry’s requirements). Import of plants is complicated so please take our advice before shipping such goods.
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