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Cats in Mainland China: rules and travel

Dogs must be vaccinated against rabies and registered with the city, and big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai limit households to one dog and charge registration fees. Pets entering China are limited to one per person, need a microchip, and face 30 days of quarantine unless they come from a designated country or have a valid rabies titre.

Dog registration, fees, number limits and size bans are set by each city, so rules in Beijing and Shanghai differ from other places.

Travelling to Mainland China with a cat

From an EU country

Each traveller may bring one dog or cat per entry, with a microchip, an official health certificate from the exporting country and a rabies vaccination certificate. Among EU countries only Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal and Sweden are on China's designated list and skip quarantine; pets from other EU countries need a valid rabies titre report or 30 days of quarantine.[1]

From outside the EU

Same rules: one pet per person, microchip, health and rabies certificates. Designated places that skip quarantine are New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Guam, Jamaica, Iceland, the UK, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Cyprus, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macao.[2]

Rabies antibody test

Pets from non-designated countries avoid quarantine only with a rabies antibody report of at least 0.5 IU/ml from a GACC-approved laboratory, plus a valid chip and a passed inspection on arrival.[1]

Quarantine

Pets that do not qualify for an exemption are quarantined for 30 days at a customs-designated facility and must enter through a port with quarantine facilities, such as Beijing Capital or Shanghai Pudong. Exceeding the one-pet limit or missing certificates can lead to the pet being sent back or destroyed.[1]

Not confirmed yet: Registration, Microchip. We only show what an official or named source states.

Laws change: this is general information, not legal advice. The authority linked on each line has the final word.

Sources

  1. faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/chn185829.pdf (official)
  2. global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201905/01/WS5cc95a72a3104842260b977e.html (secondary source)