Since 1-1-2021 (Brexit) Animal Health Certificates have replaced Pet Passports and are necessary to take your dog, cat or ferret with you into the EU. Old Pet Passports issued within an EU member state can still be used if the Rabies vaccination is still valid.

For each trip an AHC is required. If the Rabies vaccination is still up to date a new vaccination is not needed. If your are visiting Finland, Ireland, Malta, Northern Ireland or Norway than a tapeworm treatment would be required for each trip.

A vet must administer a tapeworm treatment and enter the details of the treatment on the AHC. This must be done no less than 24 hours and no more than 120 hours of entry into the UK.

Your pet(s) will require a new Rabies vaccination and will not be able to travel until 21 days after the vaccination.

An Animal Health Certificate is required for each trip, but repeat AHC’s are cheaper if ordered long enough in advance. Repeat Rabies vaccinations are not needed, as long as they are up to date. If visiting Finland, Ireland, Malta, Northern Ireland or Norway then a tapeworm treatment would be necessary for each trip.

Keep up to date with all the latest pet travel requirements by visiting the government pet travel webpage.

An AHC is valid for10 days to travel into the EU or Northern Ireland. You van use it for 1 return trip and for onward travel within Europe for up to 4 months. After the four months additional certificates are required on entry back into the UK.

We will require information about your pet(s) like name, breed and date of birth, but also information about the Microchip and that it is up to date with it’s Rabies vaccination and tapeworm treatments. Your vet can provide the necessary documentation through the clinical history of your pet(s) regarding the Microchip, Rabies vaccination and Tapeworm treatments. Also, we require general information about your travel plans to make sure your AHC is valid throughout your journey.

An AHC for the first pet normally costs £99 with each additional pet (up to a maximum of 5) costing £30. We require a minimum of seven days notice. 
If an urgent request is made (less than seven days) please check availability. If we are able to provide an AHC it will cost £199 with each additional pet (up to a maximum of 5) costing £30.

An AHC is required to be in dual language if the country of first entry speaks a different language to English. Therefore, if you are planning to enter the EU in France we would prepare an English/French AHC. If however you were flying directly to Italy without transiting any other country, we would prepare an English/Italian AHC. Once you’re inside the EU you can travel onward between U countries for up to four months without additional certification/documentation.

We are a mobile certification service and therefore once you have contacted us through the website and we have gathered all the relevant information, we will prepare your AHC and arrange a meeting place. Please bear in mind we are based in Poole, Dorset. If you require us to meet you further afield, please let us know as there may be a delivery charge, we will discuss this directly with you.

When signing your AHC we need the owner to be present with the pet(s) and, if applicable, with the nominated person/pet travel company. This is because it is a legal requirement for us to scan your pet’s microchip and have the owner sign the declaration to say the pet is travelling for non-commercial reasons, before we can sign the AHC.

Once we have received your booking request and all relevant information we will prepare your AHC and send you a payment request. In this request you will find the payment details for a bank transfer. We require payment before the day of issuing the AHC and before collection.