Angola Pet Import Requirements

What is a Pet Passport?

We refer to a pet passport as a collection of documents that fulfill Angola pet import requirements for dogs or cats entering this country. This term is not to be confused with an official EU Pet Passport issued in the European Union for EU-resident pets. Your pet’s passport to enter Angola will include proof current rabies vaccination and an export health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian in the origination country.

Animals Eligible for These Pet Import Requirements

These rules apply to the transport of domestic dogs and cats including assistance and service animals. Unless 5th generation removed from the pedigree, wolf hybrids, Savannah and Bengal cats cannot be imported under these regulations. Owners of other types of pets (amphibia, reptiles, birds, rabbits, rodents) covered by these regulations should refer to IMPORTING OTHER PET ANIMALS TO ANGOLA below.

Find a Licensed Veterinarian

Before beginning any pet export procedure, make sure your veterinarian is approved by the governing veterinarian authority in your pet’s country of origin. Your veterinarian should work for or is licensed by the agency of the government that is responsible for the movement of live animals.

Quarantine for Pets Entering Angola

There will be no quarantine imposed on your pet when entering Angola if pet import regulations detailed here are met. If your pet does not conform to the regulations as stated below, it will be subject to quarantine if facilities are available, returned to the origination country, or euthanized. The importer will be responsible all costs involved.

Angola Pet Import Requirements

All steps required to conform to Angola pet import requirements must be completed in the origination country. Complete steps 1-6 in the order given.

Step 1: Pet Microchip

Having your pet identified with a microchip is important when traveling internationally for several reasons. First, a microchip will tie your pet to its documentation when entering a foreign country. Second, if, for any reason, your pet is separated from your during travel, the chances of reuniting with your pet significantly increase if you register your information in a microchip database. Third, your origination country may require that your pet be identified by a microchip.

Although it is not required, your pet should be identified prior to entering Angola in accordance with your origination country’s procedures. The most accepted form of identification is with a 15-digit pet microchip which meets ISO (International Standards Organization) Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO Standard 11785. All documents must reflect the microchip number. If your pet is microchipped and the pet’s microchip is not ISO 11784/11785 compliant, a microchip scanner that will read their pet’s microchip can be provided by the importer.

A veterinarian, a veterinary hospital or a trained nurse should implant the microchip. You should receive documentation on how to register it in the manufacturer or your government’s database.

Step 2: Vaccinations

All cats and dogs must be vaccinated for rabies between 4 and 11 months prior to entering Angola for primary vaccinations. Booster vaccinations must be administered prior to the expiration of the previous vaccination.

The administering veterinarian should issue, sign and stamp:

• a rabies certificate or
• government-issued vaccination booklet or
• EU Pet Passport

Other Vaccinations

Distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, hepatitis (two types), and parvovirus vaccinations are recommended for dogs. Panleukopenia, feline leukemia, and feline viral rhinotracheitis vaccinations are recomended for cats.

All vaccinations should be recorded on the international health certificate (step 5) at intervals required by the origination country.

Step 3: Rabies Titer (Serology) Test

A rabies titer test is not required to enter Angola from any country. Note that rabies titer test results or veterinary exemption letters are no substitution for proof of rabies vaccination.

Step 4: Parasite Treatments

According to all preventative measures to ensure public health and the safety of your pet, treatments for internal and external parasites should be administered prior to entering Angola.

The treatment of pets for internal parasites, especially Echinococcus multilocularis, as well as external parasites (fleas and ticks) should be discussed with your veterinarian who will administer according to disease status of the origination country. These treatments are recommended, but not required.

Pet owners should consider keeping their pets protected when traveling internationally, and export procedures in the origination country may mandate these treatments.

Step 5: Health Certificate

All countries worldwide require an original health certificate including:

A licensed veterinarian in your country must complete the Pet Health Certificate for Angola within 14 days of entry.

Most countries, including Angola, require that this certificate be endorsed by the government agency responsible for the import and export of animals.

Step 6: Import Permit

Pet dogs and cats entering Angola with their owners will not require an import permit. Commmercial imports and other pet animals (see step 10) will require an import permit.

Other information

Importing Puppies and Kittens to Angola

Puppies and kittens should not be vaccinated for rabies prior to three months of age. Unvaccinated puppies and kittens should be fully vaccinated and conform to regulations listed here before entering Angola.

Related: More information on transporting with a puppy.

Banned Breeds

Angola does not publish a list of banned breeds. Pet owners are always responsible for their pet’s behavior.

Entering Angola by Air

All live animals must enter Angola as air cargo LAD International Airport in Luanda according to airline pet policies. In all cases, pets must travel in a crate in accordance with the International Air Transport Association.

Related: Is your pet’s crate IATA-compliant?

Importers should inform veterinary officials in advance as they will need to be available to check your pet and its pet passport documentation after landing. Value added tax will be charged at entry according to the pet’s value and cost of transport.

All domestic dogs and cats must be free of evidence of disease communicable to humans when examined at the entry airport. If your dog or cat is not in apparent good health, further examination by a licensed veterinarian may be required at importer expense.

Importing Other Animals to Angola

All pets other than cats and dogs (ferrets, rabbits, amphibians, reptiles, etc.) will need an import permit and health certificate to enter Angola.

Birds, invertebrates, tropical fish, reptiles, amphibia, mammals such as rodents and rabbits are not subject to requirements of rabies vaccination but may have to meet other requirements and should have a health certificate to enter Angola. Pet owners are strongly advised to seek further information from the relevant authority of their country and/or that of the country of destination.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) prohibits the trade of some species of animals, including pets. This is important if you have a pet that isn’t a dog or cat, and it’s crucial if it’s a turtle or a parrot. If so, you will have to submit additional permit applications.

Over 180 nations participate in and enforce CITES rules and protections.

Related: Search the CITES database or Search the Species+ database

Related: Read more about CITES

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Current information

To the best of our ability, we ensure that recommendations given on PetTravel.com reflect the current regulations. We cannot predict how a given country may enforce these regulations. Noncompliance may result in the need to:

• make arrangements to put your pet into quarantine at your expense or
• return your pet to the country of origin, or
• euthanize your pet.

We suggest that you minimize the disruptions that may occur by following Angola pet import requirements.