Obtaining a pet passport

Prerequisites

The pet must have an effective vaccination against rabies. In addition, there are certain laboratory tests for antibodies if the animal disease situation in the third country is uncertain.

Documents required

Pet passport according to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 577/2013 with the necessary entries (vaccination, titer test).

Please note

Traveling within the EU with dogs, cats and ferrets
Required are:

• EU pet passport (also: "Pet Passport") issued by the veterinarian with proof of the required valid rabies vaccination
• Identification by an electronic transponder (microchip) - (until July 2011 identification by a tattoo is temporarily permitted for many EU countries)

The same travel regulations as within the EU apply to the following non-EU countries ("equivalent third countries"):

• Andorra
• Iceland
• Liechtenstein
• Monaco
• Norway
• San Marino
• Switzerland
• Vatican
• Croatia

as well as for the following non-continental EU territories:

• Greenland and the Faroe Islands
• French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion
• Canary Islands
• Azores and Madeira

Tapeworm treatment is also required for entry into Finland.

Ireland, Malta and Sweden have their own additional rules on importing pets. Before you travel, you must have the animal's blood tested for rabies antibodies in an approved laboratory (also required when re-entering from an "unlisted third country"). In addition, these states require treatment for ticks and tapeworms. In addition, there is already only a microchip as a permissible identification.

Traveling with animals other than dogs, cats and ferrets (e.g. birds and rabbits) as well
Travel to non-EU countries (“listed and unlisted third countries”)
The general rule here is: Please find out more in good time from your veterinarian, the responsible embassy or the website of the Federal Foreign Office or the Federal Customs Administration. This now also includes Great Britain.

Procedure

• Registered bodies that are authorized to issue Blanco pet ID cards (printing legend companies) issue the Blanco pet ID cards to authorized veterinarians.
• Hamburg veterinarians are authorized by the authority for justice and consumer protection.
• The authorized vet records the animal data, owner data, transponder injection data and fills in the pet passport by hand.
• The vet gives the pet passport to the pet owner.

Fees

The authorized veterinarian shall invoice the costs for issuing a pet ID card in accordance with the fee schedule for veterinarians (GOT).

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No. 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 12, 2013

Private individuals can travel across borders to a third country with their pet animal and come back without having the animal examined at a veterinary border inspection post and without isolation being necessary. In certain cases (unlisted third country) the effectiveness of the vaccination protection must be proven by a laboratory test before departure. As a rule, it is sufficient to present the pet ID card and, if applicable, proof of the animal examination to customs upon entry. The identity of the document and the pet itself is proven by an electronic tag implanted under the animal's skin. Its number can be read by a standardized reading device.
For travel within the European Union, it is sufficient to carry your pet passport. No controls are necessary at the intra-community borders.