Pets (Dogs) 🇫🇷 France
EU regulations apply; third-country rules
Can I bring Pets (Dogs) into France?
EU regulations apply; third-country rules
Personal pets
- EU Pet Passport or AHC
- Rabies vaccination
- Microchip
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
France follows EU pet travel regulations. EU Pet Passport required from EU countries. From non-EU countries: health certificate, rabies vaccination, microchip, and blood titer test from non-listed countries. Certain dangerous breeds (Category 1) are banned from entry.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 250–5000 EUR
- Civil penalty only
Leaving France with pets (dogs)
Dog export from France requires a veterinary export health certificate issued shortly before departure (typically within 10 days), an ISO microchip, and current rabies vaccination. The destination's import rules drive the real timeline: rabies-titre blood tests with waiting periods (up to 180 days for rabies-free jurisdictions such as Australia, New Zealand, and Japan), import permits, and quarantine bookings must be arranged months ahead. Airlines add their own container (IATA Live Animals Regulations) and breed restrictions. Start with the destination's official import checklist and work backwards.
France restricts import of Pets (Dogs). Personal-use retail-packaged quantities may clear with declaration and inspection but home-prepared, loose-packed, or above-personal-use quantities typically require a Phytosanitary Certificate (plants) or Export Health Certificate (animal-origin). Verify current rules with Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects (DGDDI — French Customs) before travel — biosecurity rules change frequently on specific commodities.
Personal pets
- EU Pet Passport or AHC
- Rabies vaccination
- Microchip
EU Regulation 576/2013, French Rural Code
This page covers destination customs rules in France. Whether you can carry pets (dogs) through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Related rules
Pets (Dogs) rules in other countries
Pets (Dogs)
🇦🇺 Australia
Minimum 10-day quarantine, extensive documentation
Pets (Dogs)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Pet passport or health certificate required
Pets (Dogs)
🇯🇵 Japan
180-day quarantine unless pre-qualified
Pets (Dogs)
🇸🇬 Singapore
AVS licence required, breed restrictions apply
Pets (Dogs)
🇺🇸 United States
CDC import rules tightened in 2024
Pets (Dogs)
🇩🇪 Germany
EU Pet Passport from EU; AHC from non-EU