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๐ŸŒ Send a pet abroad

What you need, country by country, and who can help: transporters, shared trips and shelters doing international adoptions.

๐Ÿ’ก In short, before anything else

There are two legal ways. One: the adopter comes to Romania, adopts the animal, the passport is put in their name and they travel home with it. This is non-commercial travel, with no TRACES and up to 5 animals. Two: the animal travels without its new owner, through an association and a transporter. This counts as a commercial movement, even if nobody makes a profit and even if the adoption fee only covers costs. It needs an official DSVSA certificate in TRACES, a clinical exam within 48 hours, departure from an approved centre and an authorised transporter. A private person without an approved centre cannot send an animal to an adopter abroad on their own. EU rules for non-commercial travel are in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131, applicable from 22 April 2026, which replaced Regulation 576/2013.

Where is the animal going?

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan

๐Ÿ”Ž Quick check: is it possible? ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

๐Ÿ“‹ What you need: ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

  1. Rescue animals and animals moved for rehoming are commercial imports. Pet travel rules do not apply.
  2. The UK importer must hold Approved Importer status from APHA. Without it, dogs and cats from Romania cannot enter.
  3. Dogs: negative Brucella canis test before import. The sample is taken by an authorised vet in Romania and sent to APHA.
  4. Chip, rabies vaccine after 12 weeks, 21-day wait and the GB commercial health certificate issued through DSVSA.
  5. Dogs: tapeworm (Echinococcus) treatment 24 to 120 hours before arrival.
  6. Each consignment must be notified on IPAFFS at least 7 working days before arrival. By road, entry is only through Dover or Folkestone, Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 16:00 GMT.

โš ๏ธ Watch out

  • Banned dog types: Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, XL Bully. What counts is how the dog looks, not its papers.
  • The UK is preparing new rules: minimum age 6 months, and a ban on heavily pregnant animals and on animals with cropped ears or docked tails. Check before every move.
  • Non-compliant animals may be quarantined on arrival.
Steps common to all EU countries
  1. ISO microchip, implanted before the rabies vaccine.
  2. Rabies vaccine given at 12 weeks or older. It becomes valid after 21 days, so the animal is at least about 15 weeks old when it leaves.
  3. EU pet passport issued by an authorised vet, with the chip and the vaccine recorded.
  4. Dogs must be registered in RECS (the Romanian dog register).
  5. If the animal travels without its new owner: clinical exam no more than 48 hours before departure and an official certificate from the Romanian veterinary authority (DSVSA), sent through the EU TRACES system.
  6. The animal leaves from a shelter or centre approved by DSVSA for EU dispatch. If it goes through a collection centre, it stays there at least 48 hours.
  7. Transport is done by an authorised animal transporter (Regulation EC 1/2005).
  8. In the destination country, the adopter registers the animal in the national register within the local deadline.

๐Ÿš Scheduled trips

Transporters heading abroad who still have room. Share the trip, pay less.

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๐ŸŒ Transporters to ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

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๐Ÿ  Shelters doing adoptions to ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

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Official sources: GOV.UK: commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets (IIN BLLV/5b) ยท GOV.UK: Approved Importer conditions ยท GOV.UK: Brucella canis testing ยท GOV.UK: banned dogs ยท European Commission: movements of dogs and cats within the EU ยท European Commission: travelling with a pet within the EU ยท European Commission: young animals ยท Romanian ANSVSA Order 10/2024 (approved establishments for intra-EU trade)

Indicative information from official sources, October 2026. Rules change often: always confirm with the Romanian veterinary authority (DSVSA) and the destination country.

โ„น๏ธ Inimo is only a listings platform. The transporters and shelters listed here offer their own services and are responsible for permits and paperwork. Check their authorisation before you agree.