Effective 01 June 2018, the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Philippines will be requiring all pet dogs and cats to be provided a radio-frequency identification (RFID) / microchip as mandatory requirement for entry into the Philippines. Dogs and cats imported without the required identification and requirements will be declined entry and returned to its origin. All costs incurred will be shouldered by the importer.

In addition, all pet health certificate should be issued ten (10) days before entry to the Philippines, instead of the previously allowed 30 days.

Requirements

1. Import permit issued by the Philippines’ Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)

2. Canadian Health Certificate issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFAI) or CFIA-accredited veterinarian

3. Mandatory identification of pet dog or cat with ISO compliant microchip /RFID

 Procedures:

 1. To obtain import permit from the Philippines’s Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)

• Go to BAI – Pet Animals Importation Importer Registration – click here and fill out the form. Applicant will be asked for a Username (email) and Password, which will be used to check the status of the application.
• Guide to obtain a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) clearance – click here
• To check the status of the application, log in at intercommerce.com.ph click here using your Username and Password. If approved, click the reference number which will show a 3-page SPS permit. Print the SPS permit and present this at the quarantine station at the airport in the Philippines together with the health certificate.
• For the updated Vaccination Records, the following will be needed:
  • DOGS – rabies vaccination and vaccination against distemper, leptospirosis, parvovirus, adenovirus type 2
  • CATS – rabies vaccination and vaccination against herpes, calicivirus, panleukopenia and feline leukemia

2. To obtain health certificate from CFIA or CFIA-accredited veterinarian

• Secure a health certificate for each pet from a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) or CFIA-accredited veterinarian. Please click here for more information on the procedure.
• The health certificate should be dated within 10 days before the date of arrival in the Philippines. The health certificate should certify that the animal is free from, and has not been recently exposed to, any dangerous or communicable disease, and that it has been given anti-rabies and other required inoculations.

3. On the Mandatory Identification of pet dog or cat with ISO compliant microchip / RFID (radio-frequency identification)

• The microchip number indicated in the import permit application submitted to BAI-Philippines and in the health certificate issued by the CFIA or CFIA-accredited veterinarian should match the microchip number implanted in the animal.

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