A practical guide to BAI export clearance, current CDC high-risk dog rules, facility reservations, quarantine, costs, and timeline.
Everything you need to navigate international pet relocation: import rules, customs, costs, timelines.
Difficult for foreign-vaccinated dogs
3–5 months
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28 days without a valid CDC-approved titer
A foreign-vaccinated dog must arrive by air at the airport matching its CDC-registered animal care facility reservation and CDC form.
A practical guide to BAI export clearance, current CDC high-risk dog rules, facility reservations, quarantine, costs, and timeline.
BAI issues the export certificate after reviewing veterinary, vaccination, identification, and destination documents.
Private veterinarian; BAI issues/certifies export documents
The private veterinarian supplies the health record; BAI issues/certifies the official export documentation.
Pathway-dependent
Do not combine the foreign-vaccinated and U.S.-vaccinated pathways.
BAI dog inspection within 5 days of departure
BAI’s U.S.-specific memorandum ties the export certificate’s validity to the pre-departure screwworm inspection within five days.
Original veterinary health certificate and vaccination record
BAI’s checklist identifies the original veterinary health certificate and updated vaccination record; backup copies of other required documents are a practical precaution.
→ The Philippines is on CDC’s high-risk dog-rabies list
→ Vaccination origin determines the pathway
→ Foreign-vaccinated dogs need a CDC facility reservation and matching air arrival
→ A valid approved titer avoids 28-day quarantine
→ BAI is the Philippine export authority
→ BAI inspects U.S.-bound dogs within five days before departure
→ Buying a ticket before the facility reservation
→ Using a non-approved titer laboratory
→ Vaccinating before microchip implantation
→ Missing BAI’s five-day inspection window
→ Assuming every U.S. airport works
Follow this timeline to make sure you complete everything on time for a smooth, stress-free travel day.
The approved facility and arrival airport must match the CDC form.
CDC accepts results only from laboratories on its approved list.
The U.S.-bound export certificate is tied to a pre-departure inspection.
Costs vary based on pet size, airline, season, and any additional Services.
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Typical total cost
Price in USD, Estimate only.
→ ISO 15-digit microchip record
→ Valid rabies vaccination record — dogs
→ Pathway-specific CDC vaccination certification
→ CDC-approved titer result to avoid quarantine
→ CDC facility reservation — foreign-vaccinated dogs
→ CDC Dog Import Form receipt
→ BAI Export Veterinary Health Certificate
→ Airline approval
Start with your origin country guide for route-specific requirements, timelines, and common pitfalls.
→ Yes.
→ A dog that has been there during the prior six months follows a high-risk pathway.
→ Yes.
→ The dog must arrive by air at the matching facility airport.
→ A valid CDC-approved titer avoids 28-day quarantine.
→ Without one, facility quarantine is required.
→ At least six months old for U.S. entry.
→ No.
→ BAI, airline, and destination-state rules still apply.
→ After the registered facility reservation and approved arrival airport are confirmed.
Our pet relocation experts are here to guide you every step of the way.
If a regulation changes after this page was published, the official source always takes precedence over this guide — check the links above for the current rules before you travel.
This route is manageable only when the sequence is planned around the CDC facility.
Foreign-vaccinated and U.S.-vaccinated dogs use different documentation and arrival pathways.
A valid passing CDC-approved titer avoids the otherwise required 28-day quarantine for a foreign-vaccinated dog.
Help is often valuable because the move coordinates BAI, a foreign veterinarian, a CDC-approved laboratory, a registered U.S. facility, and an airline.
If a regulation changes after this page was published, the official source always takes precedence over this guide — check the links above for the current rules before you travel.
Select your origin and destination countries.
Select your pet type, size, and breed characteristics.
Select how your pet will travel and any additional services.
Review your itemized breakdown and quote below, then submit your details.
