Start with the dog’s complete 6-month travel history, then use this practical 2026 guide to Greece’s destination-led export process, CDC low-risk rules, temporary USDA precautions, airlines, costs, and timing.
Everything you need to navigate international pet relocation: import rules, customs, costs, timelines.
Easy
4–6 weeks
Varies by pet, airline, and travel mode
None required (mainland US)
As of July 10, 2026, APHIS lists Greece under a temporary foot-and-mouth-disease restriction. Keep the dog’s fur and bedding free of excessive dirt, hay, and straw; bathe after arrival; and keep the dog away from livestock for 5 days. No FMD document is required. Recheck before travel.
Start with the dog’s complete 6-month travel history, then use this practical 2026 guide to Greece’s destination-led export process, CDC low-risk rules, temporary USDA precautions, airlines, costs, and timing.
The standard federal pathway does not require a general health certificate, but the operating airline or destination state may. Greece's regional veterinary service can issue the required itinerary-specific certificate.
Confirm with the Competent Greek Veterinary Service
The required signer depends on the certificate demanded by the airline or destination state. Provide those requirements to the competent regional veterinary service before booking the appointment.
Not Required
The temporary APHIS foot-and-mouth-disease precautions require no document. Check the final state separately.
Set by the Requesting Authority
Confirm the certificate window with the operating airline, destination state, and issuing Greek veterinary service because no universal route-specific window applies.
Carry Originals and Offline Copies
Keep the CDC receipt, microchip record, EU pet passport, airline confirmation, and any health certificate accessible during check-in and arrival.
→ Greece is not on the CDC high-risk dog-rabies list
→ Every dog needs a readable microchip and CDC Dog Import Form receipt
→ A high-risk-country visit in the prior 6 months changes the pathway
→ Health certificates are conditional on airline and state rules
→ Recheck Greece’s temporary USDA FMD status
→ Ignoring the dog’s 6-month travel history
→ Treating the EU pet passport as the CDC form
→ Assuming no federal certificate means no certificate
→ Missing the temporary USDA precautions
→ Checking only the marketing carrier
Cabin & Cargo
€65 / €110–€190
8 kg cabin; hold tiers by combined weight
Confirm partner-operated transatlantic segments
Cabin & Cargo
EUR 70–500
8 kg cabin / 75 kg hold
Aircraft, breed, route, and transfer restrictions apply
Cabin
$200
Confirm carrier dimensions for the aircraft
Eligible small dogs and cats; partner rules separate
Follow this timeline to make sure you complete everything on time for a smooth, stress-free travel day.
A high-risk-country visit changes the CDC pathway even when the final flight leaves Greece.
The operating airline or destination state may still require a health certificate.
Greece is under a temporary APHIS foot-and-mouth-disease restriction as of July 2026.
Costs vary based on pet size, airline, season, and any additional Services.
No reliable Greece-to-US total was verified. Costs depend on the pet, carrier, veterinary work, airline, routing, cargo or hold handling, and professional support.
Typical total cost
Price in USD, Estimate only.
→ CDC Dog Import Form receipt — dogs
→ Microchip record — dogs
→ Airline pet reservation confirmation
→ EU pet passport and vaccination history
→ Health certificate and state documents when required
Start with your origin country guide for route-specific requirements, timelines, and common pitfalls.
→ No. Greece is absent from the CDC’s April 15, 2026 high-risk list.
→ The dog’s full 6-month travel history still matters.
→ A healthy appearance, minimum age of 6 months, universally readable microchip, and CDC Dog Import Form receipt.
→ This assumes exclusively low-risk travel history.
→ Not for the low-risk pathway.
→ A high-risk-country visit during the prior 6 months can change the requirements.
→ Not as a general US federal requirement for this pathway.
→ The operating airline or destination state may require one.
→ No. It is a temporary USDA foot-and-mouth-disease precaution.
→ The dog does not enter a quarantine facility.
→ The cat must appear healthy.
→ Airline, Greek departure, and destination-state rules may add documents.
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 generally easy, but owners must classify the dog’s full 6-month travel history, confirm itinerary-specific certificate rules, and recheck Greece’s temporary USDA status.
The simple CDC pathway applies only when the dog has remained in dog-rabies-free or low-risk countries for the full preceding 6 months.
Greece does not impose one universal US-bound certificate checklist. The competent regional veterinary service works from the destination, airline, and state requirements supplied for the trip.
APHIS identifies Greece’s current foot-and-mouth-disease restriction as temporary. Verify the live status shortly before departure rather than treating the precautions as permanent.
Many owners can manage a small cabin pet directly. Cargo, restricted breeds, codeshares, and complex connections may benefit from professional coordination.
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.
