The requirements for taking a pet dog from Australia to Taiwan are summarized below.

As the importing country veterinary requirements change it is the responsibility of the client rather than the Aqis accredited vet ( Dr Philip Sacks)  to be upto date on the latest changes - Aqis vets are regularly updated and attempt to be current.

1. The Dog being exported to Taiwan from Australia  is implanted with a microchip.

2. The aqis accredited  veterinarian administers  a rabies vaccination using an inactivated rabies vaccine between 30 days and  one year prior to exporting the dog to Taiwan  from Australia . 

3. The Dog traveling to Taiwan is clinically free from rabies at the time of clinical examination -  Australia is classified as rabies free at present .

4. No cases of rabies have been reported in Australia for the past 2 years.

5. The Dog  has been resident in Australia continuously for at least 6 months prior to export or since birth. The Aqis accredited veterinarian will check this please bring in identification and past veterinary records.

6. Dogs  must not be transhipped through, Bangladesh or China (not including Hong Kong and Macao).

7. Dogs  that transship through rabies-infected countries will be re-exported, destroyed or quarantined for 21 days. Please refer to www.baphiq.gov.tw for the updated list of rabies-infected countries. 13. Animals under 90 days of age at the time of export will be quarantined, vaccinated with rabies vaccine at 90 days of age and then detained for another 30 days before being released.

8. The import permit, ORIGINAL veterinary health certificate, ORIGINAL rabies vaccination certificate and bill of lading or custom declaration form must be presented to the quarantine authorities in Taiwan. Animals without the original veterinary certificate issued by the Department of Agriculture will be re-exported, detained or destroyed.

Dr Phil  is a Senior Fellow of the University of Melbourne faculty of Veterinary Science and is accredited by AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service) to prepare animals for export.