🇳🇵Taking a dog or cat to Nepal: entry rules and flights
✓ Rules checked: June 1, 2026Official sources only
Preparing from scratch takes about 3 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Nepal sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs microchip, rabies vaccination, additional vaccination, veterinary health certificate, import permit and import declaration. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
There is no quarantine if the rule's conditions are met — otherwise the pet is held. Pets may not enter through just any airport: there is only one designated point. Order matters more than the list: the microchip goes in before the rabies vaccination, or the vaccination does not count. 1 carriers in our directory fly direct to Nepal, and their pet conditions differ.
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Airlines with direct flights
1 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Nepal. Their conditions differ — the cabin weight limit, whether they carry pets in the hold, the fee and breed restrictions — so it is worth choosing the carrier before buying the ticket.
Showing the 1 carriers serving the most cities out of 1 with direct flights. Schedules: AeroDataBox, AirLabs, Travelpayouts; pet conditions come from our airline directory.
Restrictions
The limits people find out about last: how many animals one person may bring, the minimum age and which breeds are turned away at the border.
QuarantineYes, if the conditions are not met+
What the quarantine depends on:
incomplete documentation
Banned breedsNo bans+
These are the country's rules. Airlines refuse some breeds on their own — their limits are in the carrier table above.
Pets per personNot stated
Minimum ageno limit; vaccination from 90 days
Points of entry1 airports+
KTM
What you need to enter Nepal
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Nepal. Every item carries its official source and last-checked date, and is marked as always required or required only from some departure countries.
Identification
Microchip+
All pets entering Nepal must be microchipped with an ISO-compliant 15-digit chip.
«All pets entering Nepal must be microchipped with an ISO-compliant 15-digit chip.»
Less than three pet dogs and cats entering Nepal with their owners will not need an import permit. Imports of three or more pets will trigger the need for an import permit.
«Less than three pet dogs and cats entering Nepal with their owners will not need an import permit. Imports of three or more pets will trigger the need for an import permit.»
Travelers with pets should inform the animal quarantine office 48 hours prior to the arrival of the pet by email at ktmquarantine@gmail.com to allow for preparation.
«Travelers with pets should inform the animal quarantine office 48 hours prior to the arrival of the pet by email at ktmquarantine@gmail.com to allow for preparation.»
The order matters more than the list: a step done too early has to be repeated. The intervals come from the same rule fields the engine uses for the earliest departure date.
Microchip
before the rabies vaccination
Rabies vaccination
pet at least 90 days oldvalid after 21 days
Additional vaccination
Import permit
Veterinary health certificate
no earlier than 30 days before entry
Import declaration
Steps marked “depends on origin” are not needed by everyone — see the table above or check your own route.
Compared by departure country
The requirements are the same whichever country you fly from — this country draws no distinction between departure countries. Below is the same engine answer on six examples, counted from zero: no microchip and no vaccination yet, preparation starting today.
If the microchip and vaccination are already done, the wait is shorter: the clock runs from the vaccination date, not from today. Breed, weight and connections change the answer too — check your own route with the form above.
Arrival airports
Pets may not enter through just any airport. Below: where direct flights go and whether animals are accepted.
On the list of entry points1
KTMKathmandu
Not on the list of entry points2
SIFSimaraBWASiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)
FAQ
What documents do I need to enter Nepal?+
From any country: microchip, rabies vaccination, additional vaccination, veterinary health certificate, import permit, import declaration.
Is a rabies titre test required for Nepal?+
No, a titre test is not required for entry.
Which breeds are banned from entry?+
The country's rules list no breed bans. Individual airlines have their own restrictions — see the carrier table.
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