🇲🇰Taking a dog or cat to North Macedonia: entry rules and flights
✓ Rules checked: September 15, 2026Official sources only
Preparing from scratch takes about 4 months, wherever you fly from.
North Macedonia sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs microchip, veterinary health certificate and parasite treatment. What is needed on top — rabies antibody titre test — depends on the country you fly from. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
The titre test sets the pace: blood is drawn no earlier than 30 days after the vaccination, and entry is allowed no earlier than 90 days after the draw. Order matters more than the list: the microchip goes in before the rabies vaccination, or the vaccination does not count. 10 carriers in our directory fly direct to North Macedonia, and their pet conditions differ.
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Airlines with direct flights
10 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from North Macedonia. 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 10 carriers serving the most cities out of 10 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.
QuarantineNot stated in the rules
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 ageNot stated
Points of entryNot stated
What you need to enter North Macedonia
The full list of documents and procedures for entering North Macedonia. Every item carries its official source and last-checked date, and is marked as always required or required only from some departure countries.
Identification
Microchipalways+
Pet animals from the species dogs, cats and ferrets have to be older than 3 months in order to be eligible for import and transit across the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia and have to: 1. Have individual identification in the
«Pet animals from the species dogs, cats and ferrets have to be older than 3 months in order to be eligible for import and transit across the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia and have to: 1. Have individual identification in the form of a clearly legible tattoo or any other permanent mean of identification or an electronic identification system»
Should, but are not required to, be clinically examined and treated for Echinococcosis and tick infestation by an official veterinarian followed by an appropriate confirmation noted in the passport or the veterinary health certificate.
«4. Should, but are not required to, be clinically examined and treated for Echinococcosis and tick infestation by an official veterinarian followed by an appropriate confirmation noted in the passport or the veterinary health certificate.»
Source ↗Rules checked: September 15, 2026government
Rabies antibody titre testdepends on origin+
Not required from every departure country — checking your own route gives the exact answer.
Additional requirements when the import of pet animals originates in countries that are not on the list published in Annex I, part A and part B in the Rulebook: 5. The pets should have confirmation of an antibody titration test for rabies p
«* Дополнителни услови потребни при увоз на миленичиња од земји кои не се на листата на земји во Прилог I дел А и дел Б од Правилникот: Миленичињата да поседуваат потврда за извршен титрациски тест за антитела на беснило направен најмалку 3 месеци пред патувањето на миленичето.»
Have an identification document in the form of: - A PET PASSPORT for countries from Annex II, part A of the Rulebook, or - A veterinary health certificate for countries from Annex II, part B of the Rulebook
«Have an identification document in the form of: - A PET PASSPORT for countries from Annex II, part A of the Rulebook, or - A VETERINARY HEALTH CERTIFICATE for countries from Annex II, part B of the Rulebook»
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 antibody titre testdepends on origin
no earlier than 30 days after the vaccinationentry 90 days after the blood draw
Parasite treatment
Veterinary health certificate
Steps marked “depends on origin” are not needed by everyone — see the table above or check your own route.
Compared by departure country
Lapaport's engine on six examples, counted from zero: a dog of no particular breed with nothing done yet — no microchip, no vaccination, no tests — starting preparation today. Columns marked “always” are required from anywhere.
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
The country's rules place no restriction on the arrival airport. Below are airports with direct flights; marked where we have documented the arrival procedure.
Not documented yet2
SKPIlindenOHDOhrid
Leaving North Macedonia
How to take a pet out of North Macedonia: what is arranged at home before the flight.
How to take a dog or cat out of North Macedonia when the owner travels with the pet (non-commercial). Steps run in order; some depend on the destination country. North Macedonia is a 'listed' third country for the EU (Annex II to Regulation (EU) 577/2013), so no rabies antibody titer is required when travelling to the EU. The supervising body is the Food and Veterinary Agency (Агенција за храна и
1. Microchip (ISO 11784/11785)+
The pet is identified with an ISO 11784/11785 microchip (or a legible tattoo applied before 03 Jul 2011). The chip data is entered into the national identification system (ISAHV) and the pet passport. For EU travel the order matters: the chip must be implanted no later than the rabies vaccination date — i.e. chip before the first vaccine or at the same time. If your reader is not ISO-compatible, the owner must carry their own scanner.
2. Rabies vaccination+
Required for export to any country. The vaccine is given only to a microchipped animal at least 12 weeks old. Primary vaccination: a 21-day wait is mandatory before travel. A booster given while the previous shot is still valid needs no wait, provided the course is unbroken. The validity is set by the product label (usually 1–3 years) and recorded in the pet passport.
3. Rabies antibody titer (serology test)+
North Macedonia is on the EU's list of 'listed' third countries (Annex II to Regulation (EU) 577/2013), so a rabies antibody titer is NOT required when travelling to EU countries — a valid vaccination is enough. The test may be needed only for certain non-EU destinations that require it regardless of the origin country (e.g. Japan, UAE, USA, etc.). Level must be ≥ 0.5 IU/ml; blood is drawn no sooner than 30 days after the vaccine, with the destination's own waiting period after that. Blood is processed by an EU-accredited laboratory.
4. Pet passport (domestic vet document)+
The base internal document is the pet passport (пасош за миленик), issued by a licensed (authorised) veterinarian. It records the owner, chip, rabies vaccine and treatments. The passport itself is not an EU entry document (EU passports are issued only to EU residents), but it proves the vaccinations and is the basis for the international export certificate issued at vet control before departure. Keep the passport and vaccination record up to date before the trip.
5. International export veterinary certificate+
To cross the border an international veterinary health certificate is issued. For EU travel this is the EU animal health certificate modelled on Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 577/2013; it is completed and signed by an official (authorised) veterinarian shortly before departure. A written non-commercial declaration is attached. For non-EU destinations an export certificate in the form agreed with the destination country is used. The document is issued by the veterinary service under the Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA); the EU certificate is normally valid for 10 days from issue until entry. Confirm the procedure and examination location in advance via FVA (info@fva.gov.mk, +389 2 2457 895).
What documents do I need to enter North Macedonia?+
From any country: microchip, parasite treatment, veterinary health certificate. Depends on the departure country: rabies antibody titre test.
Is a rabies titre test required for North Macedonia?+
It depends on the departure country. From United Kingdom, for example, it is required; from France it is not. The form above gives the exact answer for your route.
Which breeds are banned from entry?+
The country's rules list no breed bans. Individual airlines have their own restrictions — see the carrier table.
Which airlines take pets in the cabin?+
For example: AJet, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, Austrian Airlines, Chair Airlines. The full list with conditions is in the table above.
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