Preparing from scratch takes about 4 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Tanzania sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs import permit, microchip, rabies vaccination, additional vaccination, veterinary health certificate and parasite treatment. The rules are the same for dogs and cats.
Order matters more than the list: the microchip goes in before the rabies vaccination, or the vaccination does not count. 5 carriers in our directory fly direct to Tanzania, and their pet conditions differ.
Free, no signup: timings, documents and airlines for your pet
5 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Tanzania. 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.
| Airline | Cabin | Hold | Cabin fee | Direct flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neos S.p.A. no snub-nosed breeds in the hold · banned breeds: 7 |
✓ up to 10 kg | ✓ | 100 EUR per flight |
from 6 cities in 2 countries |
| Ethiopian Airlines no snub-nosed breeds in the hold · no snub-nosed breeds in the cabin |
✓ up to 8 kg | ✓ up to 45 kg | — | from 2 cities in 2 countries |
| RwandAir | no pets | ✓ | — | from 2 cities in 2 countries |
| Turkish Airlines no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 8 kg | ✓ up to 50 kg | 70 EUR per flight |
from 1 city in 1 country |
| Kenya Airways | no pets | ✓ up to 150 kg | — | from 1 city in 1 country |
Showing the 5 carriers serving the most cities out of 5 with direct flights. Schedules: AeroDataBox, AirLabs, Travelpayouts; pet conditions come from our airline directory.
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.
These are the country's rules. Airlines refuse some breeds on their own — their limits are in the carrier table above.
The veterinarian certifies that there has been no rabies at the animal's premises for at least 12 months.
A pet under 3 months may enter without a rabies vaccination if its mother was vaccinated at the time of birth.
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Tanzania. Every item carries its official source and last-checked date, and is marked as always required or required only from some departure countries.
Although it is not required, your pet should be identified with a 15-digit pet microchip which is compliant with International Standards Organization standard 11784 or Annex A of ISO standard 11785 prior to entering Tanzania.
The rabies vaccination must be valid at the time of export; give it at least 30 days before entry.
Dogs need vaccinations against distemper, parvovirus, hepatitis and leptospirosis, at least a month before export and valid at export.
Before shipment the animal is treated against external parasites.
The import permit is issued by Tanzania's Director of Veterinary Services; apply before arrival, stating breed, age, sex, colour and vaccination history. Fee: TZS 30,000.
Veterinary health certificate signed by the competent authority of the exporting country; valid for 30 days from issue.
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.
Steps marked “depends on origin” are not needed by everyone — see the table above or check your own route.
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.
| From | Microchip | Rabies jab | Other vaccines | Treatment | Import permit | Health certificate | Earliest departurepreparing from scratch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 24, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇫🇷 France | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 24, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 24, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 24, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇨🇳 China | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 24, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇺🇸 United States | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 24, 2026 | Plan → |
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.
Entry with a pet is only through a designated border post, but the list is kept by the country itself and we do not have it. Below are airports with direct flights; check your own before buying a ticket.
From any country: microchip, rabies vaccination, additional vaccination, parasite treatment, import permit, veterinary health certificate.
No, a titre test is not required for entry.
The country's rules list no breed bans. Individual airlines have their own restrictions — see the carrier table.
For example: Neos S.p.A., Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines. The full list with conditions is in the table above.