Preparing from scratch takes about 4 weeks, wherever you fly from.
Tunisia sets its own requirements for bringing in dogs and cats. From any departure country your pet needs veterinary health certificate. What is needed on top — microchip, rabies vaccination and import permit — depends on the country you fly from. 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. 16 carriers in our directory fly direct to Tunisia, and their pet conditions differ.
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16 airlines in our directory fly direct to and from Tunisia. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouvelair Tunisie | ✓ up to 7 kg | ✓ up to 32 kg | — | from 48 cities in 19 countries |
| Tunisair no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 8 kg | no pets | 125 CAD per flight |
from 38 cities in 22 countries |
| Enter Air Sp. z o.o. no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 8 kg | no pets | 300 PLN per flight |
from 10 cities in 3 countries |
| TUI Airways no snub-nosed breeds in the cabin |
no pets | ✓ | — | from 9 cities in 1 country |
| HiSky no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 8 kg | no pets | 50 EUR per flight |
from 6 cities in 1 country |
| Transavia France no snub-nosed breeds in the hold · banned breeds: 5 |
✓ up to 8 kg | ✓ up to 75 kg | — | from 6 cities in 1 country |
| Neos S.p.A. no snub-nosed breeds in the hold · banned breeds: 7 |
✓ up to 10 kg | ✓ | 100 EUR per flight |
from 5 cities in 1 country |
| TUI fly Deutschland no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 8 kg | ✓ | 40 EUR per flight |
from 5 cities in 1 country |
| Smartwings, a.s. | ✓ up to 8 kg | ✓ up to 32 kg | 120 EUR per flight |
from 4 cities in 1 country |
| HelloJets S.r.l. no snub-nosed breeds in the hold |
✓ up to 8 kg | no pets | — | from 4 cities in 1 country |
Showing the 10 carriers serving the most cities out of 16 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.
Tunisia bans the import of dangerous dogs: pit bulls, Rottweilers, Tosa Inu, mastiffs and boerboels.
A pet under 3 months may enter without a rabies vaccination if its mother has been vaccinated.
The full list of documents and procedures for entering Tunisia. Every item carries its official source and last-checked date, and is marked as always required or required only from some departure countries.
Not required from every departure country — checking your own route gives the exact answer.
The certificate states the pet's identification — tattoo or microchip.
Not required from every departure country — checking your own route gives the exact answer.
Rabies vaccination at least 30 days and no more than 12 months before arrival.
Original veterinary certificate from the official veterinary service of the exporting country, plus the pet's health booklet.
Not required from every departure country — checking your own route gives the exact answer.
Pet dogs and cats entering Tunisia with their owners do not need an import permit.
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.
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.
| From | Microchip | Rabies jab | Health certificatealways | Import permit | Earliest departurepreparing from scratch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 25, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇫🇷 France | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 25, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 25, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 25, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇨🇳 China | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 25, 2026 | Plan → |
| 🇺🇸 United States | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | October 25, 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.
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.
From any country: veterinary health certificate. Depends on the departure country: microchip, rabies vaccination, import permit.
No, a titre test is not required for entry.
American Pit Bull Terrier, Pit Bull Terrier, Rottweiler, Tosa Inu, Mastiff, Boerboel.
For example: Nouvelair Tunisie, Tunisair, Enter Air Sp. z o.o., HiSky, Transavia France, Neos S.p.A.. The full list with conditions is in the table above.