How to travel with your cat or ferret

How to Travel with Your Cat or Ferret

This guide will assist cat or ferret owners who wish to bring their cats along with them to Denmark on vacation or in relation to a more permanent relocation. Read the guide through to learn which rules apply.

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Is the movement of the cat or ferret caused by the owner's movement?

Select also "Yes" if you can answer "yes" to the following:
- The movement of the cat or ferret is caused by the owner's movement.
- The cat or ferret accompanies its owner on his/her trip or is moved up to 5 days before or after the trip of the owmer.

No Yes

You must comply with the normal rules applicaple for movement of animals

Import and Export of Animals

Is the cat or ferret intended for sale?

Select "Yes" if you can answer "yes" to the following:

- The cat or ferret is intended for sale or
- The ownership of the cat or ferret is to be transfered to another person.

Yes No

How old is your cat or ferret at the time of departure?

Under 12 weeks and not rabies vaccinated Between 12 and 16 weeks and vaccinated against rabies, but the vaccination is not yet valid At least 15 weeks old and has a valid rabies vaccination

Where are you moving to?

To Denmark Transit through Denmark To Greenland To or from Bornholm through Sweden

How to do it

If you travel with a kitten

You are not allowed to enter with af kitten under 12 week, unless it travels with its mother.

Importing a litter of kittens and their mother

If you bring in a female cat with a litter of kittens, the female cat's passport must show that she has had a valid rabies vaccination before the birth of the kittens.

Note - The possibility to move young dogs, cats and ferrets without a valid rabies vaccination will end at the end of 2024.

From 2025, dogs, cats and ferrets may only be moved to Denmark if they are validly vaccinated against rabies.

The rules will then correspond to the requirements for animals that are at least 15 weeks old when they are moved.

If you travel with a ferret

If the ferret is weaned

You may travel with the ferret, if it is accompanied by:

its own EU Pet passport
a puppy/kitten declaration

Download puppy/kitten declaration

Note - The possibility to move young dogs, cats and ferrets without a valid rabies vaccination will end at the end of 2024.

From 2025, dogs, cats and ferrets may only be moved to Denmark if they are validly vaccinated against rabies.

The rules will then correspond to the requirements for animals that are at least 15 weeks old when they are moved.

If the ferret is not weaned

You may travel with the ferret if:

it is moved with its mother, whom it is still dependent on
it is accompanied by its own EU Pet passport
it must be stated in the EU Pet Passport of the mother of the litter that she had a valid rabies vaccination prior to the birth of the kittens or ferrets.

Note - The possibility to move young dogs, cats and ferrets without a valid rabies vaccination will end at the end of 2024.

From 2025, dogs, cats and ferrets may only be moved to Denmark if they are validly vaccinated against rabies.

The rules will then correspond to the requirements for animals that are at least 15 weeks old when they are moved.

Be careful when buying a kitten of ferret

It is not irrelevant from where you buy or get a kitten or ferret.

Buying a kitten or ferret should be an informed decision and not a hasty impulse.

If you search for a serious breeder you will minimize the risk of buying a kitten or ferret that is sick or brought up under bad conditions.

Your cat or ferrret must comply with the requirements for import to Denmark

Transit through Denmark is allowed if the cat or ferret meets the requirements for import to Denmark.

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How to do it

The cat or ferret must accompany the owner

Non-commercial movement of pet animals means that the movement of the cat or ferret is caused by the movement of the owner and that the cat or ferret during the movement is under the direct responsibility of the owner.

Furthermore, the cat or ferret must not be intended for sale just as the ownership of the cat or ferret must not be intended to be transferred to another person.

Non-commercial movement of a cat or ferret may take place up to five days before or after the the movement of the owner.

If the movement of the cat or ferret cannot take place at the same time as the movement of the owner, but within the time limits mentioned above, the movement of the cat or ferret must take place under the responsibility of another person authorised by the owner to move the cat or ferret on his/her behalf.

The authorisation must be in writing. For this purpose the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has created a model that you are welcome to use. Remember to let the authorisation accompany the cat or ferret during its movement.

Authorised person means a natural person and could be e.g.:

Your spouse.
A friend
An employee at an animal transport company.

Get the Form for Authorisation

If the movement of a cat or ferret is not caused by the movement of its owner or the movement takes place more than five days before or after the movement of the owner, the movement of the cat or ferret must comply with the requirements for commercial import.

Read about Import of animals

The movement of the cat or ferret must also comply with the requirements for commercial import if the cat or ferret is moved with the intention to be sold or of transferring the ownership of the cat or ferret to another person.

On request you must be able to document that the movement is non-commercial

Commercial import of pet animals often takes place fraudulenty disguised as non-commercial movement. Therefore you may be asked to document that the movement of your cat or ferret is indeed non-commercial.

On request from the competent authorities (Police, Customs or the Veterinary authorities) you may be asked to document that the movement of the cat or ferret is non-commercial and is caused by the movement of the owner.

Proper documentation can be hotel reservations or invoices, boardingpasses, flight or train tickets etc. which clearly indicates that the movement of the cats or ferrets is caused by the movement of the owner.

Your cat or ferret must comply with the same requirements as if it was moved to Sweden

Although you are merely passing through Sweden, your cat or ferret must comply with the same requirements as if it was moved to Sweden.

Please visit the website of the Swedish Board of Agriculture for more information.

Where are you moving to?

To Denmark Transit through Denmark To Greenland To or from Bornholm through Sweden

Your cat or ferret must comply with the requirements for import to Denmark

Transit through Denmark is allowed if the cat or ferret meets the requirements for import to Denmark.

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Which country are you moving from?

EU member states - and states with EU-terms

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus (except Northern Cyprus), the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France (including French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal (including the Azores Islands and Madeira Islands), Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (including the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla) and Sweden. As well as Andorra, Faeroe Islands, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican State and Greenland.

Non-EU listed countries (not including Malaysia and Australia)

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Ascension Island, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatisu and Saba (the BES Islands), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, British Virgin Islands, United Arab Emirates, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Fiji, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, Great Britain, excluding Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, Belarus, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Russia, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Singapore, Sint-Maarten, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Staes of America (incl. American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana, Puerto Rico og US Vergin Islands), Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

Malaysia

Australia

Other countries

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How to do it

The cat or ferret must accompany the owner

Non-commercial movement of pet animals means that the movement of the cat or ferret is caused by the movement of the owner and that the cat or ferret during the movement is under the direct responsibility of the owner.

Furthermore, the cat or ferret must not be intended for sale just as the ownership of the cat or ferret must not be intended to be transferred to another person.

Non-commercial movement of a cat or ferret may take place up to five days before or after the the movement of the owner.

If the movement of the cat or ferret cannot take place at the same time as the movement of the owner, but within the time limits mentioned above, the movement of the cat or ferret must take place under the responsibility of another person authorised by the owner to move the cat or ferret on his/her behalf.

The authorisation must be in writing. For this purpose the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has created a model that you are welcome to use. Remember to let the authorisation accompany the cat or ferret during its movement.

Authorised person means a natural person and could be e.g.:

Your spouse.
A friend
An employee at an animal transport company.

Get the Form for Authorisation

If the movement of a cat or ferret is not caused by the movement of its owner or the movement takes place more than five days before or after the movement of the owner, the movement of the cat or ferret must comply with the requirements for commercial import.

Import and Export of Animals

The movement of the cat or ferret must also comply with the requirements for commercial import if the cat or ferret is moved with the intention to be sold or of transferring the ownership of the cat or ferret to another person.

On request you must be able to document that the movement is non-commercial

Commercial import of pet animals often takes place fraudulenty disguised as non-commercial movement. Therefore you may be asked to document that the movement of your cat or ferret is indeed non-commercial.

On request from the competent authorities (Police, Customs or the Veterinary authorities) you may be asked to document that the movement of the cat or ferret is non-commercial and is caused by the movement of the owner.

Proper documentation can be hotel reservations or invoices, boardingpasses, flight or train tickets etc. which clearly indicates that the movement of the cats or ferrets is caused by the movement of the owner.

Your cat or ferret must have a valid identification

The cat or ferret must be marked with a microchip or by a clearly readable tattoo applied before July 3, 2011.

The technical requirements of the microchip must comply with ISO Standard 11784 and apply HDX or FDX-B technology and be capable of being read by a reading device compatible with ISO Standard 11785.

If your cat's or ferret´s microchip does not comply with the ISO Standard

Then the owner or the authorised person must provide the means necessary for reading that microchip at the time of any verification of the marking on request from the competent authority.

The maximum number of pet animals of the species dog, cat and ferret you move may not exceed five

The maximum number of pet animals of the species dog, cat and ferret that may accompany their owner or an authorised person during a movement may not exceed five animals in total.

However, that number may exceed five animals if the following conditions are met:

1) The movement of the pet animals is for the purpose of participation in competitions, exhibitions or sporting events or in training for such events.

2) The animals are accompanied by written documentation that they are registered either to attend such events or with an association organizing such events.

3) All the pet animals are more than six months old.

If the pet animals do not meet the conditions mentioned above they must comply with the requirements for commercial import.

Import and Export of Animals

Be careful when buying a kitten or ferret

It is not irrelevant from where you buy or get a kitten or ferret.

Buying a kitten or ferret should be an informed decision and not a hasty impulse.

If you search for a serious breeder you will minimize the risk of buying a kitten that is sick or brought up under bad conditions.

Where are you moving to?

To Denmark Transit through Denmark To or from Bornholm to Sweden To Greenland

How to do it

The cat or ferret must accompany the owner

Non-commercial movement of pet animals means that the movement of the cat or ferret is caused by the movement of the owner and that the cat or ferret during the movement is under the direct responsibility of the owner.

Furthermore, the cat or ferret must not be intended for sale just as the ownership of the cat or ferret must not be intended to be transferred to another person.

Non-commercial movement of a cat or ferret may take place up to five days before or after the the movement of the owner.

If the movement of the cat or ferret cannot take place at the same time as the movement of the owner, but within the time limits mentioned above, the movement of the cat must take place under the responsibility of another person authorised by the owner to move the cat on his/her behalf.

The authorisation must be in writing. For this purpose the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has created a model that you are welcome to use. Remember to let the authorisation accompany the cat or ferret during its movement.

Authorised person means a natural person and could be e.g.:

Your spouse.
A friend
An employee at an animal transport company.

Get the Form for Authorisation

If the movement of a cat or ferret is not caused by the movement of its owner or the movement takes place more than five days before or after the movement of the owner, the movement of the cat or ferret must comply with the requirements for commercial import.

Import and Export of Animals

The movement of the cat or ferret must also comply with the requirements for commercial import if the cat or ferret is moved with the intention to be sold or of transferring the ownership of the cat or ferret to another person.

On request you must be able to document that the movement is non-commercial

Commercial import of pet animals often takes place fraudulenty disguised as non-commercial movement. Therefore you may be asked to document that the movement of your cat or ferret is indeed non-commercial.

On request from the competent authorities (Police, Customs or the Veterinary authorities) you may be asked to document that the movement of the cat or ferret is non-commercial and is caused by the movement of the owner.

Proper documentation can be hotel reservations or invoices, boardingpasses, flight or train tickets etc. which clearly indicates that the movement of the cats or ferrets is caused by the movement of the owner.

Your cat or ferret must have a valid identification

The cat or ferret must be marked with a microchip or by a clearly readable tattoo applied before July 3, 2011.

The technical requirements of the microchip must comply with ISO Standard 11784 and apply HDX or FDX-B technology and be capable of being read by a reading device compatible with ISO Standard 11785.

If your cat's or ferret´s microchip does not comply with the ISO Standard

Then the owner or the authorised person must provide the means necessary for reading that microchip at the time of any verification of the marking on request from the competent authority.

The maximum number of pet animals of the species dog, cat and ferret you move may not exceed five

The maximum number of pet animals of the species dog, cat and ferret that may accompany their owner or an authorised person during a movement may not exceed five animals in total.

However, that number may exceed five animals if the following conditions are met:

1) The movement of the pet animals is for the purpose of participation in competitions, exhibitions or sporting events or in training for such events.

2) The animals are accompanied by written documentation that they are registered either to attend such events or with an association organizing such events.

3) All the pet animals are more than six months old.

If the pet animals do not meet the conditions mentioned above they must comply with the requirements for commercial import.

Import and Export of Animals

Be careful when buying a kitten or ferrets

It is not irrelevant from where you buy or get a kitten or ferrets.

Buying a kitten or ferrets should be an informed decision and not a hasty impulse.

If you search for a serious breeder you will minimize the risk of buying a kitten or ferret that is sick or brought up under bad conditions.

Which country are you moving from?

EU-states - and countries with EU-terms

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus (except Northern Cyprus), the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France (including French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal (including the Azores Islands and Madeira Islands), Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (including the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla) and Sweden. As well as Andorra, Faeroe Islands, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican State and Greenland.

Non-EU listed countries (not including Malaysia and Australia)

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Ascension Island, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatisu and Saba (the BES Islands), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, British Virgin Islands, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah og Umm Al Quwain), The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Fiji, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, Great Britain, excluding Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, Belarus, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Russia, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Singapore, Sint-Maarten, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Staes of America (incl. American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana, Puerto Rico og US Vergin Islands), Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

Malaysia

Australia

Other countries

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How to do it

You will need to get an import permit in order to bring your cat to Greenland

You will need an import permit from the Greenlandic Representation in Copenhagen as well as a permit from the municipality in Greenland where you will be staying with your cat.

There are five municipalities in Greenland: Kommune Kujalleq, Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, Qeqqata Kommunia, Kommune Qeqertalik and Avannaata Kommunia.

Below you will find the information needed on how to apply for the permits.

Before you decide to bring your cat to Greenland, please be aware that the possibility for veterinary assistance in Greenland is very limited.

Write an application for an import permit for your cat

The application does not have to follow a specific form. You may send a letter or an e-mail to the Greenland Representation stating your wish to bring a cat to Greenland.

The mother of the kitten must be vaccinated

Kittens under three months are not required to be vaccinated against rabies if documentation is available indicating that the mother of the kittens was vaccinated no less than one month and no more than one year prior to the birth of her kittens.

Documentation of the mothers vaccination must be presented to the Greenlandic Representation.

Please be aware that the Government of Greeland does not derogate from the rules regarding the requirements for rabies vaccination of the mother.

If you make sure that your cat has an EU Pet Passport issued before it is moved to Greenland, it will be much easier to bring the cat back from Greenland as certain rules apply for import of cats from Greenland to Denmark.

A health certificate must be issued for your cat

The health certificate must be issud no earlier than 14 days before your cat is moved to Greenland.

Get the Health Certificate

The health certificate is documentation

The health certificate must document that your cat does not shows symptoms of other infectious diseases, including ectoparasites such as e.g. flees.

Your cat must be kept isolated from other cats and dewormed

Your cat must be isolated from other cats from the day the health certificate is issued and until it is moved to Greenland. Your cat may only enter Greenland if it is free of any signs of disease.

Furthermore, your cat must be dewormed within 14 days prior to the date of departure for Greenland. This you must declare.

Declaration from the owner

You will find the declaration from the owner on the health certificate. Here you have to sign that you will make sure the cat remains isolated and is dewormed as described above prior to the departure.

You need a permit to keep cats from the municipality of residence in Greenland

Contact the municipality where you will be staying to get a permit.

Send your application and certificates to the Greenlandic Representation to receive an import permit

You need to send the following:

1. Your application.
2. Documentation for rabies vaccination.
3. Vaccination certificate.
4. Health certificate and declaration from the owner.
5. Permit from the municipality of residence.

Send the documents to

The Greenlandic Representation
Strandgade 91
Postbox 2151
DK-1016 København K
Denmark

or by e-mail: journal@ghsdk.dk

Send your application and documents in due time before your departure.

If you have any questions

Please contact:

The Greenlandic Representation
phone: +45 32 83 38 00
fax: +45 32 83 38 01

or

The Veterinary and Food Authority of Greenland
phone: +299 34 50 00
fax +299 34 63 55

The Greenlandic Representation will get back to you

Should the Greenlandic Representation need further information from you in order to handle your application, they will contact you. Furthermore, you will hear from them when your application has been handled.

How to do it

You will need to get an import permit in order to bring your cat or ferret to Greenland

You will need an import permit from the Greenlandic Representation in Copenhagen as well as a permit from the municipality in Greenland where you will be staying with your cat or ferret.

There are five municipalities in Greenland: Kommune Kujalleq, Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, Qeqqata Kommunia, Kommune Qeqertalik and Avannaata Kommunia.

Below you will find the information needed on how to apply for the permits.

Before you decide to bring your cat or ferret to Greenland, please be aware that the possibility for veterinary assistance in Greenland is very limited.

Write an application for an import permit for your cat or ferret

The application does not have to follow a specific form. You may send a letter or an e-mail to the Greenland Representation stating your wish to bring a cat or ferret to Greenland.

Your cat must be vaccinated against rabies

The vaccinations must be documented in this vaccination certificate:

Get the Vaccination Certificate

If you make sure that your cat or ferret has an EU Pet Passport issued before it is moved to Greenland, it will be much easier to bring the dog back from Greenland as certain rules apply for import of cats or ferrets from Greenland to Denmark.

If your cat or ferret is vaccinated against rabies for the first time

Then your cat or ferret must be vaccinated no earlier than 12 months before and no later than 30 days prior to the time of departure for Greenland.

A health certificate must be issued for your cat or ferret

The health certificate must be issud no earlier than 14 days before your cat or ferret is moved to Greenland.

Get the Health Certificate

The health certificate is documentation

The health certificate must document that your cat or ferret does not shows symptoms of other infectious diseases, including ectoparasites such as e.g. flees.

Your cat or ferret must be kept isolated from other cats or ferrets and dewormed

Your cat or ferret must be isolated from other cats or ferrets from the day the health certificate is issued and until it is moved to Greenland. Your cat may only enter Greenland if it is free of any signs of disease.

Furthermore, your cat or ferret must be dewormed within 14 days prior to the date of departure for Greenland. This you must declare.

Declaration from the owner

You will find the declaration from the owner on the health certificate. Here you have to sign that you will make sure the cat or ferret remains isolated and is dewormed as described above prior to the departure.

You need a permit to keep cats or ferrets from the municipality of residence in Greenland

Contact the municipality where you will be staying to get a permit.

Send your application and certificates to the Greenlandic Representation to receive an import permit

You need to send the following:

1. Your application.
2. Documentation for rabies vaccination.
3. Vaccination certificate.
4. Health certificate and declaration from the owner.
5. Permit from the municipality of residence.

Send the documents to

The Greenlandic Representation
Strandgade 91
Postbox 2151
DK-1016 København K
Denmark

or by e-mail: journal@ghsdk.dk

Send your application and documents in due time before your departure.

If you have any questions

Please contact:

The Greenlandic Representation
phone: +45 32 83 38 00
fax: +45 32 83 38 01

or

The Veterinary and Food Authority of Greenland
phone: +299 34 50 00
fax +299 34 63 55

The Greenlandic Representation will get back to you

Should the Greenlandic Representation need further information from you in order to handle your application, they will contact you. Furthermore, you will hear from them when your application has been handled.

Your cat or ferret must comply with the requirements for import to Denmark

Transit through Denmark is allowed if the cat or ferret meets the requirements for import to Denmark.

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How to do it

Sweden to not allow import of kittens or ferrets, that does not have a valid rabiesvaccination

Even though that you are only in transit through Sweden, you kitten or ferret must follow the same rules, as if it were to reside in Sweden.

Sweden to not allow import of kittens or ferrets, that does not have a valid rabiesvaccination.

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