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“We don't only do dogs and cats. We do dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, and horses.”

Nikhil Bakaya Co-founder

Each one moves under different rules, and some routes are closed to some animals. Here is what changes for each, in each direction. There are 54 rules on these pages and every one links to the official page it came from.

  1. A golden retriever in a pink harness sitting on a rooftop terrace, a woman in a leopard print scarf bending over him.01DogsLeaving IndiaThe AQCS export check, plus whatever the new country asks.Coming into IndiaThe baggage rule or a DGFT licence, then the Advance NOC.Within IndiaNo border, so it comes down to the airline and the crate.Know this firstA snub-nosed breed. A Pug or a Shih Tzu can be refused by the airline that's cheapest or quickest, so the breed is the first thing we ask after your date.
  2. A ginger cat with a tag on its collar lying on a red and white checked cloth, unimpressed.02CatsLeaving IndiaThe AQCS export check, and a separate route for the USA.Coming into IndiaThe same baggage rule as a dog, and the same Advance NOC.Within IndiaCabin or hold on the airlines that take pets.Know this firstA cat flying to the USA on dog paperwork. It's a different route, and we check it on its own.
  3. A white cockatiel perched on a person's finger, against soft green leaves.03BirdsLeaving IndiaBudgerigars and some finches can leave. Most other birds can't.Coming into IndiaA DGFT licence, an Advance NOC and 30 days of quarantine.Within IndiaLegal birds only, with their papers, on an airline that takes them.Know this firstPlanning a parrot's move before you know whether India will let him leave at all, which is why we ask about the bird first.
  4. A girl lying on a white bed, smiling, with her hand on a sleepy lop eared rabbit.04RabbitsLeaving IndiaFree to export. The new country sets the terms.Coming into IndiaA DGFT licence, an Advance NOC and 15 days of quarantine.Within IndiaNo permits, and few airlines that take him.Know this firstThe UK's four months. A rabbit moving to Britain needs that time planned in, from the start.
  5. A woman in a green jacket feeding a chestnut horse with a white blaze from her hand, both relaxed.05HorsesLeaving IndiaMost horses are free to export, but Europe doesn't take them from India.Coming into IndiaA DGFT licence, an Advance NOC and 30 days of quarantine.Within IndiaA vet's fitness certificate, every time.Know this firstAssuming Europe is open. A horse can't go straight from India to the EU, so the plan starts with the route.

Where a rule turns on the route, the airline or the animal, we check it for your route before anything is booked

Tell us what he is, first.

The kind of animal decides the route before the date does, so it's the first thing we ask. A parrot and a Labrador to London are two very different files.

Hi, I'd like to move my pet.

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28 official sources, from AQCS and DGFT to the EU, USDA and the airlines.