Movement of dogs, cats or ferrets to Sweden – both travel and trade

The rules that apply in your particular case depend on which country you are to bring in animals from and what the rabies situation looks like in that country. The countries are divided into three groups, mainly based on the rabies situation. Find the current country in the list below and then click on the link.

From EU countries and from Andorra, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the Vatican City

These are the EU countries:

Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Estonia, Finland (including Åland), France (including French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Corsica, Martinique and Reunion), Greece, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (including mainland, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands and Ceuta and Melilla), Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Austria.

• To the information about the EU countries and Andorra, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the Vatican City

From countries outside the EU where the rabies situation is documented and monitored

This applies to these countries:

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Ascension, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Falkland Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Jamaica Japan, Canada, Northern Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Helena, Singapore, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Sint-Maarten, Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland, but including the Channel Islands Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man), Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, USA (including Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa and US Virgin Islands), Vanuatu, Wales and Futuna.

In the case of Malaysia, there are more rules due to Nipah disease.

• To the information about the countries outside the EU where the rabies situation is documented and monitored

From countries outside the EU where the rabies situation is not under control

In some of these countries there are cases of rabies or there are no effective routines to detect rabies, which makes it difficult to assess the rabies situation. If you bring in a dog, cat or ferret from one of these countries, there is therefore a greater risk that the animal will carry rabies.

This includes all countries that are not included above. Examples of countries in this group are Belarus, Brazil, China, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Kenya, Moldova, Peru, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine.

If the animal is to change owner in Sweden, travels without its owner or travels in a group of more than 5 animals, it may only travel from some of the countries where the rabies situation is not under control.

• To the information about the countries outside the EU where the rabies situation is not under control