ChinaVietnam is a non-designated country under GACC — a missing titer result means a 30-day quarantine, and a missing or defective certificate means the pet is sent back. Success requires at least 2 rabies vaccinations, a titer test from a GACC-approved lab, and an error-free health certificate.
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Before you start, understand these 4 points of pet importation into China to avoid costly mistakes.
Can be avoided
15-digit ISO-compliant
Required ≥ 0.5 IU/mL
3 to 4 months
China has the strictest tolerance for errors. To avoid a 30-day quarantine—or potential refusal of entry—the following critical conditions must be meticulously met:
Unlike most countries, China requires proof of at least two distinct lifetime rabies vaccinations: the titer blood sample cannot be drawn before the second dose. Daisy Pet spaces the two doses at least 30 days apart, and the latest dose must still be valid on arrival.
Blood must be drawn on or after the date of the second vaccine. The passing result is valid for 12 months (it stays valid if the pet gets a rabies booster while its vaccine is still valid), and it MUST be performed by a laboratory on GACC’s approved list.
China heavily restricts pet numbers: you are only allowed to bring ONE (1) dog or cat per traveler per entry. Families with multiple pets must coordinate separate passengers for each animal.
A fully compliant pet can enter China through any port. A pet that needs quarantine may only enter at one of 10 ports with a GACC isolation facility (including PEK, SHA, PVG and CAN); anywhere else it is returned or destroyed. Carrying a printed photo of your pet makes the visual check easier.
China leaves no room for error. Here is our exact roadmap to ensure your pet skips the 30-day quarantine.
We implant the 15-digit ISO microchip FIRST, immediately followed by Rabies Vaccine #1 to begin the mandatory sequence.
At least 30 days later, we administer Vaccine #2 and draw blood on the same day. The sample is shipped to a specific GACC-approved international lab.
We select and book the flight, usually into Shanghai, Beijing or Guangzhou. A fully compliant pet can land at any port of entry. See which airlines fly pets on this route →
Within 14 days before arrival in China, we finalize the DAH Health Certificate with the chip, both vaccines and the titer result, and prepare a printed photo and passport copies.
Your pet arrives. When the 2 vaccines, titer test and health certificate are all in order, customs clears the pet to go home without the 30-day facility stay. See exactly what happens at the CIQ inspection counter →
China is a short flight from Vietnam, so in-cabin travel is available to more pets than on longer routes.
Travels in the cabin with the owner, in a soft-sided carrier under the seat.
Flies on the same flight as the owner, in the temperature-controlled hold.
Does not fly with the owner, with fewer limits on weight and size.
Applied to every pet flying the China route.
Eight weeks and fully weaned is the floor for carriage, and some airlines set it higher. Cabin allowances count pet and crate together. Pregnant animals are not accepted.
IATA and IPATA both advise against sedation, and a pet known to be sedated can be refused at the counter. Crate conditioning on a six-week schedule does that work instead.
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Last updated 16 Oct 2026
Compiled by our specialists from the regulations in force on the date above, for reference only. Rules may change after this date. Please verify with the competent authorities or contact us for the most accurate information.
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Not flying? There is an overland alternative for pets relocating to southern China: