1. An importer or any person wishing to import live animals into
the Kingdom of Thailand should receive an Import Permit from
the Department of Livestock Develpoment (DLD) prior to an importation.

2. The importer should contact a veterinary official at the International Animal
Quarantine Station (AQS) at the port of entry , and request for information
on a protocol and an animal health requirement of importation of live animals
into Thailand.

3. The importer should personally submit an application request (Form No 1/1)
to import live animals into the country to an AQS veterinary offical ,
at least 15 days prior to an importation

        The application should be attached with a copy of the importer ' s
identification card. He could appoint a representative to submit
the application , in written paper , and attach copies of identification cards
of himself and his representative.

4. The DLD authority will necessarily examine animal disease status of
the country of origin before an issuance of Import Permit which will
include an appropriate animal health requirement.

        The animal health requirements for importation of live animals into
Thailand shall be periodically revised to cope with the present situation
and/or the current animal disease status.

5. The importer should send the Import Permit to a duly veterinary
authority of the country of origin in order to prepare , inspect , test ,
and certify those imported animals in compliance with the animal
health requirement set by DLD.

6. The importer should confirm an exact date of arrival of the imported
animals to an AQS veterinary official at the port of entry to prepare
all facilities concerned , at least 3 days in advance.

7. The AQS veterinary official is authorized to issue a preliminary
import licence (Form No 6) shortly at the time of importation
for customs formalities.

         An official health certificate , in English , issued by a duly
veterinary authority of the country of origin , for those imported
animals should also be presented to an AQS veterinary official to
check before general inspection of the imported animals on arrival.

8. In case that imported animals for breeding purpose , pedigree
certificatee or other evidence should be presented to a veterinarjy
official of the AQS to check for import fee exemption

9 . The importer should attach a copy of an Invoice which indicates
the price of imported animals or Price List , Packing List , Air
Waybill / Bill of Lading and etc. to the application.

10 . The importer must pay an import fee as prescribed by
the Ministerial Regulation , which was issued in accordance
with the Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2499 (1956)

Post-Import Process

11. The animals are moved to animal quarantine facilities
after general examination on arrival . During quarantine period,
samples from all imported animals shall be collected for
countercheck or tested for certain diseases as prescribed

12. In case that the imported animals are sick or dead while
travelling or quarantine , all concerned should be informed
as immediately as possible . The AQS veterinary official
shall take an emergency measure to investigate and/or to
control should there be any disease outbreak .

13. The ultimate import licence (Form No 7 ) will be issued
when all imported animals have passed the prescribed tests ,
to release the animals to their final destination , at the completion
of post-import quarantine in Thailand .

Contact detail : Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Services.
Department of Livestock Development Phayathai road, Ratchtavee Bangkok 10400.
Tel. (02) 653-4550 - 7 ต่อ 4175 Fax. (02) 653-4929
E-mail : quarantine_dcontrol@dld.go.th