Corridor

Taking a pet from the USA to Japan

Requirements
6
Longest wait
180days
Last verified
not yet verified

6 requirements in this plan were last verified 0 days ago. We re-check blocking rules every 90 days; these are overdue and we’re on it.

The corridor that punishes a late start hardest. After the titer test there is a 180-day waiting period that nothing can shorten — start eight months out and you are already close to the edge.

The typical chain

30 days180 daysMicrochipRabies 1Rabies 2TiterNotificationCertificateDeparture

What’s required

First

ISO microchip

Implanted before both rabies vaccinations to be accepted.

JP-PET-MICROCHIP-001Not yet verified against a primary source
After the chip

First rabies vaccination

Administered after the microchip.

JP-PET-RABIES-1-001Not yet verified against a primary source
≥30 days after the first

Second rabies vaccination

At least 30 days after the first, and while the first is still valid.

JP-PET-RABIES-2-001Not yet verified against a primary source
≥180 days before entry

Rabies antibody titer test

Blood drawn after the second vaccination and sent to a designated laboratory. Turnaround is typically three to four weeks.

JP-PET-TITER-001Not yet verified against a primary source
≥40 days before arrival

Advance notification

Submitted to the arrival airport's quarantine office.

JP-PET-NOTICE-001Not yet verified against a primary source
Within 10 days of entry

Export certificate with USDA endorsement

MAFF Form A/C completed by an accredited vet and endorsed by USDA APHIS.

JP-PET-HEALTHCERT-001Not yet verified against a primary source

These are the general requirements. Yours depend on more.

Your airline, travel class, your pet’s breed, and your departure date all change the answer — and they change whether the trip is possible at all.

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Rovina provides information and planning assistance based on published official requirements. It does not provide veterinary or legal advice, does not issue or endorse government documents, and does not guarantee entry or boarding.