Traveling to Myanmar with your dog

✅ Entry requirements

🗓 In what order, and when

Some steps only count once the previous one is done — check each deadline against the official reference above.

1. Certificate of recommendation + import licence/permit (LBVD)Under Chapter 11, Para 26 of the Animal Health and Livestock Development Law (2020), a person wishing to import an animal must apply to the LBVD Director General for a certificate of recommendation before applying to the relevant government department for an import licence/permit. Applications are handled by LBVD's Animal & Animal Product Export & Import Inspection Unit (One-Stop Service, Nay Pyi Taw; Yangon).
2. Official veterinary (health) certificateAn official veterinary/health certificate issued by the competent veterinary authority of the exporting country is required for importation and is checked by the LBVD at the port of entry. It certifies the dog's health and, in practice, its rabies vaccination. From the United States, the exporter uses a USDA-endorsed (ink-signed and embossed) health certificate.
3. ISO microchipAn ISO 11784/11785 (15-digit) microchip that links the dog to its documents is standard international practice and is often required by airlines and by the exporting authority.
4. Rabies vaccinationMyanmar is a rabies-endemic country and the LBVD runs annual World Rabies Day and free rabies-vaccination campaigns. A valid rabies vaccination is expected as part of the exporting country's veterinary health certificate for a dog. The exact Myanmar timing rule (minimum interval before entry, validity window) is not published.
5. Parasite / tapeworm treatmentMyanmar does not publish a specific internal/external parasite or tapeworm treatment requirement for imported dogs.
6. Other vaccinations (dogs)Core canine vaccinations (distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, leptospirosis) are standard veterinary practice but are not published as a fixed Myanmar import requirement.
7. Airport animal quarantine inspection (LBVD)On arrival, the LBVD reviews documents, carries out a visual/clinical check of the animal and verifies the veterinary health certificate at the animal quarantine station of the port of entry — the International Airport Quarantine Stations at Yangon and Mandalay. Inspection may include isolation, clinical examination, serological testing or pathogen detection for companion animals on a case-by-case basis.
8. QuarantineMyanmar operates animal quarantine stations at its international airports (Yangon, Mandalay) with risk-based observation periods and daily health checks. Compliant animals are inspected and cleared; a temporary quarantine applies to suspect cases pending tests and confirmation. A fixed quarantine duration for pet dogs is not published.
9. Restricted / prohibited originsLBVD controls the movement of animals to prevent the introduction of transboundary and infectious animal diseases. A dog from a country or area affected by a listed animal infectious disease can face additional documentation, testing, quarantine or refusal of entry.
10. Puppies / minimum ageMyanmar does not publish a fixed minimum age for imported dogs. In practice the puppy must be old enough to hold a valid rabies vaccination shown on the export certificate.
11. Number of pets per travellerMyanmar does not publish a fixed maximum number of accompanying pets per traveller. Each animal needs its own identification, certificate and LBVD recommendation.

🌍 The different cases

🛬 Arrival

What happens when your dog reaches Myanmar depends on whether the LBVD recommendation, import permit and documents were completed before departure.

• Dogs enter through an international airport with an LBVD animal quarantine station — Yangon or Mandalay.
• Present your passport, the original official veterinary (health) certificate, the LBVD certificate of recommendation / import permit and vaccination records to the LBVD inspection team, which reviews the documents and inspects the animal.
• A compliant dog is inspected and released; suspect cases may be placed in temporary quarantine with risk-based observation, clinical monitoring and possible testing.
• Clear customs at the same time; keep all original documents and any receipts.
• If the LBVD recommendation, import permit or documents are missing or invalid, the animal may be refused, held or returned to the exporting country at the owner's expense.