Pet import requirements for Montenegro

Montenegro at a glance

The detail

Recommended. Recommended. Montenegro, country located in the west-central Balkans at the southern end of the Dinaric Alps. Build extra buffer for Europe connections; live-animal acceptance windows are shorter than passenger connections.

Import requirements

4 months

• Are identified in the prescribed manner
• Are older than 12 weeks on the day of vaccinations
• have been vaccinated against rabies.
• Vaccinated
• 21 days have passed since the day of vaccination in the case of the first vaccination against rabies before entering.
• a rabies antibody titration test was performed 30 days after the date of vaccination and at least three months before the date of non-commercial movement.
• Has a Veterinary Health Certificate Endorsed by the Exporting Countries governing authority.
• OR they are accompanied by a passport;
• were treated against Echinococcus multilocularis in the prescribed manner when entering or leaving Montenegro;
• If you need additional clarification, we suggest that you contact the Directorate for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs of Montenegro, which is responsible for controlling the import of animals.

The regulation that regulates the conditions for the non-commercial movement of pets is the Rulebook on the Conditions for the Non-Commercial Movement of Pets. Non-commercial movement of pets is, in the sense of this Ordinance, any movement of up to five pets accompanied by the owner or an authorized person, which are not in tended for sale, transit, or import into Montenegro.

Pets - dogs, cats can move non-commercially (up to 5 pets, not younger than 3 months) if:

• are identified in the prescribed manner;

• they are accompanied by a passport;

• have been vaccinated against rabies;

• are older than 12 weeks on the day of vaccination;

• 21 days have passed since the day of vaccination in the case of the first vaccination against rabies;

• a rabies antibody titration test was performed 30 days after the date of vaccination and at least three months before the date of non-commercial movement;

• were treated against Echinococcus multilocularis in the prescribed manner when entering or leaving Montenegro;

• they are accompanied by a veterinary health certificate.

If you need additional clarification, we suggest that you contact the Directorate for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs of Montenegro, which is responsible for controlling the import of animals.

Pets - dogs, cats can move non-commercially (up to 5 pets, not younger than 3 months)

Identification and microchip

15-digit ISO 11784/11785 Microchip

Rabies and vaccinations

Pets must be vaccinated for rabies 30 days and 12 months prior to entering the country. Proof of vaccination is required.

Tests and treatments

Needed when pet come from, or are scheduled to transit through, a territory or third country other than those listed in Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013

Echinococcus treatment is required. Pets must be treated for in ternal parasites by a veterinarian before entering Montenegro and should be in spected before traveling.

Health certificate and permits

Health certificate must be completed by a licensed veterinarian and endorsed by Government agency at the country of origin not more than 10 days old at time of import in Montenegro.

Not required with a personal pet unless arriving unaccompanied, and not more then 5 pets are being shipped.

Quarantine

Quarantine permit - issued by Ministry of Veterinary and Agriculture

Restrictions and banned breeds

Montenegro does not publish a list of banned breeds.

Customs, agents, and airports

Recommended

Pets must enter Montenegro by air via Podgorica Airport. Pets can enter in the cabin, as checked baggage or air cargo.

Airport:

Podgorica Airport, Podgorica (IATA: TGD, ICAO: LYPG)

Pets can enter in the cabin, as checked baggage or air cargo. All domestic dogs and cats must be free of evidence of disease communicable to humans when examined at the entry airport. If your dog or cat is not in apparent good health, further examination by a licensed veterinarian may be required at your expense.

Other pets / CITES / extra rules

Animal Welfare

Official contacts

Directorate for Foodsafety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs

Serdara Jola Piletića br. 26,

81000 Podgorica

Tel: +382 20 201-945; +382 20 621-111

Fax: +382 20 201 946

E-mail: upravazabezbjednosthrane@ubh.gov.me

Website

Administration for Maritime Safety and Port Management

Ul. Maršala Tita 7, Bar, Crna Gora

Phone: +382 30 313 240

Fax: +382 30 313 274

E-mail: info@pomorstvo.me

Current as of September 2024

Disclaimer

Import rules change without much warning. Confirm every vaccine date, test, permit, and crate routing with the destination veterinary authority before you travel. This page is a planning brief for Furry Freight customers, last checked against the IPATA country profile dated 2025-09-16.

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