Pet Travel From the United States to the Philippines

Philippines Requirements Memo (2.74 MB) 

A summary of the requirements are as follows;

• Pet dogs and cats must first obtain an import permit from the Philippine Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI). 
• You may apply for an import permit (known by the acronym “SPSIC”) from the BAI 

A Users Guide for the registration process  (1.87 MB)

• For personal pets, please select “one-time importer” when applying for your SPSIC via the above website. 
• Up to three animals total (dogs or cats, or combination thereof) can be listed on one SPSIC. 
• The SPSIC will specify the animal health import requirements for the pet dogs and/or cats that must be met prior to travel to the Philippines. 
• If your animal’s SPSIC is issued for one animal, then the corresponding export health certificate may be issued for ONLY that one animal.  However, if your animals’ SPSIC is issued for two or three animals, the corresponding export health certificate may be issued for the same two or three animals that are listed on the SPSIC.  The number of animals listed on the SPSIC must match the number of animals listed on the health certificate.
• All health certificates for pet dogs and cats to the Philippines must be issued by a USDA accredited veterinarian, and then endorsed by USDA-APHIS prior to travel.
• Your private USDA accredited veterinarian will then issue an export health certificate in accordance with the criteria listed in the SPSIC.
• The USDA accredited veterinarian can either upload the completed fillable PDF health certificate and submit the form electronically to APHIS for endorsement through the Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS), or can complete the entire process including issuance and endorsement via VEHCS.

International Health Certificate (192.28 KB)

Philippines Requirements Memo  (2.74 MB)

A summary of the requirements are as follows;

• Commercial U.S. exporters of dogs and cats should first ensure that their Philippine importer is registered with the Philippine Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and approved by BAI to import commercial shipments of pet dogs and cats. If the Philippine importer is not registered with BAI, he/she can apply to be registered. 

A Users Guide for the registration process (1.87 MB)

• The registered Philippine importer will obtain the required Philippine import permit (known by the acronym “SPSIC”) from BAI and provide a copy of the SPSIC to the U.S. exporter.  There are no BAI restrictions on the number of dogs and/or cats that can be listed on a commercial SPSIC.   
• The SPSIC will specify the animal health import requirements for the commercial U.S. origin dogs and/or cats that must be met prior to travel to the Philippines. 
• The corresponding export health certificate can only list the same number animals that are identified on the SPSIC.  The number of animals listed on the SPSIC should match the number of animals listed on the APHIS export health certificate.   
• All health certificates for commercial U.S. origin dogs and cats to the Philippines must be issued by a USDA accredited veterinarian, and then endorsed by USDA-APHIS prior to travel. 
• Your private USDA accredited veterinarian will then issue an export health certificate in accordance with the criteria listed in the SPSIC. 
• The USDA accredited veterinarian can either upload the completed fillable PDF health certificate and submit the form electronically to APHIS for endorsement through the Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS), or can complete the entire process including issuance and endorsement via VEHCS.

International Health Certificate (192.28 KB)