Livestock movement permit and animal import permit (dogs and cats)
Directorate of Veterinary Services and county veterinary offices · sources read 1 Oct 2026
To move livestock, get a movement permit from your county veterinary office first (in Makueni it costs KSh 200 per consignment and is issued on the spot). To bring a dog or cat into Kenya, apply online for a veterinary import permit on KenTrade's Trade Facilitation Platform and pay KSh 500 per animal before the animal travels.
- Fee
- KSh 200Livestock movement permit, Makueni County, per consignmentKSh 500Import permit for dogs and cats (VS01), per animal
- How long
- Livestock movement permit: issued immediately in Makueni County
- Where
- Livestock movement: your county veterinary office. Dog or cat import permit: online on KenTrade's Trade Facilitation Platform (tfp.kenyatradenet.go.ke).
What you need
- Livestock movement: a request to the veterinary office and a no-objection chit
- Dog or cat import: the animal's vaccination certificate from the country of origin
- Dog or cat import: a Unique Consignment Reference (UCR) number
- Dog or cat import: an international veterinary certificate for the animal
Steps
- Livestock: before moving animals, go to the county veterinary office with your request and no-objection chit, and pay the fee per consignment.
- Dog or cat: log in to KenTrade's Trade Facilitation Platform, apply for the import permit, generate an e-slip and pay.
- Download the approved import permit from the same platform.
- Book the dog or cat to fly as manifest cargo in the aircraft's freight hold, not as baggage or in the cabin.
Watch out
- A dog or cat import permit is valid for at most 30 days and covers one consignment only, so time your travel.
- A pet that does not meet the rabies conditions can be held in quarantine in Kenya for up to six months, at the owner's cost.
- The import permit must travel with the animal, so keep it with the pet's papers for the whole journey.
Who can apply
- Livestock keepers and traders moving animals. Movement permits are issued by county veterinary services.
- Anyone bringing a dog or cat into Kenya from any country.
Official sources (4)
- Citizens' Service Delivery Charter, Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives Development makueni.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- Import permit for dogs & cats (VS01) infotradekenya.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- Conditions for importing dogs and cats into Kenya kenyaembassyspain.es · read 1 Oct 2026
- KenTrade Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP) tfp.kenyatradenet.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026