Import of pets (dogs or cats) up to two numbers per passenger is allowed as baggage, only to persons transferring their residence to India after two years of continuous stay abroad subject to the production of required health certificates from the country of origin and examination of the said pets by the animal quarantine officer without an import license issued by DGFT. Import of pets is allowed only at airports having animal quarantine facilities, viz. at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Passengers can also re-import the pets which were being taken away with them as export with prior certification from the Animal Quarantine officer.

For details please refer :

• DGFT Import of Pets (Guidelines) (142 KB)
• Revised procedure for Import of PetslLive Animals-reg. (1.43 MB)
• Regulation of import of pet dog and pet cat (CBIC CIRCULAR 07/2025) (676 KB)

http://aqcsindia.gov.in/pdf/trade-24.pdf