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Travelling with pets - souvenirs - food
If you want to travel abroad from Switzerland with your pets or bring your pets with you to Switzerland from abroad, then you need to make some preparations. Certain requirements also have to be met if you want to bring home souvenirs made from materials of animal or plant origin or food of animal origin.
The information on these pages is intended only for private persons who do not want to pass on their pets to other persons or instutions.
The relevant information for anyone who transports animals or products of animal origin across the border for commercial reasons can be found under the topics > Import, or > Export.
Crossing the border with your dogs and cats: an online-tool
| You want to bring along your dog or cat for holidays abroad? Before you leave you have to make some arrangements regarding identification (chipping), rabies vaccinations and pet ID. A new online-tool of the Swiss federal veterinary office gives you all the help you need: |
Details are also described in the brochure „Travelling with dogs and cats (in German)". You find them also on the special pages about dogs, cats and ferrets (see navigation on the left side).
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Comprehensive information for all sorts of pets
Comprehensive information about travelling or moving from abroad into Switzerland with all sorts of pets are available via the follwing links:Travelling with horses
Informations about the regulations that need to be considered can be found in the two topics "exportation / importation":
Foodstuffs, hunters, fishermen
Many travellers would like to bring foodstuffs of animal origins (meat, milk, cheese etc.) to Switzerland. In many cases that is forbidden, in order to prevetn the spreading of diseases, mainly for foodstuffs from third countries (= non - EU - states).
Hunters and fishermen who whish to bring home their own prey caught in other countries, have to comply with comprehensive regulations.Souvenirs
A piece of original coral, a belt mad of elelphant skin or incent sticks with sandalwood - there is huge variety of souvenirs offered in many tourist places. But for reasons of species protection many of these items may not be brought into Switzerland or only with special certificates. It is well worth to find out before leaving for holidays what is suitable as a souvenir.End Content Area