Canada to Saudi Arabia
Pet Shipping from Canada to Saudi Arabia
We provide international pet transport from Canada to Saudi Arabia, planned around its import rules, the Canadian winter and your move date.
Book door-to-door pet relocation, or only the parts you need.
- Airline booking
- The travel crate
- The CFIA export paperwork
- Check-in at your Canadian airport
- Pickup in Saudi Arabia with delivery to your new address
Saudi Arabia at a glance
Full requirementsSaudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture grants a pet import permit that lasts 30 days from its date of issue, and the pet enters through the port that document names.
- Microchip
- Electronic chip or another means of identification, per the procedures
- Rabies vaccination
- Six months or more of validity remaining, verified at the permit application
- Other vaccinations
- Against rabies and other diseases, on an approved vaccination schedule
- Import permit
- Filed on the Anaam platform; good for 30 days and tied to one entry port, with a certificate of origin alongside
- Health certificate
- Canadian International Health Certificate, unless Saudi Arabia prescribes its own form
Pet Shipping from Canada to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s conditions for pets come from its Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, in undated procedures posted on its website and in a longer April 2021 list it supplied to the US agency APHIS, which publishes an unofficial English translation. The CFIA’s former page for this destination answered as gone when checked on 25 September 2026. If you would like a simple overview of international moves first, start with our guide to international pet shipping destinations. Bringing a pet the other way, into Canada? See our guide to bringing a pet to Canada.
Which route does a pet take into Saudi Arabia?
Through whichever port its permit specifies, since the ministry’s procedures require a consignment to arrive there. The ministry also keeps the right to schedule arrivals around the space in its quarantine facilities. By air, the 2021 list calls for a sterile, disinfected cage in line with IATA’s standards, carrying one type of animal.
What are the entry requirements for pets going to Saudi Arabia?
The short answer
From Canada, the ministry’s import procedures ask for a copy of a health certificate from an accredited veterinary clinic, the pet’s passport or vaccination record with its microchip number, the owner’s ID and a photo, filed through its Anaam platform, with at least six months of rabies vaccination validity left.
Which pets can enter Saudi Arabia?
Cats can, and so can dogs under extra conditions. The ministry’s 2021 list bars dogs brought in commercially and lets a private person import one only at 30 or older, diplomats excepted with official proof of their posting. APHIS goes further on its page for US travellers, last modified 30 July 2025, where it says dogs are generally not admitted except for hunting, guarding or guiding people with disabilities, so a dog’s role is worth confirming with the ministry before a permit is sought.
Seven breeds, and crosses of them, are refused by the 2021 list: Pit Bull, Rottweiler, Boxer, Mastiff, Tosa, Bulldog and Perro de Presa Canario. The ministry’s procedures print those names under a sentence saying imported dogs “must be from the allowed species”, which reads the other way round, so plan on the ban. A pet has to be four months old or more, and one person may bring in two cats or two dogs per half year. For a bird or another kind of animal, ask the ministry, since these documents set out their conditions for dogs and cats. Ready to start? Request a quote.
What vet work and documents does a pet need for Saudi Arabia?
Identification by electronic chip or another means, a rabies vaccination, and a veterinary health certificate, according to the ministry’s procedures. The 2021 list adds immunization against other diseases on a schedule “approved in the country” and freedom from external parasites, and the procedures ask that cats be clear of toxoplasma. For the export paperwork, where no form has been negotiated the CFIA points to the Canadian International Health Certificate, provided Saudi Arabia prescribes none and its conditions can be met.
| Requirement | Saudi Arabia, from Canada |
|---|---|
| Microchip | Electronic chip or another means of identification, per the procedures |
| Rabies vaccination | Six months or more of validity remaining, verified at the permit application |
| Other vaccinations | Against rabies and other diseases, on an approved vaccination schedule |
| Import permit | Filed on the Anaam platform; good for 30 days and tied to one entry port, with a certificate of origin alongside |
| Health certificate | Canadian International Health Certificate, unless Saudi Arabia prescribes its own form |
| Quarantine | The ministry may set the arrival date around its quarantine capacity |
Four documents, all read 25 September 2026, stand behind this page. The CFIA’s page on exporting pets carries a modification date of 31 March 2025. From the ministry come its procedures for importing pets and the April 2021 requirements reproduced in translation by APHIS, whose own Saudi Arabia page is the fourth.
Planning Timeline for Pet Shipping to Saudi Arabia
The rabies vaccination goes first, because it must still have six months to run at the application stage. The permit follows close to departure, since it expires 30 days after issue. If a local CFIA animal health office has to negotiate a certificate with Saudi Arabia, the agency cautions that the process can take several months.
Every Pet Travels Differently
Different destinations, different routes, different challenges.
Destination-Focused Planning
The first check is whether the pet can go at all: a barred breed, an age under four months or, for a dog, an importer under 30 ends the application.
Smart Routing and Logistics
We help choose practical routes, travel windows, and handoff procedures so your pet’s trip is safer and more predictable.
Personalized Support
Pet Travel Advisors assigns a move coordinator who keeps you updated and checks details before travel so nothing important is missed.
Questions about moving a pet to Saudi Arabia
Request a QuoteWhich Canadian airports will my pet fly from to Saudi Arabia?
That follows from the airline carrying the animal and from where on board it travels, cabin or hold, and getting to a more distant airport by road is a separate booking. On arrival, the port named on the import permit is the Saudi airport.
What does Canada require to send my pet to Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has no negotiated certificate among those the CFIA links from its pet export page, read 25 September 2026. In that situation the agency asks owners to obtain Saudi Arabia’s current conditions from its veterinary authorities or embassy; the Canadian International Health Certificate serves if those can be met and no format is prescribed, and otherwise a local CFIA office reviews them.
When is the best time to fly a pet from Canada to Saudi Arabia?
Air Canada restricts animals in its baggage compartment during winter by date, temperature and aircraft type, according to its pets page as read on 16 September 2026, and our fall and winter restrictions guide sets those limits out. That page’s list of routes and dates when pets may not travel in the baggage compartment leaves out Saudi Arabia, so the timing is judged against whichever airline is booked.
How much does it cost to move a pet from Canada to Saudi Arabia?
Every move is priced individually, because the route from Canada, airline fees, your pet’s size and crate, the season, and Saudi Arabia’s requirements all change the total. Tell us your city and timing and we’ll put together an estimate: request a quote.
How does Pet Travel Advisors handle a Canada-to-Saudi Arabia move?
Pick any piece on its own: reserving flights, a crate for the journey, the CFIA certificate and the documents behind the Saudi permit, check-in before departure in Canada, and collection at the arrival airport with delivery onward. Or book it all as one door-to-door relocation.
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