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.
InternationalHealth Certificate (192.28 KB)
Dogs and Cats (commercial exports)
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