Travelling to Denmark with your pet

If you arrive from another EU country (or from Andorra, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar or Greenland) your pet needs an EU pet passport.

• In Italy it is issued by the veterinary service of your local ASL (in some regions also by authorised private vets), after registration in the pet registry.
• It must show the microchip number and a valid rabies vaccination.
• It is valid for the pet's whole life as long as vaccinations are up to date. Passports issued before 22 April 2026 remain valid.
• It is only issued to EU residents.

Dogs, cats and ferrets must be identified with a microchip that meets ISO 11784/11785. A clearly readable tattoo is also accepted, but only if it was applied before 3 July 2011.

• The microchip must be implanted before the rabies vaccination (at the latest on the same day): if the vaccination date is earlier than the implant, the vaccination is not valid and must be repeated.
• Check that the number in the passport or certificate matches the one read by the scanner.

Your pet needs a valid rabies vaccination, given by an authorised vet and recorded in the passport or health certificate.

• Minimum age at vaccination: 12 weeks.
• The first vaccination becomes valid 21 days after the primary vaccination is completed: until then the pet cannot travel.
• A booster given before the previous one expires needs no new waiting period. If it is given after expiry, it counts as a new primary vaccination and the 21 days apply again.
• How long it lasts depends on the vaccine: the vet records it in the passport.

Entry into Denmark is not allowed for puppies and kittens that are not vaccinated against rabies or whose vaccination is not yet valid: no derogation for young animals applies.

Since the vaccine can be given from 12 weeks and becomes valid after 21 days, in practice your pet must be at least 15 weeks old.

If it comes from a third country that requires a titre test, the effective minimum age rises to about 7 months (vaccine at 12 weeks, blood sample at least 30 days later, then 3 months' wait).

The non-commercial rules cover up to 5 dogs, cats or ferrets per vehicle, travelling with the owner or with a person authorised in writing (the owner must travel within 5 days before or after the pet).

• More than 5 pets are allowed only for competitions, exhibitions or sporting events, with written proof of registration and animals over 6 months old; otherwise trade rules apply.
• The pet must not be sold or change owner.
• For birds, rodents, rabbits, reptiles and other species national rules apply: check them with the veterinary authority.

In Denmark you may not bring, even on holiday, dogs of these breeds or their crosses: Pit Bull Terrier, Tosa Inu, American Staffordshire Terrier, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, American Bulldog, Boerboel, Kangal, Central Asian Shepherd Dog, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, South Russian Shepherd Dog, Tornjak, Sarplaninac. No exemptions are possible; wild dog species and their crosses are also banned.

• Transit: allowed by car without unnecessary stops, with the dog staying in the car except for short necessary breaks. Train travel is not covered.
• Dogs acquired before 17 March 2010 (except Pit Bull and Tosa) may enter with documents proving it, but in public they must be on a lead of max 2 m and muzzled.