Invertebrates (excluding bees, bumblebees, molluscs and crustaceans), ornamental aquatic animals, amphibians, reptiles, as well as rodents and domestic rabbits:

These animals must be accompanied by their owner or another authorised person who is responsible for them on the owner’s behalf during transport, and must not be intended for sale or transfer of ownership. A certificate is not required.

For dogs, cats and ferrets, the entry requirements vary depending on the country of origin:

1. A) Dogs, cats and ferrets may be brought in from all third countries provided the following conditions are met:

• Each animal must be identified
• Each animal must be vaccinated against rabies and this vaccination must be valid
• An animal health certificate confirming the serological rabies test must be presented for each animal
• A declaration in accordance with Article 18(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131 must be submitted for each animal. This declaration must be issued in German and English and completed in BLOCK CAPITALS. The template for this declaration is set out in Annex V, Part 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705

Provided these conditions are met, a dog, cat or ferret must be at least 7 months old.

1. B) Dogs, cats and ferrets originating from Austria or other EU Member States may be re-imported from all third countries provided that, for each animal,

• a pet passport(*) is carried, which
• the valid rabies vaccination and, in addition,
• the serological rabies test are recorded. If a serological rabies test is not recorded in the pet passport, a certificate confirming the serological rabies test must be presented in addition to the pet passport.

(*) For travel with dogs, cats and ferrets within the European Union, a pet passport is required in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705. In this passport, an authorised vet must record the animal’s identification (e.g. the microchip) and confirm that a valid rabies vaccination has been carried out. Where necessary, booster vaccinations and, where applicable, the result of a rabies antibody test (titre test) must also be entered and confirmed.

In the case of the re-entry of an animal originating from the European Union, where the pet passport indicates that a serological rabies test has been carried out with a positive result, before the animal left the territory of the European Union, the three-month waiting period between the blood sample being taken and the animal’s movement is not required.

If a pet passport cannot be presented, the conditions set out in 1. A) must be met.

2. For dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from third countries specifically listed in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/636, simplified conditions apply:

For dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from the following countries or territories, a serological rabies test is not required:

Ascension, the United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Aruba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (the Caribbean Netherlands), Canada, Chile, Curaçao, Fiji, the Falkland Islands, the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland), Guernsey, Hong Kong, the Isle of Man, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Cayman Islands, Saint Lucia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mauritius, Mexico, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, North Macedonia, French Polynesia, Serbia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Singapore, Saint Helena, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, United States of America (including American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the British Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna.

For dogs and cats from Malaysia, in addition to the conditions mentioned above, requirements relating to ‘Nipah disease’ must be met in accordance with Commission Decision (2006/146/EC).

Andorra, Switzerland, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino and Vatican City are authorised to issue pet passports(*). Animals from these countries may enter the EU with an official veterinary certificate and declaration or with a pet passport.

For dogs, cats and ferrets entering Austria from the above-mentioned countries or territories as part of tourist travel, the following is required:

2. A) Entry

• Every animal must be identified
• Each animal must be vaccinated against rabies and this vaccination must be valid
• An official veterinary certificate must be presented for each animal
• A declaration in accordance with Article 18(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131 must be presented for each animal. This declaration must be issued in German and English and completed in BLOCK CAPITALS. The template for this declaration is set out in Annex V, Part 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705

2. B) Re-entry

• Upon re-entry of Austrian or other EU animals, a pet passport (PetPassport) must be presented, in which the valid rabies vaccination is recorded
• An animal may only enter under the simplified conditions if, immediately prior to entry, it has been present exclusively in one or more of the above-mentioned countries or territories.

If the animal has also been in other countries or territories, the simplified conditions apply only if either:

• a pet passport is carried which records not only a valid rabies vaccination but also a serological rabies test, or
• a declaration is submitted in accordance with Article 17(2)(c) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131.

This declaration must confirm that the animal merely transited through the unlisted countries or territories, had no contact with animals susceptible to rabies during that time, and did not leave either the secure means of transport or the premises of an international airport.

The declaration must be in German and English, completed in block capitals and comply with the model set out in Annex V, Part 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705.

If a pet passport cannot be presented, the provisions under 2. A) must be complied with