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Need to move your pet to Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB)?

Allow our skilled pet shipping team to assist you, whether it’s for domestic or international pet transportation. Count on our experienced professionals to guarantee the safe arrival of your beloved pet.

Our Sri Lanka pet shipping services include:

  • Door to door transport, both international and domestic

  • Assistance with health certificates, import certificates, and other travel documents.

  • USDA endorsement of all relevant documents where required

  • Airline approved flight kennels provided with personalized labels, identification and emergency notification instructions

  • Customs clearance and delivery to your home

  • Local pet taxi service to and from the airport, your home, veterinarian or kennel/boarding facility – available in the United States and Colombo.

  • Travel consultation and cargo flight reservations


We will inform you of your pet’s full itinerary before the trip and we will update you as your pet travels to or from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB).

Paperwork and veterinary requirements | Our Process

It’s best to have Transcontinental Pet Movers or an equally qualified IPATA agent help guide and plan your pet’s pre-move preparations. For now, the following information serves as a guide in order to prepare your pet to enter Sri Lanka.


Health/Veterinary Requirements


Microchip

Must be administered before all procedures.


  • Dogs, cats, and ferrets must be identifiable by microchip. There are no exceptions to this rule.

  • The microchip should be ISO compliant and 15 digits long.If your pet does not have an ISO compliant chip, your pet will have to travel with a microchip reader attached to the crate. Alternatively, your vet can implant a new ISO compliant chip in addition to the existing non-ISO compatible chip.
    After implanting the chip, your pet will have to be revaccinated in order for the new vaccination to be valid.


Vaccinations


  • Rabies vaccination must occur on the same day or after microchip implantation. Any rabies vaccine given prior to the microchip implantation is considered invalid and will not be accepted for the purpose of travel. Rabies vaccination not less than 30 days and not more than 10 months prior to entry.

  • Dogs: Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza and Parvovirus (DHLPP) not less than 30 days and not more than 10 months prior to entry.

  • Cats: Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus and Panleukopenia (FVRCP) not less than 30 days and not more than 10 months prior to entry.


Blood tests

To be done at least 30 days after Primary Rabies vaccination.


  • Dogs: Heartworm testing, Babesia Gibsoni, Brucella Canis, Leishmaniasis.

  • Cats: Heartworm testing.


Paperwork Requirements


Import Permit

Applied 2 weeks prior to departure and valid for 90 days.


  • Applied with the Department of Animal Production and Health.


Health Examination

within 10 days prior to departure.


  • At this point in your pet’s move, one of our pet shipping specialists will pre-complete the correct health certificate and email it to your veterinarian for signature at the physical appointment. We provide all documents and are available to answer any questions and troubleshoot issues that may arise.


  • Both internal and external Parasite treatments required.


USDA Endorsement


  • After your pet has been examined by your veterinarian and the correct health certificate has been completed and signed, the health certificate must be submitted to the USDA office to be endorsed. Transcontinental Pet Movers will coordinate this process with your doctor.

  • If a military veterinarian completes your pet’s health certificate, the USDA endorsement is not needed. A military veterinarian is a Veterinary Corps Officer or civilian GS-0701 series government veterinarian employed by the U.S Army Veterinary Service.


The requirements above for moving your pet to Colombo, Sri Lanka can also be found on USDA’s website.

Airport Information

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is the main international airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka to receive Pets.

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