🇲🇦 Pet Import to Morocco
Morocco requires an ISO microchip, a valid rabies vaccination, and a government-endorsed veterinary health certificate for incoming dogs and cats, overseen by the national food safety agency ONSSA, with no standard quarantine for compliant pets. Documentation and enforcement standards are generally more consistent than in some neighboring countries but still less formalized than the EU system just across the Strait of Gibraltar. The most common failure point is a health certificate issued too far in advance of travel or lacking the required government veterinary endorsement, which can result in delays or refusal at Moroccan ports of entry.
Requirements snapshot
- Microchip
- Required (ISO 11784/11785)
- Rabies titer test
- Not required
- Quarantine
- No quarantine if requirements met
Vaccination requirements
- •Rabies vaccination (at least 21 days before travel)
- •Core vaccines recommended (distemper, parvovirus for dogs; panleukopenia for cats)
Transport
Royal Air Maroc and other carriers serving Casablanca and Marrakech permit small pets in cabin under weight limits, with larger dogs as cargo. A veterinary health certificate endorsed by the origin country's government must be issued shortly before departure.
Sources & last verified
- Official source
- Last verified