Quarantine Facilities

Post Entry Quarantine facility for cats and dogs

Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) operated cat and dog post entry quarantine services are provided in Koronivia, Nausori, Close to Nausori International Airport.

Animals booked into the BAF Post Entry Quarantine Facility must enter Fiji via Nadi or Nausori International Airport.

Please note: If there are no direct flights from your country of export into your required airport, transhipment will be required via an approved overseas transhipment arrangement. Your airline or a pet transport agent can assist you in meeting these flight requirements.

Contact us

Post Entry Quarantine Facility

Phone: +679 3312512

Fax: +679 -3305043

Email: www.baf.com.fj /snacola@baf.com.fj

Hours: Monday – Friday (8.00am – 5.00pm)

Weekends and Fiji Public Holidays – Closed.

Who is ‘the importer’ and what are their responsibilities?

‘The importer’ is the person whose name is listed on the import permit. They are responsible for:

ensuring animals meet all the required import conditions, as a non-compliance may delay the release or require the animal to be re-exported;
organising collection of the animal/s on completion of the quarantine period; and,
paying all the associated fees.

The importer may give permission for someone else to act as their authorised agent. Other persons may include a pet transport agency, family member or a friend. This permission must be given in writing and must include the functions they authorise the agent to undertake on their behalf. (i.e. receive information about an animal, collection on completion of quarantine period, ability to authorise private vet treatment if required, etc).

This permission can be given at any stage throughout the quarantine process, however it is preferable for these details to be provided prior to arrival of the animal.

The importer is also responsible for ensuring contact details for both themselves and authorised agents are up to date both before their animal/s arrives and throughout the quarantine period. It is important that your Fiji contact details be provided so that contact can be made in the event of an emergency.

Fees and payments

Fees

Fees are subject to change without notice. It is the importer’s responsibility to keep up to date with changes by regularly visiting BAF for information.
When booking your animal’s accommodation you will receive an invoice for the cost of accommodation, Biosecurity inspections and your airline handling fee. The airline handling fee is charged by the local airport freight handler and the department pays this fee on your behalf. This invoice must be paid in full before your booking will be confirmed.
Additional fees may be charged due to circumstances such as:
- additional inspection fees caused by non-compliant or incomplete documentation arriving with the animal
- additional daily fees where the required import conditions have not been met
- additional transportation costs caused by delayed flights
- additional service fees if your animal requires hospitalisation in the case of an emergency

Please contact the Biosecurity permit team via email if you require further explanation about these potential additional charges. If additional charges apply you will be invoiced prior to your animal’s release.

Full settlement of your account is required prior to your animal’s release. If the release date falls on a weekend or public holiday all invoices must be paid in full by close of business the last business day prior to the release date.

Payments

Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) prefers EFTPOS, credit card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express).

If you have any queries about payment, please contact the snacola@baf.com.fj

Please note personal cheques cannot be accepted.

Booking accommodation at the Post Entry Quarantine Facility

Once you have received your Import Permit from the BAF you can make a booking at the Post Entry Facility. Being granted an Import Permit does not guarantee your animal a kennel or pen at the post entry quarantine facility. At times, waiting periods may apply.

Once you/your pet transport agent has made a booking through the online system, you will receive notification of the next steps including timeframes to complete your booking. This will include paying for the known quarantine fees and providing the department with further details including flight and air way bill details. These details can be obtained by you/your pet transport agent from your airline.

If there are no direct flights from your country of export into your required airport, transshipment will be required via an approved overseas transshipment arrangement. Your airline or a pet transport agent can assist you in meeting these flight requirements.

Animal arrivals

All cats and dogs that require post entry quarantine must arrive on an international flight into Nadi/Nausori International Airport to undergo quarantine at the Post Entry Quarantine Facility.

The department has determined the following flight arrival windows for animals booked for quarantine at Koronivia. If you require further information about available flights that arrive within these arrival windows, please contact your airline or shipping agent.

If flights are delayed and collection is required outside the above hours, additional fees will be applied.

BAF staff will notify you by e-mail that your animal has arrived safely within 24 hours of arrival. They will contact you immediately if there is an issue with your animal on arrival.

Animal accommodation

Animals are housed in climate controlled pens.
Animals will be allocated an individual pen at the time of booking.
If you are importing multiple animals, where possible, we will try to house same species (i.e. two dogs) in adjacent pens.
At owners request, if importing 2 small breeds of dogs, we may house them together in the same room

Feeding

Your animal will be fed a high quality, nutritionally balanced commercial dry food, twice daily during their stay (unless veterinary advice states multiple feeds are required).
If your animal has a special dietary requirement you must identify this when applying for your permit under the “special needs” requirement. All special needs requirements must have a veterinary statement outlining the animal’s condition and reason for providing a different diet. This statement must accompany your permit application.
If approval is given for a special diet, the items will need to be sourced in Fiji and provided to the facility with a copy of the veterinarian statement.
Food must not be sent with your animal. Any food sent with animals will be destroyed upon arrival due to the possible quarantine risks. Only exception is the food to cater during their stay in quarantine and does not require import permit.

Bedding, treats and toys

Please don’t send items to the facility as BAF does not take responsibility for any items sent to or left at the facility.
All bedding, soft toys, comfort items etc that travel with the animal in their transport crate will be destroyed upon arrival as they become soiled during the journey.
The department will provide bedding for cats and dogs to suit their breed and age.

Visiting and Exercise

Visiting

Under the current import conditions many animals undergo just 7 days in post entry quarantine. In this period PEQ staffs are focused on providing the care your animal needs, while managing the administrative and biosecurity requirements that prepare your animal for release.
Visiting is allowed

Exercise

BAF staff will attend to your animal’s exercise needs during its time in quarantine. The kennel runs in the facilities are well set up, and provide most animals with adequate room to exercise within their run. Where veterinary advice recommends additional exercise is required, PEQ staff will provide this.

Grooming animals

Grooming and bathing of animals will be provided by BAF staff during their quarantine period for biosecurity and/or hygiene reasons only.
It is recognised that some animals may require specialist grooming during the quarantine period. It must be noted, PEQ does not facilitate grooming, example trimming hair, nail trims. Combing can be facilitated. Only on special request by the owner.

Veterinary attendance for animals

While the BAF veterinarians will conduct a general health check and examine your animal for signs of exotic disease and quarantine concerns during its stay, the facility does not have a resident veterinarian.
In the event your animal requires assessment or treatment by a veterinarian, a BAF veterinarian can be called to the post entry quarantine facility to examine and treat your animal.
In the event if BAF considers your animal requires veterinary attention, you will be contacted immediately. If we cannot contact you, the welfare of your animal will remain the priority and in emergency circumstances veterinary care will be obtained without delay. You will incur the additional costs of treatment.

Animals with medical conditions

BAF does not recommend the importation of sick animals. You should consider your animal’s age and condition in relation to them coping with travel and climatic stress, when deciding to send your animal to Fiji.
To help us care for your animal, you must inform the BAF of any medical conditions your animal may have when completing your application for an import permit.
You must notify the bookings and invoicing team if your animal is diagnosed with a medical condition after the import permit is been granted to discuss and ensure that your animal’s welfare and medical requirements can be managed whilst at the facility.
If your animal has any medical requirements, please ensure you notify the BAF of this when making your booking. In such circumstances, additional documentation from your treating veterinarian will be required in order to correctly manage the condition.
All animals entering Fiji must meet the required import conditions.
The animals must be certified as fit to travel and meet all the testing requirements and residency period before departing the country of export.

Medicating animals in quarantine

BAF staff will only administer medication under instruction from your treating veterinarian and with supporting documentation. You need to submit with your import permit application documentation from your animal’s treating veterinarian outlining the medical history, the type of medication required and the dosage rate with your import permit application.

The department will only administer medication that has been clearly labelled with the:

animal’s name
owner’s surname
name of the medication
dose rate
frequency rate
route of administration e.g. oral, topical, ear or eye drops, and
the medication expiry date

The department does not supply medication.

The department will only administer medication between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, seven days a week. If your animal requires the administration of medication outside the facility’s medicating hours such as diabetic/epileptic animals, you should discuss alternative treatment intervals with the animal’s veterinarian prior to import into Fiji

Management of imported medication in the Post Entry Quarantine Facility

Owners should only send medication in a quantity sufficient to treat your animal during the quarantine period.

You should check whether your animal’s current medication is available in Fiji by checking the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji website.

External parasite treatment

BAF veterinarians recommend regular external parasite treatment of cats and dogs.
BAF staff may apply additional treatments to any animals showing signs of active parasites in the facility. External parasite treatments are applied at your expense.

Heartworm prevention for dogs

Heartworm disease occurs in different areas of Fiji. Heartworm is caused by the microorganism Dirofilaria immitis and is spread by mosquitoes.

Your dog does not require a heartworm test or treatment to be eligible for import.

Australian animal health and registration requirements

BAFs primary concern is to manage the quarantine risk associated with imported goods, including animals.

You are responsible for investigating local animal health recommendations and compliance with local government legislation.

Animal release

On the eligible release date your animal and their crate must be collected. Animals can be collected between 9am and 5pm.

Collection Address

Post Entry Quarantine, Koronivia.

Please note:

Animals must be collected by you as detailed on the import permit or by your authorised agent.
The post entry quarantine facility must be notified of authorised agent’s details prior to eligible release date. Photo identification will be requested at the time of collection.
The person responsible for collecting the animal is also responsible for collecting the animal’s transport crate. In the event the crate is not collected additional fees will apply.

Your animal cannot stay beyond their identified collection date. If you are unable to collect your animal on the collection date, you will need to make alternate arrangements for their pickup, boarding and care.

Cats and dogs can be imported to Fiji under strict conditions designed to manage biosecurity risks. Step by step guides and pre-export preparations:

Step-by-step guides

If you intend to import cats and dogs into Fiji you will need to ensure you comply with BAF import conditions.

Please refer to the below step-by-step guides to help you understand the requirements relating to the different categories of approved countries. The material below is provided as a guide only; the import permit will contain the definitive import conditions.

Bringing Cats and Dogs

CATS

The valid import permit provides the specific conditions for importing your animal. The conditions on the import permit take precedence over any other source of information. The information below is a general guide to assist in the preparation of your animal for export to Fiji; it is not a substitute for the import permit.
To be eligible for import, all cats must be compliant with all the import conditions stated on the valid import permit. All cats must complete a minimum 7 day period in an BAF quarantine facility.
It is a requirement that live animals coming to Fiji must be accompanied by a valid import permit.
If an animal arrives in Fiji and it does not meet all of the conditions on the accompanying import permit, then it may be returned to the country of export or euthanized at the importer’s expense.
A Government Approved Veterinarian or Official Government Veterinarian must perform all veterinary procedures listed below.
All testing must be conducted in an approved country in a laboratory recognised by the government of the country of export.
You must contact the competent authority in the country of export to determine which veterinarians and laboratories are approved to prepare your cat for export.
You must contact the competent authority in the country of export to determine if there are any additional export requirements and/or if the country of export has an agreed veterinary health certificate to use in place of BAFs standard veterinary health certificate.
BAF recommends that you take this information to your Government Approved Veterinarian or pet transport agent to assist you with understanding the requirements.
Import conditions stated on the Import Permit must be strictly complied with. Failure to comply with the import conditions on the Import Permit may result in the imported animal being held longer in post entry quarantine, requiring additional testing or subject to re-export. Importers will be charged additional fees for costs associated with managing non-compliant animals.

Step 1: Confirm general eligibility

Timeframe: Before starting the export process

The cat must have been continuously resident in an approved rabies free country since birth or direct import from Fiji or for a minimum period of 180 days immediately prior to export.
Cats must not be under quarantine restrictions at the time of export and can only be exported to Fiji from an approved country.
Pregnancy: Cats must not be more than 30 days pregnant nor be suckling young at the time of export.
Cat Breeds: The following cat breeds are prohibited from importation into Fiji:
- Serval cat breed
- any breed of cats crossed with serval cats
- any cat within 5 generation from original serval cat parentage

Step 2: Verify existing microchip or implant a new microchip

Timeframe: A microchip must be present before you can start blood sampling for any pre export testing

Cats must be identified by a microchip that can be read by an Avid, Trovan, Destron or other ISO compatible reader.
A BAF approved Veterinarian must ensure that the microchip is scanned at each veterinary visit. They must also check that the scanned microchip number is correctly recorded on all documentation.
If the microchip cannot be read or is recorded incorrectly across the cat’s documentation, it will not be eligible for import to Fiji.

Step 3: Apply and pay for the Import Permit

Timeframe- After a microchip has been implanted and at least 42 days before the proposed date of export. Please ensure you allow at least 20 working days for the processing and granting of your permit application.

How to apply

You may submit your import permit application, as well as full payment and all supporting documentation by contacting: phone 3312512 or email for information and forms on www.baf.com.fj
Additional charges may be applied if information required to assess the application is missing or incorrect or if an application is put on hold.
Import permits are valid for up to six (6) months.

Step 4: Book tentative post arrival quarantine accommodation at Post Entry Quarantine Facility and make travel arrangements

Timeframe: After you have received your import permit

See the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji webpage for information on booking quarantine accommodation and arranging transport for your cat(s).

Please also note the following:

The department does not place any restrictions on the airline you choose. However, the animal must travel as “manifested cargo” (not in the cabin) and in an International Air Transport Association (IATA) approved crate for cats.
There are animal transport companies in most countries that can make arrangements on your behalf.
The department accepts no responsibility for animals that escape en route. All transport costs are at the importer’s expense.

Transiting

During transport to Fiji the cat may transit (touch down but stay on the same plane) in all approved countries.

Transhipment

The cat may only tranship (change aircraft) in approved country.
The cat must not leave the international side of the airport and must be under the supervision of the competent authority in the country of transhipment, in a location or facility where contact with other animals is restricted.
If the container is opened during transhipment, it must be resealed and a certificate / declaration must be provided by the competent authority of the country of transhipment detailing the circumstances. The container must be re-sealed and the certificate / declaration must include the new seal number.
The cat may not be eligible for import if these requirements are not met.

Note: It is the importer’s responsibility to contact the competent authority in the country of transhipment to find out:

whether they allow animals to tranship
whether they have a facility to accommodate animals during transhipment
how long the animals can be held
any additional conditions that may apply.

Step 5: Check general vaccinations

Timeframe: Dependent on the validity of your cat’s vaccination

The department recommends that your cat receives a vaccination that protects against feline panleucopenia virus, feline rhinotracheitis virus, feline calicivirus and Chlamydia psittaci at least thirty days and not more than twelve (12) months prior to export to Fiji.

The vaccination certificate or copies endorsed by an official NZ Veterinarian must be attached to Veterinary Certificate A

The laboratory report or a copy endorsed by an official NZ veterinarian must be attached to Veterinary Certificates A.

Step 6: Internal parasite treatments

Timeframe: Two treatments at least 14 days apart, with the second treatment given within 4 days before export.

A Government Approved Veterinarian must treat the cat twice with an internal parasite treatment effective against internal parasites (nematodes and cestodes). The two treatments must be administered at least 14 days apart and within 30 days before export. The second treatment must be given within 4 days before export.

Step 7: External parasite treatments

Timeframe: Commenced at least 21 days before export and repeated according to manufacturer’s directions until export.<

A Government Approved Veterinarian must treat the cat with a product that kills fleas and ticks on contact. To maintain continuous protection from external parasites until the time of export, treatments may need to be repeated by the veterinarian in accordance with the manufacturer’s directions.
You should discuss suitable external parasite treatments with the Government Approved Veterinarian.
At each subsequent veterinary visit, the Government Approved Veterinarian should thoroughly examine the cat for external parasites. If any fleas or ticks are found from the time of treatment referred to above until export, they must be removed and the preparation must be restarted.

Step 8: Pre-export clinical examination

Timeframe: Within 5 days before export

The cat must be examined by a Government Approved Veterinarian or Official Government Veterinarian and found to be free from ticks and clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease within 5 days before export. You must take the cat and all documentation to this examination.

Step 9: Completion of Veterinary Health Certificate (Attachment A)

Timeframe: Within 5 days before export

The Veterinary Health Certificate (Attachment A) is located in your valid import permit. It must be completed by the Official Government Veterinarian. The Official Veterinarian must also issue you a seal to be placed on the animal’s crate at the time of export. The seal number is to be recorded on the Health Certificate.

A valid import permit is a requirement and must arrive with the cat.

A completed Veterinary Health Certificate (Attachment A of the import permit) must accompany the cat on arrival in Fiji. Copies can be used, but all pages must bear the original signature of the Official Government Veterinarian and stamp of the Competent Authority.

[It is recommended that you retain a copy of each of these documents.]

Any corrections made to the Veterinary Health Certificate must be struck through, remain legible and be signed and stamped by the Official Government Veterinarian (NB: Correction fluid must not be used).

Step 10: Travel to Fiji

On the day of departure, seal the animal into the crate, using the seal supplied by the Official Government Veterinarian.
The cat must be consigned to Fiji in a container that meets the standard required in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Live Animals Regulation Container Requirement 1.
The cat must arrive in Fiji prior to the expiry date of this permit.
In most cases the cat will be checked in at the freight terminal, not the passenger terminal.
If in exceptional circumstances the animal’s crate must be opened during travel, by an Official Government Veterinarian, airport authority, or captain of the aircraft must reseal the crate and provide a certificate to the department detailing the circumstances. This should be attached to the outside of the crate before departure from the port where the seal was broken.

Step 11: On Arrival in Fiji

Departmental staff will collect your cat on arrival for transport directly to the Quarantine Facility.
Approved Agents can also collect your dog on your behalf for transport directly to the Quarantine Facility with a Biosecurity Officer to escort
Owners can collect their cat in their own transport with a Biosecurity Officer to escort to the Quarantine facility. Note: the type of vehicle needs to be inspected and approved prior to transporting your cat
All cats must complete a minimum of 7 days in Post entry quarantine (PEQ) facility (depending on the country of origin). Please note that 7 days quarantine is the minimum requirement only and that any issues that may increase the biosecurity risk posed by the cat may result in a longer stay in post-entry quarantine (for example, if a tick is found on your cat, they will need to stay for 21-30+ days until they repeat their blood testing; at the importer’s cost).

DOGS

Step 1: Confirm general eligibility

Timeframe: Before starting the export process

The animal must have been continuously resident in an approved country since birth or for at least six months prior to export and must not have been in quarantine or under quarantine restriction during the thirty days immediately preceding export.
Dogs must not be under quarantine restrictions at the time of export and can only be exported to Fiji from a department approved country.
Pregnancy: Dogs must not be more than 30 days pregnant nor be suckling young at the time of export.
Dog Breeds: In accordance with the Customs (prohibited imports) Regulations 1956, the dog you plan on importing to Fiji must not be one of the following breeds:
- dogo Argentino; fila Brasileiro; Japanese tosa; American pit bull terrier or pit bull terrier; or crosses of any of the above.

Step 2: Verify existing microchip or implant a new microchip

Timeframe: A microchip must be present before you can start blood sampling for any pre export testing

Dogs must be identified by a microchip that can be read by an Avid, Trovan, Destron or other ISO compatible reader.
An Approved Veterinarian must ensure that the microchip is scanned at each veterinary visit. They must also check that the scanned microchip number is correctly recorded on all documentation.
If the microchip cannot be read or is recorded incorrectly across the dog’s documentation, it will not be eligible for import to Fiji.

Step 3: Apply and pay for the Import Permit

Timeframe- After a microchip has been implanted and at least 42 days before the proposed date of export

Please ensure you allow at least 20 working days for the processing and granting of your permit application. It is recommended that you read How to complete the import application before proceeding.

How to apply

You may submit your import permit application, as well as full payment and all supporting documentation by any of the following methods:
- Online application (You must attach all supporting documentation).
Additional charges may be applied if information required to assess the application is missing, incorrect or if an application is put on hold.
Import permits are valid for up to six (6) months from the date of issue.

Step 4: Book tentative post arrival quarantine accommodation at an Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) Facility and make travel arrangements

Timeframe: After you have received your valid import permit

Please also note the following:

The department does not place any restrictions on the airline you choose. However, the animal must travel as “manifested cargo” (not in the cabin) and in an International Air Transport Association (IATA) approved crate for dogs.
The department accepts no responsibility for animals that escape en route. All transport costs are at the importer’s expense.

Transiting

During transport to Fiji dogs may transit (touch down but stay on the same plane) in all countries.

Transhipment

The dog must not leave the international side of the airport and must be under the supervision of the competent authority in the country of transhipment, in a location or facility where contact with other animals is restricted.
If the container is opened during transhipment, it must be resealed and a certificate/ declaration must be provided by the competent authority of the country of transhipment detailing the circumstances. The container must be re-sealed and the certificate/ declaration must include the new seal number.
The dog may not be eligible for import if these requirements are not met.

Note: It is the importer’s responsibility to contact the competent authority in the country of transhipment to find out:

whether they allow animals to tranship
whether they have a facility to accommodate animals during transhipment
how long the animals can be held
any additional conditions that may apply

Step 5: Check vaccinations

Timeframe: Dependent on the validity of your dog’s vaccination and at least 14 days prior to export

Dogs may be vaccinated against Distemper, Infectious canine hepatitis, Parvovirus, Para-influenza at least thirty days and not more than twelve months prior to export to Fiji. The vaccination certificates or copies endorsed by and Official Veterinarian must be attached to Veterinary Certificate A.

Step 6: External parasite treatments

Timeframe: Start external parasite treatment at least 21 days before blood sampling for Ehrlichia canis (Step 7)

A Government Approved Veterinarian must treat the dog with a product that kills ticks and fleas on contact at least 21 days before blood collection for Ehrlichia canis antibody testing. Protection from external parasites must be maintained until the time of export, treatments may need to be repeated by the veterinarian in accordance with the manufacturer’s directions.
To calculate 21 days after initial external parasite treatment, the day the treatment is applied must be counted as day 0.
You should discuss suitable external parasite treatments with the Government Approved Veterinarian.
At each subsequent veterinary visit, the Government Approved Veterinarian should thoroughly examine the dog for external parasites. If any fleas or ticks are found from the time of treatment referred to above until export, they must be removed and the preparation must be restarted, including testing for Ehrlichia canis antibodies.
Further information on acceptable treatment

Step 7: Testing for Ehrlichia canis if exporting from USA

Timeframe: Ehrlichia canis blood sampling must occur within 45 days before export

Dog must be tested for Ehrlichia canis infection by the indirect fluorescent antibody test, on a sample collected within 45 days prior to export to Fiji with negative results.
Within 24hours of collection of blood for this test the dog must receive treatment with a long acting acaricide
The laboratory report or a copy endorsed by an official veterinarian must be attached to veterinary Certificate A

Step 8: Testing for Brucella canis (Brucellosis) if exporting from Australia, USA.

Timeframe: Within 30 days of export

If the dog is desexed, no testing for Brucellosis is required (Note: Evidence of desexing may be requested by the Competent Authority in the exporting country).OR
The laboratory report or a copy endorsed by an official veterinarian must be attached to Veterinary Certificate A
The test must produce a negative result

Step 9: Testing for Leishmania infantum (Leishmaniosis) Timeframe: Within 30 days before export

Only applies to importation of dogs from USA
Must be tested for Leishmania (L.infantum) by the indirect fluorescent antibody test or ELISA, on a sample collected within 30 days prior to export, with negative results.

Step 10: Testing for Leptospira canicola (Leptospirosis)

Timeframe: Within 30 days before export

Note: This step only applies if the dog is being imported from New Zealand (NZ) and USA

Dog must be tested for L. icterrohaemorrhagiae infection with negative results OR dog must be vaccinated against L. icterrohaemorrhagiae. The laboratory report or a copy endorsed by an official veterinarian of the date of vaccination must be attached to Veterinary Certificate A.

Step 11: Babesia Canis Treatment

Time frame: Within 30 days before export

They were tested for canine babesiosis (Babesia canis and Babesia gibsoni) with negative results:

With immunofluorescent assay or ELISA test on a sample collected within 30 days prior to export or
by the indirect fluorescent antibody test on a sample collected within 30 days prior to export or
by PCR test on two samples collected 30 days apart, the second sample must be collected within 30 days to export

Step 12: Internal parasite treatments

Timeframe: Two treatments at least 14 days apart, with the second treatment given within 4 days before export

The dog must be treated by an Approved Veterinarian twice with an internal parasite treatment effective against internal parasites (nematodes and cestodes). The two treatments must be administered at least 14 days apart. The second treatment must be given within 4 days before export.

Step 13: Pre-export clinical examination

Timeframe: Within 5 days before export

The dog must be examined by an Approved Veterinarian or an Official Government Veterinarian and found to be free from ticks and clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease within 48hours before export. You must take the animal and all documentation to this examination.

Step 14: Completion of Veterinary Health Certificate (Attachment A)

Timeframe: Within 5 days before export

A valid import permit is a requirement and must arrive with the animal.

The following documents must also accompany the animal on arrival in Australia. Copies can be used, but all documents must bear the original signature of the Official Government Veterinarian and stamp of the Competent Authority on each page, depending on the exporting countries:

A completed Veterinary Health Certificate (Attachment A of the import permit);
Ehrlichia canis laboratory report;
Leishmania infantum laboratory report;
Brucella canis laboratory report (if not desexed);
Leptospira canicola laboratory report (if not vaccinated)

It is recommended that you retain a copy of each of these documents.

Step 15: Travel to Fiji

The dog must be consigned to Fiji in a container that meets the standard required in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Live Animals Regulation Container Requirement 1
The dog must arrive in Fiji prior to the expiry date of the permit.
The dog must arrive in Fiji port in the state where they will undergo quarantine.
In most cases the dog will be checked in at the freight terminal, not the passenger terminal.
If in exceptional circumstances the dog’s crate must be opened during travel, an Official Government Veterinarian, airport authority, or captain of the aircraft must reseal the crate and provide a certificate to the department detailing the circumstances. This should be attached to the outside of the crate before departure from the port where the seal was broken.

Step 16: On Arrival in Fiji

Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) staff will collect your dog on arrival for transport directly to the Quarantine Facility.
Approved Agents can also collect your dog on your behalf for transport directly to the Quarantine Facility
Owners can collect their dog in their own transport with a Biosecurity Officer to escort to the Quarantine facility. Note: the type of vehicle needs to be inspected and approved prior to transporting your dog
All dogs must complete a minimum of 7 days in post entry quarantine (PEQ) facility. Please note that 7 days quarantine is the minimum requirement only and that any issues that may increase the biosecurity risk posed by an animal may result in a longer stay in post-entry quarantine (for example, if a tick is found on your dog, they will need to stay for 21-30+ days until they repeat their blood testing; at the importer’s cost).

Live Animals

Livestock

The Fiji Government has a responsibility to all those involved in the export of livestock. This includes livestock producers, exporters and support industries such as transport that rely on livestock exports for their income, and the broader Fiji community that relies on the Fiji Government to enforce standards that reflect their values, including protecting the welfare of exported animals.

Biosecurity Authority regulates the export livestock industry. Livestock exporters must meet high animal welfare standards.

The department also plays a wider policy role in the export livestock industry by regularly undertaking policy reviews and driving improvements.

The department supports the export livestock industry to achieve high standards of animal welfare. Our work helps provide long-term stability for the industry and its workers.

The department’s international work in the export of livestock is vital. We engage with overseas governments to negotiate memorandums of understanding and facilitate trade within a framework of high standards of animal welfare.

The department’s work also means that Fiji is a global leader in animal welfare. Fiji is an active member of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and initiatives such as the Improved Animal Welfare Program lead to improved animal welfare in other countries.

The Fiji position statement on the export of livestock’ sets out guiding principles and minimum recommended animal health and welfare outcomes for animals in the export livestock industry, consistent with international animal welfare standards (OIE).

Fiji is currently exporting animal products such as salted hides which are salted and are the only raw cattle product exported overseas. It is salted and treated with coarse salt with 2% sodium carbonate for 28 days. Finally the salted hides are fumigated prior to export.

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