Small animals i.e. cats and dogs, may be imported directly into Fiji BY AIR only from the following countries:

Australia
Hawaii
New Zealand

Please note there are no exceptions to this list . If you wish to import your animals from a country that is not listed, you may do so by first exporting the animals to one of the above countries, satisfying ALL their quarantine requirements and then applying to re-export the animals to Fiji from that country. All of Fiji’s quarantine requirements will then have to be fulfilled for importing from this country. The conditions of importation including the period of quarantine differ for all of the countries listed above.

It is a minimum of seven days if imported from Australia and New Zealand, and a minimum of thirty days if imported from Hawaii. All imported dogs and cats will be quarantined at the government Post-entry station located in Koronivia, near Nausori (Fiji). PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST HOME QUARANTINE AS THIS IS NOT PERMITTED. If you wish to import a small animal, i.e. dogs and cats, into Fiji, the first step is to obtain an “APPLICATION TO IMPORT LIVE ANIMALS INTO FIJI” form from the office of the Director of Animal Health and Production in Fiji and or the Embassy of Fiji in Washington, DC. The phone operator or the typists will provide this form upon request. Once you have obtained the form please fill it in and return it to the office of the Director of Animal Health and Production Division, Suva, Fiji, for processing.

If the application is approved, an Import Permit will be issued together with the conditions of importation and other relevant information. Once you receive this, if you have queries, please contact a veterinary officer in the Animal Health and Production Division for assistance. Due to a shortage of veterinary staff in the Animal Health and Production, they are not available for consultation until you have reached this stage of the process.

Step by Step instructions are as follows:

1. The dog owner will have to write and obtain an Import permit from:

Principal Veterinary Officer Animal Health and Production Division Ministry of Agriculture & Primary Industries G.P.O Box 15829 Suva Telephone 679 3315322 Fax 679 3301368 Attention Dr. Robin R. Achari

2. The dog will have to be customs and quarantine cleared at Nadi Airport by a customs broker

3. The dog will be subject to customs duty and vat payable to customs . Fiscal duty 5% and Import vat 12.5% payable on cif Fijian dollars

4. Once the dog is released by Customs & Quarantine department at Nadi Airport the dog will have to be airfreighted to Quarantine Station at Koronivia for nursing and observation as per conditions spelled out in the import permit. Quarantine charges apply

5. If the cage cannot airfreighted to Nausori due to the small size of aircraft the dog will have to be sent via road to Nausori Quarantine Station under Quarantine staff escort. Quarantine charges for escort will apply. Approval for via road will have to be approved by Principal Veterinary Officer and this will only be possible when you advise him the cubic measurement of the cage in centimeters

6. The dog owner will have to liaise with Quarantine Officer at Quarantine Station, Koronivia prior to release of dog

7. The dog owner will have to register with Fiji Islands Revenue & Customs Authority for customs clearance

8. The dog owner will have to complete a Customs Declaration Form and also provide his / her copy passport and work permit / residence permit