Pet Transport Jordan to United Kingdom: 2026 Guide

The UK applies different import rules depending on a country’s place on its listed countries register. Countries on the register, broadly those in the EU and a small number of others, can send pets to the UK without a titre test. Jordan is not on this register, which triggers the full non-listed country pathway.

The FAVN (Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralisation) titre test is the core requirement. Your vet draws blood from your pet at least 30 days after the most recent rabies vaccination and sends the sample to an APHA-approved laboratory. The result must reach at least 0.5 IU/ml. A passing result starts the 90-day wait.

The 90-day wait runs from the date on the titre test certificate. It does not start from the blood draw date. Laboratory processing takes two to three weeks, so the total gap between vaccination and the start of the 90-day count is roughly seven to eight weeks. Add the 90 days, and you are at five to six months from vaccination to the earliest legal travel date.

Keep your pet’s rabies vaccination valid throughout this period. A lapsed vaccination does not pause the count, but it does mean the pet could fail a compliance check. Revaccinate before the vaccination expires if there is any risk of it lapsing during the 90-day wait.

Exporting a pet from Jordan requires a health certificate issued by an official veterinarian authorised by Jordan’s Ministry of Agriculture. The certificate covers the standard items: microchip number, species, breed, vaccination history, titre test results, and a fitness-for-travel declaration. It must accompany the pet and will be checked at Heathrow.

The certificate has a validity period, so time its issuance carefully relative to your travel date. Your vet in Jordan or a relocation agent who works regularly on this route will know the current format and validity requirements for UK-bound pets.

For the titre test, blood samples drawn in Jordan can be sent to APHA-approved laboratories. The Kimron Veterinary Institute in Israel is a well-established APHA-approved option accessible from Jordan, and several European labs are also approved. Your vet in Jordan can advise on current preferred options and the courier routing for blood samples.

All pets arriving from non-listed countries by air must enter the UK at London Heathrow. The Heathrow Animal Reception Centre (ARC) is the designated inspection point, staffed by APHA personnel. Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, and all other UK airports cannot process arrivals from non-listed countries.

Pre-notification to the ARC is mandatory before travel. You or your cargo agent must notify the ARC with full shipment details: species, breed, microchip number, flight details, and the documentation list. The ARC will confirm receipt and provide arrival instructions.

At the ARC, inspectors scan the microchip, check the vaccination record, verify the titre test result (including the date calculation confirming the 90-day wait has elapsed), and review the health certificate. The ARC inspection fee is around GBP 285 per consignment. Compliant arrivals are usually released within one to two hours.

Royal Jordanian and British Airways both operate direct AMM-LHR services and accept cargo pets. Book cargo space four to six weeks in advance and confirm live animal acceptance for the specific flight. Not every flight configuration can accommodate live animals in the cargo hold.