SD
Sudan
✈️
GB
United Kingdom
Pet Transport from Sudan to the United Kingdom
24-40 weeks
Typical preparation
None
Quarantine on arrival
Very High
Route complexity
✓ Managed
Full door-to-door service
In short:
Preparing to move a pet from Sudan to United Kingdom
typically takes around 24-40 weeks.
There is no routine quarantine on arrival for compliant pets.
A rabies titre test is required, which adds a fixed waiting period, so start early.
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Overview
A move from Sudan to United Kingdom with a dog or cat is mostly about preparing the documents in the right order. Budget around 24-40 weeks and start early, because the mandatory waits on this route stack up quickly. No routine quarantine applies as long as every requirement is met.
You will need a rabies titre test, which adds a mandatory wait, so begin it as soon as possible. Read on for the requirements, timing and carrier options for this route.
Step by step
The Sudan to United Kingdom process
1
Before any other planning step.
Confirm, in writing, whether Sudan's veterinary authority can currently issue and endorse export documentation for your specific location. Do not assume.
Responsible: Owner, contacting Sudan's Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries directly
2
14-16 weeks before an intended travel date, though this depends entirely on step 1.
Microchip, then rabies vaccination, if a vet with functioning facilities is accessible.
Responsible: Sudan-based vet, where available
3
At least 30 days after vaccination.
Blood draw for the rabies titre test, sent to an APHA-approved overseas lab.
Responsible: Sudan-based vet, sample sent overseas
4
Roughly 8-13 weeks before travel, lab turnaround depending.
The fixed 90-day wait runs from the blood draw date.
Responsible: N/A, fixed wait
5
As close to travel as reliable confirmation allows, given how recently these routes reopened.
Confirm current flight availability and live animal cargo acceptance directly with EgyptAir, Sudan Airways or a Gulf carrier before booking.
Responsible: Owner or a specialist agent with current Sudan experience
6
AHC within 10 days of travel; tapeworm treatment 24-120 hours before scheduled UK arrival.
Final AHC and, for dogs, tapeworm treatment.
Responsible: Sudan-based vet, if accessible
Checklist
United Kingdom: entry requirements
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Microchip | ISO 11784/11785 standard, implanted before the rabies vaccination. A vaccine given first is not valid for UK entry. |
| Rabies vaccination | Required from 12 weeks old. At least 21 days must pass after the first vaccination before travel. |
| Rabies titre test | Required. Sudan does not appear on the UK's Part 1 or Part 2 list of rabies-listed non-EU countries and territories (source: European Commission Annex II list under retained Regulation (EU) 577/2013, the list DEFRA and APHA still apply to Great Britain, checked 21 July 2026), so it defaults to unlisted status. Blood must be drawn at least 30 days after vaccination, tested at an APHA-approved FAVN or ELISA lab to a minimum 0.5 IU/ml result, then a 90-day wait from the blood draw before travel. |
| Quarantine | No routine quarantine for a pet arriving with compliant paperwork. Penalty quarantine of up to 120 days applies if the documentation, route or vaccination timing is wrong, at the owner's cost. |
| Import permit | None required. The Animal Health Certificate (AHC) covers this. |
| Health certificate | AHC issued by an official vet, valid 10 days from issue to entry. Dogs need a tapeworm treatment recorded 24 to 120 hours before scheduled UK arrival; cats are exempt. |
Leaving Sudan
Export requirements
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Export permit | No functioning online export process is confirmed at the time of writing. Sudan's federal veterinary authority handles export documentation in principle, but the civil conflict, ongoing since April 2023, has severely disrupted normal administrative capacity across the country, according to a peer-reviewed 2023 assessment of Sudan's veterinary services published via the National Institutes of Health (PMC10769538, 'Veterinary services under siege'). Get current, written confirmation of what's actually operating before committing to a travel date. |
| Veterinary inspection | In principle, a government or government-recognised vet examines the animal and confirms microchip and vaccination status. Access to functioning veterinary infrastructure varies sharply by region and has been affected by the conflict, so don't assume the same service level a stable country would offer. |
| Government endorsement | Endorsement would normally sit with the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries at federal level. This page's research, conducted 21 July 2026, could not confirm current, reliable operating capacity for this specific function through published sources. |
| Health certificate | A veterinary health certificate is the standard requirement in principle, matching what most countries expect. Given the disrupted state of Sudan's veterinary services since 2023, get direct, current confirmation of exactly what documentation will actually be issued and accepted, rather than relying on pre-conflict guidance found online. |
Costs
What this route typically costs
| 1 | Sudan vet visits, microchip and vaccination: figures not reliably published under current conditions; treat any quote with real caution |
| 2 | Export documentation and endorsement: fee and process not confirmed as of this page's research |
| 3 | Rabies titre test plus courier to an APHA-approved overseas lab: GBP 150-350, assuming a sample can reliably leave the country |
| 4 | IATA-compliant travel crate: GBP 100-400 |
| 5 | Cargo fare Khartoum to London: no reliable current published figure. Older pre-conflict quotes should not be trusted |
| 6 | Specialist agent fee for a route this disrupted: expect a premium over a stable-country move, get a written quote before committing to anything |
| 7 | Total typical range: cannot be responsibly estimated until current flight and paperwork status is confirmed. Anyone quoting a confident fixed total for this route without that confirmation should be questioned |
Critical points
Read before you book
⚠ Khartoum International Airport was closed from April 2023 until scheduled domestic flights resumed on 1 February 2026, with international services following on 12 February 2026. Twenty-eight aircraft were reportedly destroyed on the ground during the conflict. This is not a mature, stable route, whatever older guides might suggest.
⚠ Sudanese airspace was suspended again in early May 2026 after a drone attack, before reopening to international traffic on 8 May 2026. Security conditions remain fragile, and that can change the practical routing with very little notice.
⚠ No airline's live animal cargo acceptance out of Khartoum could be confirmed as currently, reliably operating as of this page's research on 21 July 2026. We're telling you this plainly rather than inventing a confident-sounding process, because a wrong assumption here risks a stranded pet.
⚠ Sudan is also unlisted on the UK's own Part 1/Part 2 country list, so the titre test and 90-day wait apply on top of everything above. This is genuinely one of the most complex and uncertain routes on this site.
Carriers
Airlines on this route
EgyptAir
Egypt's national carrier has announced plans to resume direct Egypt to Sudan flights, and Sudan Airways separately restarted its own Khartoum to Cairo service on 12 February 2026, after Khartoum International Airport reopened following nearly three years of closure. Whether EgyptAir is currently and reliably accepting live pet cargo out of Khartoum has not been confirmed as of this page's research. Get written, current confirmation before booking anything, rather than relying on EgyptAir's standard cargo policy for a stable route.
Qatar Airways
A Gulf-hub routing via Doha is the kind of fallback used elsewhere for pet moves out of unstable airports, but no confirmed current scheduled service links Khartoum to Doha directly. A pet would most plausibly need to reach a more stable regional airport first, such as Port Sudan, before a Gulf carrier connection becomes realistic. Confirm current routing and live animal acceptance directly with the carrier.
Meeting United Kingdom's entry requirements
Getting a pet into United Kingdom means meeting a demanding set of rules with no shortcuts. Start from the earliest deadline and work forward from there.
Advice worth following
Ask about temperature embargoes for your travel window. Summer and winter cargo restrictions can rule out certain routes and dates entirely.
Book the titre test laboratory well ahead. Approved labs have limited slots and the sample takes time to process, so this is not something to leave to the final weeks.
Microchip before you vaccinate. The microchip must be in place before the rabies shot for the vaccination to count, and getting this order wrong is the most common and costly mistake.
Use an official, government-authorised vet for the health certificate, not just your usual clinic. Many destinations only accept certificates signed by an approved vet.
FAQ
Common questions
Khartoum International Airport reopened to scheduled international flights on 12 February 2026, after nearly three years of closure. Whether an airline is currently and reliably accepting live pet cargo out of Khartoum could not be confirmed as of this page’s research on 21 July 2026. Get direct, current, written confirmation from a specific carrier before assuming this route is straightforward.
Yes. Sudan is not on the UK’s Part 1 or Part 2 list, so it’s treated as unlisted. That means a rabies titre test, blood drawn at least 30 days after vaccination, plus a 90-day wait from the draw date, on top of whatever uncertainty exists around Sudan’s own export process and flight availability.
Because reliable, current figures don’t exist for this corridor right now. Khartoum’s airport only reopened in February 2026, the security situation remains fragile, and Sudan’s veterinary administrative capacity has been disrupted since the conflict began in April 2023. A confident fixed number here would be a guess dressed up as a fact, and this is a pet health and safety topic, so we’d rather say plainly what isn’t known.
The most commonly discussed options are via Cairo, with EgyptAir or Sudan Airways, or via a Gulf hub such as Doha with Qatar Airways, possibly after first reaching a more stable regional airport like Port Sudan. None of these could be confirmed as currently, reliably accepting live pet cargo out of Sudan as of this page’s research, so treat them as starting points for direct enquiry, not confirmed bookings.
That’s a genuine judgement call that depends on your specific circumstances and access to veterinary care where you are. What we can say is that the operational and security situation has changed rapidly through 2026, so any plan needs current confirmation close to your intended travel date, not information gathered months in advance.
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