Pet Transport from the United Kingdom to Sudan

Taking your dog or cat from United Kingdom to Sudan comes down to good timing and the right paperwork. Budget around 14-24 weeks and start early, because the mandatory waits on …

14-24 wks

Preparation needed

None

Quarantine on arrival

Very High

Route complexity

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Lead time needed

14-24 weeks

Quarantine

None

Route complexity

Very High

Airlines

3 carriers on this route

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In short: Preparing to move a pet from United Kingdom to Sudan typically takes around 14-24 weeks. There is no routine quarantine on arrival for compliant pets. A rabies titre test is not required.

Regulations checked July 2026

Prepared and reviewed by Pet Transport Global Editorial Team

Step by step

The import process, in full

Before any other planning step.

Confirm current entry conditions and which airport, Khartoum or Port Sudan, the pet will realistically land at, directly with Sudan's Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries or a specialist agent.

Responsible: Owner

Well ahead of the vet appointment for the export certificate.

Microchip implanted, if not already fitted, followed by rabies vaccination.

Responsible: UK vet

Close to the travel date.

General APHA export health certificate obtained from an OV, since no Sudan-specific certificate is confirmed to exist.

Responsible: APHA-authorised OV

As close to travel as reliable confirmation allows.

Confirm current flight availability and live animal cargo acceptance directly with Qatar Airways (via Doha to Port Sudan), Sudan Airways/EgyptAir (via Cairo to Khartoum), or Badr Airlines (via Turkey).

Responsible: Owner or agent with current Sudan experience

Day of arrival.

Arrival and document check.

Responsible: Sudanese veterinary and airport officials

Checklist

What your pet needs

Every item below must be completed and verified before your pet can travel. Expand each category for the detail.

Microchip

A microchip is expected as part of the standard identification and vaccination package Sudan checks on arrival, implanted before the rabies vaccination in line with the pattern this site sees almost everywhere else.

Rabies vaccination

Current rabies vaccination required, recorded on the export health certificate alongside the microchip number. Source: compiled Sudan import guidance from pettravel.com, cross-referenced with Sudan's Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries structure (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Animal_Resources_and_Fisheries), checked 21 July 2026.

Rabies titre test

Not required, from any country of origin. This is a genuinely distinctive fact: Sudan does not ask for a rabies titre test regardless of where the pet is travelling from, which puts it at the lighter end of this site's paperwork scale despite everything else that's uncertain about the route.

Quarantine

Not imposed if the documentation is complete and correct. Pets that don't meet the published conditions can be quarantined, sent back to the country of departure, or, in the most severe published cases, euthanised at the owner's cost. That range of outcomes makes getting the paperwork right, not just adequate, worth the extra care.

Import permit

No formal standalone import permit process is confirmed as currently operating in a consistently published form. Given the country's administrative disruption since the 2023 conflict began, confirm directly with the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries what documentation it currently expects, rather than relying on older guidance.

Health certificate

International export health certificate issued by a licensed vet in the country of departure, which for this route means the APHA-signed UK certificate above. Sudan's own guidance recommends flying direct where possible, or transiting only through a rabies-controlled country or an EU member state.

Export permit

No standalone UK export permit for pets. Sudan's own import conditions, checked with the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries, are the documents that actually matter.

Veterinary inspection

Clinical examination by an APHA-authorised Official Veterinarian (OV), confirming the microchip, rabies vaccination and general fitness to travel close to the departure date.

Government endorsement

No dedicated APHA export certificate for Sudan currently appears in gov.uk's export health certificate finder, checked July 2026, so a general certificate is completed and signed by the OV instead. Confirm this position with APHA directly before booking, since dedicated certificates get added over time.

Health certificate

A general APHA-authorised export health certificate covering microchip, rabies vaccination and fitness to travel. Given how thin Sudan's own published receiving requirements are, get written confirmation from the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries of exactly what the certificate needs to show before the OV appointment, not after.

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Airlines

Carriers on this route

Not all airlines accept live animals on this route. Confirm the operating carrier's current policy for every flight segment.

Qatar Airways

Launched three-weekly Doha to Port Sudan International Airport flights around 2 July 2026, on an Airbus A320, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, part of a wider African network expansion running from 16 June 2026. This is new and confirmed, a genuinely different picture from the uncertain Doha connection this site flagged on the reverse Sudan-UK route just weeks earlier. Port Sudan sits well outside the capital, so factor in the distance from Khartoum if that's where the receiving household actually is.

Cargo Only

Sudan Airways

Its first Cairo to Khartoum flight since the conflict landed on 16 May 2026, restoring a direct link into the capital. EgyptAir's own Cairo network then connects onward toward Europe, including London. Live pet cargo acceptance on this specific corridor has not been confirmed as currently, reliably operating; get written confirmation before booking.

Cargo Only

Badr Airlines

A Sudanese carrier that launched its first Khartoum to Turkey flight on 22 May 2026, opening a possible Istanbul connection where Turkish Airlines' established live-animal handling could pick up a UK-bound leg. Genuinely new and unproven for pet cargo specifically; treat as a route to investigate directly rather than one to book against.

Cargo Only

Costs

What this route typically costs

APHA Official Veterinarian consultation and export certificate: GBP 200-400

Microchip and rabies vaccination, if not already current: GBP 40-90

IATA-compliant travel crate: GBP 80-350

Cargo fare London to Port Sudan or Khartoum, via Doha, Cairo or Istanbul: no reliable current published figure given how recently these routes started; get a written quote before committing to a date

Specialist agent fee, reflecting the genuinely unusual routing this move needs: GBP 900-2,000

Total typical range: cannot be responsibly estimated until current flight and paperwork status is confirmed for the specific airport a pet will use

Critical points

Sudan asks for no rabies titre test from any origin country, a real point in this route's favour. That doesn't offset the operational uncertainty: Khartoum airport only reopened to scheduled international traffic on 12 February 2026, and Sudanese airspace was briefly suspended again in early May 2026 after a drone attack.

Qatar Airways' new Doha to Port Sudan service is confirmed and current, three flights weekly since around 2 July 2026, but Port Sudan is a different city from Khartoum, roughly 800km away by road. Confirm which airport actually serves the pet's final destination before booking around this flight.

No airline's live pet cargo acceptance out of Sudan could be confirmed as currently, reliably running as of this page's research on 21 July 2026, whichever of the three airlines above is chosen. Get written, current confirmation before setting a travel date.

Sudan's guidance recommends flying direct or transiting only through a rabies-controlled country or an EU member state. Check the specific connecting airport against that guidance rather than assuming any UK-bound routing automatically qualifies.

Meeting Sudan's entry requirements

Getting a pet into Sudan means meeting a demanding set of rules with no shortcuts. Start from the earliest deadline and work forward from there.

Advice worth following

Check the airline’s crate size and labelling rules early. An undersized or wrongly labelled crate is a frequent reason pets are refused at check-in.

Ask about temperature embargoes for your travel window. Summer and winter cargo restrictions can rule out certain routes and dates entirely.

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

No. Sudan’s own published guidance does not ask for a rabies titre test from any country of origin, which is unusual given how many African destinations on this site do require one. A current rabies vaccination and a microchip, recorded on the export certificate, are the operative requirements.

No single carrier flies London to Sudan nonstop. The realistic options connect through Doha with Qatar Airways into Port Sudan, a new three-weekly service since around 2 July 2026, or through Cairo with EgyptAir and Sudan Airways into Khartoum, which reopened to Cairo flights on 16 May 2026.

They’re different cities roughly 800km apart. Khartoum is the capital and reopened to scheduled international flights in February 2026, with a Cairo connection restored in May 2026. Port Sudan is a Red Sea coastal city that Qatar Airways began serving directly from Doha in July 2026. Confirm which one is actually closer to the pet’s final destination before booking.

Not if the documentation is complete and correct. Sudan’s guidance describes quarantine, return to the country of departure, or worse as the consequences of incomplete paperwork, which makes getting the export certificate right the first time more important than the absence of a titre test might suggest.

Treat it as a starting point, not a guarantee. Passenger services to Sudan have resumed at both Khartoum and Port Sudan through 2026, but whether a given carrier is currently and reliably accepting live pet cargo on either corridor could not be confirmed from published sources as of this page’s research on 21 July 2026. Get written, current confirmation before committing to a date.

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Pet Transport from the United Kingdom to Sudan

The import process, in full

What your pet needs

Carriers on this route

What this route typically costs

Critical points

Meeting Sudan's entry requirements

Advice worth following

Common questions

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