Cambodia asks for a sanitary certificate and identification papers from the country your pet leaves. Mochi has strong opinions about paperwork, none of them positive, but this is the document everything else hangs on. I keep a folder for it, and the certificate goes in first. Let's go through what Cambodia asks, one step at a time, without the guesswork.

Pet import to Cambodia is overseen by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Confirmed against an official source so far: a health certificate and an import permit. Anything else — commonly a microchip, rabies vaccination and health certificate — is not yet confirmed for Cambodia against an official source, so it's flagged in the table below rather than assumed.

How Cambodia handles your pet

Each fact comes straight from the operator’s published policy. Tap the to read the exact wording; the opens the source page.

Health & documents

Quarantine · Required Noverified 2026-10-16
Import permit · Required Yesverified 2026-10-21
Import permit · Issuing authorityMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheriesverified 2026-10-16
Import permit · Permit validity365 daysverified 2026-10-16
Health certificate · Required Yesverified 2026-10-16
Health certificate · Government endorsed Yesverified 2026-10-16

Other rules

Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-10-16

Ports of entry (3)

  • Preah Sihanouk International Airport
  • Phnom Penh International Airport
  • Siem Reap International Airport

verified 2026-10-16

We did not previously hold a confirmed quarantine rule for Cambodia; it is now confirmed from the official source — see the requirements table above.

The certificate is only the first document on the list. Your pet's departure country shapes which ones come next, and a personalized plan on Pawgo lays them out with the source behind each line. Build yours in a few minutes, and the folder fills itself in the right order instead of the order you panic in.
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Glossary

ISO chip
ISO 11784/11785 — the universal microchip standard.
FAVN
Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization — a rabies serology test required by rabies-free destinations.
Brachycephalic
Snub-nosed breeds (French Bulldogs, Pugs, Persians, Himalayans) with restricted airline acceptance due to heat-stress risk.
AVIH
Animal Vehicle In Hold — IATA's term for cargo pet shipment, with fees that vary by carrier and route.

What changed recently

We did not previously hold a confirmed a requirement rule for Cambodia; it is now confirmed from the official source — see the requirements table above.