Mayotte runs on France's rules with its own table on top, and the table is organised by where the animal comes from. From mainland France, the other overseas departments, the EU or New Caledonia and French Polynesia, there is no titer test and no EU-model health certificate. From anywhere else, both apply. Nala's checklist was short because we started by finding our column.

Pet import to Mayotte is regulated by DAAF de Mayotte. The core requirements are summarized below: a microchip, a rabies vaccine within the right window, and a government-endorsed health certificate. Some destinations also require a titer test or short quarantine — those are flagged in the table.

Who sets the rules here

Mayotte applies the rules of France as its baseline, and adds requirements of its own on top.

Official source
daaf.mayotte.agriculture.gouv.fr
Relationship to France
inherits, plus local rules

How Mayotte 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

Microchip · Required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Microchip · StandardISO 11784/11785verified 2026-07-15
Microchip · Tattoo accepted Yesverified 2026-07-14
Microchip · Must be done before vaccination Yesverified 2026-07-15
Quarantine · Typenone_if_compliantverified 2026-07-31
Quarantine · Required Noverified 2026-09-15
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Minimum level iu ml0.5verified 2026-07-08
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Approved laboratory required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Waiting period after test days90 daysverified 2026-09-15
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Test must follow vaccination days30 daysverified 2026-09-15
Import permit · Required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Import permit · Issuing authorityDAAF de Mayotteverified 2026-07-14
Health certificate · Issuerofficial_vetverified 2026-07-14
Health certificate · Required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Health certificate · Endorsed byofficial veterinarian of the country of originverified 2026-07-14
Health certificate · Validity days10 daysverified 2026-07-15
Health certificate · Original required Yesverified 2026-07-15
Health certificate · Government endorsed Yesverified 2026-07-14
Rabies vaccination · Required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Rabies vaccination · Booster required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Rabies vaccination · Waiting period after vaccination21 daysverified 2026-07-14
Rabies vaccination · Max vaccine age at travel3 monthsverified 2026-08-28
Rabies vaccination · Min age at vaccination12 weeksverified 2026-09-15

Other rules

Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-07-14

Timing chain

Day -90 microchip implant · Day -21 rabies vaccine deadline · Day -10 health certificate issued · Day 0 arrive at customs

Conditional requirements

These rules apply only to some travellers — where the pet is departing from, where it has been, or who is travelling with it. Most people can ignore them, but if one applies to you it can change what you need, or mean denied entry if you skip it.

Pet arriving in Mayotte from France, the DOM, the EU or NC/PF/PM/WF

  • Rabies titer (blood) test: DAAF Mayotte's arrival table has three origin columns: mainland France and the DOM; an EU member state plus New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna; and 'autres pays et territoires'. The rabies antibody titration is marked only in the third column, where some third countries are further exempted by its Annex 1. The EU-model health certificate ('Certificat sanitaire conforme à un modèle européen et établi par un vétérinaire officiel du pays d'origine') is likewise marked in that column alone. Origins in the first two columns need neither. The prior-import-authorisation and rabies-vaccination rows are marked in two columns that the extracted table does not let us attribute, so they are deliberately left strict.
  • Health certificate: DAAF Mayotte's arrival table has three origin columns: mainland France and the DOM; an EU member state plus New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna; and 'autres pays et territoires'. The rabies antibody titration is marked only in the third column, where some third countries are further exempted by its Annex 1. The EU-model health certificate ('Certificat sanitaire conforme à un modèle européen et établi par un vétérinaire officiel du pays d'origine') is likewise marked in that column alone. Origins in the first two columns need neither. The prior-import-authorisation and rabies-vaccination rows are marked in two columns that the extracted table does not let us attribute, so they are deliberately left strict.

Breed restrictions

Banned breeds: American Staffordshire terrier (pit-bull), non-inscrit à un livre généalogique, Mastiff (boerbull), non-inscrit à un livre généalogique, Tosa, non-inscrit à un livre généalogique verified 2026-07-14

Restricted breeds: American Staffordshire terrier (inscrit à un livre généalogique), Rottweiler (inscrit à un livre généalogique), Tosa (inscrit à un livre généalogique), chiens de type Rottweiler non-inscrits à un livre généalogique verified 2026-08-28

Identification must always come before the rabies vaccination: a vaccine recorded before the microchip date does not count. For arrivals whose column requires a titer test, that matters twice over, because the blood sample, the laboratory result and the 90-day wait all run from a valid vaccination, so a reversed order restarts the entire sequence.
American Staffordshire Terrier (also called pit bull), Mastiff (also called boerbull) and Tosa type dogs that are not registered in a recognised stud book are first-category dogs and cannot be introduced into Mayotte. Registration is the deciding factor rather than appearance, so an owner of one of these breeds should confirm the dog's stud-book status before starting any other paperwork.
For arrivals from outside France, the EU and the associated French territories, the health certificate is valid for only 10 days from its date of issue, extended by the length of a sea crossing. That window is the cost risk on those routes: a delayed flight can mean paying for a second certificate, so the vet appointment belongs as close to a confirmed departure as possible.
Mayotte is easy to plan once you know your column. Check the stud-book status of any restricted breed, confirm the microchip came before the rabies vaccine, and ask the DAAF whether the prior import authorisation form applies to your route. From outside Europe, add the titer test, the 90-day wait and a 10-day certificate. Sam made our column the first line of the plan.
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