Niger is not a common pet-travel destination, and that is exactly why the paperwork deserves the spreadsheet treatment. West-African arrivals are usually about two things: a valid rabies vaccination on the right timeline and an endorsed veterinary certificate. Luna would sit through the vet visit stoically. The rest of the work is date-tracking — not scary, just needs to be written down.

Pet import to Niger is overseen by the national veterinary authority. Confirmed against an official source so far: a health certificate. Anything else — commonly a microchip, rabies vaccination and health certificate — is not yet confirmed for Niger against an official source, so it's flagged in the table below rather than assumed.

How Niger handles your pet

Advance notice must be given to veterinary officials at Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) before arrival, especially outside normal business hours, for inspection of pet documentation.

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 2026-10-10
Microchip · StandardISO 11784/11785verified 2026-10-10
Quarantine · Required Noverified 2026-10-10
Rabies titer test (FAVN) · Required Noverified 2026-10-10
Import permit · Required Noverified 2026-10-10
Health certificate · IssuerLicensed veterinarian in the origination countryverified 2026-10-10
Health certificate · Required Yesverified 2026-10-10
Health certificate · Endorsed byGovernment veterinary authority of origin countryverified 2026-10-10
Health certificate · Validity days10 daysverified 2026-10-10
Health certificate · Government endorsed Yesverified 2026-10-10
Other vaccinations · Distemper Yesverified 2026-10-10
Other vaccinations · Adenovirus Yesverified 2026-10-10
Other vaccinations · Parvovirus Yesverified 2026-10-10
Rabies vaccination · Required Yesverified 2026-10-10
Rabies vaccination · Booster required Yesverified 2026-10-10
Rabies vaccination · Booster interval12 monthsverified 2026-10-10
Rabies vaccination · Waiting period after vaccination30 daysverified 2026-10-10
Rabies vaccination · Min age at vaccination12 weeksverified 2026-10-10
Tapeworm treatment · Required Noverified 2026-10-10

Other rules

Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-10-10

Timing chain

Day -90 microchip implant · Day -30 rabies vaccine deadline · Day -10 health certificate issued · Day 0 arrive at customs

Ports of entry

  • Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM)

verified 2026-10-10

Niger is one of those trips that looks intimidating until you make the checklist and realize the sequence is short. Build your plan on Pawgo with your travel dates and rabies vaccine date, and the whole timeline resolves — vet visit, endorsement, flight, arrival — in one page. Confirm with the airline that a stopover carrier accepts the same paperwork, and go.
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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.