Pet relocation guides and resources
Clear, primary-sourced answers on crates, breeds, airlines, trains and India's pet import rules — from a team that has relocated 2,000+ pets over seven years.
Start with the rules, then the how-to
Everything you need to plan a move, in plain language and anchored to primary sources.
India's pet import rules
The complete, primary-sourced guide to bringing a pet into India — the documents, the AQCS clearance, the seven airports, and the breed-ban myth cleared up.
Read the guideIATA crate sizing
Measure your pet and get the exact IATA-compliant crate size, with a live calculator and the snub-nosed rule.
ReadBreed and airline rules
Can your breed fly, and where? Flat-faced airline rules and country breed bans, kept clearly separate.
ReadPet train travel rules
The three sanctioned Indian Railways options — and exactly how to book each one.
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Flying your pet abroad
Start with breed and airline rules and IATA crate sizing, then your destination's route page.
Moving within India
See the train travel rules and our domestic relocation service.
Bringing a pet into India
Read the import rules and the returning-to-India guide.
Not sure your breed can fly
The breed and airline guide has the flat-faced lists and the country bans.
Primary-sourced, and kept current
Every rule here is anchored to its primary source — AQCS, CDC, DEFRA, MOCCAE, DAFF and the airlines' own policies — and updated as the rules change. If a route genuinely can't take your pet, we tell you straight.
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