How to return to the UK For a complete list of approved transport companies please check the PETS website.
Remember!
Your pet will not be allowed to travel without prior booking and may be confined to the car for the entire crossing. You cannot bring a pet into the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme from a private boat or plane.
Re-entering the UK
Your pet must be treated against ticks and tapeworm 24-48 hours before you re-enter the UK.
| Where? | The local British Consulate where you are staying can supply a list of vets. The PETS website contains a search engine for finding a vet in France. |
| Cost? | Frontline spray against parasites approximately £28.
Drontal worming tablets approximately £2-£15. |
| When? | 24-48 hours before you re-enter the UK. |
| Remember! | Any qualified vet can carry out the treatment. The vet must also issue an official certificate showing the date and time that it has been carried out. If you are going abroad on a day trip with your pet, you may have to have this done before you go. |
Upon boarding to return to the UK your transport company will check you have:
- Your PETS certificate
- A veterinary certificate to show your pet has been treated against ticks and tapeworms within the last 24-48 hours
- A declaration of residence, stating that your pet has not been outside any of the PETS qualifying countries. You will be able to get the form from the transport company carrying your pet back to the UK.
In the case of air travellers, the checks are carried out at Heathrow and Gatwick.