Travel with Pets - Traveling with a dog to Korea via Asiana Airlines

Has anyone traveled with a pet to Korea via Asiana Airlines?

I have all the rabies vaccination and health documents but is there anything more they require?

Their website states:

"Receive a quarantine certificate (only for international passengers)

You can receive a quarantine certificate by submitting a Rabies vaccination certificate or a health certificate to the Animal Quarantine Center before your departure."

Anyone know where this Animal Quarantine Center is?

Thank you

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Please see below for the contact and other information that relates to the importation of pets into Korea:

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[Customs Information] Korea (Rep. of) (KR)

Pets:
- Pets may enter as passenger's in the cabin, checked baggage
or as cargo. However, in connection with the outbreak of
Pneumonic Plague, it is recommended that pets from China
(People's Rep.) are transported as cargo.
- Dogs and Cats: (effective up to/incl. 30 November 2012)
The import of max. 4 dogs or cats are allowed without prior
permission. If a passenger wants to bring more than 4
animals, a form for permission of import should be submitted
to the Korean Quarantine Office at the airport of arrival.
For those imported from Australia (see note below for
further information regarding cats), Chinese Taipei, Cyprus,
Fiji, Guam, Iceland, Ireland (Rep. of), Jamaica, Japan, New
Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, United Kingdom and the USA
(Hawaii and Samoa American), no quarantine required,
provided being accompanied by a health certificate issued by
the Quarantine Authority or a Veterinarian.
For those imported from other countries (except Malaysia,
see note below), no quarantine is required, provided the
following conditions are met:
a. When the imported pet (cat or dog) is under 90 days old,
the health certificate issued by the Quarantine Authority or
Veterinarian should state that the pet is healthy and no
symptom of animal infectious disease has been found.
b. When the imported pet (cat or dog) is older than 90 days,
the rabies vaccination date should be clearly specified on
the Quarantine certificate or rabies vaccination certificate
issued by a Quarantine Authority or Veterinarian and the
date of entry to South Korea should be at least 30 days from
date of the rabies vaccination.
If the pet enters South Korea after 30 days from date of the
rabies vaccination, and no health problems are found upon
inspection, then no quarantine confinement is required.
If the pet enters South Korea within 30 days from date of
the rabies vaccination, then the pet will need to be
confined in quarantine until the complete 30 day immunity
formation period has been completed.
Note: 21 day quarantine period is applied to all cats
imported from Australia. 21 day quarantine period is applied
to all applied to dogs and cats imported from Malaysia.
- Dogs and Cats: (effective from 1 December 2012, postponed
from original introduction date of 1 December 2011)
Animal health certificate is required which must include the
microchip identification number and result from
internationally approved rabies antibody test, carried out
not less than 3 months and not more than 24 months prior to
shipment. The import of a max. of 4 dogs or cats are allowed
without prior permission. For more than 4 animals, a
permission of import form should be submitted to the Korean
Quarantine Office at the airport of arrival.
Quarantine period:
a. dogs and cats aged 90 days or older, if:
- identified with microchip and rabies antibody result was
0.5 IU/ml or higher: 1 day;
- microchip not implanted: until microchip has been
implanted;
- rabies antibody test was not conducted: until test shows a
result of 0.5 IU/ml or higher;
- rabies antibody test was below 0.5 IU/ml: until result
shows 0.5 IU/ml or higher after vaccination;
- no microchip implanter or rabies antibody test was not
conducted: until microchip has been implanted and test shows
a result of 0.5 IU/ml or higher.
b. dogs and cats aged under 90 days or from rabies free
region: if
- identified with microchip: 1 day;
- microchip not implanted: until microchip has been
implanted.
Rabies free region (subject to change):
Albania, Australia, Cayman Isl, Chinese Taipei, Cyprus,
Dominican Rep., French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Iceland,
Japan, Macedonia (FYROM), Liechtenstein, Malaysia,
Martinique, New Zealand, Portugal, Reunion, Samoa,
Switzerland and Wallis and Futuna.
Detailed information can be found at [http://www.nvrqs.go.kr] or Tel:
Gimpo Airport (GMP): +82-2-2664-2601, Incheon Airport (ICN):
+82-32-740-2660/1, Gimhae Airport (PUS): +82-51-971-1925,
Muan Airport (MWX): +82-62-975-6033, Jeju Airport (CJU):
+82-64-746-0761.
- Birds imported from China (People's Rep.) or Italy are
prohibited. Imports from other countries are subject to
differing regulations.
- It is advised to contact the Korean Quarantine Office, as
regulations are subject to change, based on the current
health and/or hygiene status of the country or territory.

Import:
- 1. Free import for persons over 19 years of age of 200
cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grammes of other kinds of
tobacco products;
2. Free import for persons over 20 years of age of 1 bottle
(not exceeding 1 litre) of alcoholic beverages;
3. 2 ounces of perfume;
4. Gifts up to a value of KRW 400,000.-.
The total price of the items acquired does not include
the articles mentioned under 1., 2.and 3. All valuables must
be reported in a Customs Declaration Form.).
- Prohibited: Narcotics, fruits, seeds, hay, obscene or
inhuman pictures, films and publications material. Also
products originating from communist countries.
- Restrictions:
1. Plants and plant products require a phytosanitary
certificate issued by the plant quarantine office of the
country of origin;
2. Import of weaponry, (fire)arms and ammunition, even for
sporting purposes, requires police permission obtained
before clearing customs as well as a declaration on arrival.


Export:
- All baggage will be inspected against verbal declaration.
Prohibited: Korean antiques and curiosities, unless a
certificate is attached by the Minister of Culture and
Information.

Crew Members:
- Same regulations as for passengers apply, except:
a. no allowance of alcoholic beverages;
b. free import of gifts up to the value of USD 60.-.

Baggage Clearance:
- Baggage is cleared at the first airport of entry in Korea
(Rep. of). Baggage entering Korea (Rep. of) can only be
checked-in to the first international airport. Passengers
connecting with domestic flights must clear their baggage
and then recheck-in their baggage to their final
destination. On average, clearance takes 1 hour.
Exempt: baggage of passengers entering Korea (Rep. of) via
Incheon (ICN) and connecting to and must be checked-in for
Busan (PUS) on Korean Air flights KE1401/1403/1405 or Asiana
Airlines flight OZ8531.
Exempt: baggage of transit passengers with a destination
outside of Korea (Rep. of), provided the onward flight is on
the same calendar day.
- Passengers whose unaccompanied baggage will arrive by a
later flight are required to make a declaration to Customs
and to obtain a "Clearance Record of Accompanied Baggage" at
time of entry.

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My dog just got his annual rabies vaccination on 8/11/12, we are leaving to Korea on 8/19/12, does that mean he will be in South Korean quarantine until 9/11/12 (30 days after vaccination)?

from
"If the pet enters South Korea within 30 days from date of
the rabies vaccination, then the pet will need to be
confined in quarantine until the complete 30 day immunity
formation period has been completed."

Also, we are dual Korean/American citizens, and not visitors..if that helps our case in any way.

My dog just got his annual rabies vaccination on 8/11/12, we are leaving to Korea on 8/19/12, does that mean he will be in South Korean quarantine until 9/11/12 (30 days after vaccination)?

Please contact the Korean Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency for further information:
[http://www.nvrqs.go.kr] or Tel:
Gimpo Airport (GMP): +82-2-2664-2601, Incheon Airport (ICN):
+82-32-740-2660/1, Gimhae Airport (PUS): +82-51-971-1925,
Muan Airport (MWX): +82-62-975-6033, Jeju Airport (CJU):
+82-64-746-0761.