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Consul General's Message

Welcome to the new website of the Consulate General of India in San Francisco.

We have made every effort to make the website user friendly. We have tried to provide the information you are actually looking for, rather than displaying the information easily available with the Consulate. Special efforts have been made to ensure that all documentary requirements for each specific service can be seen at one location.

We hope this website would also serve as a gateway to India for those who are trying to access information relating to tourism, trade, economy, etc. The relevant information has been made available through various links to important websites.

I hope you would find the website useful. However, improvements are always possible and we look forward to receiving your feedback containing comments, ideas and suggestions to make the website more user friendly and useful.

Your comments/suggestion may be sent to email
With Best Wishes.
N. Parthasarathi

Indian Customs

Baggage Regulations

For all customs related information please see official website of Central Board of Excise and Customs i.e. www.cbec.gov.in

Imports of Pet Animal

The Consulate does not issue any documentation for this purpose. However the
procedural formalities are listed below.
1. No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Quarantine Officer at the
    Animal Quarantine Station in India.
2. A duplicate copy of the NOC has to be fixed on the crate of the pet
    during the air travel.
3. Original copy of the NOC has to be produced in India to get the pet
    released from the customs at the Airport in India.
4. On arrival in India, an appointment to be fixed with the Quarantine
    Officer for issue of a temporary Health Certificate on examination of the
    pet.
    30 days thereafter a certificate of health to be obtained from a local
veterinarian to be produced at the Animal Quarantine Station. Then, the pet
will be issued a permanent certificate of health for his/her stay in India.
People intending on arriving with their pets as accompanied luggage will
need to have an agent apply for this certificate before they enter the
country. It is required to be obtained in person and cannot be applied for
online.

The NOC document takes about 5 working days to obtain. Documents required
for NOC are:
1. All vaccination records of the pet.
2. Government issued veterinary certificate from the exporting country (USDA
document with the Annexure I/II in case of USA )
3. Flight details / confirmation of the passenger's travel into India / Copy
of the airway bill
4. Veterinary Certificate