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Animal Welfare Export Certificate (AWEC)

If you're exporting live animals, you're legally required to get an Animal Welfare Export Certificate (AWEC), unless you have an exemption under law.

Read about Animal Welfare Export Certificates

Laboratory requirements

All laboratories that test live animals, semen and embryos and germplasm for export must operate under the Recognised Laboratory Programme.

Find out more about the Recognised Laboratory Programme

Notices

The Animal Products Notice: Export Requirements for Live Animals Microchipping specifies requirements for microchipping of cats, dogs and horses intended for export, for identification purposes.

Animal Products Notice: Export Requirements for Live Animals Microchipping [PDF, 439 KB]

OMARs and export certificate templates

To view the password-protected export certificate templates, click the '+' next to the OMAR for your commodity and destination.

Registered users having trouble logging in to view the templates, or who want more information, can email animalexports@mpi.govt.nz

To access these documents, you will first need to select the document you wish to view, and then sign in to RealMe.

If you can't find an OMAR for your pet from this list:

If you can't find an OMAR for your pet on either list, work directly with your importing agent to find out the requirements.

Tips - try using:

  • one word for precise results - for example, alligator
  • multiple words for broader results. For example, alligator meat returns documents with either alligator or meat
  • quotation marks to search a specific term - for example, 'alligator meat' returns documents with the exact phrase 'alligator meat'
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Pet Birds to the United Arab Emirates 2025 - OMAR
Download [PDF, 438KB]
Type
Overseas Market Access Requirement (OMAR)
Subjects
United Arab Emirates, Exporting, Pets, Live Animals
Related

Keywords: bird; pet; parrot, United Arab Emirates; UAE; AEBIR19; pigeon; cockatoo; parakeet; macaw;

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Last updated
Cats and Dogs to Australia No.4 2026 - OMAR
Download [PDF, 496KB]
Type
Overseas Market Access Requirement (OMAR)
Subjects
Australia, Pets, Live Animals

Keywords: canine, germplasm, canine semen, domaniec.aus, domanied.aus

Published
Last updated
Cats to United States of America – Guidance
Download [PDF, 184KB]
Type
Overseas Market Access Requirement (OMAR)
Subjects
United States of America, Pets, Live Animals

Keywords: feline, cats, domaniec.usa, USPETCAT9

Published
Last updated
Companion Rabbits to Australia 2021 - OMAR
Download [PDF, 373KB]
Type
Overseas Market Access Requirement (OMAR)
Subjects
Requirements, Australia, Exporting, Law & Policy, Pets, Live Animals
Related

Keywords: rabbit, companion, pet, rabbits, rabaniec.au

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Last updated
Dogs and Cats (non-commercial) to Pakistan 2005 - OMAR
Download [PDF, 26KB]
Type
Overseas Market Access Requirement (OMAR)
Subjects
Pakistan, Pets, Live Animals
Related

Keywords: canine and feline, cats, dogs, domaniec.pak

Published
Last updated
Dogs and Cats to Argentina 2020 - OMAR
Download [PDF, 413KB]
Type
Overseas Market Access Requirement (OMAR)
Subjects
Requirements, Law & Policy, Animals, Pets, Argentina, Exporting, Live Animals
Related

Keywords: canine and feline, cats, dogs, domaniec.ar

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Last updated
Dogs and Cats to Australia – Official Assurance - OMAR
Download [PDF, 484KB]
Type
Overseas Market Access Requirement (OMAR)
Subjects
Australia, Pets, Live Animals
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Published
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