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Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS)

Transhipping small mammals

How to tranship a small mammal

Last updated 2 December 2025

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Applying for a transhipment licence 
What happens during transhipment 

Transhipping small mammals via Singapore is allowed if you have an AVS-issued transhipment licence. 

Applying for a transhipment licence 

Apply for and obtain an AVS-issued transhipment licence via GoBusiness Licensing Portal and upload the following documents: 

  • A valid veterinary health certificate 

  • An import permit issued by the importing country (if required) 

Licence cost and validity

Type of licence  

  Cost and validity 

Licence to Import/Export/Tranship Non-Food Animals, Birds, Eggs, and Biologics (personal) 

• S$50 for normal service. Licence issuance will take place two working days after submission of all completed documents. 
• S$100 for express service. Licence issuance will take place one working day after submission of all completed documents. 

 
This licence is valid for 90 days from the date of issue. 

What happens during transhipment 

If your consignment is transiting Singapore for more than six hours, your consignment of small mammals will be transferred to the Changi Animal & Plant Quarantine Station (CAPQ).

If your consignment is transiting Singapore for less than six hours, or during CAPQ’s non-operating hours, it will be kept in the airline's animal holding area instead. 

You are required to pay S$26.25 per kennel unit per day to accommodate your consignment of small mammals at CAPQ. Feed will not be provided during the stay.