Petmoves Pet Imports Consultancy wanted to publish a small and quick information page regarding the Import / Export of Pets and Transport to or from Australia in an endeavour to give people a broad overview of the main ways that their pets can be bought to, or exported from Australia.

People wanting to send their pet to or from Australia, can chose one of three alternatives to do so:

1. People can do everything themselves, according to the guidelines provided by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources on their website. Unfortunately, the process and instructions on this website are guidelines and a summary only and don’t explain the fine details which must be met to ensure that the pet is accepted into the country and only spends the minimum 10 days in quarantine (this summary can be seen by looking at this United Kingdom Import example). One tiny detail incorrect on a laboratory report can invalidate the whole report and the whole export process, costing owners thousands. Owners relying on the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources guidelines are often unaware of the finer details until it’s too late.

   Also, while it would be expected that vets and labs overseas should know the necessary requirements for Australia and duly meet them, on many occasions, they actually don’t, meaning that they require extra guidance from an experienced agent.

   Also, to construct a timeline which meets all the requirements satisfactorily is a complicated process, which is the main reason why there are countless pet transport companies around the world making a very tidy profit by doing just that.

2. Hire a traditional pet transport company to do everything and manage the process. Yes, most of the time (definitely not all of the time), the process will go smoothly and the pet will be able to duly be collected from Australian quarantine as expected. However, because of their overheads, these companies apply a huge surcharge for their services. At least a third of the quote they provide is for “administration costs” – that is, their profit. In the export of a larger dog from the UK, service charges can amount to $3000. It also needs to be remembered that in many cases, these people have to pay salaries, superannuation and insurance so they need to charge far more in regard to import and export transportation of pets because all these subsidiary business payments need to be met to ensure they comply with the Industry standards placed upon them by the Government. This can amount to a need to apply huge additional percentages to costs to ensure they meet the costs of doing business.
3. This is where Petmoves Import Consultancy comes in, it could be seen that there was a far more economical way of managing pet imports for owners, which is the main reason Petmoves was launched. Petmoves Import Consultancy’s main idea is that it can be engaged to either manage/co-ordinate the entire process, through advising and guiding the owner (and their veterinarians) or assisting the owner at various stages. Because the business has such low overheads, the service surcharge is less than half what a traditional pet transport company would charge – yet the final results are exactly the same, in that a much loved pet is safely exported to Australia. So, the business offers a far more economical alternative to the pet owner, with the same successful outcome. Petmoves also developed exclusively, the Petmoves Personalised Australian Pet Import Guide, which gives a person a personalised plan for importing or exporting their pets to Australia, with all the documents and information a person could need to ensure the smooth import or export of their pet by themselves without any assistance from Petmoves if an individual chose to do that.

It has been asserted on the Internet that in engaging Petmoves Import Consultancy that our clients will “in addition to paying for this service, still have to pay an exporter as well”, as can be seen this is incorrect, as Petmoves Import Consultancy takes the place of engaging an expensive pet transport company. It is certainly not a service provided or paid for on top of what an “Exporter” does. It is instead what an “Exporter” does and is far less expensive, because it enables the clients themselves to become the “Exporter”, but without the fear of making mistakes and with the assurance of completing all tasks correctly and according to the strict timeline imposed by Australian authorities.

It should also be noted in terms of the cost of the actual air travel itself, Petmoves gathers together various quotes for the flight and then presents these to the client, so that they can choose the most economical one, without adding a loading of 10% to the price, which is what most pet transport companies do.

So as can be seen, a person has several options for exporting or importing a pet to or from Australia, however by far the least expensive and most the one with the most assurance granted option, if you are prepared to do the work yourself, is Petmoves Import Consultancy. If you’re not worried about price and don’t really have the time to do the import/export requirements yourself then by all means, go with a Pet Import Transport company. If you feel you are able to work with Guidelines only and think you can work your way through the Import/export process yourself within any help, then the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources option probably the way to go, the options are open. With Pemoves Import Consultancy though, you can do part from the Departments’ website and then come to us to assist you to complete the process if you wish. Even as a client of Petmoves, you can also get quotes from Import/Export Transportation Companies to complete sections or parts of the process if you desire, there is no limit of what you can do, it just depends on how much money you want to save, how much sanity you want to keep and how much time you have.

We hope this small article will assist visitors to Petmoves Import Consultancy in understanding the options available to them in regard to Importing or Exporting a Pet into or out of Australia and assists you in making a decision on what is the best option for you and your circumstances.