# Microchip · Great Britain — The dated, ordered steps for taking a dog, cat or ferret into the United States, the European Union or Great Britain — microchip, rabies vaccination, blood test and the waiting periods between them, quoted from the law itself

For Microchip · Great Britain, entering is Great Britain; provision is Microchip; what is required is You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their rabies vaccination; order it must come in is before, or at the same time as, their rabies vaccination; if it is not met is they’ll need to be vaccinated again, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **Entering:** Great Britain
- **Provision:** Microchip _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What is required:** You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their rabies vaccination _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Order it must come in:** before, or at the same time as, their rabies vaccination _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **If it is not met:** they’ll need to be vaccinated again _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Citation:** GOV.UK, Bring your pet to Great Britain: Microchip _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Microchip You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their rabies vaccination. If you do not, they’ll need to be vaccinated again.

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/bring-pet-to-great-britain/microchip

Last verified: 2026-09-15. Review by: 2026-12-26.
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