🇹🇼 Taiwan · Hard · ~7 months (direct) / 7 days quarantine (via Hawaii)
Moving a pet from the US to Taiwan
LAX→TPE direct = 180-day FAVN wait. LAX→HNL→TPE (with Hawaii residency) skips the wait entirely.
What ruins Taiwan trips
The specific traps for this destination. Not the generic advice you’ll find on the first 10 Google results.
Direct LAX→TPE means 180-day FAVN wait
Taiwan treats US mainland as rabies-infected — pets need a FAVN titer with a 180-day post-test wait before shipping. Plan ~7 months minimum.
Microchip must be implanted BEFORE the rabies vaccine
Any rabies vaccination given before the microchip is INVALID — destination will reject it. If your pet was vaccinated first, you'll need to re-vaccinate AFTER microchipping. This is the #3 most common reason trips get reset.
Source →Don't let the rabies vaccine lapse — it invalidates the FAVN
For FAVN destinations, if your rabies vaccine lapses by even 1 day, the prior FAVN becomes invalid. You'd need to re-vaccinate AND restart the 180-day wait (Japan) or 30-day wait (Hawaii). This is the highest-cost failure mode we see.
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What you have to do
- titer
FAVN with 180-day post-test wait
Taiwan classifies the US mainland as rabies-infected origin. FAVN must be at WOAH reference lab or APHIA-designated lab; sample-received-by-lab date starts a 180-day wait clock before you can ship.
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