Taking Dogs and cat to India - lets get some new info here - May 2009

ursula · Oct 18th, 2009, 15:10

HI I live in NZ and will move to India. I called every single
airline here and they all tell me that I have to book my dog
through a pet transport company. I called around and a one way
Christchurch-Delhi is around N$ 1500.00 Its crazy does anybody know of another way? And arriving in Delhi how much do I realy have to pay to get her through immigration?
Thanks for your help

gweilo · Oct 18th, 2009, 16:46

Hi Ursula
That doesn't sound right to me.
That sounds like the price it would be if you were sending the pet unaccompanied cargo.
If the pet is going on the same flight with you and is too big to go in the cabin, then the airlines would normally just charge an excess baggage charge and it is MUCH cheaper than sending them as freight.

ursula · Oct 19th, 2009, 03:18

hi, I know it's expensive but I called every singel airline which
has flights out of NZ and they all say the same, I have to go through a pet transport company. But can somebody tell me how it is once I land, can I get my dog straight away, can I get NOC after landing and how much do I have to pay ? thanks a lot Ursula

birds · Oct 19th, 2009, 03:45

Normally if the dog flies in the same plane as you as excess baggage there is no need for a pet transport company.

I am not sure but think you need to obtain the NOC when you arrive in India. Somewhere on this forum somebody explained exactly how to go about it.

Again, cat and dog import.
Taking Dogs and cat to India - lets get some new info here - May 2009

IM member ChrisandCin seems to be the IM authority on NOCs at the moment.

chrisandcin · Oct 19th, 2009, 10:41

You NEED the NOC BEFORE you arrive in India, DO NOT RISK THIS!

Pets travelling as cargo are going to be charge import duties too (yes this is normal in most countries). I have no idea how they value a dog of no breed but they do.

Questions:

(I am assuming Singapore airlines is the most direct flight here, let me know if I am wrong)
1. Have you specifically called say Singapore airlines or the airline with the most direct flight and asked if you can book your pet(s) as Excess baggage and said the words excess baggage/luggage ?

2.If they said no you cant do this, its probably a problem at Christchurch, so ask them where is the problem as normally Singapore airlines can take pets as excess baggage, but I know some airports dont allow this. Let us know it will help the forums if you supply some info back.

Remember if you go the Singapore route there will be a layover, and Singapore has 2 summers per year, so it can be really hot for the pet if you are there in the hot periods.

Airline people are not the most intelligent, so consider a trip to the airport to talk to the airline supervisor in the terminal if you can.

I am booking my pets to take them back to the USA, and was told by the first Lufthansa India phone rep that I can only take 1 as excess baggage, so I hung up. I called back and the next person knew the rules and let me book all 3 as excess baggage. But then I had a new problem in that one crate was 5cm too big suddenly (even though the dog traveled here in that crate!), so again I had to hang up and call back, get another person and quote a dimension that was 5cm less...crazy !

Let us know, here how it works out.

Oct 19th, 2009, 03:45	#19
birds Adopt a stray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 1,061	Normally if the dog flies in the same plane as you as excess baggage there is no need for a pet transport company. I am not sure but think you need to obtain the NOC when you arrive in India. Somewhere on this forum somebody explained exactly how to go about it. Again, cat and dog import. Taking Dogs and cat to India - lets get some new info here - May 2009 IM member ChrisandCin seems to be the IM authority on NOCs at the moment. __________________ Of the estimated 500 million dogs in the world, approximately 75% are strays, of which about 25 million live in India.

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Oct 18th, 2009, 15:10	#16
ursula Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 6	HI I live in NZ and will move to India. I called every single airline here and they all tell me that I have to book my dog through a pet transport company. I called around and a one way Christchurch-Delhi is around N$ 1500.00 Its crazy does anybody know of another way? And arriving in Delhi how much do I realy have to pay to get her through immigration? Thanks for your help

Oct 18th, 2009, 16:46	#17
gweilo Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: India Posts: 30	Hi Ursula That doesn't sound right to me. That sounds like the price it would be if you were sending the pet unaccompanied cargo. If the pet is going on the same flight with you and is too big to go in the cabin, then the airlines would normally just charge an excess baggage charge and it is MUCH cheaper than sending them as freight.

Oct 19th, 2009, 03:18	#18
ursula Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 6	hi, I know it's expensive but I called every singel airline which has flights out of NZ and they all say the same, I have to go through a pet transport company. But can somebody tell me how it is once I land, can I get my dog straight away, can I get NOC after landing and how much do I have to pay ? thanks a lot Ursula

Oct 19th, 2009, 10:41	#20
chrisandcin Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 27	You NEED the NOC BEFORE you arrive in India, DO NOT RISK THIS! Pets travelling as cargo are going to be charge import duties too (yes this is normal in most countries). I have no idea how they value a dog of no breed but they do. Questions: (I am assuming Singapore airlines is the most direct flight here, let me know if I am wrong) 1. Have you specifically called say Singapore airlines or the airline with the most direct flight and asked if you can book your pet(s) as Excess baggage and said the words excess baggage/luggage ? 2.If they said no you cant do this, its probably a problem at Christchurch, so ask them where is the problem as normally Singapore airlines can take pets as excess baggage, but I know some airports dont allow this. Let us know it will help the forums if you supply some info back. Remember if you go the Singapore route there will be a layover, and Singapore has 2 summers per year, so it can be really hot for the pet if you are there in the hot periods. Airline people are not the most intelligent, so consider a trip to the airport to talk to the airline supervisor in the terminal if you can. I am booking my pets to take them back to the USA, and was told by the first Lufthansa India phone rep that I can only take 1 as excess baggage, so I hung up. I called back and the next person knew the rules and let me book all 3 as excess baggage. But then I had a new problem in that one crate was 5cm too big suddenly (even though the dog traveled here in that crate!), so again I had to hang up and call back, get another person and quote a dimension that was 5cm less...crazy ! Let us know, here how it works out.