How Much Does It Cost to Ship a Pet from the USA to Greece?

The endorsement sits in the $101 band because the United States is a listed country for EU entry and no rabies titer test is required. APHIS does not count rabies vaccinations toward the number of tests on a certificate, so the vaccination on its own does not push the fee into a higher band. Where a test is required the same schedule charges $160 for the first animal and $10 for each additional animal. The fee is per certificate rather than per pet, so two animals on one certificate costs far less than two separate certificates.

A pet arriving in Greece from outside the EU has to be checked at a designated entry point. On the mainland that means Athens International at Spata or Thessaloniki Macedonia airport, the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki, or one of the land and rail crossings at Evzoni, Eidomeni, Kakavia, Peplos, Ormenio, Promachonas and Neos Kafkasos.

Greece also designates a fixed list of island entry points: Rhodes, Kos, Kalimnos, Mitilini on Lesbos, Mirina on Limnos, Chios, Samos, Ermoupolis on Syros, Argostoli on Kefalonia, Iraklio and Chania on Crete, and Corfu. Santorini and Mykonos are not on that list. An animal cannot be cleared into Greece at either of them, so a move to Santorini is an Athens or Iraklio arrival with a domestic leg afterwards, and that leg has to be planned around the ferry or the airline that will actually take a crate.

The EU replaced its non-commercial pet movement rules in 2026. The framework in force is Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131, with the country lists in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/636 and the document models in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705, both applying from 22 April 2026. The animal health certificate model is now Part 1 of Annex III to 2026/705.

The changeover runs on two dates, and it is worth getting both right. A certificate on the old Annex IV model counts as compliant only if it was issued before 1 October 2026, and even then only for a transitional period ending 31 March 2027. After that the new model is the only one accepted. One change in the other direction: once your pet has been checked at the point of entry, the same certificate now covers onward movement inside the EU for six months rather than four.

None of this changes what the move costs. What it changes is which form your accredited veterinarian completes and which form the APHIS endorsement office will accept, and the certificate is valid for only 10 days from signature to the check at the point of entry. On a Greek move we confirm the current model with the endorsing office before the vet appointment is set, because a rejected form means a new appointment, a second endorsement fee and a missed flight.

Your vet sets their own fees. The examination and the certificate paperwork are priced by your clinic and vary between practices, so ask your vet directly. Ground transport at either end is quoted per route. Our coordination fee is included in the total we quote you and itemized on your invoice.

One thing the table cannot show. These figures assume the pet travels with its owner, or that the owner travels within five days either side of the animal. Where that is not the case the EU treats the move under its commercial entry rules instead, which bring a registered establishment of origin, a registered destination, a registered transporter and clearance at a border control post rather than a point of entry. That is a different job at a different price, so tell us your own travel dates early and we will tell you which one you are in.

Crate size is the single biggest lever, because it drives chargeable weight. On a Greek move the second lever is the domestic leg, since an island address means an onward flight or ferry after the entry check and not every operator carries animals in summer. Season matters more here than on most EU routes: summer heat embargoes narrow the booking window at exactly the time of year the route is busiest. Two pets on one certificate share the USDA endorsement, while each extra pet adds its own crate and freight, up to the EU maximum of five animals in a non-commercial movement. Breed rules are set nationally and separately from the EU entry conditions, so tell us the breed when you ask for a quote.

Freight calculated from the American Airlines Cargo published live animal tariff. Endorsement fees from the USDA APHIS Veterinary Services user fee schedule. EU entry conditions from the European Commission page on bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country, the listing that exempts the United States from the rabies titer test, and the Commission list of travellers points of entry. Greek entry points and the island list from the document the Commission publishes for Greece, which also records that each post must hold isolation space for animals refused entry and must have an ISO 11784 or 11785 microchip reader. Government fees change, so every figure here is tied to the authority that publishes it. Verified September 2026.

Send us the route, the breed and roughly when you want to travel. Request a quote and we will reply with an itemized plan, a timeline and clear next steps. For entry rules and the full paperwork timeline, see our guide to pet shipping requirements for Greece, or compare other routes on the pet shipping cost calculator.