The short answer
Here's the surprise: the Taiwanese government's slice of a pet move is small. The APHIA import permit itself carries no application fee, and the only real government charge most pets incur is the per-day quarantine cost — which is modest, and often avoidable entirely. The big numbers in a pet relocation (airfreight, crate, lab work) are not Taiwan import fees at all; they're just frequently confused for them.
What Taiwan actually charges
| Taiwan-side item | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| APHIA import permit application | No application fee |
| Quarantine (per-day), when it applies | Modest per-day charge over the seven-day stay — often waived; see is quarantine required |
| Arrival inspection / clearance handling | Small; often bundled into an agent's customs-clearance service |
Because there's no import duty or tax on a personal pet — it's a quarantine process, not a dutiable-goods one — the government total is one of the smallest lines in the whole move.
Costs people wrongly blame on Taiwan
- The FAVN titer lab bill (US$150–350). Paid to a lab in your origin country, not to Taiwan — the FAVN explainer covers it.
- Airfreight (US$800–3,500). An airline charge based on crate volume, nothing to do with import fees.
- Vet work and the health certificate. Origin-country costs.
- Government endorsement (USDA/APHA, etc.). Charged by your own country's authority to endorse the export certificate.
The complete picture — Taiwan fees plus everything else — is in our cost breakdown, and the size-driven version in moving a large dog.
The takeaway
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