29.09.2025 | Important Notice
IMPORTANT NOTICE
AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF IMPORTED DOGS
EFFECTIVE 01.10.2025
We bring to your attention amendments to the Regulations for the registration of imported dogs that come into effect on 1 October 2025.
Additional supporting documentation* will be required to be attached to the application form. Application for Registration of a Single Dog – BREED Register – version Oct 2025, will be the only application form accepted.
The application form is available for download from the KUSA website (https://www.kusa.co.za/index.php/kusa-members/forms-documents/single-dog-registration)
Any dog registered in and imported from a country where the National Canine Organisation (NCO) is either recognised by KUSA by virtue of its membership of the FCI or, in the case of non-FCI countries, where KUSA has reciprocal arrangements with the NCO, may be re-registered by KUSA, if application requirements are fully met. Given the proliferation of unofficial “registries” all over the world, it is of paramount importance to check whether the NCO in the exporting country is indeed the NCO recognised by KUSA.
The Application Form, Supporting Documentation, Proof of Payment and Courier Delivery Form must be sent in a single email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To download the Courier Delivery Form, click here (Courier Order Form)
All imported dogs must be microchipped and have a standardised international marker DNA Profile before acceptance for registration on any KUSA BREED Register.
The following mandatory supporting documentation must accompany each application form:
1) A Certified Three-generation Export Pedigree issued by the National Canine Organisation, which is in reciprocity with or recognised by KUSA. Export Pedigrees issued by FCI National Canine Organisations (NCOs) must accompany the application in original format.
In the case of a dog imported from Germany, the Certified Three-generation Pedigree issued by the applicable Breed Club shall be supported by the "Certification for Foreign Registration" issued by the Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen (VDH), in original format.
2) A copy of the standardised international marker DNA Profile Certificate.
3) Proof of compliance with breed specific requirements*.
4) Where not stated on the Export Pedigree, a Certificate of Transfer of Registered Ownership.
5) *The Animal Improvement Act (AIA) Permit for importation of animals issued by the Directorate of Animal Production.
6) *The Veterinary Import Permit issued by the Directorate of Animal Health in terms of the Animal Disease Act.
7) *The Transport Waybill with the date of arrival of the dog in South Africa.
8) *The State Veterinarian Clearance Certificate.
9) Proof of Payment (R627.00 plus courier fee, depending on the courier service required).
*Breed Specific Requirements for imported dogs and imported semen. Proof that the dog is CLEAR for specified hereditary conditions as listed in Schedule 02 Appendix E, must be submitted for the registration of an imported dog or registration of a litter from imported donor semen in respect of the following breeds: Irish (Red) Setters; Irish Red & White Setters; Gordon Setters; Retriever (Labrador) and Rottweilers.
Registration of litters from bitches imported in whelp
It should be noted that, for the registration of litters from bitches imported in whelp, a Certified Three-generation Pedigree of the Sire of the litter, issued by the National Canine Organisation in the country of origin of the Sire, shall accompany every application for registration of progeny whelped in the KUSA area of jurisdiction.
In the case of a mating or artificial insemination having taken place in a foreign country, the National Canine Organisation which is recognised by the KUSA (as clarified above), the following must be provided for KUSA’s scrutiny and acceptance:
A separate Mating Certificate or Certificate of Artificial Insemination, signed by the owner of the Sire, the Veterinarian and any Witness to the mating or artificial insemination in the country of origin. Either Certificate must be fully completed and reflect the essential details of the Sire, the essential details of the Bitch, and the date(s) on which the mating(s) or insemination(s) had taken place. In such cases the name(s) of the owner(s) of the Sire must correspond with the details reflected on the Certificate of Registered Ownership issued by the foreign National Canine Organisation.
Breed-specific Requirements for Litter Registration
In the case of the following breeds, Alaskan Malamute; Dobermann; German Shepherd Dog; Giant Schnauzer; Rhodesian Ridgeback; Rottweiler; Weimaraner; Biewer Terrier and South African Mastiff, the Breed-specific Litter Registration Requirements as specified in Schedule 02 Appendix C must also be met.
Should you require further information or assistance, please send your enquiry by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Date: 29 September 2025