Reference · 21 countries and territories · Last verified 10 October 2026

Which Countries Require Aircraft Disinsection?

A country by country table of aircraft disinsection requirements that reach flights departing the United States. Every entry is confirmed from the country’s published rule or from a written answer by its national authority, and each one states the methods the authority names, whether pre-embarkation is among them, and how our treatment fits.

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The requirement is set by the arriving country, never by the United States. Each country names the methods it accepts in its AIP, a health circular or a biosecurity schedule, and the vocabulary is the WHO’s: pre-embarkation (empty aircraft, before boarding), pre-departure or blocks away (after boarding, before push back), top of descent (in flight, before landing), residual (a surface treatment applied on the ground, valid for a period), and on-arrival (performed by the destination authority after landing).

We perform pre-embarkation disinsection with an EPA registered aerosol at the WHO dose. Residual disinsection is not available in the United States because no residual product is EPA registered for aircraft cabins; where a country accepts residual, the table says so as a fact about the country. The fit column is our honest reading of whether our treatment satisfies the published rule: Meets (meets the published requirement), Partial (meets part of the requirement).

Europe

Country	Who it applies to	Methods the rule names	Pre-embarkation, as published	Our fit	Verified
Greece	Required for aircraft originating from, or having made intermediate stops in, countries or regions on the Greek Ministry of Health list of areas with established Aedes aegypti populations.	Residual disinsection by licensed pest control personnel (the primary method) Aerosol disinsection of cabin and cargo areas in accordance with WHO procedures before landing	Yes, as a WHO aerosol method: the rule names aerosol disinsection in accordance with WHO procedures, with the used and unused cans kept on board as proof.	Meets	10 October 2026
Italy	Required for any aircraft that has been in a country or territory with Aedes aegypti presence in the previous twenty-eight days.	Residual disinsection (the method of choice), certificate valid 8 weeks Pre-embarkation treatment, valid for a single flight sector Blocks away or top of descent aerosol, valid for one flight On-arrival spraying imposed by USMAF if no valid proof is presented	Yes, valid for a single flight sector, where residual treatment is not possible.	Meets	10 October 2026

Middle East and North Africa

Country	Who it applies to	Methods the rule names	Pre-embarkation, as published	Our fit	Verified
Egypt	Required for direct flights arriving from a list of designated countries that names the United States.	Pre-departure cabin and cargo disinsection with a WHO compliant product Top of descent disinsection Passenger cabin spraying and baggage compartment treatment with a WHO approved insecticide (Universal Weather, May 2026)	Yes: pre-departure cabin and cargo disinsection with a WHO compliant product is named, with the used cans handed over on arrival as proof.	Meets	10 October 2026
Morocco	Aircraft arriving from abroad may land provided the aircraft was disinsected at departure, recorded in the Health section of the General Declaration..	Treatment at departure, recorded in the General Declaration A second spraying on the ground if the public health authorities judge it necessary; passengers and crew may disembark first	Yes: a treatment at departure recorded in the General Declaration is the route the AIP describes.	Meets	10 October 2026

Asia

Country	Who it applies to	Methods the rule names	Pre-embarkation, as published	Our fit	Verified
Bangladesh	Required for all arriving international aircraft..	Ground spraying at the place of origin, evidenced by a disinsection certificate carried on board Otherwise, ground spraying on arrival In-flight spraying is expressly not accepted	Yes. A ground spray at origin with a certificate on board is exactly what the AIP asks for.	Meets	10 October 2026
Brunei	Required for all aircraft arriving in Brunei Darussalam..	Pre-flight: spray applied before passengers board, not more than one hour before the doors are closed Blocks away Top of descent Residual spraying	Yes, named as pre-flight.	Meets	10 October 2026
India	Required for all international flights arriving in India..	Pre-flight cabin spray combined with a top of descent spray Pre-flight cabin spray combined with a blocks away spray Residual and non-residual spraying are both recognised in APHO material On-arrival disinsection by APHO where prior treatment is unsatisfactory	Partly. India’s approved combinations pair a pre-flight cabin spray with a top of descent or blocks away spray.	Partial	10 October 2026
Macau	Required for all direct flights arriving from areas on the WHO list of countries and territories with current or previous Zika virus transmission.	All methods in the WHO manual Aircraft disinsection methods and procedures, expressly including residual spraying and the aerosol spray can methods (pre-embarkation, pre-departure, blocks away, top of descent) Insecticide and dose per the WHO guidance for the method and aircraft type	Yes, as a WHO aerosol spray can method.	Meets	10 October 2026
Philippines	Mandatory for all inbound international flights arriving from foreign airports, including commercial airlines, private aircraft and business aviation..	Pre-embarkation cabin treatment Pre-departure cabin and cargo hold treatment On-arrival disinsection of cabin and cargo holds Residual disinsection with touch-up spray	Yes, listed first among the accepted methods.	Meets	10 October 2026

Caribbean

Country	Who it applies to	Methods the rule names	Pre-embarkation, as published	Our fit	Verified
Barbados	Required for all aircraft arriving in Barbados..	Disinsection recorded in the Health section of the General Declaration; no timing or product is specified in the AIP text Residual method accepted as an alternative to in-flight spraying (US DOT list)	Not explicitly addressed; no method is excluded.	Meets	10 October 2026

South America

Country	Who it applies to	Methods the rule names	Pre-embarkation, as published	Our fit	Verified
Brazil	Required for aircraft arriving from areas with cases of vector-borne disease, decided on sanitary risk and WHO and IHR recommendations.	All methods recommended by the WHO and the IHR, expressly including residual and pre-embarkation, provided execution and proof follow international recommendations	Yes, confirmed in writing.	Meets	10 October 2026
Chile	Required for all aircraft arriving from abroad: commercial, cargo, private, military and helicopters.	Periodic residual treatment of all interior surfaces of all compartments, repeated every forty-five days or before the manufacturer’s residual period ends (the core requirement for all aircraft) Per-flight ground aerosol at the airport of origin, or the last airport before Chile, applied after loading and before the doors close (mandatory for cargo aircraft and for all aircraft from French Polynesia or Rapa Nui; the AIP wording applies it to all aircraft) On-arrival disinsection ordered by SAG as a sanction when the declaration is missing or live insects are found	Yes, as the per-flight ground aerosol at the airport of origin for direct flights.	Meets	10 October 2026
Uruguay	Required for all arrivals: the air health office verifies that aircraft maintain disinsection measures and asks the operator to declare the method used and its validity..	No method is prescribed or excluded; the operator declares the method used and its validity Additional measures may be applied for aircraft from WHO-declared affected areas	Implied accepted on declaration of method and validity.	Meets	10 October 2026
Paraguay	Required on arriving international aircraft: the arrival authority expects the aircraft to have been treated and the treatment documented.	Documented disinsection before arrival, evidenced by the certificate and the General Declaration health section Treatment on arrival for an aircraft without documentation	Yes, confirmed in practice: a client’s aircraft arrived from the US with our pre-embarkation treatment and certificate and was accepted.	Meets	10 October 2026

Africa (Indian Ocean)

Country	Who it applies to	Methods the rule names	Pre-embarkation, as published	Our fit	Verified
Mauritius	Aircraft must be disinsected prior to arrival at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, per the procedures accepted under the International Health Regulations.	Disinsection prior to arrival under IHR accepted procedures On-ground disinsection before disembarkation if not done	Yes: the rule requires disinsection before arrival under IHR accepted procedures rather than a particular method.	Meets	10 October 2026
Seychelles	Required for all aircraft arriving in the Seychelles: the aircraft must be disinsected at the last point of departure, otherwise it is disinsected on arrival before passengers disembark..	Disinsection at the last point of departure Disinsection on arrival before disembarkation if the Health Authority is not satisfied it was done	Yes: the rule asks for the treatment at the last point of departure, which is what a pre-embarkation treatment is.	Meets	10 October 2026

Australia and New Zealand

Country	Who it applies to	Methods the rule names	Pre-embarkation, as published	Our fit	Verified
Australia	Required for all aircraft arriving in Australian territory from overseas, under the joint DAFF and MPI Schedule of Aircraft Disinsection Procedures (version 5.3, in force 23 February 2024).	Residual (approximately 8 weeks; re-treat at intervals not greater than 8 weeks) Pre-embarkation at the last overseas port, before travellers board and after catering and service doors are closed Pre-departure (blocks away) at the last overseas port before push back On-arrival, chargeable, if prior disinsection was not done or cannot be verified The former pre-flight plus top of descent method is no longer listed	Yes, but only under a DAFF Approved Arrangement (Class 43.1) or an MPI Compliance Agreement, and DAFF must endorse any third-party contract of service.	Meets	10 October 2026
New Zealand	Required for all aircraft arriving in New Zealand, which must be disinsected and carry a valid certificate of disinsection under the joint DAFF and MPI Schedule..	Residual (approximately 8 weeks) Pre-embarkation at the last overseas port Pre-departure before push back On-arrival under MPI supervision if there is no valid prior treatment	Yes, only under an MPI Compliance Agreement or DAFF Approved Arrangement.	Meets	10 October 2026

Pacific

Country	Who it applies to	Methods the rule names	Pre-embarkation, as published	Our fit	Verified
Cook Islands	Required for all arriving flights..	Prior disinsection evidenced by a compliant certificate presented when the doors open On-arrival spraying with passengers and crew on board for aircraft without a compliant certificate US DOT list: residual, or aerosol while passengers are not on board, accepted as alternatives	Yes (US DOT list: aerosol while passengers are not on board).	Meets	10 October 2026
Fiji	Required for inbound flights, with residual treatment or an aerosol applied while passengers are not on board accepted as alternatives to spraying with passengers on board (US DOT list).	Residual treatment Aerosol applied while passengers are not on board (pre-embarkation) Spraying on arrival for aircraft without prior treatment	Yes: an aerosol applied while passengers are not on board is recorded as accepted (US DOT list).	Meets	10 October 2026
Solomon Islands	A certificate of disinsection must be presented to Quarantine on landing; cargo holds should be sprayed before departure from the United States, and all compartments may be subject to spraying thirty minutes before arrival..	Pre-departure spraying of cargo holds, evidenced by a certificate Cabin spraying thirty minutes before arrival may be required Treatment directed by Biosecurity on arrival	Yes: the text expects the holds to have been sprayed before departure from the United States, evidenced by a certificate presented on landing.	Meets	10 October 2026

Countries that are not listed

Many countries disinsect only aircraft arriving from malaria or yellow fever areas, which a direct departure from the continental United States does not trigger, and a number have no requirement at all. Absence from this table is not confirmation that no requirement applies to your routing, particularly where the aircraft transits another region first. Send us the full itinerary and we will tell you what we know.

Last verified 10 October 2026. Requirements change. Confirm with the destination authority or your trip support provider before departure.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Which countries require aircraft disinsection?

The 21 countries and territories in the table above have a confirmed requirement that reaches aircraft departing the United States: Europe: Greece, Italy; Middle East and North Africa: Egypt, Morocco; Asia: Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Macau, the Philippines; Caribbean: Barbados; South America: Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay; Africa (Indian Ocean): Mauritius, the Seychelles; Australia and New Zealand: Australia, New Zealand; Pacific: the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Solomon Islands. Other countries have requirements that only reach flights from other regions, and some are still being verified.

Does the United States require aircraft disinsection?

No. There is no US requirement to disinsect arriving or departing aircraft. The obligation is created by the destination country, which is why the treatment is planned around where the aircraft is going.

What is the difference between pre-embarkation, pre-departure, top of descent, residual and on-arrival disinsection?

Pre-embarkation is an aerosol treatment of the empty aircraft before passengers board. Pre-departure, also called blocks away, is an aerosol applied after boarding and before push back. Top of descent is an in-flight aerosol applied over the passengers before landing. Residual is a long-lasting surface treatment applied on the ground and valid for a period, typically 8 weeks. On-arrival is a treatment performed by the destination authority after landing, usually with passengers aboard. We perform pre-embarkation; residual is not available in the United States because no residual product is EPA registered for aircraft cabins.

What does the fit column mean?

Meets means our standard pre-embarkation package satisfies the stated requirement. Partial means it satisfies part of it, and the page says which part.

My destination is not in the table. Does that mean no disinsection is required?

Not necessarily. The table lists countries we have confirmed from a published rule or a written answer from the authority. Some countries have requirements that only reach flights from malaria or yellow fever areas, which a direct US departure does not trigger, and some are still being verified. Send us the route and we will tell you plainly what we know.

How often is this page updated?

Each entry carries its own last verified date, currently 10 October 2026. Requirements change, sometimes with little notice, so confirm with the destination authority or your trip support provider before departure.