Poland is creating a national register for microchipped dogs and cats called KROPiK.
However, the new government system is not operating yet.
For now, pet microchip records are still held by private databases.
The main Polish databases include SAFE-ANIMAL, IDENTYFIKACJA.PL and CBDZOE.
A chip may also be registered through Dog ID Poland or in a database outside Poland.
Ask which database holds the record and keep the contact details current.
Which microchip databases are used in Poland?
Poland currently uses several private microchip databases.
The main services and tracing routes include:
- SAFE-ANIMAL
- IDENTYFIKACJA.PL
- CBDZOE
- Dog ID Poland
- Records held by veterinary clinics
- Municipal identification programmes
- Shelter and rescue records
- Databases in other countries
An animal may appear in one database but not another.
Updating one Polish database does not normally update the others.
For this reason, it may be necessary to check several routes.
SAFE-ANIMAL
SAFE-ANIMAL is a large Polish microchip database.
It registers dogs, cats and other microchipped animals.
A SAFE-ANIMAL record can include:
- The microchip number
- Information about the animal
- The owner’s contact details
- A photograph
- Lost or found information
SAFE-ANIMAL is connected to EUROPETNET.
Some vets and municipal microchipping programmes register animals directly in SAFE-ANIMAL.
IDENTYFIKACJA.PL
IDENTYFIKACJA.PL is one of Poland’s longest-running microchip databases.
Owners can register an animal online or through a participating vet.
The database provides:
- A public chip-number search
- Owner notifications
- Ownership transfers
- Account access for pet owners
- Connection to EUROPETNET
IDENTYFIKACJA.PL may charge a one-time registration fee.
Additional profile options may also be available.
CBDZOE
CBDZOE is another Polish database for electronically identified animals.
Owners can register a microchip and search for an existing record.
CBDZOE is connected to WorldPetNet.
ChipTrace checks CBDZOE automatically through WorldPetNet.
EUROPETNET
EUROPETNET is a European microchip search network.
For Poland, an EUROPETNET search can check:
- SAFE-ANIMAL
- IDENTYFIKACJA.PL
- Dog ID Poland
ChipTrace does not search EUROPETNET automatically.
When a Polish chip is not found, ChipTrace provides a button that opens the EUROPETNET search page.
The search is then completed manually on the EUROPETNET website.
Important: A negative EUROPETNET result does not necessarily mean that the chip is not registered elsewhere.
What is KROPiK?
KROPiK is Poland’s new government register for marked dogs and cats.
Its full Polish name is Krajowy Rejestr Oznakowanych Psów i Kotów.
In English, this means the National Register of Marked Dogs and Cats.
The register will be managed by the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture.
Owners will eventually be able to view information through the mObywatel app.
The aim is to replace Poland’s scattered registration system with one national record.
Is KROPiK available now?
No.
The KROPiK law was published on 10 June 2026.
The main rules are expected to take effect two years after publication.
This means the new system is expected to begin in June 2028.
The government still needs to build and prepare the register.
Continue using an established private database until KROPiK is operating.
Do not leave a chip unregistered while waiting for the new system.
Are microchips required in Poland?
The new nationwide KROPiK duty is not active yet.
At present, Poland does not have one operating national system requiring every privately owned dog and cat to be registered in the same government database.
However, a microchip may already be needed for:
- International travel
- An EU pet passport
- Adoption through some shelters or rescues
- Local municipal programmes
- Some breeders and kennel organisations
Microchipping is strongly recommended even before KROPiK begins.
It gives a pet a permanent form of identification.
Who will be covered by KROPiK?
The new law introduces required microchipping and registration for dogs.
It will also cover cats that:
- Have an owner
- Are staying in a shelter
- Are cared for by an animal welfare organisation
- Are living in a temporary foster home arranged by an organisation
Free-living cats are not automatically covered.
Municipalities will decide whether to microchip and register them.
Cats living freely on farms are also excluded from the general duty.
What do Polish microchip numbers look like?
Modern pet microchips normally contain 15 digits.
Poland’s ISO country code is:
616
A Polish country-coded chip may therefore begin with 616.
However, not every pet living in Poland has a 616 chip.
Many chips use a manufacturer code instead.
Manufacturer-coded microchips usually begin with the number 9.
Other animals were microchipped in another country.
This is common with:
- Imported dogs and cats
- Pets adopted through international rescues
- Animals that moved to Poland with their families
- Older pets with manufacturer-coded chips
A readable foreign chip can still be registered in a Polish database.
The first digits are only a clue.
They do not prove where the pet lives or where its registration is held.
Read our guide to pet microchip numbers for more information.
What should you do if you find a microchipped pet in Poland?
Take the animal to a vet, shelter or municipal animal service.
Ask them to scan the animal carefully.
Write down the complete microchip number.
It is useful to scan more than once and across the shoulders and body.
A chip may have moved from its original position.
For a Polish chip, check:
- SAFE-ANIMAL,
- IDENTYFIKACJA.PL,
- Dog ID Poland through EUROPETNET
- CBDZOE through WorldPetNet
- Databases in countries where the pet may have lived
ChipTrace automatically checks available connected routes and can identify possible country or manufacturer information.
For Polish chips, ChipTrace automatically checks CBDZOE through WorldPetNet.
ChipTrace also provides a button that opens the EUROPETNET website.
You can then manually search SAFE-ANIMAL, IDENTYFIKACJA.PL and Dog ID Poland through EUROPETNET.
A public result should not reveal the owner’s private contact details.
The database, vet, shelter or another authorised organisation can contact the registered owner.
Do not publish the complete microchip number online.
Keep part of the number private so that ownership claims can be checked.
Read how ChipTrace works for an explanation of automatic searches, manual searches and next-step advice.
What if a Polish microchip cannot be found?
Ask a vet or shelter to scan the animal again.
One incorrect digit is enough to produce no result.
Then:
- Open EUROPETNET and search SAFE-ANIMAL, IDENTYFIKACJA.PL and Dog ID Poland
- Check CBDZOE through WorldPetNet
- Check the pet passport and veterinary records
- Contact the clinic that implanted the chip
- Contact the shelter, rescue or breeder
- Check databases in countries where the pet has lived
- Use ChipTrace for database, country and manufacturer clues
The chip may have been implanted but never registered.
The record may also be held by a clinic, shelter, breeder or foreign database.
If no database result is found, the manufacturer or distributor may still provide a trace-back route.
The manufacturer may be able to identify the distributor, supplier, clinic or organisation that originally received the chip.
That organisation may then know where the chip was implanted or registered.
They will not normally give the finder the owner’s private details.
Instead, they may contact the next organisation or the registered owner directly.
Trace-back is not guaranteed.
Records may be old, incomplete or unavailable.
A missing result does not prove that the animal has no family.
Read our guide to why a microchip may not appear in any database.
Can I add a global microchip registration?
Yes.
An additional international record can provide another route back to you.
Animal-ID allows owners to create a global record using an existing microchip number.
This may help when:
- The pet travels outside Poland
- The animal is adopted abroad
- A finder uses an international search service
- The Polish record is difficult to locate
- The animal has a foreign chip
This is an extra safety net.
It does not replace the main Polish registration.
Keep the same contact details in every active database.
How to register a pet microchip in Poland
- Ask a vet or shelter to scan the animal.
- Write down the complete microchip number.
- Check whether the chip is already registered.
- Find out which database holds the record.
- Create or claim the pet’s registration.
- Add your current telephone number and email address.
- Add an emergency contact when possible.
- Check every digit carefully.
- Keep the registration confirmation.
Useful documents may include:
- The microchip certificate
- The vaccination booklet
- An EU pet passport
- Veterinary records
- An adoption contract
- A purchase agreement
- A foreign registration certificate
Does the vet register the chip automatically?
Not always.
Some Polish vets implant and register the chip as one service.
Others only implant it.
The owner may then need to create the database record.
Ask the vet:
- Which database will hold the record?
- Has the registration been completed?
- Is the full chip number correct?
- Is the animal registered under my name?
- Are my telephone number and email correct?
- How can I update the record later?
Do not assume that implantation means registration is complete.
A microchip without a current database record may not lead a finder back to you.
Who implants the microchip?
A vet normally implants the microchip.
The animal should be scanned first.
This checks whether a chip is already present.
If a chip is needed, it is implanted under the skin.
The vet then scans it again.
This confirms that the chip works and shows the correct number.
Ask for the number in writing.
Check it against every registration and travel document.
Which Polish database should I choose?
Start with the database linked to the microchip.
Ask the vet, shelter, breeder or rescue where the chip was registered.
Search the chip through EUROPETNET and WorldPetNet before creating a new record.
This may identify an existing Polish registration.
Several correct registrations can sometimes be useful.
However, conflicting owner details can slow down tracing.
Keep the same contact information in every active database.
How to check whether your pet’s chip is registered
Search the microchip number in:
- SAFE-ANIMAL
- IDENTYFIKACJA.PL
- EUROPETNET
- WorldPetNet
- Databases in countries where the pet has lived
A public search may only confirm which database holds the record.
It should not reveal the owner’s private information.
The database or an authorised professional can contact the registered owner.
If no result appears, contact the vet or organisation that supplied the chip.
How to update a Polish microchip registration
Update every active record when:
- You move home
- Your telephone number changes
- Your email address changes
- The animal moves to a new owner
- The animal goes missing
- The animal is found again
- The animal moves abroad
- The animal dies
Polish databases do not normally update each other.
Change each record separately.
Updating the pet passport does not automatically update an online database.
How to transfer a Polish microchip registration
The process depends on the database.
The former owner may need to start or approve the transfer.
The new owner may need to create an account.
You may also need:
- An adoption contract
- A purchase agreement
- Written permission from the former owner
- Veterinary records
- Your identification
Contact every database holding an active record.
After the transfer, check your telephone number, email address and postal address.
What if the pet is still registered to someone else?
Contact the former owner, shelter, rescue or breeder first.
Ask them to help complete the transfer.
If they cannot help, contact the database directly.
Explain how the animal came into your care.
Send any documents the database requests.
A database record shows who is listed as the contact.
It may not settle an ownership dispute on its own.
Buying or adopting a pet in Poland
Ask whether the animal has a microchip.
If it does, ask for:
- The complete microchip number
- The name of the database
- Proof of registration
- The vaccination booklet
- The EU pet passport, when available
- An adoption or purchase agreement
Ask a vet to scan the chip.
Check that the scanned number matches the documents.
The former owner, shelter, rescue or breeder should help transfer the registration.
What about a pet adopted from a Polish rescue?
Ask the rescue which records already exist.
Also ask:
- Whether the animal has been scanned
- Which Polish database holds the chip
- Who is named in the registration
- Who will complete the transfer
- Who will register the pet in its new country
- Whether the rabies and travel documents are complete
A pet adopted abroad may need records in both Poland and its new country.
Keep the Polish record active until the new registration is confirmed.
What should you do if your pet goes missing?
Report the pet as missing in every database where it is registered.
Do this as soon as possible.
Check that your telephone number is correct.
Also:
- Contact local vets
- Contact shelters and rescue groups
- Contact the municipal animal service
- Contact the municipal police or city guard when relevant
- Check local found-pet pages
- Share a clear photograph and the area where the pet disappeared
Do not publish the full microchip number online.
Keep part of it private so ownership claims can be checked.
When the animal returns, close every missing-pet report.
Bringing an imported pet to Poland
A readable foreign microchip does not normally need to be replaced.
After arrival, ask a Polish vet to scan it.
Check that the number matches the passport, health certificate and registration documents.
A foreign database record does not automatically create a Polish registration.
Add the existing chip to a suitable Polish database when needed.
Keep the foreign registration active until the Polish record has been confirmed.
Travelling with a pet to or from Poland
Microchip registration and travel rules are separate.
A dog, cat or ferret travelling within the EU normally needs:
- A readable microchip
- A valid rabies vaccination
- An EU pet passport
The chip normally needs to be implanted before, or on the same day as, the rabies vaccination used for travel.
Pets entering Poland from outside the EU may also need an official health certificate and a rabies antibody test.
The exact rules depend on the country of departure and the destination.
Check the latest Polish Veterinary Inspectorate guidance before travelling.
What will happen to private databases when KROPiK begins?
The details are still being prepared.
KROPiK is intended to become Poland’s national government register.
Private databases may continue to provide tracing and international services.
The transfer of information from existing databases still needs to be organised.
Do not delete an existing registration simply because KROPiK is coming.
Wait for official instructions.
Keep the current record active until the animal is safely registered in the new system.
Useful Polish microchip links
Polish government information about KROPiK
Read about Poland’s new national register
SAFE-ANIMAL
Register or search a Polish microchip
IDENTYFIKACJA.PL
Register, search or transfer a microchip record
CBDZOE
Polish microchip registration and search
EUROPETNET
Manually search SAFE-ANIMAL, IDENTYFIKACJA.PL and Dog ID Poland
WorldPetNet
Search the network connected to CBDZOE
Animal-ID
Create an additional global microchip registration
Polish Veterinary Inspectorate
Read official pet-entry guidance