Traveling with pets to or from Ecuador

Traveling with pets to or from Ecuador

I have been asked to write about cóWhat is traveling with pets to or from? Ecuador, así In this post we will talk about the procedures and steps to follow to be able to do it., not necessarily focused on Ecuador, but yesí as a general procedure.

ATTENTIONÓN: There is a new requirement to leave Ecuador with pets hereí from the 1 from January 2024:

New requirement to travel with pets from Ecuador

Requirements to travel to or from Ecuador with pets

I am going to tell you that it is not something so complex to do, but yesí can be very stressful for both the ownerñor as for the pet especially. My experience, bring the family cat Pelusa to Ecuador from Santiago de Chile, a flight of something más de 7 hours with a stopover in Guayaquil until arriving in Quito, but before we get to the subject of flight, we must analyze the prerequisites that the aerolílines and health or control authorities of each countryís demand.

Let's take into account the following points:

  • Cats and dogs are now allowed to be transported in the passenger cabin (until 2 añthe atreás was prohibited).
  • Only dogs and cats can be transported in the passenger cabin or in the hold.
  • Other animals can be transported exclusively on cargo flights.

Well, with this, if you have a turtle or snake, dutyás talk directly to the managementóload number of each airplaneínea, but if you have a dog or cat and you want to take it with you in your prónext trip I will haveás to keep in mind that each paíyes it is a different universe and it will haveá its own health regulations and control of wild and domestic specieséstatic, That's why I recommend that you first check whaté papers ask youán in your país of origin and destination, but in general they are mícheer up the following:

  • Health certificate valid for máximo 10 días before the flight from a veterinarian where the óoptimal health of your pet for the trip.
  • Vaccination card up to dateía.
  • Historial méI say (in case of counting).
  • Sanitary certificate (This document varies depending onún each país and their respective controls, in some places you need themás to leave or enter the país).
  • Your pet dutyá have at least 8 weeks of birth, but some paíif they have higher requirements, consult before traveling.

If you already have all the documents míspirits and you contacted the control authorities of each countryís, Eastás ready to think about flight. every aerosolínea has its polsíTips for transporting dogs and cats, but in youégeneral terms are the following:

  • Sayún the sizeñor your ancestorón allowán travel máximo 2 animals in cabin, yes you hadón is a small oneñthe ATR type, only one animal is allowed per flight. (Check with your airlineínea)
  • some aerosolíNeas do not have transportation service in the warehouse., so oweás consult in advance, if they don't have that service, I'm sure you canás do it in the cabin.
  • Dutyás confirm, book and buy the service for your pet máximo 48 hours before your flight, you don't want your pet to stay ;). If you do it before better, así you secure the spot on the planeón.
  • The animal must notá travel sedated (This depends a lot on each airínea, in my case, when he flewé with Fluff in the cellar, it was mandatory to sedate her, so oweás sí o sí check with your airlineínea on this delicate point, since it is very difficultícil, especially cats, give them the dose of sedative).
  • Container, kennel or regulatory cage (the one in the photo of the post with Spotty works) and it doesn't have wheels.
  • I won't be able toás take your pet out of the container at any timeún time of flight, This is very important, because if you arriveá to escape, for the normal fright of the pet, it will be possibleícause discomfort or problems during the flight.
  • Sayún the sizeña pet of you, the airíI will tell youá whether or not you can fly in the cabin, personally, in the case of cats, to preferílet it be in the cellar, since they get stressed más with unknown people around, and alsoén, why do they cryás of the stréyes and that bothersá to your passing neighbors.
shipping pets by plane ecuador
my other cat, Miffy supervising my suitcase before a trip

¿CuáHow hard is it to travel with my pet??

It all depends on the airíline and destination, but for example on my flight with Pelusa the cost of your ticket was USD 250. Generally the aerosolíinstructions detail the base value of this service, that varyá even, by weight and sizeñone from the mascot.

I leave the links with máwith informationón of some aerosolídenies:

Traveling with pets with LATAM Airlines.

Traveling with pets with Tame.

Traveling with pets with Iberia.

Traveling with pets with KLM.

Traveling with pets with Copa Airlines.

We have covered all the points to take into account when transporting pets in tégeneral terms, Now I detail some specific pointsídata for the case of Ecuador with informationón of AGROCALIDAD:

Bringing a pet to Ecuador

¿Whaté I need to enter Ecuador with my dog ​​or cat?

The main requirement to enter pets into Ecuador is the zoosanitary export certificate.ón of dogs and cats granted by the official veterinary service of the countryís of origin in Spainñol, complying with the sanitary requirements demanded by Ecuador.

This document must be presented with the pet upon entering the país. Requirements that must be attached to this document To admit pets (Dogs and cats) to Ecuador the following requirements must be met, depending on the país of origin:

• Requirements for dogs and cats from Europe, Asia, ÁAfrica and Oceanía. DESCARGAR

• Requirements for dogs and cats from América. DESCARGAR

• Requirements dogs and cats from Australia. DESCARGAR

Pet admission by vía aérea

When the dog or cat arrives by sleeve (airplane cabin tripón) or it comes to breadís through a border crossing, The pet is nationalized immediately with the passenger and does not need to obtain a zoosanitary import permit.ón, but it must necessarily have the zoosanitary export certificate.ón, Vaccination card and veterinary health certificate. When the dog or cat arrives for cargo (be kept in a CUSTOMS warehouse), additional to the zoosanitary export certificateón, vaccination card and veterinary health certificate obtained in the countryís de origen, To become nationalized, you must acquire a zoosanitary import permit upon arrival.ón with Agrocalidad inspectors including the following requirements:

• Pay of 26,20 dólares for the broadcastón of the zoosanitary import permitón.

• Revisionón clíunique of the pet, by an Agrocalidad inspector. Procedure to make the payment of the zoosanitary import permitón and the zoosanitary export certificateón.DESCARGAR

(!) Note: I don't know how to receiveán cash payments, all trámyth beá attended with the presentationón of the deposit slip and for the current value that reflects the current rate

Traveling with a pet from Ecuador

The trámite is carried out in the Agrocalidad offices located at the quarantine points of access to the country.ís (ports, airports and border crossings) complying with the following requirements:

• Vaccination record (original and B/W copy). Must include dates and marks of vaccinations, internal and external deworming.

• Pet health certificate (original and B/W copy). Validity 7 días, signed and sealed by a méveterinary doctor registered in SENESCYT. It must include the following information:

  • Full names of MéVeterinarian who issues the document.
  • Númere of cédula of MéVeterinarian who issues the document.
  • Registration of the SENESCYT of the MéVeterinarian who issues the document.

• I checkedón clíidentification of the pet by an Agrocalidad inspector.

• Paid Mondayún the current rate.

• Emissionón of the zoosanitary export certificateón.

• When the animals go to Unión European, the qualification exam is necessaryón of anti-rr antibodiesánozzles (This exam is performed in a laboratory authorized by the Unión European). DESCARGAR

• When pets go out to walkíses like Panamaá and Chile have to get an apostille at the respective embassies.

• Requirements for Exportationónumber of pets DESCARGAR

• Declarationón of travel to the Unión European DESCARGAR

• Certificationón scroll pets Unión European DESCARGAR

• Requirements for exportóNo. of pets United States DESCARGAR

• Health requirements for exportón of reptiles to Chile DESCARGAR

• Health requirements for exportón of sun rabbitsécompany statisticsñíto Bolivia DESCARGAR

• Requirements for exportónumber of pets (Dogs and cats) to Venezuela DESCARGAR

Note: To remove animals as pets from our país, prior to requesting the zoosanitary export certificateón, You should consult the respective consulates about the country's rules for the entry of pets.ís of destination, in order to avoid setbacks upon arrival. Procedure to make the payment of the zoosanitary import permitón and the zoosanitary export certificateón. DESCARGAR

I hope this guíLet it be useful and don't stop traveling with your pets, can be stressful, but nothing better than having them always close :). if you have questions, do not hesitate to do them.

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123 comments on “Traveling with pets to or from Ecuador”

  1. Hello there!
    I don't need to transport a pet, but yes food from Colombia to Ecuador. Can be brought by plane? A 2kg bag of dry dog ​​food?

  2. Agree. I understand that with Iberia it is possible . But what procedures must be done in Ecuador to allow us to introduce the animals into Spain?
    Thank you very much

  3. Hello there
    My wife and I want to travel to Spain to settle permanently there.. We want to travel with a dog and a cat. I would like to know what procedures are necessary to carry out and how long they take . I have Spanish nationality ( in case it makes things easier)

    Thank you very much

  4. Hi, sorry, I have a question.. I just want to go on vacation to Ecuador from Spain with a dog apart from the animal health certificate for the exploitation of dogs and cats that a veterinarian in Spain has to give me to return to Spain. Is that certificate useful for me??….I have heard that I also need an anti-rabies antibody titration that I could also do in Spain, But is this title only for dogs that come from Ecuador to Spain or also for my case??

  5. Hello there! I have a rottweiler and I want to take it to Ecuador from Argentina, but I want to know if it is necessary to have the possession permit for being a potentially dangerous breed to be able to enter Ecuador or if I can take it without that permit… I am afraid that they will not let me enter it and if it is the case I have no idea how to obtain that permission since there is almost no information about it

  6. good night Nicholas! excellent information, thank you very much for making it available. I will be traveling with my two puppies (with European dog passport) a Ecuador, from April to May this year. The information found on the internet is very confusing.. They are vaccinated against rabies and have their other vaccinations up to date. What do I also need to enter Ecuador?? and after a month to return to Germany? Thanks in advance and greetings from Berlin!

    1. Hello Evy, what is published here is what I have of information of what they require to enter Ecuador. About what they need to come back, it depends on the country where you return to, which is Germany and you would have to consult with them their specific requirements.

  7. Buenas tardes ,I have a problem traveling with my dog ​​to Ecuador.
    My dog ​​has his license with all his vaccinations up to date, in addition to your passport and a certificate of good health issued by the Italian authorities, all this translated. But in the requirements it says a zoosanitary certificate that I don't have and I can't get it since I'm traveling in mid-November and I don't have enough time., What problems can I have??
    Thanks for the reply

  8. carmen elizabeth cardenas rodriguez

    Good evening I want to send a large breed dog to Quito Ecuador,What are the requirements and in which airline can I send it. Thank you very much.

  9. Hello, excuse me, I hope you read my comment..
    i have a question i live in switzerland i arrived ago 3 years and I brought my pet with me I did all the procedure to bring it.
    Now I want to go on vacation and I want to take her but I'm afraid that when I return they won't let her out .
    Since I don't know what is needed, she has a dirty passport and everything is in order, especially the rabies vaccine that lasts here. 3 years .
    Please could you help me if you can ?
    Thanks.

  10. I will travel with my dog ​​to Ecuador from Italy with a stopover in Madrid
    The documents will all be in Italian, I have to translate them into Spanish or since the control is done in Italy, it is enough in Italian??

  11. Good day. To send 3 Medium sized poodle, by warehouse. From Ecuador – Quito to Caracas-VeneUela. What would be the cost and where did I go to do the shipping procedures??

  12. Hello I will travel from Quito to Sao Paulo. My cat may go in the cellar, There is an 8hr stop in Colombia.
    My question is if at that stop they give me the kitten so that it can be with me?. Or if it always stays in flight ?

  13. Hi Nicolas, I am Ecuadorian and I have 5 years and 6 months here in Chile with my husband, we want to return to Ecuador but I have 2 puppies and a kitten, I want to take them with me but I don't know if I can travel with all three??? Because I have looked for how many pets I can take with me on the trip but I can't find, You could help me with this concern and also if I can take my cat in the cabin?

  14. Hi Nicolas, I came with my pet from the United States, with all the documents that Ecuador requests. I came the 29 April and I return on 25 of May, I will be in Guayaquil for almost a month- Ecuador, I need to get some document to return to the US? what do i have to do thanks

  15. Good evening, I have two kittens and I want to transport them from Ecuador to Argentina, I could carry them both by myself, or must be one person for each pet?

  16. good evening. I will go to Ecuador, Leaving Brazil with a connection in Panama and would like to bring my cat. My question is if in this sense in Panama I have to pay a fee or would it just be the fee $ 26 from Ecuador. Thanks

  17. Hello good afternoon please I need to know how to get a puppy from Ecuador to the United States.
    In advance my sincere thanks

  18. Christopher Orbegozo

    Hi Nicolas, I am about to travel from Colombia to Ecuador, I am moving to Quito with my family and we are taking a french poodle dog, Thanks for the information provided., but I'm still not clear about the issue of nationalization, Pets generate some kind of tax in Ecuador? In your case, when you took your cat in the warehouse, they charged you nationalization? Thanks for your answer.

  19. Hello, please, I am traveling from Quito to Villa Hermosa in Mexico, I have a stopover in Mexico City, I have the Aeromexico requirements, I also need the Agrocalidad requirements. ??please, the cages are the ones we find in the let shop or are they different and special
    Thanks for the help 👍🙏🏻

    1. Not to leave the country, but you must review the requirements of the equivalent entity in Mexico. about the cage, yes they are the ones sold in pet shops, but try not to be the cheapest, otherwise, the most solid.

  20. jennifer bastidas

    Hi Nicolas, Thank you very much for your blog.

    I am going to travel from Colombia to Ecuador by motorbike and I want to take my dog, a pincher and I have several questions that the agrocalidad page does not answer for me:

    1. I must obtain the animal health export permit?
    2. How much is it?
    3. What other requirement must I meet taking into account that the trip is by road and in a private vehicle?

  21. I have a puppy that I want to bring from Peru to Ecuador. In theory it comes by load because I don't pick it up. Upon entering the Equator (per charge) the dog pays some import tax, or only pay 26 and peak for the medical review. ?

  22. Hello there, I want to take my parrot to Chile from Ecuador. I only find information like taking dogs and cats. you know something about it. Thanks

  23. Hello friend, I have a concern. I am going to travel with my puppy from New York to Ecuador 🇪🇨 from here they are asking me many buts that he has to have a vaccine like 21 days before the date you travel with him ,me.miss how 16 days to go to Ecuador, Do you think I have problems or is this clinic exaggerating? And please, what do I need or what are the requirements for my puppy to enter Ecuador without problems? Thank you very much, brother..

    1. Hello Giovanny, about the regulations of the United States I have no information, I'm sure there's a website there that can guide you.. About entering Ecuador, what is published in this post is what is known and public.

  24. Hello Nicolas, thanks for the information you share..

    I want to travel with my dog ​​from Miami to Quito for two weeks on a direct flight. It is a companion dog, trained for medical alert. What do I need to be able to make the trip?? How complex is it to come and go with the dog from the United States to Ecuador?? I am afraid that I can enter but the return will be complex. My company requires me to work in Quito once every 3 months and I would like to know if it is something that I can do frequently. Service pets pay for international flights?

    Thank you so much

  25. Hello dear Nicolas, greetings from Ecuador.
    I would like to know if the form for the entry of pets into the EU, that is, the pet passport for the EU, must be compulsorily filled out by the veterinarian who gave the rabies vaccine and performed the blood extraction for the rabies titration.
    The problem is that I have changed my address to the center and the veterinarian who attended my pet is very far from my sector.

  26. Hello, good Nicolas, I have a Chihuahua in Ecuador and I would like to travel with her to Spain. I would like to know if you know of any laboratory in Guayaquil that does the anti-rabies serology test authorized by the EU., since according to what they told me it is necessary to do what 3 months before the trip

  27. Hi Nicholas, I hope you can help me. . I want to take my dog ​​from Russia. But they tell me that in the requirements I have to take a test to verify the effectiveness of the rabies vaccine( I think it's from antibodies). Nowhere do I see that this exam is necessary to enter Ecuador and here in Russia that exam is very expensive. Could you please help me if this test is necessary or not?.

    my dog ​​has 9 months, It is more than clear that the vaccine has taken effect.

    Thank you very much

      1. And, it is somewhat complicated… on the page it says "The dog must undergo a test that quantifies anti-rabies antibodies, by a viral neutralization procedure, (to verify if the vaccine has been effective with minimal results of 0,5 IU/ml). This assessment must be carried out in a laboratory authorized by the Official Service of the exporting country.

  28. Francisco Javier Martinez Garcia

    Hello, we want to travel from Madrid to
    Ecuador Guayaquil And we want to take the dog with us, it is of the Rottweiler breed from 40 a 45 kilos

  29. good night nicholas,I am from Argentina and I want to take my pet from Ecuador to Argentina,at the layover airport, I don't know if I went to Peru or Chile,But what do I have to present about my pet??
    it's a dog

  30. Hello good afternoon I have doubts
    I want to travel with my two dogs from Ecuador to Spain
    One of them has already traveled, that is, I brought her from Spain to Ecuador, but I plan to travel to Spain again, the same or different requirements would be the same.
    And the other dogs, she has not traveled
    That type of paperwork would the veterinarian take care of or what the process would be like
    I would appreciate your information in advance thank you very much

  31. Hi Nicolas, Thank you very much for your blog..
    I'm taking my dog ​​for brain surgery from Ecuador to the US.
    I know that you have to get a health document in Ecuador in http://www.agrocalidad.gob.ec/exportacion-e-importacion-de-mascotas/ but since Avianca does not know the steps, they tell me that I must also obtain a health document in the US?
    What documents do I require from the US?, When will my trip be from Ecuador?.
    And I'm not there.. I must send to validate some document?
    Thank you very much for your help..

  32. Very very complete information, thanks for sharing. I have a question that I've been trying to solve for days. I travel to Ecuador 12 February with my cat per cabin, I know I have to travel between Monday and Thursday, but I can't find if there is a time restriction for the entry of animals, I get to Quito at 5 and 31pm and I am worried that at that time there is no veterinary service to attend to me. Do you know anything about that topic?? Thank you in advance and best regards

  33. I have two questions.
    1) if the dog travels in the cabin with the person, they also pay for the plane ticket
    2) if you send two dogs by plane hold puppies in this case, you pay by weight or you pay passage for each dog

    1. If the dog travels in the cabin, it also pays for the ticket for the first question. for the second, check with the airline the minimum age that the puppy must be to be able to travel and some airlines charge by weight, others a fixed value, ask with them.

  34. Hi Nicolas! I am going to travel by plane with my dog ​​from Ecuador to Colombia. Do you have a specific guide to Colombia?? They have told me that there are some special permits for which they want to charge me a lot of money. I hope you can help me. Thank you.

  35. Hello Nicholas Larenas, I have a trip with my pet scheduled from Buenos Aires to Ecuador for March 2020 and i need to know 26 DOLLARS are paid even if it is for tourism? since I only intend to stay for 20 days in Ecuador with my pet.
    In case I would pay, Is the payment made by credit card or cash at the time of arrival in Ecuador? ?

    1. No, they ask for deposits in a bank account, I'm not sure, but I suppose if you pay because every dog ​​that leaves must present the certification that they give agrocalidad, it is on the ground floor of the Guayaquil airport

  36. Hello, good evening. I would like to know if I can travel with my dog. She is a Pitbull breed, but she is mixed with a mestizo. I adopted her. I would like to know if I can travel with her to Ecuador and then go with her to Colombia, I live in Uruguay

  37. Hi Nicolas, I have a puppy that I want to take with me on my vacation.
    the path of:
    One way = USA, stopover in Colombia, Arriving in Quito Ecuador
    Return = Quito Ecuador, stopover in El Salvador, arriving in the USA

    Due to the height of my puppy he will travel through the warehouse. My question is, I must do import/export procedures in transit countries (Colombia and El Salvador)?

  38. Hi Nicolas, I have a pet rabbit and I want to take it from Argentina to Ecuador, but I haven't found any airlines that carry rabbits. Do you perhaps know of a known case or of someone who has gone through this situation to know how I could solve my problem?.
    Greetings and thanks in advance for the answer!

    1. Hello Alejandro, I am in the same situation I have a bunny and I need to take it from Ecuador to Spain and I would like to know if you found any way to take your bunny, thank you in advance

  39. nicholas larenas: To travel from Spain to Ecuador with a potentially dangerous dog, I have all her documentation in order. What I need to know is which airlines can I travel with that allow dogs in this category?

  40. Hello there, good afternoon, I have a problem, at 2014 trip with my bull terrier dog to porto Alegre, brasi from cali colombia, travel through latam without any problem, now in the 2016 I went back to Colombia but I had to leave my dog ​​to bring her after she was settled, but I was surprised when the Colombian agricultural institute told me that this breed cannot be imported because the Colombian police code does not allow that importation, Even though my dog ​​was born here and left Colombia, they won't let me bring her back and she takes her 2 years, no airline brings it to Colombia, ni avianca, I don't fly, ni copa, she already has 10 years, there is no danger, It's not fair that they don't let me bring it, a solution that I am seeing is to bring it by flight to Quito and from there bring it by land to Cali, my question is… that breed is allowed to enter ecuador? or if you have any other solution to be able to bring my dog, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for any information.

  41. Good afternoon, friend, do you know any company that transports pets to the United States?? my daughter is there and she wants us to send her her dog.
    Or how could I send it through the airlines that work from Guayaquil to Houston.
    I would appreciate any guidance.

  42. Hello, I am Cuban, I live in Ecuador, my dog ​​was given to me here and I want to take a trip to Cuba with her, but I fly by glass and what has me in doubt is whether I should also take that health certificate to the Consulate of Corduroy in Quito so that they can also be legalized there?
    my dog ​​is small in size although she is already an adult she is a yorkie that is to say I know that she can go up but I am worried about the stopover that I will make in panama to catch the other copa plane to havana.

  43. Bolivar zFolleco

    Hello there,,,I would like all the information possible,,to bring my pet from the usa, to equator
    Since here I see only for dogs and cats, and my pet is a squirrel,,,,,
    Are the requirements the same or is there a variant because it is an exotic animal.
    Thanks for your help.

  44. Hi, I want to bring my dog ​​from Mexico to Ecuador..
    One of the requirements says;» Health certificate valid for -maximum 10 days before- of a veterinarian's flight indicating the optimal health of your pet for the trip."
    What does this mean, which should be within 10 days or before 10 days.
    I hope you can answer me, Thank you. I travel to Guayaquil on 21 June 2019.

  45. hello my dog ​​travels with me on the same flight but as he is big he cannot go upstairs with me but he goes in the hold, In that case, I still have to do the import process? or is that only if you travel on a cargo plane?

  46. erick reyes ramos

    I am going to take my dog ​​from Ecuador to Chile, the apostille is necessary? Since on the page of the sag (agricultural and livestock service of chile) they do not indicate that, but i am also worried about what i will return to ecudor, the issue of notifying the agricultural part with 72 hours, how would i do that?

  47. I am going to travel overland from Ecuador to Chile but I cannot take my dog ​​on this route. I can send it by plane?? he would go alone!! Please help me

  48. Nicholas! if I travel with my cat, she travels in the hold because you can't in the cabin, How do I resolve the payment of the 26 usd if I arrive at night on a direct flight. You can pay upon arrival? how do i make the payment? I have to ask someone to call before and pay for this service? only deposit slips are accepted they say! Thanks for your help.

  49. Can you send a pet that does not travel with you by plane?? I mean, I'm going to travel by land, I'm going first.. But then I can send for my dog ​​by plane?

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