These are the artíglasses or products that can and alsoén those who cannot enter Galápaid on flights from Quito or Guayaquil.
The Gal Islandsápaid they are a highly delicate ecosystem and very sensitive to external factors, how is the arrival of different products, by-products and derivatives of plant and animal origin can greatly harm its flora and fauna.
It is therefore, that in the airports of Baltra (Isla Seymour) and in that of San Cristóbal Strong controls are carried out to prevent travelers from carrying items in their suitcases that could cause damage.ñar the Islands, although the strict controls begin in Quito and Guayaquil as a previous and additional filter, everything is to protect Galápaid.
Products that can and cannot enter Galápaid
On a recent trip to Baltra, Regulatory Agency staffón and Gal Biosecurity and Quarantine Controlápayments they gave me a brochure and asked me to make a post about it to remind passengers that they can and whaté not entering available flights.
Así I share the updated list so that you avoid withholdings and legal sanctions, this comes withñdeclaration formósworn form that every traveler must fill out, sign and deliver on arrival:
permitted products
- vegetable oils: (soya, maíz, sunflower, etc.) chard annatto garlicí, fresh or processed sesameí basil artichoke alfalfa shellless clam ring anís celery rice artisanías the bambooú they craftíace thatñthe artisaníace of madera artístraw asses oatmeal eggplant borage borage button cocoa powder or coffee baré toasted (whole or ground squid calendula camarón sweet potato cinnamon crab canguil cowpea barley white onion chives, cearon centeno champiñones/mushrooms plum/ovo brussels sprouts horsetail instant mealsáneas cumin shell without valves tanned leather dill espástrawberry spinach / strawberry frozen fruit dehydrated fruit chickpea sunflower dried grains for human consumption (menestras) bean flour dried vegetables mint lemon verbena fennel crab ginger fruit juices wool, hair bristles laurel milk powder evaporated milk long life milk lentil linseed llantén mauve smelling maní chamomile matico shellless mussels marjoram melloco mint morocho mortiñhe is with them оса oréI win nettle other artíasses of wood paico papanabo cucumber parsley fish pepper pepper feathers pennyroyal bottled products canned products leek fruit pulp quinoa rábeet bath rocks and minerals, romasa rosemary rue sangorache sorghum soy taraxaco té tilo tomate cherry tomate riñón lemon balm grape vanilla bean valerian purslane frozen vegetables dehydrated vegetables cassava (only waxed) white carrot.
Restricted Products
Animal products or derivatives
- concentrated animal feed cooked pork meat cured and dried bovine meat fresh poultry meat fresh chicken meat smoked pork meat cooked bovine meat cured and dried porcing meat milk cream pickled leather bovine embryos equine embryos porcine embryos sausages beef extract ice cream egg for consumption quail eggs for consumption eggs féchicken supplies butter chicks one dayíborn mature cheese bovine semen horse semen pork semen víchicken scallops (sweetbread, increasinglyón, híbed, paws) Cuy yogurt marinated final.
Products not allowed
- wormwood mountain wormwood apricot annona badea coffeeé dried star caimito grainñthe but isúcar cherry chamico cherimoya chulco forest and timber species and their propagative parts fresh flowers raspberry pomegranate granadilla gooseberry guaba vine guaba machete guanabana guava plant leavesátano, fresh vegetable and ornamental leaves Jlucuma passion fruit mashua blackberry orange name china potato grasses and their propagative parts fresh medicinal plants and their propagative parts ornamental plants and their propagative parts tobacco taro taxo earth and sand wheat prickly pear sapote
Animal products or derivatives
- animal feed from ruminal content I animal feed from poultry manure live animals (except the traítwo by institutions with the authorizationóNo. of the ABG Board of Directors) fresh beef (res) fresh sheep and goat meat (sheep and goats) fresh pork meat (pig) leathers (except pickled and tanned) flours of animal origin híbeef cattle eggs féwild bird eggs eggséduck utensils eggs féturkey intestines animal intestines, cattle belly fermented milk fresh milk, refrigerated or frozen pasteurized milk microorganisms (fungus, bacteria, etc) pathol samplesógenetically modified organismséethically fresh cheeses fresh blood, refrigerated or frozen dried blood powder vaccines for animals (except the traígiven by control institutions, con la authorizationóNo. of the ABG Board of Directors).
Fines and penalties
It should be noted that the fines range from 1 a 30 RBU paid in the province of Galápaid (review salary báannual physical).
Let us remember that the úonly way to enter authorized Galápayments is by vía aérea, so these products apply for this means of transport.
Hello there, I would like to know if you can bring rice and canguil? I am traveling soon to the Galapagos and I have girls who consume daily
Hello there, There should be no problem as long as they have a health record and it is in quantities for personal consumption., no comercial.
hello, I would like to know if I can bring a cake or pie or whatever they call it 🎂
Hello there, good question and I'm not clear, At first I would say yes., but I recommend you ask at the airport at the Galapagos inspection point.
Good Morning, I would like to know if it is allowed to take a handmade soy candle to the Galapagos
Hello there, I don't see a problem, but at the airport they could tell you better.
Hello there, I don't see a problem, but surely at the airport they can inform you.
Hi Nicolas, Do you know if it is allowed to bring a bouquet of flowers to the Galapagos in your carry-on suitcase?
Hi Jamie, my bet would be no, but maybe you could ask at the airport before you travel.
Good day ,Nicolas we have steak knives with a handle made of deer horn.
Can you take this with you? .
Many thanks for your response
Greetings Wolfgang
You can do it in your hold suitcase without any problem., in personal use quantity, no comercial.
Hello good Nicholas, I will be traveling to the Galapagos, and I would like to know if they would not charge me something additional for carrying cookies and some fried foods in my checked luggage. Thanks.
Hello Angelina, there is no charge for carrying products, what there is is impediments, so try to bring the necessary amount for personal consumption.
Hi Nicolas, I want to carry food with health registration in my carry-on suitcase, What; biscuits, quickies, cereal bars? Do you know if it is possible to carry them in your carry-on suitcase???
Very kind for your help
Hello Stefy., as long as it is in quantity for personal and non-commercial consumption, there shouldn't be a big problem, but much will remain for the analysis of the agents.
Greetings Nicolas, I was assigned to work on Santa Cruz Island; I am an athlete and therefore I consume proteins and hydrolyzed amino acids., Could you please tell me if the entry of these types of products is restricted?
Hello Ruben, there should be no problem, as long as it is in amount of personal use.
I want to bring a considerable amount of beef to make roasts , I will have a problem? If I declare such a situation , There would be no problems ?
Hello Ernest, I recommend you declare your products, but despite this, it could be the case that they do not let you enter all the products.
Hi Nicolas.
Before I arrived I ticked yes on the form as I brought a bone and a shell I found on Ecuador packed up in plastic). I showed the staff at Baltra airport and they just waived me through. Im worried Im gonna get into trouble when leaving, they took the form so Ive no way to prove I had this before, but these items mean a lot to me so I really dont wanna dump them. Could you please advise?
Hi Sunna, that is a really difficult situation. I would say that you will be fine when leaving the Islands, but there is always a chance of some random inspection of your luggage and those items might show up and might be treated as items taken from Galapagos.
Thanks Nicolas 🙂 But arent they just gonna see it on their scanners? I had them in my purse when I got here, I showed it to them at the airport but then my purse wasnt scanned at the island and now Im panicking a bit as I wanna do this right and Im assuming they’d want to scan my purse before I leave the island
Now it is a matter of luck in the airport scanners, lets hope for the best.
good morning Nicholas, Your information is being very helpful.. My question is how do I carry the allowed products?. It can be inside my suitcase as I buy them in the supermarket or they have to go separately in a box or container packed with tape.
thanks for your help.
Just like you buy them, there is no policy on this.
Thank You Nicolas for the time and detail you put into this article. It has been an enormous help to many. I have read and read again everything here and yet yet I find myself with one question..
Are Restricted Items on the list permitted with prior approval ?
Thanks in Advance..
Hi Kelly, yes, restricted can go into the islands if you get a clearance from the authority in Quito or Guayaquil.
hello, My question is if I can take some pre-filled refrigeration ampoules to the Galapagos that I apply for an autoimmune disease, I would take them in a butt with ice I'm from Manabí… yes I can take them… I thank you in advance for your answer.
Of course, with the doctor's prescription, you will not have any problems.
Hi, I'm traveling to the Galapagos on Sunday I can bring sweets like chips snack chifles
No problem, as long as it is in quantity for personal use and you do not contaminate the Islands.
Hello there, I will be traveling with Argentinians and they ask me to see if you can take yerba mate. It does not appear in the lists of allowed or restricted from what they tell me. It can? Thanks
Hello there, as long as it is in amount of personal use, there should be no problem.
Hi Nicolas, It is less to travel to Galapagos and a question arose with another object. For the food my mother usually eats, she uses a kitchen scale., those little ones that one has on the kitchen table, but we don't know if I could take it in this case. Works with two AA batteries. There will be problems to take her to the islands? Thank you for your comments, They are helpful.
No, no problem.
If I carry a bottle of liquor, What does subject to review mean?, they seize the bottle?
They could do so if they so determine., but generally for a bottle there will be no problems.
Hello Nicolás please comment: we are 14 people in my family who will travel to the Galapagos and do want to bring cereal, packaged bread, tuna , cookies etc for the department to which we arrived. Since we are many, they can make us a problem? And another question, for example, can you take packed ham? ? Thank you very much for your advice
Hello, Gloria, there could be problems due to the amount of things to try to carry. It could also happen that nobody notices it and they can take everything including the ham.
I can bring 2 dozens of small water bottles, 2 dozens of fuzetea teas, and 1 dozens of sodas, I'm going on tour 5 days with my son, Thank you
Complicated, of power you can, but it could happen that at the park controls they make problems for you because of the amount you carry, It doesn't look like it's for personal use., but commercial and even more so because of the amount of plastic.
Hi Nicolas, I carefully read your recommendations and the questions and answers. But as I have investigated more, I have new doubts that I leave you here:
The affidavit that is filled out upon arrival in the Galapagos says to mark yes or no: «I bring processed foods, fresh or cooked, plants, flores…» In the case of carrying canned goods, snacks, packaged products with their expiration and others as you mentioned, that counts as processed foods and should be checked "yes"? And there would be no problem with that?
About the new regulation of not carrying plastic bags or disposable bottles or cups, etc: Can I bring plastic cups that I will use for breakfast during my stay?? (because we don't have meals included) What I would take are not disposable, They are the ones I use in my house, and plastic containers to store products in the refrigerator? (neither disposable, I would take them empty but we plan to cook there and it would be to store those preparations during the stay) He uses the word “tubs” for that and we are not sure what it implies since we do not use that word in our country.. The information is this: https://twitter.com/CGGalapagos/status/1364976243490361347
And about the same ordinance, since plastic bags are not allowed, there are problems with the products that come packaged in bags of this material? For example, the snacks or cookies that we planned to take.
Thanks for your help once again.
Hello German, there is no problem with anything you indicate, It is always better to declare saying yes on the form than to mark the opposite and be inspected, you will have bigger problems. There is no problem about plastic containers for drinks and storing food either., since they are multi-use plastics and you will take them back home. The plastic bags of cookies and others are not a problem either.
Hello there, I wanted to know if there is a problem with bringing sweeteners that we use to sweeten the drinks since I can't find anything similar in the lists. They would be in their closed packages as they come out of the supermarket. Thanks
There is no problem as long as they are for personal use.
Hello friend, I am going to travel to San Cristobal the first week of August, my question can i wear sunscreen, bone cream is for personal use, and another thing I go with my mother who uses medicine for diabetes and it is useful for her, that is, insulin, blood pressure tablets and syringe , but everything is use for my mom, Do you think they will make me a problem at the airport? ??; And finally, how is the weather the first week of August? , greetings and thank you very much for your answer
Hello Veronica. There is no problem with sunscreen. About your mom's medicines, always with the recipe in hand, as syringes cannot normally be carried in hand luggage.
Hi Nicolas, very useful information, Thank you. I will be traveling to the Galapagos in a few months and with my mother we would like to take preserves (like tuna, chickpeas, etc), packets of dry pasta, puffed rice crackers, tea bags, sweetener in sachets, snacks and cookies, etc. All packaged products, closed as we buy them in the supermarket here in our country. Do you think we have a problem with that?? Thanks since now.
Hi Valen, as long as they are for personal use and in amounts that do not appear to be commercialized, they shouldn't have any problems. Everyone have a health record and the invoices would be good too.
Cheers, Can I take a tent and put it on the beach for sun protection?? we don't want to camp…. I only use parasol type… Thanks for your prompt response and congratulations on your video.!
thanks oliver! I don't see any problem in hold luggage.
Hello Nicolás, you can take snacks and preserves?
Hello Monica, I don't see the problem in hold luggage. The preserves have a sanitary registry?
Hello how are you Nicholas , I have read that yogurt , cheese is not allowed to take to galapagos ? help me if it's true , Cheers
Hello there! Most dairy products are restricted.
Hi Nicolas, I'll tell you that the thing with the eggs was due to the avian flu that they had in November on the continent. Some people on the islands, They have chickens and ducks for the production of Creole eggs and we managed to get them. This week the ship arrived with many chicken eggs from the mainland. We have already returned to Colombia and happy to have known those magical islands. We hope to return one day. Blessings, And thanks again.
I am glad that your experience was satisfactory in Galapagos. Thanks for keeping me posted and we look forward to seeing you back again..
Hi Nicolas, can you put me in contact with someone who can sell me chicken eggs (ca. 80)? We are already in Santa Cruz and literally "there have not been any for a while and they are not easy to get on the continent because of what happened and chickens are not easy to get either.", you have to wait to see if the ship brings on Saturday, but we haven't had a response in a while 2 market places.
Thanks
Pd: we took the risk and brought a lot of protein and we had no problem 😉
Hello Laura, really no contact. I don't understand the reason for the non-existence of eggs at the moment, but it is known that from time to time there is a shortage in the Galapagos.
Kind regards Nicholas, again Laura from Colombia.
I read on some website (I don't remember what it was), that the Galapagos can only enter 20 kilos of luggage per person. Do you have information about it??
Thank you very much and Blessings 🙏🏼🌈⭐☀
Hello Laura, there is no such restriction at all. About the 20 kilos usually apply when you travel on a tour or cruise, being the operator of the tourist package who puts these restrictions.
Thank you very much Nicholas.
As we found out that at this time chicken eggs are not available on the islands, we have to take more protein supplements. Blessings 🙏🏼🌈⭐☀
Eggs you will find on the islands, do not worry about it. I have eaten scrambled eggs several times there.
Hi Nicolas, first greet you and thank you for the important guidance you give.
I am in Colombia and in January we are going to the Galapagos and since we are vegetarians we must take our protein supplement (vegan protein powder, -is the most important thing for us- and whey protein), fiber supplement (psyllum mucilage), and as gifts for the host, ground coffee and chocolates 70%. Do you have information about it??
Thank you very much for your service, Blessings.
Hi Laura, I'm glad you visited us.. about your concern, I don't see any problem in taking them. Coffee and chocolate that have a sanitary registry and are not grain, there should be no problem.
Thank you very much for your answer Nicholas..
We send you great blessings and wish you an excellent 2023.
Likewise Laura!
I am traveling to San Cristobal Galapagos…the 18 January 2023…I can bring 2 whiskey bottles 750 ml???
They must be for personal use. In theory, you shouldn't have any problems, but you could be subject to inspection.
Frozen mini French bread can be sent to Galapagos?.please confirm,Thanks a lot.
In your hold bag I would think so, but have a health record.
hey hello I'm an artist and I wanted to know if I can take acrylic paint to the Galapagos… (It's water based.) in the luggage case?
Yes, you shouldn't have any problems.
If you can, you shouldn't have any problems.
Good evening, can I bring a bottle of wine??
In your hold bag, you shouldn't have any problems, but could be revised.
Good evening dear Nicolas., a query, I will soon travel with my family to the Galapagos and we want to bring some fruit (not in large quantities as it is for family consumption) from the mainland, I am clear that the tangerine, kiwi, apple and pear are restricted products, Could you tell me how I should wear them or what I should do so that they do not cause me problems due to the fact that they are restricted?? Thank you very much for your help.
Hi Vanessa, being restricted products you cannot take them, They will be confiscated when you pass your bags through the scanner.
Thank you very much for the information Nicholas..
A pleasure.
Hi Nicolas. We require preventive maintenance of some equipment installed in Galapagos for which we will need to carry lubricating oil. What is the correct way to carry it or is there any prohibition regarding this type of article? Thanks.
In this case it is better that you check with the authorities of the Galapagos National Park, since it is an article that could generate contamination, I think you should have special permission to carry it. as a guy, If you have time, come early in the morning to the Quito and Guayaquil airports., approach the PNG agents and ask them directly, I'm sure they give you a better guideline and tell me what they tell you.
Hello there, I am going to travel to Galapagos soon and I wanted to know if I can take cigarettes, somewhere I have read that it is forbidden to carry tobacco but I understand that they refer to the tobacco plant?
If it is in amounts for personal consumption in checked baggage, No problem.
Can I bring makeup to Galapagos?
If the use is personal, No problem.
I can bring 1 whiskey liquor bottle to galapagos?
In practice there is no problem, but you could be subject to review by the authorities.
Good afternoon, how can I send live crabs and crab meat 🦀 frozen?
Crabs 🦀 alive by plates I would like to know if I can send them for sale in Galapagos
Contact LATAM or Avianca Cargo to see what they tell you.