Pets or Pets: Dogs and cats are considered part of many families, the last list included them and their expenses can also be taken into account for income tax deductions. This well-known treatment in many cases also includes traveling with pets.

How can these types of pets enter or leave the country? The Agency for Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control (Agrocalidad) has published the conditions necessary to be able to take them on a trip.

Entry of pets into Ecuador:

1. An export health certificate for your dog or cat issued by the official veterinary service of the country of origin in Spanish, detailing compliance with the sanitary requirements required by Ecuador.

2. When an animal arrives in the baggage compartment of an aircraft, there are two possibilities for its entry into the country:

3. Clinical examination of the dog or cat by an Agrocalidad technician.

However, when a dog or cat arrives in the country in an airplane cabin together with a passenger or through a land border crossing, it will not need to obtain a veterinary-health permit for import, but must necessarily present a veterinary-health certificate for export.

For the entry of dogs and cats that have temporarily left Ecuador, the same export animal health certificate issued by Agrocalidad can be used to return to the country, provided that no more than thirty calendar days have passed since the date of issue. Otherwise, they must follow the procedure established for that purpose.

In addition, no cash payments will be accepted, all procedures will be performed upon presentation of a proof of payment and for the current value reflecting the current tariff.

Where and how can I adopt a pet in Ecuador?

Conditions for the departure of pets:

For the departure of pets from our country, before obtaining an export veterinary certificate, it is necessary to consult:

In the meantime, to obtain an animal health certificate for export, you must attach the application in PDF format and fill in the other fields of the application:

More than 700,000 pets live in Guayaquil, according to the census; 29% corresponds to animals that were adopted or collected

Once your application has been approved, you can withdraw the animal health certificate for export, physically at the Agency’s office or at the border exit you selected in your application. At the time of withdrawal of this confirmation, you must submit a confirmation of the original payment deposit.