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Taking a dog or cat out of Chile

Exit rules verifiedChecked 2026-10-09Authority: Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero – SAG

The steps the authorities in Chile require before your pet leaves, mostly the health certificate and who has to sign or endorse it. The destination adds its own requirements on top: pick it below, or make a dated plan.

The steps

  1. Vet exam

    Health certificate from a licensed vet

    A licensed vet examines your pet and issues a health certificate within the 10 days before you travel (SAG publishes a model you can give your vet). You also need the vaccination certificates with the vaccine labels, a deworming certificate showing the date and product, and anything the destination adds, such as an import permit or extra tests.

    Details and the official words

    “Emitido por médico veterinario/a titulado, dentro de los 10 días previos al viaje.”

  2. Official stamp

    SAG export certificate (CZE)

    Request the CZE from SAG within the 10 days before travel, once you have all the documents the destination needs. Online (with ClaveÚnica): mascotas.sag.gob.cl in the Metropolitan and Antofagasta regions, cerofilas.sag.gob.cl elsewhere; or in person at a SAG sectoral office (the only way without a Chilean RUN). It takes about 3 working days after 24 hours from receipt, and an online request only counts once it is paid.

    Details and the official words

    Delivery is not immediate. For exports to Argentina the CZE is digital and can be downloaded with ClaveÚnica; for other destinations you collect it in person at the SAG office the email names.

    If this is missed: Without the CZE your pet cannot leave Chile with the destination's certification.

    “debes solicitar el CZE dentro de los 10 días previos al viaje”

    “Si toda la documentación presentada está correcta, el trámite demora aproximadamente 3 días hábiles, contados a partir de las 24 horas siguientes a la recepción de la solicitud.”

    “La solicitud será recibida oficialmente por el SAG solo después de que el usuario/a haya completado el proceso de pago.”

    “El costo para la emisión del Certificado Zoosanitario de Exportación (CZE) es de 0,41 UTM por una mascota.”

Good to know

  • Each country sets its own requirements: some need tests or procedures months before travel. SAG points you to its export requirements system (select the country, 'live animals', dog or cat, 'pet') and to its chatbot, and says to plan ahead.
  • Most countries that require a microchip also require it to be implanted BEFORE the rabies vaccination and before any blood test or treatment.
  • Travelling to the European Union without a commercial purpose: carry the declarations, written in an official language of the country of entry and in English, and tell SAG who travels with the animals, the dates, the number of animals, the destination and the layovers.When: You travel to any EU country
  • If you leave Chile only for a while, your pet can come back with the same CZE if it re-enters within 60 days of the date the certificate was issued, its rabies vaccination is still valid, and the CZE records its individual and permanent identification. Otherwise you need a certificate from the country you come from that meets Chile's entry rules.
  • The SAG office at Bulnes 140 (Santiago Centro) does not process pet exit applications.

Government fees we know of

  • SAG Certificado Zoosanitario de Exportación (CZE), one pet (UTM = Chile's monthly tax unit; +0.22 UTM per additional pet on the same certificate)0.41 UTM (+0.22 per extra pet)

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