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Taking a dog or cat out of Ecuador: official requirements

What Ecuador asks before a dog or cat leaves: the steps and their timing, every destination with how long it takes, and coming back.

Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 1 official page

Exit rules verifiedAuthority: Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario
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The steps

What the authorities in Ecuador ask before your pet leaves, mostly the health certificate and who has to sign or endorse it.

  1. Vet exam

    Health check by a vet registered with Agrocalidad (valid 10 days)

    A vet registered with Agrocalidad examines your pet and enters the health certification online in Agrocalidad's GUIA system, checking your destination's requirements. The health certification is valid for 10 days. The vet attaches the original vaccination card (vaccines and dates, microchip date, sterilisation if any, internal and external parasite treatments) and any extra document your destination asks for.

    Details and the official words

    “La certificación de salud animal tendrá una vigencia de 10 días, la información de la inspección clínica será ingresada en línea mediante el Sistema GUIA habilitado para cada médico veterinario registrado ante la Agencia, donde deberá cumplir las exigencias sanitarias establecidas por el país destino.”

    “El Médico Veterinario Registrado ante AGROCALIDAD deberá adjuntar los siguientes requisitos en el sistema GUIA y aquellos adicionales que establezca el país de destino en formato PDF.”

    “Carnet de vacunas original, debe incluir las fechas y vacunas aplicadas, fecha de aplicación del microchip y esterilización (si corresponde), así como, las fechas de las desparasitaciones internas y externas.”

  2. Official stamp

    Your vet requests Agrocalidad's export health certificate, at least 72 hours before the trip

    Your registered vet sends the request for the export health certificate in GUIA at least 72 hours before the trip and chooses the Agrocalidad office (or exit border post) where you collect the paper certificate, giving the request number. It costs USD 28.90 per animal, debited from the vet's GUIA account: settle it with your vet.

    Details and the official words

    “Para poder solicitar el Certificado Zoosanitario de Exportación de animales de compañía convencionales el Médico veterinario registrado, deberá enviar la solicitud 72 horas previas al viaje y seleccionar la oficina de AGROCALIDAD más cercana para retirar el documento en físico.”

    “Recordar que el valor del Certificado Zoosanitario de Exportación emitido por la Agencia es de $28,90 dólares por animal”

  3. Paperwork

    Agrocalidad export health certificate

    Once the request is approved, you collect the paper certificate at the Agrocalidad office or exit border post your vet chose. Its dates follow the destination's rules for the certificate.

    Details and the official words

    “Una vez aprobada su solicitud podrá retirar el Certificado Zoosanitario de Exportación, de forma física en la oficina de la Agencia o punto fronterizo de salida que seleccionó en la solicitud.”

From the rule file

When each step happens

The timing rules for each step, in plain words. The planner turns them into dates for your flight.

  • Health check by a vet registered with Agrocalidad (valid 10 days)

    • Within 10 days before departure

  • Your vet requests Agrocalidad's export health certificate, at least 72 hours before the trip

    • At least 3 days before departure

Worked out from the rules

Where you can go from Ecuador, and how long it takes

How each destination we cover treats pets from Ecuador, as its authority names the group, and the least time its official waits allow. Tap a destination for the full route.

47 destinations

Destination (dogs)Your pet’s group there · entry feesAlready vaccinatedNothing done yet
Up to a month · 25Bahrain, Canada, China, Costa Rica…BahrainEntry fees: 5 BHDAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 daysCanadaCountry not on Canada’s rabies-free listAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 daysChinaunder reviewNon-designated country or regionAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 daysCosta RicaAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 daysIndonesiaunder reviewEntry fees: 25,000 IDRAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 daysMexicoAny other countryAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 daysPeruEntry fees: 98.60 PENAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 daysSouth KoreaCountry not on South Korea’s rabies-free listAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 daysVietnamAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 daysMalaysiaNon-scheduled countryEntry fees: 40 MYRAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 2 weeksSaudi ArabiaAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 2 weeksArgentinaAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 weeksBrazilAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 weeksColombiaEntry fees: 78,200 COPAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 weeksUnited Arab EmiratesCountry not on the UAE’s low-risk listEntry fees: 700 AEDAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 weeksUruguayAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 3 weeksChileAlready vaccinated: 5 daysNothing done yet: 3 weeksThailandunder reviewAlready vaccinated: 3 weeksNothing done yet: 3 weeksPhilippinesunder reviewAlready vaccinated: 2 weeksNothing done yet: 4 weeksDominican RepublicAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeksMoroccounder reviewAny other countryAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeksQatarAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeksSouth Africaunder reviewCountry whose dogs are quarantinedEntry fees: 230 ZARAlready vaccinated: 3 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeksPanamaEntry fees: 65 USDAlready vaccinated: 5 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeksIndiaEntry fees: 1,000 INRAlready vaccinated: 9 daysNothing done yet: 4 weeks
1 to 3 months · 5Israel, United States, Hawaii (US), Hong Kong SAR China…Israelunder reviewAlready vaccinated: 4 daysNothing done yet: 5 weeksUnited StatesCountry at high risk for dog rabiesAlready vaccinated: 4 weeksNothing done yet: 8 weeksHawaii (US)Already vaccinated: 4 weeksNothing done yet: 9 weeksHong Kong SAR ChinaGroup IIIB placeEntry fees: 432 HKDAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 3 monthsTaiwanunder reviewCountry not on Taiwan’s rabies-free listAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 3 months
3 to 6 months · 10Singapore, European Union, Iceland, Northern Ireland (UK)…SingaporeSchedule III countryEntry fees: 50 SGDAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsEuropean UnionUnlisted countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsIcelandCountry Iceland has not approvedEntry fees: 39,633 ISKAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsNorthern Ireland (UK)Unlisted countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsNorwayUnlisted third countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsSerbiaUnlisted countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsSwitzerlandGroup 3 (rabies risk) countryEntry fees: 60 CHFAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsTürkiyeAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsUnited KingdomUnlisted countryAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 monthsOmanEntry fees: 20 OMRAlready vaccinated: about 4 monthsNothing done yet: about 4 months
More than 6 months · 2Kenya, JapanKenyaunder reviewAlready vaccinated: about 3 monthsNothing done yet: about 6 monthsJapanNon-designated regionAlready vaccinated: about 6 monthsNothing done yet: about 7 months
Not possible, or not covered yet · 5Australia, Bali (Indonesia), Egypt, Kuwait…AustraliaCountry Australia has not approvedAlready vaccinated: —Nothing done yet: Not possibleBali (Indonesia)Already vaccinated: —Nothing done yet: Not possibleEgyptunder reviewAlready vaccinated: —Nothing done yet: Not covered yetKuwaitunder reviewAlready vaccinated: —Nothing done yet: Not covered yetNew ZealandCountry New Zealand has not approvedAlready vaccinated: —Nothing done yet: Not possible

For a dog; choose Cat above for cats. Grouped by the time for a pet with nothing done yet. “Already vaccinated”: microchipped, with a rabies vaccination still valid. Only the official waiting periods are counted: “No official wait” still means vet visits and paperwork, and appointment times come on top. Hover over a time to see the rule that sets it.

Money

What it costs to leave Ecuador

Ecuador’s government fees for a pet leaving, exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Ecuador publish. The destination’s own fees come on top: they are in the table above and on each route.

Government fees when leaving Ecuador

What vets and labs charge Not official figures

We have no published vet or lab prices for Ecuador yet.

Prices that businesses publish on their own pages, quoted as we read them; yours can differ. Ranges are the lowest to highest of these examples, never our estimate. How we collect prices

Airline fees aren’t included: check your airline’s pet page.

Notes

Good to know

  • Before you apply, check your destination's entry requirements and your airline's rules, and the rules of any country your pet transits. If your destination isn't covered by Agrocalidad's list, contact certificacion.zoosanitaria@agrocalidad.gob.ec (02 3828860, ext. 2012 or 2013).
  • Your pet doesn't need a clinical inspection at Agrocalidad before leaving (the registered vet records it online), but Agrocalidad carries out random inspections before boarding.
  • Going to the European Union, your pet needs a rabies antibody test at an EU-approved lab and the EU's non-commercial health certificate, filled in by a registered vet and checked, signed and stamped by Agrocalidad. If the blood sample is taken in Ecuador, your pet must wait 3 months before going. A pet returning to the EU with an EU pet passport, a rabies vaccination given in the EU that is still valid and a valid antibody test can go without Agrocalidad's export certificate.Applies when: you travel to any EU country
  • For Panama, the export certificate must be apostilled at Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MREMH).Applies when: you travel to Panama
  • Agrocalidad says the export to Australia or New Zealand can't be done from Ecuador: these countries are free of rabies and their requirements are stricter.Applies when: you travel to Australia or New Zealand

Where this comes from

Official sources

Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario, Agrocalidad (Ecuador)

Last checked 2026-10-12. Next re-check due by 2027-01-10.

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Questions owners ask

What do I need to take my dog or cat out of Ecuador?

On the Ecuador side: health check by a vet registered with Agrocalidad (valid 10 days), your vet requests Agrocalidad's export health certificate, at least 72 hours before the trip and agrocalidad export health certificate. The destination’s own requirements come on top; the route pages combine both.

Who signs the export paperwork in Ecuador?

Your registered vet sends the request for the export health certificate in GUIA at least 72 hours before the trip and chooses the Agrocalidad…

How early should I start when leaving Ecuador?

It depends on where you go. For a dog with nothing done yet, the official waiting periods allow Bahrain, Canada and Costa Rica in 3 days, and Japan in about 7 months. Vet and appointment times come on top.

How this page is made

The explanations are ours, in plain English. Every rule, number and quote about a country comes from a rule file we have checked word for word against the government’s own page, and it changes when that page changes. Rules are summarised, not legal advice: confirm with the authority and your vet before you travel. How we verify · Report a mistake

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