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Dog or cat from Ecuador to Colombia: official requirements

Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: rabies vaccination (first-time vaccinated pets: at least 21 days before shipment), dogs: current vaccination certificate (distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, coronavirus, parainfluenza) and health check by a vet registered with Agrocalidad (valid 10 days) and 5 more.

Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 4 official pages

Make my dated plan Reverse: Colombia → Ecuador

In short

At a glance

How early to start (dogs)

3 weeks

if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet

Set by: Rabies vaccination (first-time vaccinated pets: at least 21 days before shipment) (a first rabies vaccination at least 21 days before shipment)

3 days

if it is already microchipped and vaccinated

Set by: Your vet requests Agrocalidad's export health certificate, at least 72 hours before the trip (request sent 72 hours before the trip)

The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.

On this route (dogs)

  • No rabies blood test
  • No import permit
  • No quarantine
  • Parasite treatment before travel
  • Official stamp on the certificate

How early to start (cats)

3 weeks

if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet

Set by: Rabies vaccination (first-time vaccinated pets: at least 21 days before shipment) (a first rabies vaccination at least 21 days before shipment)

3 days

if it is already microchipped and vaccinated

Set by: Your vet requests Agrocalidad's export health certificate, at least 72 hours before the trip (request sent 72 hours before the trip)

The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.

On this route (cats)

  • No rabies blood test
  • No import permit
  • No quarantine
  • Parasite treatment before travel
  • Official stamp on the certificate

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Ecuador → Colombia

What your pet needs

In the order you do them. Each step says whether Ecuador (leaving) or Colombia (entering) asks for it.

Dogs

  1. Get ready

    1. Age ruleEntering Colombia

      At least 15 weeks old on entry

      Your pet must be at least 15 weeks old to enter Colombia.

      Details and the official words

      “La edad mínima para el ingreso de la mascota al país es de 15 semanas.”

    2. VaccinationEntering Colombia

      Rabies vaccination (first-time vaccinated pets: at least 21 days before shipment)

      Your pet needs a current rabies vaccination on its vaccination certificate. If it is vaccinated against rabies for the first time, the vaccine must be given at least 21 days before shipment.

      Details and the official words

      “Para animales vacunados por primera vez contra la rabia esta deberá haber sido aplicada con una antelación mínimo de 21 días a la fecha de embarque.”

      “Para mascotas vacunados por primera vez contra la rabia esta deberá haber sido aplicada con una antelación mínimo de 21 días a la fecha de embarque.”

    3. VaccinationEntering Colombia

      Dogs: current vaccination certificate (distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, coronavirus, parainfluenza)

      Bring the original and a copy of a current vaccination certificate with the product name, batch number, date given and revaccination or validity date, covering rabies, distemper (Carré), canine hepatitis, leptospirosis (canicola and icterohaemorrhagiae), parvovirus, coronavirus and parainfluenza. If the origin country doesn't give a vaccine, an official certificate saying so lets the pet in without home quarantine (except for rabies).

      Details and the official words

      “Enfermedad de Carré (Distemper), Hepatitis canina, Leptospirosis (canícola e icterohemorragiae), Parvovirus, Coronavirus y Parainfluenza.”

      “Perros: Rabia, Enfermedad de Carré (Distemper), hepatitis canina, leptospirosis (canícola e icterohemorragiae), Parvovirus, Coronavirus, Parainfluenza.”

  2. In the days before you travel

    1. Vet examLeaving Ecuador

      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. TreatmentEntering Colombia

      Internal and external parasite treatment within 60 days before shipment

      Your pet is treated against internal and external parasites in the 60 days before shipment, with a product authorised in the country of origin, and the certificate names the product, the active ingredient and the date.

      Details and the official words

      “Que el o los animales haya(n) recibido un tratamiento antiparasitario interno y externo, dentro de los 60 días previos al embarque”

      “Que la mascota ha recibido un tratamiento antiparasitario interno y externo, dentro de los 60 días previos al viaje, indicando: nombre del producto, principio activo y la fecha de administración del mismo.”

    3. PaperworkEcuador and Colombia

      Original health certificate from the official authority, dated within 10 days of entry

      Bring the original health certificate issued or endorsed by the official health authority of the country of origin, with stamp and signature, dated no more than 10 calendar days before the animals enter Colombia. It states the species, breed, sex, age, coat colour, microchip (if any), the parasite treatment, and that the animal is fit to travel.

      Details and the official words

      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.

      “Original del Certificado Sanitario: Expedido o avalado por la entidad sanitaria oficial del país de origen (con sello y firma original o electrónica) con fecha de expedición no mayor a diez (10) días calendario previo al ingreso de las mascotas”

      “Presentar original del certificado sanitario, expedido o avalado por la entidad sanitaria oficial del país de origen con sello y firma original o electrónica para los países que cuenten con este sistema, con fecha de expedición no mayor a diez (10) días calendario previos al ingreso de los animales a Colombia”

      “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.”

    4. Official stampLeaving Ecuador

      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”

    5. PaperworkEntering Colombia

      Online request for the Sanitary Inspection Certificate (CIS) in ICA's SISPAP, paid before arrival

      Before you arrive, register as an ICA user, then request the Sanitary Inspection Certificate (CIS) in ICA's SISPAP system with your details and your pet's, and pay online. Print the request and the payment receipt: you show them on arrival. One request per species (a dog and a cat need two); up to 10 animals of the same species fit in one request. If you can't do it online, it can be done at the ICA office where you arrive, paying by debit or credit card only (no cash).

      Details and the official words

      “Con el usuario y contraseña asignado, ingresar al SISPAP (Sistema de Información sanitaria para importación y exportación de productos agrícolas y pecuarios) y realizar la solicitud del certificado de inspección Sanitaria – CIS”

      “Imprimir la solicitud del certificado de inspección Sanitaria – CIS y el comprobante de pago, los cuales deberán presentar al momento del ingreso al país.”

      “En caso de viajar con 2 o más mascotas de la misma especie (perro o gato) podrá realizar una sola solicitud (hasta 10 animales por solicitud).”

      “No se recibe dinero en efectivo.”

  3. Travel day and arrival

    1. On arrivalEntering Colombia

      Inspection and Sanitary Inspection Certificate (CIS) at the entry point

      On arrival, go with your pet to the ICA office at the airport, port or border post. ICA checks the printed request and payment receipt, the original health certificate and the vaccination certificate, inspects your pet, and issues the CIS if everything is in order.

      Details and the official words

      “Cuando entra al país deberá dirigirse con la mascota a la oficina del ICA del aeropuerto, puerto o paso de frontera por el cual ingresa, para adelantar la emisión del Certificado de Inspección Sanitaria – CIS”

      “Si la inspección documental y física son satisfactorias, se emitirá el Certificado de Inspección Sanitaria (CIS)”

      “Para realizar el proceso anterior, el interesado deberá pagar previamente la tarifa vigente establecida por el ICA por concepto de inspección y emisión del CIS”

Good to know

  • Dogs and cats do not need an import document (DZI) from ICA, but at the entry point they get a documents check, a physical inspection and an ICA Sanitary Inspection Certificate (CIS).
  • A pet without a valid official health certificate (but with current vaccinations), or arriving from a country where rabies vaccination is not done, must spend at least 15 days in quarantine at home under ICA's follow-up, at your cost. If you refuse, it is sent back at your cost.
  • If rabies vaccination isn't done in your pet's country, bring the official veterinary service's certificate saying so: your pet then goes into home quarantine in Colombia and is vaccinated against rabies there by a registered vet. For the other vaccines, an official certificate that a vaccine isn't given in your country lets your pet in without home quarantine.
  • If the inspection on arrival isn't satisfactory, ICA may hold your pet, put it into home quarantine, send it back or, depending on its health, put it down humanely, at your cost.
  • If your pet will return to the EU or another country that asks for a rabies antibody blood test, ICA recommends doing the test before you travel to Colombia.
  • Your pet must arrive without recent wounds or injuries in an acute phase.
  • 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.

Cats

  1. Get ready

    1. Age ruleEntering Colombia

      At least 15 weeks old on entry

      Your pet must be at least 15 weeks old to enter Colombia.

      Details and the official words

      “La edad mínima para el ingreso de la mascota al país es de 15 semanas.”

    2. VaccinationEntering Colombia

      Rabies vaccination (first-time vaccinated pets: at least 21 days before shipment)

      Your pet needs a current rabies vaccination on its vaccination certificate. If it is vaccinated against rabies for the first time, the vaccine must be given at least 21 days before shipment.

      Details and the official words

      “Para animales vacunados por primera vez contra la rabia esta deberá haber sido aplicada con una antelación mínimo de 21 días a la fecha de embarque.”

      “Para mascotas vacunados por primera vez contra la rabia esta deberá haber sido aplicada con una antelación mínimo de 21 días a la fecha de embarque.”

    3. VaccinationEntering Colombia

      Cats: current vaccination certificate (panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis, calicivirus)

      Bring the original and a copy of a current vaccination certificate with the product name, batch number, date given and revaccination or validity date, covering rabies, feline panleukopenia, feline viral rhinotracheitis and feline calicivirus.

      Details and the official words

      “Para Gatos: Rabia Panleucopenia felina, Rino-Traqueítis viral felina y Calicivirus felino.”

      “Gatos: Rabia, Panleucopenia felina, Rino-Traqueítis viral felina y Calicivirus felino.”

  2. In the days before you travel

    1. Vet examLeaving Ecuador

      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. TreatmentEntering Colombia

      Internal and external parasite treatment within 60 days before shipment

      Your pet is treated against internal and external parasites in the 60 days before shipment, with a product authorised in the country of origin, and the certificate names the product, the active ingredient and the date.

      Details and the official words

      “Que el o los animales haya(n) recibido un tratamiento antiparasitario interno y externo, dentro de los 60 días previos al embarque”

      “Que la mascota ha recibido un tratamiento antiparasitario interno y externo, dentro de los 60 días previos al viaje, indicando: nombre del producto, principio activo y la fecha de administración del mismo.”

    3. PaperworkEcuador and Colombia

      Original health certificate from the official authority, dated within 10 days of entry

      Bring the original health certificate issued or endorsed by the official health authority of the country of origin, with stamp and signature, dated no more than 10 calendar days before the animals enter Colombia. It states the species, breed, sex, age, coat colour, microchip (if any), the parasite treatment, and that the animal is fit to travel.

      Details and the official words

      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.

      “Original del Certificado Sanitario: Expedido o avalado por la entidad sanitaria oficial del país de origen (con sello y firma original o electrónica) con fecha de expedición no mayor a diez (10) días calendario previo al ingreso de las mascotas”

      “Presentar original del certificado sanitario, expedido o avalado por la entidad sanitaria oficial del país de origen con sello y firma original o electrónica para los países que cuenten con este sistema, con fecha de expedición no mayor a diez (10) días calendario previos al ingreso de los animales a Colombia”

      “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.”

    4. Official stampLeaving Ecuador

      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”

    5. PaperworkEntering Colombia

      Online request for the Sanitary Inspection Certificate (CIS) in ICA's SISPAP, paid before arrival

      Before you arrive, register as an ICA user, then request the Sanitary Inspection Certificate (CIS) in ICA's SISPAP system with your details and your pet's, and pay online. Print the request and the payment receipt: you show them on arrival. One request per species (a dog and a cat need two); up to 10 animals of the same species fit in one request. If you can't do it online, it can be done at the ICA office where you arrive, paying by debit or credit card only (no cash).

      Details and the official words

      “Con el usuario y contraseña asignado, ingresar al SISPAP (Sistema de Información sanitaria para importación y exportación de productos agrícolas y pecuarios) y realizar la solicitud del certificado de inspección Sanitaria – CIS”

      “Imprimir la solicitud del certificado de inspección Sanitaria – CIS y el comprobante de pago, los cuales deberán presentar al momento del ingreso al país.”

      “En caso de viajar con 2 o más mascotas de la misma especie (perro o gato) podrá realizar una sola solicitud (hasta 10 animales por solicitud).”

      “No se recibe dinero en efectivo.”

  3. Travel day and arrival

    1. On arrivalEntering Colombia

      Inspection and Sanitary Inspection Certificate (CIS) at the entry point

      On arrival, go with your pet to the ICA office at the airport, port or border post. ICA checks the printed request and payment receipt, the original health certificate and the vaccination certificate, inspects your pet, and issues the CIS if everything is in order.

      Details and the official words

      “Cuando entra al país deberá dirigirse con la mascota a la oficina del ICA del aeropuerto, puerto o paso de frontera por el cual ingresa, para adelantar la emisión del Certificado de Inspección Sanitaria – CIS”

      “Si la inspección documental y física son satisfactorias, se emitirá el Certificado de Inspección Sanitaria (CIS)”

      “Para realizar el proceso anterior, el interesado deberá pagar previamente la tarifa vigente establecida por el ICA por concepto de inspección y emisión del CIS”

Good to know

  • Dogs and cats do not need an import document (DZI) from ICA, but at the entry point they get a documents check, a physical inspection and an ICA Sanitary Inspection Certificate (CIS).
  • A pet without a valid official health certificate (but with current vaccinations), or arriving from a country where rabies vaccination is not done, must spend at least 15 days in quarantine at home under ICA's follow-up, at your cost. If you refuse, it is sent back at your cost.
  • If rabies vaccination isn't done in your pet's country, bring the official veterinary service's certificate saying so: your pet then goes into home quarantine in Colombia and is vaccinated against rabies there by a registered vet. For the other vaccines, an official certificate that a vaccine isn't given in your country lets your pet in without home quarantine.
  • If the inspection on arrival isn't satisfactory, ICA may hold your pet, put it into home quarantine, send it back or, depending on its health, put it down humanely, at your cost.
  • If your pet will return to the EU or another country that asks for a rabies antibody blood test, ICA recommends doing the test before you travel to Colombia.
  • Your pet must arrive without recent wounds or injuries in an acute phase.
  • 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.

Money

What it costs

Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Ecuador publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.

Government fees on this route

  • Agrocalidad export health certificate (per animal)Leaving Ecuador · 28.90 USD for each extra pet28.90 USD
    “Recordar que el valor del Certificado Zoosanitario de Exportación emitido por la Agencia es de $28,90 dólares por animal”

    Salida del Ecuador de animales de compañía (perros y gatos) (Agrocalidad) · as of 2026-10-12

  • ICA Sanitary Inspection Certificate (CIS)Entering Colombia78,200 COP

    One payment covers up to 5 animals of the same species (ICA tariff 2026, code 03039). A dog and a cat need separate requests.

    “03039 Certificado de inspección importaciones - exportaciones: Perros, gatos y otros animales de 78,200 compañía en el hogar (Hasta 5 animales por especie).”

    Resolución No. 00034487 (23/12/2025), Anexo 1: Tarifas ICA 2026 · as of 2026-01-01

Government fees in total: 28.90 USD + 78,200 COP (each currency separately)

May also apply, depending on your case

  • ICA supervision of a home quarantineEntering Colombia606,450 COP

    Only if ICA orders quarantine because your pet doesn’t meet the entry rules (code 03120). The tariff doesn’t say whether it is per animal or per quarantine.

    “03120 Supervisión a Cuarentenas de Mascotas Importadas (Perros y Gatos). 606,450”

    Resolución No. 00034487 (23/12/2025), Anexo 1: Tarifas ICA 2026 · as of 2026-01-01

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.

Round trip

Coming back to Ecuador

Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Ecuador (dogs).

The trip back asks for 7 steps: older than 4 months, identified by name, tattoo or microchip, vet examination within 10 days before the trip, internal and external parasite treatment within 21 days before boarding and rabies vaccination valid on arrival (a first vaccination at least 14 days before) and more.

Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Ecuador (cats).

The trip back asks for 7 steps: older than 4 months, identified by name, tattoo or microchip, vet examination within 10 days before the trip, internal and external parasite treatment within 21 days before boarding and rabies vaccination valid on arrival (a first vaccination at least 14 days before) and more.

Every step from Colombia to Ecuador

Nearby routes

Other routes

Where this comes from

Official sources

Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-12.

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Questions owners ask

Does my dog or cat need a rabies blood test to go from Ecuador to Colombia?

No. The official rules we have verified for this route don't ask for a rabies blood test.

Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Colombia?

No. The official rules we have verified for this route don't ask for an import permit.

Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Colombia?

Not on the routes we have verified: the official rules list no quarantine for a pet that meets the requirements.

How early should I start preparing my pet for Ecuador to Colombia?

With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: rabies vaccination (first-time vaccinated pets: at least 21 days before shipment), dogs: current vaccination certificate (distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, coronavirus, parainfluenza) and health check by a vet registered with Agrocalidad (valid 10 days) and 5 more.

Every rule here is quoted from the official page and checked word for word; not legal advice. How we verify · Report a mistake

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