Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Ecuador to the Philippines: the rules
Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead. The main steps: microchip (the number is part of the SPSIC application), rabies vaccination by a licensed vet, at 12 weeks or older and SPS Import Clearance (SPSIC) from BAI, applied for online and 4 more.
Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 3 official pages
In short
- On this route: import permit needed, parasite treatment before travel and official stamp on the certificate.
Limited official guidance. The authority for entering the Philippines publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. This follows the Bureau of Animal Industry's pet page as rewritten in October 2026 (13 questions and answers) and its Citizen's Charter. The page no longer says which veterinary certificate must travel with your pet, what you show and pay on arrival, or what the antibody titer test required from 1 January 2027 involves, and the circular behind the rules (BAI Memorandum Circular 43 of 2020) is on a site that returns an error. Ask BAI (nvqsd@bai.gov.ph) before you travel.
At a glance
The rules on this route are the same for dogs and cats.
How early to start
4 weeks
if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet
Set by: SPS Import Clearance (SPSIC) from BAI, applied for online (BAI processes the SPSIC in 11 working days: 15 calendar days is our conversion, not an official figure. BAI's Citizen's Charter gives 13 days for the whole online process, so apply earlier if you can.)
2 weeks
if it is already microchipped and vaccinated
Set by: SPS Import Clearance (SPSIC) from BAI, applied for online (BAI processes the SPSIC in 11 working days: 15 calendar days is our conversion, not an official figure. BAI's Citizen's Charter gives 13 days for the whole online process, so apply earlier if you can.)
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route
- Import permit needed
- Parasite treatment before travel
- Official stamp on the certificate
Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.
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What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether Ecuador (leaving) or the Philippines (entering) asks for it.
Bringing a dog or cat into the Philippines: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Get ready
IdentificationEntering the Philippines
Microchip (the number is part of the SPSIC application)
Your pet's microchip number is part of the import clearance (SPSIC) application.
Details and the official words
“Information of the dog/cat such as vaccination and antiparasitic records, microchip number, actual photo of the dog/cat, and pet passport if applicable.”
“Proof of Microchip Numbers”
VaccinationEntering the Philippines
Rabies vaccination by a licensed vet, at 12 weeks or older
A licensed vet in your pet's country vaccinates it against rabies when it is at least 12 weeks old (a pet vaccinated younger needs a booster before you apply for the SPSIC). Rabies is the only vaccination the Philippines requires. After a first vaccination you wait 14 days before applying for the SPSIC; BAI accepts a vaccine with 3-year validity.
Details and the official words
“The rabies vaccination should be administered by a licensed veterinarian of the source country.”
“The dog or cat should be at least 12 weeks of age at the time of rabies vaccination; or the dog or cat vaccinated against rabies earlier than 12 weeks of age shall be given a booster shot with owner’s consent before applying for SPSIC.”
“No, the Philippines only requires the dog or cat to be vaccinated against Rabies.”
PermitEntering the Philippines
SPS Import Clearance (SPSIC) from BAI, applied for online
Every dog and cat needs an approved SPSIC from BAI before it enters the Philippines. Apply online through the DA Trade System (intercommerce.com.ph) once your pet is at least 4 months old, and at least 14 days after a first rabies vaccination. You give the vaccination and parasite-treatment records, the microchip number, a photo of the pet and the pet passport if it has one; the Citizen's Charter also lists a BIR-issued ID with a tax number and a notarized affidavit of undertaking (Annex A for Filipinos, Annex C for foreigners). BAI processes it in 11 working days.
Details and the official words
BAI's page doesn't say how long an approved SPSIC stays valid: check the dates on yours.
“Yes, all dogs and cats need an approved and valid SPSIC issued by BAI before entering the Philippines.”
“The SPSIC can be secured online through DA Trade System”
“The application takes 11 working days to be processed from the date of submission, evaluation, endorsement, and approval.”
“The dog or cat should be at least 4 months of age at the time of the SPSIC application.”
“If the dog or cat will receive its first or initial Rabies vaccination, the importer should wait 14 days after the date of initial vaccination before they can apply for SPS Import clearance to ensure that the dog or cat did not have any adverse reaction from the vaccine.”
“Acquiring SPS Import Permit is a requirement before any dog or cat can enter into the Philippines.”
In the days before you travel
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.”
TreatmentEntering the Philippines
Internal and external parasite treatment still valid on arrival
Your pet's internal and external parasite treatment must still be valid when it arrives in the Philippines. BAI says no 'updated' treatment is needed and there's no wait before applying for the SPSIC; how long a treatment stays valid depends on the product, so ask your vet.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
BAI's answer starts 'No, your dog/cat does not need an updated parasite treatment' and then says the treatment 'should be valid until the arrival'. We show the treatment so that it is valid on arrival; ask BAI if you're unsure what that means for your pet.
“No, your dog/cat does not need an updated parasite treatment and you do not need to wait to apply for SPSIC.”
“However, the internal and external parasite treatment should be valid until the arrival in the Philippines.”
PaperworkLeaving Ecuador
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.”
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”
Good to know
- An importer may bring at most 3 animals a year, or the same 3 animals (identified by their microchip numbers) more than once a year.
- From 1 January 2027 every SPSIC application must meet antibody titer (rabies blood test) requirements. BAI hasn't published what they are (laboratory, minimum result, waiting time). If you will apply on or after 1 January 2027, ask BAI now: blood tests can take weeks or months to plan.
- BAI's rewritten pet page no longer says which veterinary certificate must travel with your pet, or what you show and pay on arrival. Until 12 October 2026 it asked for the original export permit / international veterinary health certificate (EP/IVHC) from the exporting country's veterinary authority, shown with printed copies of the approved SPSIC to the BAI quarantine officer at the airport, and listed the fees. Ask BAI (nvqsd@bai.gov.ph) and your own country's export authority what is needed now.
- A dog or cat that is pregnant when you apply for the SPSIC is not allowed, and one that has given birth must have done so at least 12 weeks before travel.
- After an annual booster BAI applies no waiting period if the booster was given 'within 7 days of the validity of the vaccine'; otherwise the 14-day wait applies. The wording is unclear (before or after the old vaccination expired?), so if your pet's booster wasn't on time, ask BAI.
- BAI may waive the rabies vaccination for pets from countries with an official self-declaration of freedom from rabies, or where rabies has never been reported, in their official report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). We don't hold that list, so the plan always shows the vaccination: ask BAI if this applies to your pet's country.
- BAI accepts a rabies vaccine with 3-year validity from the pet's home country. Once the pet has spent a total of 1 year in the Philippines it needs a booster from a licensed vet there, then the local annual (12-month) vaccination for as long as it stays.
- 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
BAI import clearance (SPSIC), online applicationEntering PhilippinesFree
BAI’s Citizen’s Charter (December 2022) lists no fee for the online application.
“TOTAL (online SP application) None 13 days 3 hours”
BAI Citizen's Charter (National Veterinary Quarantine Services Division): import permits and export certificates for dogs and cats · as of 2022-12-22
Government fees in total: 28.90 USD (each currency separately)
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 8 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 8 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.
Nearby routes
Other routes
Where this comes from
Official sources
- International Movements (Import): Pet (Dog / Cat) (BAI)
- BAI Citizen's Charter (National Veterinary Quarantine Services Division): import permits and export certificates for dogs and cats
- Salida del Ecuador de animales de compañía (perros y gatos) (Agrocalidad)
Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-12.
Questions owners ask
Does my dog or cat need a rabies blood test to go from Ecuador to the Philippines?
We couldn't find this in our summary of the rules, but that summary is short and still under review. Ask the official authority before you rely on it.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into the Philippines?
Yes: Every dog and cat needs an approved SPSIC from BAI before it enters the Philippines.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in the Philippines?
We couldn't find this in our summary of the rules, but that summary is short and still under review. Ask the official authority before you rely on it.
How early should I start preparing my pet for Ecuador to the Philippines?
With nothing done yet, start at least 4 weeks ahead. The main steps: microchip (the number is part of the SPSIC application), rabies vaccination by a licensed vet, at 12 weeks or older and SPS Import Clearance (SPSIC) from BAI, applied for online and 4 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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