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Dog or cat from Ecuador to Türkiye: official requirements

Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least about 4 months ahead. The main steps: microchip, rabies vaccination (inactivated vaccine) and rabies antibody test (0.5 IU or more) and a 3-month wait and 4 more.

Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 4 official pages

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In short

Limited official guidance. The authority for entering Türkiye publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. The conditions come from the ministry's border veterinary offices (Istanbul Airport, Trabzon Port) and its certificate form; the regulation they refer to is not quoted here. An older notice named banned dog breeds, but the current pages we read don't, so ask the border office at your entry point. The Istanbul page says the certificate is issued within 2 days before travel while the certificate itself says the clinical examination is within 24 hours: plan for the stricter.

At a glance

The rules on this route are the same for dogs and cats.

How early to start

about 4 months

if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet

Set by: Rabies antibody test (0.5 IU or more) and a 3-month wait (enter at least 3 months after the blood sample (Istanbul: 90 days from the result date, so allow a few days' margin))

about 3 months

if it is already microchipped and vaccinated

Set by: Rabies antibody test (0.5 IU or more) and a 3-month wait (enter at least 3 months after the blood sample (Istanbul: 90 days from the result date, so allow a few days' margin))

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

On this route

  • Rabies blood test needed
  • No import permit
  • No quarantine
  • Official stamp on the certificate

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Ecuador → Türkiye

What your pet needs

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

  1. Get ready

    1. IdentificationEntering Türkiye

      Microchip

      Your pet must be microchipped (ISO 11784 / ISO 11785), and the rabies vaccination must be given after the microchip. Bring a reader if your chip isn't ISO standard.

      Details and the official words

      “The pet must be microchipped.”

      “Rabies vaccination must be administered subsequent to the microchip implantation.”

      “When electronic identification is used, the type of microchip must comply with ISO Standard 11784 or ISO Standard 11785.”

    2. VaccinationEntering Türkiye

      Rabies vaccination (inactivated vaccine)

      Vaccinate your pet against rabies after its microchip was implanted, with an inactivated vaccine produced to the WOAH (OIE) rules. A booster given after the previous vaccination has expired counts as a first vaccination.

      Details and the official words

      “The rabies vaccine used must be an inactivated vaccine produced in accordance with OIE”

      “Rabies vaccination must be administered subsequent to the microchip implantation.”

    3. Blood testEntering Türkiye

      Rabies antibody test (0.5 IU or more) and a 3-month wait

      At least 30 days after the rabies vaccination, a vet takes a blood sample for a rabies antibody titration test at an EU-approved laboratory, with a result above 0.5 IU/ml. After the first test you must wait 90 days (the Trabzon office counts 3 months from the blood sample) before entering Türkiye. The wait applies only to the first test: if the vaccination is renewed within its validity, later trips don't need it.

      Details and the official words

      Older notices gave a different interval between the vaccination and the test (21 days); the current Istanbul page says 30 days.

      “At least 30 days following the rabies vaccination, a rabies antibody titration test must be conducted at an accredited laboratory listed below, and the test result must demonstrate a titre value exceeding 0.5 IU.”

      “In the case of the initial titration test, a waiting period of 90 days from the date of the test result must be observed prior to travel.”

      “Dikkat: kuduz titrasyon testi için kan serumu alınma tarihinden itibaren en erken 3 ay sonra ülkeye giriş yapılabilir.”

  2. In the days before you travel

    1. Vet examEntering Türkiye

      Clinical examination within 24 hours before travel

      The certificate's clinical examination (your pet is free of clinical signs and fit to travel) must be done within 24 hours before movement.

      Details and the official words

      “The clinical examination(Part IX) must be done within 24 hours before movement.”

    2. 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.”

    3. PaperworkEcuador and Türkiye

      Veterinary health certificate from the exporting country's authority

      The competent authority of the exporting country issues the ministry's Veterinary Health and Origin Certificate within 2 days before travel (it records the microchip, the rabies vaccination and the antibody test, and is signed and stamped by the official vet).

      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.

      “Within 2 days prior to travel, a Veterinary Health Certificate , as stipulated in the annex of the relevant regulation below, must be issued by the competent authority of the exporting country.”

      “I have seen an official record of the result of a serological test for the animal”

      “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”

Good to know

  • A passenger may bring a maximum of 2 animals (for example 2 cats, or 1 cat and 1 dog). The documents must be made out separately for each animal.
  • At entry you need the animal's passport (identification document), the original rabies antibody test result and the veterinary health certificate.
  • If you only pass through Türkiye to another country and your pet does not enter, you only have to meet the destination country's health conditions.
  • Unvaccinated cats, dogs and ferrets under 3 months old may be allowed in only if they meet the health conditions the ministry sets for the rabies status of the country they come from: ask the border office.
  • 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

Government fees in total: 28.90 USD (each currency separately)

What vets and labs charge Not official figures

No published prices yet for Ecuador: microchip, rabies vaccination, vet examination, health certificate (vet’s fee).

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 Türkiye 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 Türkiye?

Yes: At least 30 days after the rabies vaccination, a vet takes a blood sample for a rabies antibody titration test at an EU-approved laboratory, with a result above 0.5 IU/ml.

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

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 Türkiye?

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 Türkiye?

With nothing done yet, start at least about 4 months ahead. The main steps: microchip, rabies vaccination (inactivated vaccine) and rabies antibody test (0.5 IU or more) and a 3-month wait and 4 more.

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