Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Germany to Uruguay: official requirements
Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: dogs: microchip (ISO 11784, HDX or FDX-B), linked to the certificate, rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination) and dogs: negative leishmaniosis test within 60 days before entry and 3 more.
Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 8 official pages
In short
- Dogs and cats differ on this route: choose Dog or Cat to see just yours.
- On this route: parasite treatment before travel and extra disease test.
- No rabies blood test, import permit or quarantine on this route for a pet that meets the rules.
- Coming back to Germany? 2 steps have to happen before your pet leaves.
Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving Germany publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Germany has no single national procedure: the certificate comes from the veterinary office (Veterinäramt) of your district or city, and deadlines and fees differ between offices. This file shows two official examples (the district of Munich and the Berlin district of Treptow-Köpenick). Ask your own office.
At a glance
How early to start (dogs)
3 weeks
if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet
Set by: Rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination) (at least 21 days before entry, for a first vaccination)
No official wait
if it is already microchipped and vaccinated
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
- Extra disease test
How early to start (cats)
3 weeks
if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet
Set by: Rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination) (at least 21 days before entry, for a first vaccination)
No official wait
if it is already microchipped and vaccinated
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
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What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether Germany (leaving) or Uruguay (entering) asks for it.
Dogs
Get ready
IdentificationEntering Uruguay
Dogs: microchip (ISO 11784, HDX or FDX-B), linked to the certificate
Your dog must be identified with a microchip whose number is on its international health certificate. The chip must meet ISO 11784 and use HDX or FDX-B technology (read with an ISO 11785 reader); if it doesn't, bring a reader that can read it. MGAP's pages don't ask for a microchip for cats.
Details and the official words
“Deberá estar chipeado conforme a Resolución Nº 273 de DGSG de 27/08/2018,”
“A partir del 1ºde octubre de 2018, los animales de la especie canina no residentes, deberán ingresar y egresar del país, con identificación individual mediante dispositivo electrónico (microchip), asociado al Certificado Sanitario Internacional expedido por la autoridad sanitaria competente del país de origen.”
“Los microchips colocados en el extranjero, deberán cumplir con la norma ISO 1 1784 y aplicar la tecnología HDX o FDH-B. Los mismos se leerán con un lector compatible con la norma ISO 11785. En caso que el dispositivo colocado no cumpla con las normas precedentes, el responsable deberá proveer de un lector que permita la lectura del microchip al ingreso al país.”
VaccinationEntering Uruguay
Rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination)
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies with a vaccine authorised in the country it comes from, and the vaccination must still be valid (as the manufacturer states) when it enters Uruguay. After a first vaccination, wait at least 21 days before entering Uruguay. The certificate gives the date, type, batch and brand of the vaccine.
Details and the official words
For dogs, MGAP adds that a dog coming from a country or zone that meets WOAH's conditions to be declared free of rabies may enter without the vaccination if the certificate or passport states this. MGAP doesn't publish a list of such countries, so we show the vaccination: ask MGAP (dsacomercio@mgap.gub.uy) if your dog comes from a rabies-free country.
“Los perros deben estar vacunados contra la rabia con vacunas autorizadas por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen / procedencia y con inmunidad vigente según el plazo de validez otorgado por el laboratorio fabricante de la vacuna.”
“Los gatos deben estar vacunados contra la rabia con vacunas autorizadas por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen / procedencia y con inmunidad vigente según el plazo de validez otorgado por el laboratorio fabricante de la vacuna.”
“Cuando se trate de animales vacunados por primera vez, la vacuna debe haber sido aplicada al menos VEINTIÚN (21) días previos al ingreso a Uruguay.”
“Si el animal proviene de un país o zona que cumple con las recomendaciones establecidas en el Código Terrestre de la ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE SANIDAD ANIMAL (OMSA) para ser declarado libre de Rabia, podrá ingresar sin la vacunación contra esta enfermedad, debiéndose certificar esta condición en el CVI o Pasaporte.”
In the days before you travel
TestEntering Uruguay
Dogs: negative leishmaniosis test within 60 days before entry
Dogs from a country that hasn't declared itself free of leishmaniosis to WOAH need a negative leishmaniosis test (IFAT, ELISA or direct agglutination for antibodies, or a molecular test for the parasite), done to WOAH's manual no more than 60 days before entering Uruguay. The result goes on the certificate or passport.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
MGAP doesn't list which countries have declared themselves free of leishmaniosis to WOAH, so we show the test for every dog. Ask MGAP (dsacomercio@mgap.gub.uy) whether your dog's country of origin is exempt.
“Para los países que no se declaren como libres de Leishmaniosis ante la OMSA, se exigirá la prueba de detección de la respuesta inmunitaria negativa a dicha enfermedad (IFAT, ELISA o prueba de aglutinación directa), o detección del agente (por métodos moleculares), en un plazo no mayor de SESENTA (60) días anteriores a la fecha de ingreso del canino a Uruguay.”
Vet examEntering Uruguay
Vet examination within 10 days before the certificate
Within the 10 days before the certificate is issued, a vet licensed in the exporting country examines your pet and confirms it is clinically healthy, shows no sign of parasites and is fit to travel to Uruguay. It must be free of signs of infectious and parasitic diseases.
Details and the official words
“Su mascota fue sometida, dentro de los diez (10) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI, a un examen clínico efectuado por un profesional veterinario matriculado en el país exportador, que acredite que dicho animal se encuentra clínicamente sano, sin evidencias de parasitosis y que está apto para su traslado hacia Uruguay.”
“Su mascota debe estar libre de síntomas y signos de enfermedades infecciosas y parasitarias.”
TreatmentEntering Uruguay
Internal and external parasite treatment within 15 days before the certificate
Your pet is treated against internal and external parasites within the 15 days before the certificate is issued (or the passport is endorsed), with products approved in the country it comes from. The date and product go on the certificate. For dogs, the internal treatment must contain praziquantel.
Details and the official words
“Desparasitación interna y externa donde conste fecha y producto aplicado, realizada dentro de los QUINCE (15) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI o a la intervención del Pasaporte, con productos veterinarios aprobados por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen/procedencia. El antiparasitario interno deberá contener como principio activo Praziquantel.”
“Desparasitación interna y externa donde conste fecha y producto aplicado, dentro de los QUINCE (15) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI o a la intervención del Pasaporte, con productos veterinarios aprobados por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen/procedencia.”
PaperworkGermany and Uruguay
International veterinary certificate (CVI) from the official authority
Your pet enters with an international veterinary certificate (CVI) issued by the official veterinary authority of its country of origin, stating the examination, parasite treatments, rabies vaccination and (dogs) microchip and leishmaniosis test. An official pet passport is accepted instead only if an official vet of that authority has signed and stamped it before boarding. Present it with your pet at MGAP's office at the border.
Details and the official words
MGAP's entry pages don't say how long the certificate stays valid for entry; its exit page says certificates for travel within Mercosur are valid for 60 days. Ask your vet to issue it as close to travel as the 10-day examination and 15-day parasite windows allow.
Official health certificate (amtstierärztliche Gesundheitsbescheinigung) from your district's veterinary office: Send your veterinary office the completed application with the required documents (in Berlin's Treptow-Köpenick three to four weeks before the trip; in the district of Munich the application and a copy of the EU pet passport must arrive at least 3 working days before departure). Then you book an appointment: the pet must be brought in person, so the official vet can examine it and read its microchip. Bring the destination's own health-certificate form.
Deadlines and fees differ between offices (see the notice above): ask yours. The destination decides how recent the certificate must be.
“Al momento del ingreso al país, debe presentar en el paso de frontera de ingreso, un Certificado Veterinario Internacional (CVI), emitido por la autoridad oficial de su país de origen, conforme a la Resolución Mercosur GMC 17/15, donde consten las siguientes declaraciones:”
“Al momento del ingreso al país, debe presentar, en el paso de frontera de ingreso, un Certificado Veterinario Internacional (CVI), emitido por la autoridad oficial de su país de origen, donde consten las siguientes declaraciones:”
“Vacuna antirrábica vigente (en el CVI deberá constar fecha de vacunación, tipo, serie y marca de vacuna).”
“Geforderte Bescheinigungen können von uns ausgestellt bzw. bestätigt werden.”
“Ihr vollständig ausgefüllter Antrag und die Kopie des EU-Heimtierausweises mindestens 3 Werktage vor Abfahrt bei uns im Veterinäramt vorliegen muss”
“Das Tier muss zum Termin mitgebracht werden, da es im Veterinäramt von einem Amtstierarzt untersucht werden muss und seine Identität durch das Ablesen des Mikrochip festgestellt werden muss.”
“übersenden Sie uns einfach das ausgefüllte und unterschriebene Antragsformular einschließlich der erforderlichen Unterlagen, drei bis vier Wochen vor der geplanten Reise.”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Uruguay
Show your pet and documents at MGAP's border office
When you enter Uruguay, present your pet and its documents at MGAP's office at the border crossing. No import authorisation is needed for a dog or cat travelling with you, and there is no charge.
Details and the official words
“Presentar la documentación solicitada y la mascota, en las oficinas del MGAP dispuestas en los pasos de frontera al momento del ingreso al país.”
“Si ingresa a Uruguay junto con su perro o gato, no es necesario presentar autorización de ingreso emitida por MGAP.”
“Perros y gatos: no tiene costo.”
Good to know
- MGAP accepts an official pet passport instead of the certificate only if it is valid, holds all the health information required and has been signed and stamped by an official vet of the animal health authority of the country before boarding. A passport without that official validation is not accepted.
- If your pet arrives as cargo at Carrasco airport (even on your own flight), MGAP must be told at least 72 business hours before arrival by email to aeropuertoic@mgap.gub.uy, with the documents scanned.
- Staying less than 30 days? You can leave Uruguay with the same certificate you entered with, as long as it states how long it is valid; otherwise you need a new certificate from MGAP to leave.
- When you travel to a non-EU country, the rules of that country apply. As the owner you must find out the current rules yourself and in good time, for example from the embassy or consulate. The Berlin office says it cannot give information on other countries' entry rules.
- If the country you travel to, or your return to the EU, needs a rabies titer value, talk to your own vet about it.
- Fees depend on the office. In the Berlin district of Treptow-Köpenick the fee follows the time spent, from 41 to 615 euros, and covers the final check of all documents, preparing the health documents and the official vet's consultation.
- Planning to bring your pet back to the EU? After a short stay in a non-EU country you can skip the 3-month wait after the rabies blood test, but only if, before you leave the EU, your pet was vaccinated against rabies, passed a successful titer test, and your vet recorded both in its EU pet passport. So do the blood test before you go.
Cats
Get ready
VaccinationEntering Uruguay
Rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination)
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies with a vaccine authorised in the country it comes from, and the vaccination must still be valid (as the manufacturer states) when it enters Uruguay. After a first vaccination, wait at least 21 days before entering Uruguay. The certificate gives the date, type, batch and brand of the vaccine.
Details and the official words
For dogs, MGAP adds that a dog coming from a country or zone that meets WOAH's conditions to be declared free of rabies may enter without the vaccination if the certificate or passport states this. MGAP doesn't publish a list of such countries, so we show the vaccination: ask MGAP (dsacomercio@mgap.gub.uy) if your dog comes from a rabies-free country.
“Los perros deben estar vacunados contra la rabia con vacunas autorizadas por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen / procedencia y con inmunidad vigente según el plazo de validez otorgado por el laboratorio fabricante de la vacuna.”
“Los gatos deben estar vacunados contra la rabia con vacunas autorizadas por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen / procedencia y con inmunidad vigente según el plazo de validez otorgado por el laboratorio fabricante de la vacuna.”
“Cuando se trate de animales vacunados por primera vez, la vacuna debe haber sido aplicada al menos VEINTIÚN (21) días previos al ingreso a Uruguay.”
“Si el animal proviene de un país o zona que cumple con las recomendaciones establecidas en el Código Terrestre de la ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE SANIDAD ANIMAL (OMSA) para ser declarado libre de Rabia, podrá ingresar sin la vacunación contra esta enfermedad, debiéndose certificar esta condición en el CVI o Pasaporte.”
In the days before you travel
Vet examEntering Uruguay
Vet examination within 10 days before the certificate
Within the 10 days before the certificate is issued, a vet licensed in the exporting country examines your pet and confirms it is clinically healthy, shows no sign of parasites and is fit to travel to Uruguay. It must be free of signs of infectious and parasitic diseases.
Details and the official words
“Su mascota fue sometida, dentro de los diez (10) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI, a un examen clínico efectuado por un profesional veterinario matriculado en el país exportador, que acredite que dicho animal se encuentra clínicamente sano, sin evidencias de parasitosis y que está apto para su traslado hacia Uruguay.”
“Su mascota debe estar libre de síntomas y signos de enfermedades infecciosas y parasitarias.”
TreatmentEntering Uruguay
Internal and external parasite treatment within 15 days before the certificate
Your cat is treated against internal and external parasites within the 15 days before the certificate is issued (or the passport is endorsed), with products approved in the country it comes from. The date and product go on the certificate.
Details and the official words
“Desparasitación interna y externa donde conste fecha y producto aplicado, realizada dentro de los QUINCE (15) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI o a la intervención del Pasaporte, con productos veterinarios aprobados por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen/procedencia. El antiparasitario interno deberá contener como principio activo Praziquantel.”
“Desparasitación interna y externa donde conste fecha y producto aplicado, dentro de los QUINCE (15) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI o a la intervención del Pasaporte, con productos veterinarios aprobados por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen/procedencia.”
PaperworkGermany and Uruguay
International veterinary certificate (CVI) from the official authority
Your pet enters with an international veterinary certificate (CVI) issued by the official veterinary authority of its country of origin, stating the examination, parasite treatments, rabies vaccination and (dogs) microchip and leishmaniosis test. An official pet passport is accepted instead only if an official vet of that authority has signed and stamped it before boarding. Present it with your pet at MGAP's office at the border.
Details and the official words
MGAP's entry pages don't say how long the certificate stays valid for entry; its exit page says certificates for travel within Mercosur are valid for 60 days. Ask your vet to issue it as close to travel as the 10-day examination and 15-day parasite windows allow.
Official health certificate (amtstierärztliche Gesundheitsbescheinigung) from your district's veterinary office: Send your veterinary office the completed application with the required documents (in Berlin's Treptow-Köpenick three to four weeks before the trip; in the district of Munich the application and a copy of the EU pet passport must arrive at least 3 working days before departure). Then you book an appointment: the pet must be brought in person, so the official vet can examine it and read its microchip. Bring the destination's own health-certificate form.
Deadlines and fees differ between offices (see the notice above): ask yours. The destination decides how recent the certificate must be.
“Al momento del ingreso al país, debe presentar en el paso de frontera de ingreso, un Certificado Veterinario Internacional (CVI), emitido por la autoridad oficial de su país de origen, conforme a la Resolución Mercosur GMC 17/15, donde consten las siguientes declaraciones:”
“Al momento del ingreso al país, debe presentar, en el paso de frontera de ingreso, un Certificado Veterinario Internacional (CVI), emitido por la autoridad oficial de su país de origen, donde consten las siguientes declaraciones:”
“Vacuna antirrábica vigente (en el CVI deberá constar fecha de vacunación, tipo, serie y marca de vacuna).”
“Geforderte Bescheinigungen können von uns ausgestellt bzw. bestätigt werden.”
“Ihr vollständig ausgefüllter Antrag und die Kopie des EU-Heimtierausweises mindestens 3 Werktage vor Abfahrt bei uns im Veterinäramt vorliegen muss”
“Das Tier muss zum Termin mitgebracht werden, da es im Veterinäramt von einem Amtstierarzt untersucht werden muss und seine Identität durch das Ablesen des Mikrochip festgestellt werden muss.”
“übersenden Sie uns einfach das ausgefüllte und unterschriebene Antragsformular einschließlich der erforderlichen Unterlagen, drei bis vier Wochen vor der geplanten Reise.”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Uruguay
Show your pet and documents at MGAP's border office
When you enter Uruguay, present your pet and its documents at MGAP's office at the border crossing. No import authorisation is needed for a dog or cat travelling with you, and there is no charge.
Details and the official words
“Presentar la documentación solicitada y la mascota, en las oficinas del MGAP dispuestas en los pasos de frontera al momento del ingreso al país.”
“Si ingresa a Uruguay junto con su perro o gato, no es necesario presentar autorización de ingreso emitida por MGAP.”
“Perros y gatos: no tiene costo.”
Good to know
- MGAP accepts an official pet passport instead of the certificate only if it is valid, holds all the health information required and has been signed and stamped by an official vet of the animal health authority of the country before boarding. A passport without that official validation is not accepted.
- If your pet arrives as cargo at Carrasco airport (even on your own flight), MGAP must be told at least 72 business hours before arrival by email to aeropuertoic@mgap.gub.uy, with the documents scanned.
- Staying less than 30 days? You can leave Uruguay with the same certificate you entered with, as long as it states how long it is valid; otherwise you need a new certificate from MGAP to leave.
- When you travel to a non-EU country, the rules of that country apply. As the owner you must find out the current rules yourself and in good time, for example from the embassy or consulate. The Berlin office says it cannot give information on other countries' entry rules.
- If the country you travel to, or your return to the EU, needs a rabies titer value, talk to your own vet about it.
- Fees depend on the office. In the Berlin district of Treptow-Köpenick the fee follows the time spent, from 41 to 615 euros, and covers the final check of all documents, preparing the health documents and the official vet's consultation.
- Planning to bring your pet back to the EU? After a short stay in a non-EU country you can skip the 3-month wait after the rabies blood test, but only if, before you leave the EU, your pet was vaccinated against rabies, passed a successful titer test, and your vet recorded both in its EU pet passport. So do the blood test before you go.
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Germany publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
MGAP check of a dog or cat at the border (no charge)Entering UruguayFree
“Perros y gatos: no tiene costo.”
Solicitud de ingreso con mascotas al Uruguay (MGAP, gub.uy trámites) · as of 2026-10-12
4 more fees may apply, depending on your case
Official health certificate: Landkreis München (district example)Leaving Germany19.70 EUR
Each German district sets its own fee; this one is for the Munich district (as of May 2024).
“Kosten 19,70 Euro (Stand Mai 2024) Die Kosten für das Gesundheitszeugnis müssen hier vor Ort vor aushändigen des Zeugnisses beglichen werden.”
Internationale Reise mit einem Haustier anmelden (Landkreis München) · as of 2024-05-01
Official certification: Berlin Treptow-Köpenick (local example), minimumLeaving Germany41 EUR
Charged by time: EUR 41 to EUR 615. Each German district sets its own fee.
“richtet sich gemäß Tarifstelle 31050 der Verbraucherschutzgebührenordnung (VSGebO) nach dem zeitlichen Aufwand (mindestens 41,00 € bis maximal 615,00 €)”
Reisen mit Heimtieren (Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin) · as of 2026-10-13
Official health certificate: City of Munich (local example)Leaving Germany8.50 EUR
Covers up to three certificates for one owner’s animals. Each German district sets its own fee.
“Gebührenrahmen Bis zu drei Gesundheitszeugnisse für Tiere einer besitzenden Person: 8,50 Euro”
Gesundheitszeugnis (Hund, Katze, Frettchen, Vögel) - Veterinäramt · as of 2026-10-13
Official health certificate: Wiesbaden (local example), per started 15 minutesLeaving Germany26.50 EUR
Charged by time. Each German district sets its own fee.
“Gebühren 26,50 Euro je angefangene 15 Minuten”
Amtstierärztliche Gesundheitsbescheinigung für Tiere im Reiseverkehr · as of 2026-10-13
What vets and labs charge Not official figures
Microchipyour vet · for: dogs: microchip (ISO 11784, HDX or FDX-B), linked to the certificate39 EUR
Germany: 1 published price
- Tierarztpraxis Großenbaum (Duisburg): Microchip implant without examination39 EUR · per pet · read 2026-10-13
Rabies vaccinationyour vet · for: rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination)87.27–126 EUR
Germany: 2 published prices
- Tierärzte vom Aachener Weiher (Köln): Dog vaccination SHPPiL4 plus rabies (SHPPiL4/T) including general examination, vaccine, vaccination certificate and consumables; VAT included; rabies not priced on its own87.27 EUR · per vaccination · read 2026-10-13
- Tierarztpraxis Großenbaum (Duisburg): Dog combined vaccination (distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, kennel cough, leptospirosis) plus rabies and entry in the EU pet passport, exam included (rabies is not priced on its own)126 EUR · per vaccination visit · read 2026-10-13
Vet examinationyour vet · for: vet examination within 10 days before the certificate45.29–55.39 EUR
Germany: 2 published prices
- Tierarztpraxis Großenbaum (Duisburg): General examination including consumables, without injection or medicines45.29 EUR · per examination · read 2026-10-13
- Tierärzte vom Aachener Weiher (Köln): Basic price of every treatment, dog or cat (history and first general examination), VAT included55.39 EUR · per treatment (basic price) · read 2026-10-13
No published prices yet for Germany: parasite treatment, 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
If you need them Not official figures
Travel cratea pet shop or the airline69.79–189.99 EUR
- zooplus.de (marketplace seller Mein Tierdiscount): Karlie Flugzeugbox Nomad, size M (load capacity under 18 kg as the page states); described as 'gemäß der IATA-Norm'; sold and shipped by marketplace partner Mein Tierdiscount on zooplus.de; page says prices include VAT, shipping may be extra69.79 EUR · read 2026-10-13
- zooplus.de: Savic Transportbox Feria Andes mit Rollen, size 4 (S), outer max. 51 x 67 x 52.5 cm, inner approx. 45 x 57 x 44 cm per the page's size table (no dog weight given); described on the page as IATA-konform; page says all prices include VAT, shipping may be extra79.99 EUR · read 2026-10-13
- zooplus.de: Savic Transportbox Feria Andes mit Rollen, size 7 (XL), outer max. 67 x 100 x 80.5 cm, inner approx. 60 x 83 x 71 cm per the page's size table (no dog weight given); described on the page as IATA-konform; page says all prices include VAT, shipping may be extra189.99 EUR · read 2026-10-13
Airline fees aren’t included: check your airline’s pet page.
Round trip
Coming back to Germany
Do before your pet leaves Germany
- Microchip
- Rabies vaccination
Their timing rules put them before the outbound trip, for a three-month stay.
The trip back asks for 7 steps: microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody blood test (titer) and EU animal health certificate and more.
Nearby routes
Other routes
Where this comes from
Official sources
- Solicitud de ingreso con mascotas al Uruguay (MGAP, gub.uy trámites)
- Información para personas que viajan con mascotas: ingreso de caninos y felinos a Uruguay (MGAP)
- Resolución N° 273/018 DGSG: control y certificación sanitaria de mascotas (microchip), MGAP
- Internationale Reise mit einem Haustier anmelden (Landkreis München)
- Reisen mit Heimtieren (Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin)
- EU rules on travelling with pets and other animals in the EU (Your Europe)
- Gesundheitszeugnis (Hund, Katze, Frettchen, Vögel) - Veterinäramt
- Amtstierärztliche Gesundheitsbescheinigung für Tiere im Reiseverkehr
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 Germany to Uruguay?
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 Uruguay?
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 Uruguay?
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 Germany to Uruguay?
With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: dogs: microchip (ISO 11784, HDX or FDX-B), linked to the certificate, rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination) and dogs: negative leishmaniosis test within 60 days before entry and 3 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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