Exotic Pet
Travel from the European Union *
* Including the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan, Australia, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and Vaticann, Monaco, San Marino Vatican City.
What animals are allowed?
Exotic Pets are allowed on a non-commercial trip under certain conditions that we will explore. The minimum age is 3 months.
What documents are required?
- Exotic pets must have an identification document completed by a veterinarian in the country of departure. It remains valid for 10 days, except in the case of transport by sea, or its validity will last the time of the sea voyage. *
- Certain species under CITES protection are subject to export and import certificates.
- A health certificate written at least in Spanish and issued within the previous 10 days, the veterinarian must certify that there is no sign of disease corresponding to the INTRA model (model for reptiles, model for other animals) **
- A declaration from the owner or an authorized person, attesting that the transport has no commercial aim, that he undertakes not to sell the animals and to accept the checks that the Spanish veterinary services deem appropriate from the address or addresses indicated by the interested parties in accordance with the health regulations in force.
- If the pet is not traveling with the owner, the person traveling with the pet must have written permission to travel with the pet.
* This does not apply to the (non-commercial) travel of three or less of three rodents from the European Economic Area.
** with the exception of ornamental fish
What are the entry requirements?
- The animal must be moved because the owner has to go to Spain.
- The displacement must take place maximum five days before or after the arrival of the owner.
- Transportation must be with the owner, or with another person with the owner’s written permission to travel with animals on behalf of the owner.
- It is possible to enter via all border crossings.
- The person accompanying the animal must be prepared for an inspection, and show the necessary documents.
- It is possible to enter via all border crossings.
Travel from a third country
What animals are allowed?
Exotic pets are allowed on a non-commercial trip under certain conditions that we will explore. The minimum age is 3 months.
For full conditions depending on the country of arrival please see this page.
What documents are required?
- Exotic pets must have an identification document completed by a veterinarian in the country of departure. It remains valid for 10 days, except in the case of transport by sea, or its validity will last the time of the sea voyage. *
- A declaration from the owner or an authorized person, attesting that the transport has no commercial aim, that he undertakes not to sell the animals and to accept the checks that the Spanish veterinary services deem appropriate from the address or addresses indicated by the interested parties in accordance with the health regulations in force.
- If the pet is not traveling with the owner, the person traveling with the pet must have written permission to travel with the pet.
- Certain species under CITES protection are subject to export and import certificates.
- Invasive species regulations may be applied
- At least one animal health certificate in Spanish, signed by an official veterinarian from the third country. Corresponding to one of the models:
* This does not apply to the (non-commercial) travel of three or less of three rodents from the European Economic Area.
What are the entry requirements?
- The animal must be moved because the owner has to go to Spain.
- The displacement must take place maximum five days before or after the arrival of the owner.
- Transportation must be with the owner, or with another person with the owner’s written permission to travel with animals on behalf of the owner.
- Entry is permitted via one of the authorized stations.
- The animals must be presented, in addition to the necessary documentation.
Ferrets
Travel from the European Economic Area *
* Including the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan, Australia, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and Vatican
What animals are allowed?
Ferrets are allowed as part of a non-commercial trip in a maximum of 5 animals per trip (except if the purpose of the trip is to attend a competition, a show, a sporting event or a training related to this type of event **) under certain conditions that we will explore. The minimum age is 3 months.
** Attention: Exceptions exist, please contact the authorities, animals must be more than six months old.
What are the entry requirements?
- The animal must be moved because the owner has to go to Spain.
- The displacement must take place maximum five days before or after the arrival of the owner.
- Transportation must be with the owner, or with another person with the owner’s written permission to travel with animals on behalf of the owner.
- The animal is identified via a clearly legible chip or tattoo
- Chip: Complies with ISO 11784 standards, using HDX or FDX-B technology, which can be read with a chip reader conforming to 11785 standards. If this is not possible, the owner must provide a chip reader capable of reading the chip.
- Tattoo: Accepted if done before July 3, 2011
- Identification: Performed before rabies vaccines
- The animal has a rabies vaccine.
- The vaccine is carried out by an authorized veterinarian.
- The vaccine is given when the animal is at least 12 weeks old. It is carried in the passport, just like the period of validity (a section is reserved there).
- The vaccine is produced after identification.
- Validity: The vaccine is valid 21 days after the end of the vaccination protocol required by the manufacturer for a primary vaccination. During a revaccination, there is no waiting period if it is carried out during the validity period of the previous one. If the revaccination is not carried out during the period of validity of the previous one, it is considered as primary vaccination.
- The vaccine must be either an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigenic unit per dose (recommendation of the World Health Organization), or a recombinant vaccine expressing the immunizing rabies virus glycoprotein in a living viral vector. If administered in an EU country or Spain, the vaccine must have received marketing authorization.
What documents are required?
- A declaration from the owner or an authorized person, attesting that the transport is not for commercial purposes.
- If the pet is not traveling with the owner, the person traveling with the pet must have written permission to travel with the pet.
- The veterinary certificate must be at least in Spanish.
- Animal passport issued by an authorized veterinarian.
- It gives details about: identification, description of animal, ownership, details of the veterinarian who issued it, rabies vaccine information
- It is in line with the model: Part 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 577/2013
Travel from a third country or another territory
What animals are allowed?
Ferrets are allowed as part of a non-commercial trip in a maximum of 5 animals per trip (except if the purpose of the trip is to attend a competition, a show, a sporting event or a training related to this type of event **) under certain conditions that we will explore. The minimum age is 3 months.
** Attention: Exceptions exist, please contact the authorities, animals must be more than six months old.
What are the entry requirements?
- The animal must be moved because the owner has to go to Spain.
- The displacement must take place maximum five days before or after the arrival of the owner.
- Transportation must be with the owner, or with another person with the owner’s written permission to travel with animals on behalf of the owner.
- The animal is identified via a clearly legible chip or tattoo
- Chip: Complies with ISO 11784 standards, using HDX or FDX-B technology, which can be read with a chip reader conforming to 11785 standards. If this is not possible, the owner must provide a chip reader capable of reading the chip.
- Tattoo: Accepted if done before July 3, 2011
- Identification: Performed before rabies vaccines
- The animal has a rabies vaccine.
- The vaccine is carried out by an authorized veterinarian.
- The vaccine is given when the animal is at least 12 weeks old. It is carried in the passport or the vertical of health, just like the period of validity (a section is reserved there).
- The vaccine is produced after identification.
- Validity: The vaccine is valid 21 days after the end of the vaccination protocol required by the manufacturer for a primary vaccination. During a revaccination, there is no waiting period if it is carried out during the validity period of the previous one. If the revaccination is not carried out during the period of validity of the previous one, it is considered as primary vaccination.
- The vaccine must be either an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigenic unit per dose (recommendation of the World Health Organization), or a recombinant vaccine expressing the immunizing rabies virus glycoprotein in a living viral vector. If administered in an EU country or Spain, the vaccine must have received marketing authorization.
- Entry is permitted via one of the authorized stations.
- Rabies antibody test *****
- The test is carried out on a blood sample taken at least 30 days after the date of vaccination and at least three months before entering Spain.
- This is done by an authorized veterinarian.
- Collection is reported in the veterinary certificate or passport (appropriate section)
- Performed in an approved laboratory
- The test must measure a level of neutralizing antibodies to the rabies virus in serum equal to or greater than 0.5 IU / ml and using a method prescribed in the relevant part of the chapter on rabies in the Manual of Test for Rabies. World Organization for Animal Health terrestrial animal diagnostics and vaccines.
- The dog must be accompanied by an original report or a certified copy of the report from the approved laboratory on the results of the anti-rabies antibody test.
- It is not necessary to repeat the test after a satisfactory result provided that the pet is revaccinated during the period of validity of the previous vaccination.
*** Except for animals from third countries or territories listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 for which the test is not required. Except for animals coming from EEA countries or third countries or territories listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 which transit through unlisted third countries or territories (the owner or authorized person must provide a signed information saying that, during this transit, the domestic animal the animals had no contact with animals susceptible to rabies and remain safe in a means of transport or in the perimeter of an international airport, model available on site) for whom testing is not required.
What documents are required?
- A declaration from the owner or an authorized person, attesting that the transport is not for commercial purposes.
- If the pet is not traveling with the owner, the person traveling with the pet must have written permission to travel with the pet.
- Identification document issued by an authorized veterinarian.
- It gives details about: identification, description of animal, ownership, details of the veterinarian who issued it, rabies vaccine information
- It is in accordance with the model: Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 577/2013
- Passport: Complies with Annex III, Part 1, of Regulation (EU) No 577/2013
- Passport to a country of the European Union before December 29, 2014: Complies with the decision model 2003/803 / EC.
