Pet import requirements for Colombia

Colombia at a glance

The detail

BOG, MDE, BAQ, CTG, and CLO are on the arrival list for pets heading to Colombia. Colombia, of ficially the Republic of Colombia, is a country mostly in South America with in sular regions in North America. 4 months old.

Import requirements

4 months old

• Vaccines up to date:

For dogs: Parvovirus, Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Leptospira, Coronavirus and rabies.

For cats: Feline viral rhinotracheitis, feline calicivirus., feline panleukopenia and rabies.

• Official health certificate issued within 10 days prior to the arrival date in Colombia.
• Internal and external parasites treatments done within 60 days prior to travel or according to the country of origin.

Import Permit is Not required.

Animals that are being imported in commercial lot must obtain an import permit beforehand.

Government Health Certificate of the Pet (Dog/Cat)

Identification and microchip

Microchipping is mandatory in Colombia for pets less than one year old and Highly Recommended For pets over one year old.

Rabies and vaccinations

• Vaccination Requirement: Cats and dogs must be vaccinated against rabies.
• Timing: The vaccination must be administered at least 21 days before entering Colombia.
• Validity: A 1 or 3-year rabies vaccination is accepted as long as it is still valid and administered at least 21 days prior to entry.

Dogs: Rabies, Carré's Disease (Distemper), canine hepatitis, leptospirosis (canicola and icterohemorrhagiae), Parvovirus, Coronavirus, Parainfluenza.

Cats: Rabies, Feline Panleukopenia.

Tests and treatments

Blood titer test is not required.

Internal and external deworming treatment within 60 days prior to arrival. It must be show on the HC or an additional certificate.

Health certificate and permits

Dated within 10 days prior to arrival in Colombia and issued by the of ficial authority of the country of origin.

The document must contain the following in formation: the pet’s details as: species, breed, gender, birth date, coat color and particular signs.

Parasites treatments in formation: product name, in gredients, laboratory details and date of the treatment.

Statement: "the animal has been examined within 10 days before departure date and doesn't show any clinical signs of diseases, wounds or healing wounds and it’s in good health for travel.

Colombia does not require an import permit for personal pets entering from any country.

• Import permit in case the pet falls under commercial category.

• International Health Certificate
• Certificate of Vaccination

Quarantine

Pet dogs and cats that do not meet the requirements for importation must comply with home quarantine period that in cludes two follow-up visits by an of ficer of ICA and must pay the value of monitoring quarantine.

For Quarantine you can contact: cuarentena.aniamal@ica.gov.co

Restrictions and banned breeds

The importation of the following breeds or their hybrids is prohibited because they are considered dangerous:

American Staffordshire Terrier

Pit Bull Terrier

American Pit Bull Terrier

Staffordshire Terrier

Bull Terrier

Customs, agents, and airports

Highly Recommended

BOG – CLO – MDE - BAQ

Airports listed on this destination file: BOG, MDE, BAQ, CTG, CLO.

Pets can enter in cabin, as baggage, or in cargo

The authorities work from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm from M-F and on Saturdays from 8:00 am to 11:00 am for departure of pets and for cargo processes.

It is not advisable to send pets as cargo on weekends since there are no of fices open to carry out processes and they would have to remain at the airport all weekend.

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Export notes

Depends of the country of destination but we can have in mind as general requirements:

Vaccines up to date:

For dogs: Parvovirus, Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Leptospira, Coronavirus and rabies.

For cats: Feline viral rhinotracheitis, feline calicivirus., feline panleukopenia and rabies. The rabies vaccine must be done at least 30 days prior to travel (for puppies) and not olden than 1 year for the date of travel.

Microchip for pets less than one year old.

Health certificate issued within 5 days prior to travel for an authorized Colombian veterinarian. It has to be in Spanish and English.

This document must contain the following in formation: the pet’s details as: species, breed, gender, birth date, coat color and particular signs. Says the pet is in good health in order to travel overseas by plane.

Parasites treatments in formation done one week prior to travel: product name, batch number, in gredients, laboratory details and date of the treatment.

Statement: "the animal has been examined within 5 days before departure date and don’t show any clinical signs of diseases, wounds or healing wounds and it’s in good health for travel.

Internal and external parasites treatments done 7 days prior to travel. For travel to the European Union these treatments have to be done one day prior to travel.

Microchip required for pets traveling in a minimum amount of 3 and if they’re under 4 months of age. (commercial moves to Canada, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico)

Rabies titer test for travel to the European union:

All the pets traveling to the European Union from a third country needs to be identified by a 15-digit Microchip. (that is the first step of the process)

Once the pets are microchipped, they need to be vaccinated against rabies.

A blood sample needs to be taken at least 30 days after the rabies vaccination.

The blood sampling must be sent to an authorized Laboratory in order to get the test done.

Pets are able to travel to the European Union 90 days after the blood sampling date.

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• The results of the blood test must show that the vaccination was successful (rabies antibody level of at least 0.5 IU/ml).

Other pets / CITES / extra rules

According to species, You will need to apply for additional permits.

Official contacts

Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)

Agricultural Health Services (animal and plant) Animal Health

Calle 41 No. 17- 81 Piso 3

zona Industrial de Puente Aranda

Ap Aereo 7984

Santafe de Bogota DC, Colombia

Tel: +57 332-3721

Tel: + 57 332-3731

Fax: +57 379-3066

cuarentena.animal@ica.gov.co

Website

Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)

El Dorado Airport

Av. Calle 26 No. 103 - 39 piso 3

Tel: +57 332-3700 / Ext. 4408/4412/4400/4413

veterinarios.dorado@ica.gov.co

María Alessandra Alterio Sabino (Chief)

maria.alterio@ica.gov.co

Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)

Directorate of Quarantine

National Offices - Cra. 68A No. 24B-10 Building Plaza Claro Torre 3

Bogota D.C. Colombia

Tel: +57 756-3030 / Ext. 3454

Contact: Boris Marcelo Cepeda Hernández

Email:boris.cepeda@ica.gov.co

Current as of2021

Disclaimer

Import rules change without much warning. Confirm every vaccine date, test, permit, and crate routing with the destination veterinary authority before you travel. This page is a planning brief for Furry Freight customers, last checked against the IPATA country profile dated 2025-04-01.

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