Your pet to Andorra: the EU passport is enough, no blood test, and into the RAC within two months

Yes, your dog, cat or ferret may come to Andorra, and from the Netherlands it is simple. Three things are enough: a microchip, a valid rabies vaccination and the EU pet passport. Andorra is not an EU member, but applies the same rules to pets as the EU, and the EU recognises that: Andorra is on the list of countries with equivalent conditions. A titre test, the blood test for rabies antibodies, is therefore not needed, not even if you come back later. What is new: within two months of arrival you register your animal in the Andorran register, and for dogs you then pay an annual tax to your parish.

What do you arrange before the journey?

The Andorran rules are in the Regulation on the identification and movement of pets of 20 February 2019. For movement with the EU, the regulation applies the same conditions as EU Regulation 576/2013. For a dog, cat or ferret from the Netherlands the following applies (article 21):

Rule	What it involves	Deadline or number
Microchip	a readable microchip, implanted before the rabies vaccination	before the shot
Rabies vaccination	valid under annex III of the regulation; the vet notes the date on which protection starts	never less than 21 days after the first shot
Passport	the EU pet passport, with chip number and vaccinations	on the journey
Puppies and kittens	under 12 weeks without a shot, or 12 to 16 weeks with a shot not yet valid, only with a declaration or with the vaccinated mother	up to 16 weeks
Number of animals	at most five per traveller, except for competitions and shows	five
Titre test	not required
Registration in the RAC	within two months of entry, free of charge	two months

The rabies shot is compulsory for all dogs in Andorra. For cats and ferrets it is voluntary within Andorra, but compulsory as soon as the animal crosses the border (article 16). A booster counts as long as the previous one was still valid; if the vaccination has expired, the 21-day waiting period starts again. So plan the appointment with your vet at least a month before you leave, and have the passport checked.

Andorra has no airport. Your animal comes in by road, via Spain or France. That saves a flight and a transport crate, but the check takes place at the border, by Andorran customs. Keep the passport at hand.

What do you arrange after arrival?

An animal that was already validly chipped outside Andorra must be registered within two months of entry in the RAC, the Registre d'Animals de Companyia (article 11). You do that through the e-tramits desk, with form Q1T005 and a copy of the passport. Registration is free of charge, and the government has two months to process it. You also report a transfer of ownership or the death of your animal within two months.

After that your comú, the parish where you live, still has a role. Andorra la Vella levies a dog tax (taxa sobre la propietat de gossos) of €27.81 per dog per year, for residents with a dog older than six months that is in the RAC. The first dog of someone aged 65 or over is exempt, as are assistance dogs and dogs from the shelter. That amount comes from the 2025 tax ordinance of Andorra la Vella; the other six parishes have their own rates. Ask your comú when you register. How that registration works is explained in registration and numbers in Andorra.