Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Chile
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Notice: If you have any questions or concerns regarding the procedures and requirements for exporting animals, you should contact the VS Field Office covering the area from which the animal will be exported, the area in which your office is located.
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| USDA Accredited Veterinarian Signature | Electronic Signature Accepted |
| USDA APHIS Veterinary Medical Officer Signature | Digital endorsement varies by species — see below for more information The health certificate either bears the original ink signature and embossed seal or digital signature/seal |
Before going to VEHCS: Scroll below this banner to view animal-specific requirements.
USDA Accredited Veterinarians, log in here if you wish to use VEHCS.
USDA Accredited Veterinarians, help with using VEHCS is available on the VEHCS Help Page. To walk yourself through issuing a health certificate in VEHCS, click here.
NOTE: The printed paper endorsed health certificate must accompany each shipment. For digitally endorsed health certificates, USDA Accredited Veterinarians can print the health certificate from VEHCS once it is endorsed. For non-digitally endorsed health certificates, you can arrange to have your endorsed health certificate returned via pick-up or by mail (a pre-paid, pre-addressed return label must be provided during certificate submission).
For all commodities other than Aquaculture / Aquatic Animals* to Chile, USDA Accredited Veterinarians may issue health certificates electronically through the online Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS). These certificates will be digitally endorsed by APHIS once received in the system and available for printing by the USDA Accredited Veterinarian once the endorsement is completed by APHIS.
Chile requires that health certificates and annexes must be signed and stamped by a Veterinary Services veterinarian. The certificates must be written in Spanish and English. The health certificates cannot be amended, initialed, crossed-out or erased, and they must be legible.
NOTE: An APHIS-endorsed, printed paper copy must accompany the shipment.
*Health certificates for all Aquaculture / Aquatic Animals may be submitted by the USDA Accredited Veterinarian through VEHCS; however, the APHIS Veterinary Medical Officer's ink (wet) signature with the application of the APHIS embossed seal must appear on the health certificate. To accomplish this, aquatic certificates received by APHIS through the VEHCS system will be printed and endorsed in our offices, and the hard copy will be returned when complete. This APHIS-endorsed paper copy must accompany the shipment.
Equine
Note: VEHCS is NOT accepted for aquaculture health certificates to Chile.
Note: Until further notice, the market for salmonid germplasm to Chile is closed.
Note: Protocol may also be used for species Rattus norvegicus.
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
6100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1240,
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Telephone: (323) 933-3697
E-mail:
cgchilela@yahoo.com
San Francisco
870 Market Street, Suite 1058
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 982-7662 / (415) 982-7665
E-mail: cwashington@minrel.gov.cl
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1734 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.
Washington, DC 20036
Telephones: (202) 530-4104 / (202) 530-4107
E-mail: cwashington@minrel.gov.cl
FLORIDA
Miami
800 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1200
Miami, FL 33131
Telephones: (305) 373-8623 / (305) 373-8624
E-mail: cgchile.miami@minrel.gov.cl
ILLINOIS
TEXAS
Houston
1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1130,
Houston, TX 77056
Telephones: (713) 621-5853 / (713) 963-9066
E-mail address: conchihous@aol.com
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