Belongings, shipping, and pets
Helps you move belongings and pets to Spain and keep pets legal.
Move household goods and pets to Spain and keep a pet legally: shipping, customs relief, insurance and claims, pet entry, ownership rules and vet care.
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Shipping your belongings to Spain
You will know what is worth shipping, how to compare modes and movers, what it really costs, and how to time a shipment so it does not arrive before you can receive it.
What to ship to Spain and what to rebuy there · Will your appliances and electronics work in Spain? · Container, shared load, air or road: choosing how to ship
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6 more topics in this section, about 6.2 hours of reading in all.
Customs relief and import rules
You will know whether your belongings can enter Spain without duties or IVA, what to file and when, what happens without relief, and how to fix customs holds.
Bringing your furniture to Spain without customs duty (menaje) · Do you qualify for duty-free import of your belongings? · How your visa or residence status affects customs relief
Delivery day, insurance and claims
You will know how delivery works in Spanish buildings, what to check and sign, whether to insure, and how to make a claim that survives.
Getting furniture into a Spanish building · What to check and sign on delivery day · Do you need insurance for your shipment?
Bringing a pet to Spain
You will know which documents and tests your pet needs from your country, in what order, how to travel, and what happens if paperwork is wrong.
What your pet needs to enter Spain · Bringing a pet to Spain from another EU country · Bringing a pet to Spain from the UK
Pet registration and legal duties
You will know what Spain legally requires of a pet owner, how to register, and what happens if something goes wrong.
Registering your pet in Spain after you arrive · What Spain's 2023 animal-welfare law requires of dog owners · Licence for a potentially dangerous dog
Everyday life with a pet
You will know where your pet can go, how buildings and neighbours affect pet ownership, what a pet costs, and how to travel or arrange care.
Taking your dog on trains, beaches and into public places · Can your building's owners' community limit pets? · Travelling from Spain with your pet
Vet care and pet health
You will know how vet care works in Spain, what routine care your pet needs here, which local diseases to prevent and what to do in an emergency.
Finding a vet in Spain and how vet care works · Routine vaccines and preventive care for pets in Spain · Pet health risks in Spain: leishmaniasis, ticks, heat and more
Other sections in Moving, documents, and setup
Identity numbers and local registration
Helps you get the identity numbers and registrations everything else needs.
Documents, appointments, translations, and apostilles
Helps you prepare usable documents and get through appointments.
Utilities, phone, internet, and services
Helps you get utilities, phone and internet working and keep bills under control.
Driving, vehicles, and transport
Helps you drive and get around legally in Spain.
First month operational setup
Helps you sequence the move from leaving home to an operational first month.
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