{"id":33,"date":"2026-08-15T06:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytorelocation.com\/au\/moving-from-spain-to-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:29:11","slug":"moving-from-spain-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flytorelocation.com\/au\/moving-from-spain-to-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving from Spain to Australia (2026): Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flyto-article\">\n<p>Relocating from Spain to Australia is one of the longest household moves in the world, and it has two distinct halves that must line up perfectly. On the <strong>Spain side<\/strong>, you are exporting your goods out of the European Union&#8217;s customs territory and closing down your civil and tax registrations. On the <strong>Australia side<\/strong>, you are importing into one of the strictest biosecurity regimes on the planet, where every crate is screened for pests, soil and organic matter. This guide covers both ends with official sources, plus a short note for anyone moving the other way. It is written for a resident of Spain \u2014 Spanish national or foreign resident \u2014 who is shipping a home to Australia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"flyto-article-img\" style=\"margin:26px 0;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 18px 40px -22px rgba(15,15,15,.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyto-wp-uploads.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03182735\/FLYTO_muutto_kuvaaja_Nuuti_PAananen_9_1000.jpg\" alt=\"Flyto Relocation international moving\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Australian visa and residency status drive everything: the duty and GST concession for household goods depends on you having <strong>owned and used the items for 12 months or more<\/strong> and importing them as a genuine settler or returning resident (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/entering-and-leaving-australia\/moving-to-australia\/upe\">ABF<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Spain&#8217;s customs authority is the <strong>Agencia Tributaria<\/strong> (its customs arm, the Departamento de Aduanas e Impuestos Especiales); goods leaving the EU require an <strong>export declaration lodged on the Single Administrative Document \/ DUA<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/aduanas\/entrada-salida-mercancias\/declaracion-aduana.html\">AEAT<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>In Australia you clear household goods by lodging an <strong>Unaccompanied Personal Effects Statement (Form B534)<\/strong> with the Australian Border Force and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/entering-and-leaving-australia\/moving-to-australia\/upe\">ABF<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\">DAFF<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Cats and dogs face a <strong>minimum 10-day government quarantine<\/strong> at the Mickleham facility near Melbourne, and the full permit and testing pathway takes around <strong>six months<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs\">DAFF<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Carrying <strong>\u20ac10,000 or more<\/strong> in cash out of Spain to a third country requires a declaration to AEAT customs (Modelo S1) (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/viajeros-trabajadores-desplazados-fronterizos\/viajeros\/medios-pago.html\">AEAT<\/a>); carrying or shipping <strong>AUD 10,000 or more<\/strong> into Australia requires a Cross-Border Movement report to AUSTRAC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austrac.gov.au\/business\/how-comply-guidance-and-resources\/reporting\/money-brought-or-out-australia-cbm\">AUSTRAC<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Importing a road vehicle needs a <strong>Vehicle Import Approval before it ships<\/strong>, applied for via the Department of Infrastructure&#8217;s ROVER portal (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-road-vehicle-australia\">Infrastructure<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>To end Spanish tax residency, notify the change of address\/residence via <strong>Modelo 030<\/strong> and deregister from the municipal Padr\u00f3n; Spain treats you as resident if you spend <strong>more than 183 days<\/strong> there in a calendar year (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/no-residentes\/residencia-personas-fisicas-juridicas\/persona-fisica-residente-espana.html\">AEAT residence<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/procedimientos\/G321.shtml\">Modelo 030<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1. Your visa status decides the customs treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Australia does not tax a genuine settler on the used contents of their home \u2014 but the concession is tied to your status and history of ownership, not just to the act of shipping. To qualify for the <strong>duty and GST free concession<\/strong> on unaccompanied personal effects, the goods must be your own personal property that you have <strong>owned and used for 12 months or more<\/strong>, or be imported temporarily (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/entering-and-leaving-australia\/moving-to-australia\/upe\">ABF<\/a>). New residents establishing a home, and returning Australian citizens or permanent residents, are exactly who the B534 pathway is designed for (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\">DAFF<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Certain goods never qualify regardless of your visa: <strong>alcohol, tobacco, and motor vehicles<\/strong> are assessed for duty and tax, as are goods for commercial purposes and anything you have <strong>owned for less than 12 months<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/entering-and-leaving-australia\/moving-to-australia\/upe\">ABF<\/a>). So before you pack, split your inventory into &quot;owned and used over 12 months&quot; (likely concession-eligible) and &quot;new \/ commercial \/ restricted&quot; (declare and expect assessment).<\/p>\n<h2>2. The Spain export side<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The authority.<\/strong> Spanish customs is run by the <strong>Agencia Estatal de Administraci\u00f3n Tributaria (AEAT)<\/strong> through its <strong>Departamento de Aduanas e Impuestos Especiales<\/strong>. Because Australia is outside the EU, your shipment leaves the Union&#8217;s customs territory and must be covered by an <strong>export declaration on the Single Administrative Document (SAD), known in Spain as the DUA<\/strong>, filed electronically with AEAT (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/aduanas\/entrada-salida-mercancias\/declaracion-aduana.html\">AEAT customs<\/a>). In practice a licensed customs agent or your mover lodges this on your behalf; used household effects being exported are not normally subject to Spanish export duty, but the declaration itself is mandatory for goods leaving the EU.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deregistering from civil life.<\/strong> The single most important administrative step is <strong>baja del Padr\u00f3n municipal<\/strong> \u2014 deregistering from your town hall&#8217;s population register. The Padr\u00f3n is the municipal population register coordinated nationally by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ine.es\">Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edstica (INE)<\/a>; you request removal at your <em>ayuntamiento<\/em>. This underpins your claim to have genuinely left and stops old local-tax and administrative correspondence following you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax-residency exit.<\/strong> Spain considers you a tax resident if you spend <strong>more than 183 days<\/strong> in the country during the calendar year (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/no-residentes\/residencia-personas-fisicas-juridicas\/persona-fisica-residente-espana.html\">AEAT<\/a>). To formally record your departure you file <strong>Modelo 030<\/strong>, the census declaration used to communicate a change of tax address and personal data (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/procedimientos\/G321.shtml\">AEAT Modelo 030<\/a>). Note the timing quirk: if you leave in the first half of the year having spent fewer than 183 days in Spain, non-residency takes effect from 1 January of that year; if you have already exceeded 183 days, it applies from 1 January of the following year (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/no-residentes\/residencia-personas-fisicas-juridicas\/persona-fisica-residente-espana.html\">AEAT<\/a>). You can later request a <strong>tax residency certificate<\/strong> from AEAT to prove your position (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/no-residentes\/certificados-residencia-fiscal.html\">AEAT<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>3. Ports and transit times<\/h2>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s state port network is managed by <strong>Puertos del Estado<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puertos.es\">official body<\/a>). Your container will almost certainly leave through one of the country&#8217;s major container gateways: <strong>Valencia<\/strong> (Spain&#8217;s largest container port), <strong>Algeciras<\/strong> (the biggest by total cargo tonnage), or <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> on the Mediterranean, or <strong>Bilbao<\/strong> on the Atlantic north coast. Which one you use is driven by where you live and by which shipping line&#8217;s rotation serves Australia most directly.<\/p>\n<p>Transit times are <strong>not published by any government<\/strong> and vary with routing, transhipment and season, so treat the following as <strong>freight-industry estimates, not official figures<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sea freight (full or shared container):<\/strong> roughly <strong>6\u20139 weeks port-to-port<\/strong>, plus collection, export handling in Spain, and customs\/quarantine clearance and delivery in Australia. Door-to-door, budget around <strong>8\u201312 weeks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Air freight:<\/strong> typically <strong>1\u20132 weeks<\/strong> door-to-door, at several times the cost, suitable for a small, urgent shipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because Australian quarantine inspection can add days after arrival, always plan buffer time rather than shipping to hit a hard move-in date.<\/p>\n<h2>4. The Australia import side<\/h2>\n<p>Everything you send ahead of you is treated as <strong>Unaccompanied Personal Effects (UPE)<\/strong> \u2014 household and personal items arriving separately from you, by sea, air or post (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/entering-and-leaving-australia\/moving-to-australia\/upe\">ABF<\/a>). To clear them you (or a nominee such as a relative or customs broker) lodge the <strong>Unaccompanied Personal Effects Statement, Form B534<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/form-listing\/forms\/b534e.pdf\">English form<\/a>; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/form-listing\/forms\/b534-spanish.pdf\">Spanish-language version<\/a> exists for reference, but it must be completed in English). It is a legal declaration to <strong>both<\/strong> the Australian Border Force and DAFF, and there are penalties for false or misleading statements (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/entering-and-leaving-australia\/moving-to-australia\/upe\">ABF<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The second, equally important layer is <strong>biosecurity<\/strong>. DAFF screens incoming effects for pest and disease risks \u2014 think soil on garden tools and bicycle tyres, food, seeds, plant material, wooden items, animal products and used outdoor gear. Cleaning items scrupulously before packing, and declaring anything of biosecurity interest on the B534, is what keeps your shipment moving; undeclared risk goods cause delays, treatment costs or destruction (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\">DAFF<\/a>). Give an honest, detailed packing inventory to your mover, since it becomes the backbone of the customs and quarantine declaration.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Pets<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Spain \u2192 Australia (the hard direction).<\/strong> Australia classifies Spain as a <strong>Group 3 country<\/strong> (approved, rabies-controlled), and the pathway for cats and dogs is strict and long \u2014 allow around <strong>six months<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs\">DAFF<\/a>). In outline:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Microchip<\/strong> \u2014 an ISO-compliant 15-digit chip, implanted before other steps.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rabies vaccination<\/strong> after microchipping, followed by a <strong>Rabies Neutralising Antibody Titre Test (RNATT)<\/strong> with a defined waiting period.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>valid DAFF import permit<\/strong>, which must be in place before travel (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/permit\">DAFF permits<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Identity verification and certification endorsed by the <strong>official government veterinarian<\/strong> of the competent authority in Spain.<\/li>\n<li>On arrival, a <strong>minimum 10-day quarantine<\/strong> at the government <strong>post-entry quarantine facility at Mickleham, near Melbourne<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-cats\">DAFF cats<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Start this before you book anything else \u2014 the RNATT waiting period is the critical-path item (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\">DAFF step-by-step guides<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Australia \u2192 Spain (reverse).<\/strong> Bringing a pet into Spain from Australia is governed by EU rules: <strong>microchip, a valid rabies vaccination, and an EU animal health certificate<\/strong> completed and endorsed by the competent authority, presented at a designated traveller point of entry (<a href=\"https:\/\/food.ec.europa.eu\/animals\/live-animal-movements\/dogs-cats-and-ferrets\/bringing-pet-eu-non-eu-country_en\">EU<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapa.gob.es\/en\/ganaderia\/temas\/comercio-exterior-ganadero\/desplazamiento-animales-compania\/viajar-perros-gatos-hurones\">Spain MAPA<\/a>). As Australia is an EU-listed third country, a rabies antibody titration test is not required \u2014 far simpler than the inbound Australian process. Confirm current details with MAPA before travel.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Vehicles, money and things people forget<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Vehicles.<\/strong> Do not ship a car or motorbike without a <strong>Vehicle Import Approval (VIA) granted before it leaves Spain<\/strong>. It is an offence to import a road vehicle without approval, and the ABF will not release an unapproved vehicle from customs control \u2014 leaving you paying storage. Apply through the Department of Infrastructure&#8217;s <strong>ROVER<\/strong> portal (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-road-vehicle-australia\">Infrastructure<\/a>). Remember too that vehicles are excluded from the duty\/GST concession that covers your household goods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Money.<\/strong> Two thresholds sit at either end of the journey. Leaving Spain for a third country with <strong>\u20ac10,000 or more<\/strong> in cash means declaring it to AEAT customs (Modelo S1) before you move it (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/viajeros-trabajadores-desplazados-fronterizos\/viajeros\/medios-pago.html\">AEAT<\/a>). Bringing <strong>AUD 10,000 or more<\/strong> (or foreign equivalent) into Australia \u2014 in person, in luggage, or by freight or post \u2014 means submitting a <strong>Cross-Border Movement report<\/strong> to AUSTRAC; failure can mean seizure (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austrac.gov.au\/business\/how-comply-guidance-and-resources\/reporting\/money-brought-or-out-australia-cbm\">AUSTRAC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commonly forgotten.<\/strong> Alcohol and tobacco in your sea shipment are <strong>taxed even when the rest is concession-free<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/entering-and-leaving-australia\/moving-to-australia\/upe\">ABF<\/a>); wooden furniture, garden tools, camping gear and vacuum cleaners are classic biosecurity flags (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\">DAFF<\/a>); and closing Spanish utilities, your Padr\u00f3n entry and Modelo 030 should be scheduled well before the container sails.<\/p>\n<h2>How Flyto handles your Spain to Australia move<\/h2>\n<p>Flyto runs strong <strong>in-house European operations<\/strong> \u2014 our own offices, warehouses, crews and vehicles across Northern, Central and Southern Europe \u2014 so the Spanish collection, export packing and departure are handled by teams we control, supported by a <strong>carefully chosen partner and subcontractor network<\/strong> where it makes the journey smoother. In Australia we work with <strong>trusted local partners<\/strong> for customs, quarantine and final delivery. We do not claim to do every leg ourselves; we coordinate the whole corridor end to end.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>How long does the whole move take?<\/strong><br \/>\nPlan on <strong>8\u201312 weeks door-to-door by sea<\/strong> as a working estimate (industry figures, not official), driven by sailing schedules, transhipment and Australian quarantine clearance. Air freight is faster but far costlier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will I pay customs duty on my furniture?<\/strong><br \/>\nGenerally no, if it is genuinely your own property that you have <strong>owned and used for 12 months or more<\/strong> and you import it as a settler or returning resident. Alcohol, tobacco, vehicles and newer goods are assessed separately (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/entering-and-leaving-australia\/moving-to-australia\/upe\">ABF<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the single form I must not forget in Australia?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe <strong>B534 Unaccompanied Personal Effects Statement<\/strong>, lodged with the ABF and DAFF for your shipment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/form-listing\/forms\/b534e.pdf\">ABF<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I have to deregister in Spain?<\/strong><br \/>\nTo cleanly end residency you should take <strong>baja del Padr\u00f3n<\/strong> at your town hall and file <strong>Modelo 030<\/strong> with AEAT; the 183-day rule determines your tax-residency status (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/procedimientos\/G321.shtml\">AEAT<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I bring my dog, and how early do I start?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, but start about <strong>six months ahead<\/strong>. Spain is a Group 3 country, so expect microchip, rabies vaccination, RNATT, a DAFF import permit and a <strong>minimum 10-day quarantine at Mickleham<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs\">DAFF<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about taking cash?<\/strong><br \/>\nDeclare <strong>\u20ac10,000+<\/strong> leaving Spain to AEAT (Modelo S1) and report <strong>AUD 10,000+<\/strong> to AUSTRAC on entry to Australia (<a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/viajeros-trabajadores-desplazados-fronterizos\/viajeros\/medios-pago.html\">AEAT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austrac.gov.au\/business\/how-comply-guidance-and-resources\/reporting\/money-brought-or-out-australia-cbm\">AUSTRAC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/travelling\/moving-immigrating\">DAFF \u2014 Moving to Australia \/ importing personal effects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/entering-and-leaving-australia\/moving-to-australia\/upe\">Australian Border Force \u2014 Unaccompanied Personal Effects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/form-listing\/forms\/b534e.pdf\">ABF \u2014 Form B534 (English)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abf.gov.au\/form-listing\/forms\/b534-spanish.pdf\">ABF \u2014 Form B534 (Spanish)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/aduanas\/entrada-salida-mercancias\/declaracion-aduana.html\">AEAT \u2014 Customs declaration (SAD\/DUA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/viajeros-trabajadores-desplazados-fronterizos\/viajeros\/medios-pago.html\">AEAT \u2014 Means of payment \/ cash declaration (Modelo S1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/procedimientos\/G321.shtml\">AEAT \u2014 Modelo 030 (census declaration)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/no-residentes\/residencia-personas-fisicas-juridicas\/persona-fisica-residente-espana.html\">AEAT \u2014 Individual resident in Spain (183-day rule)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/no-residentes\/certificados-residencia-fiscal.html\">AEAT \u2014 Tax residency certificates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ine.es\">INE \u2014 Municipal Padr\u00f3n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puertos.es\">Puertos del Estado \u2014 Spanish state ports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austrac.gov.au\/business\/how-comply-guidance-and-resources\/reporting\/money-brought-or-out-australia-cbm\">AUSTRAC \u2014 Cross-Border Movement reporting (AUD 10,000)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-dogs\">DAFF \u2014 Dogs from a Group 3 country, step by step<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/step-by-step-guides\/category-3-step-by-step-guide-for-cats\">DAFF \u2014 Cats from a Group 3 country, step by step<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.au\/biosecurity-trade\/cats-dogs\/how-to-import\/permit\">DAFF \u2014 Import permits for cats and dogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infrastructure.gov.au\/infrastructure-transport-vehicles\/vehicles\/importing-road-vehicle-australia\">Department of Infrastructure \u2014 Importing a road vehicle (ROVER)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/food.ec.europa.eu\/animals\/live-animal-movements\/dogs-cats-and-ferrets\/bringing-pet-eu-non-eu-country_en\">European Commission \u2014 Bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapa.gob.es\/en\/ganaderia\/temas\/comercio-exterior-ganadero\/desplazamiento-animales-compania\/viajar-perros-gatos-hurones\">Spain MAPA \u2014 Travelling with dogs, cats and ferrets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relocating from Spain to Australia is one of the longest household moves in the world, and it has two distinct halves that must line up perfectly. 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