Source: European Union/Re-open EU
21.12.2020
From 22.12.2020, Spain suspends flights from the United Kingdom except for Spaniards or residents, as reported by the Government.
From an EU Member State or Schengen Associated Country, may I enter this country without being subject to extraordinary restrictions?
Partially
Entry Restrictions
Travelling from EU Member States and Schengen Associated countries is allowed. If you fly to Spain, it is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. Once you complete the form, you receive a personal QR code, which you present at the Health Control of the airport of arrival in Spain. All travellers should complete the form, including children of any age.
In addition, all passengers who come from a high risk country or area in relation to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, must present, in order to enter Spain, a certificate with a NEGATIVE result from a PCR test (COVID-19 RT-PCR), a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival. The list of high risk countries /areas, as well as the criteria used to define them, will be reviewed every fifteen days.
This certificate or supporting document must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French, and may be presented in paper or electronic format. If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting document must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body. The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique, and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt of the testing obligation.
If you are travelling to the Canary Islands you must present a negative PCR or antigen test taken no more than 72 hours earlier in order to stay in any accommodation establishment on the islands. If you are travelling from a high risk country or area, a negative PCR test presented upon arrival in Spain will be valid.
What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
Spain permits entry without additional restrictions to travellers from the following countries: Australia, China, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand, and Uruguay.
If you fly to Spain from other countries, it is mandatory to fill in a Health Control Form (FCS) associated with your trip. Once you complete the form, you receive a personal QR code, which you present at the Health Control of the airport of arrival in Spain. The form is mandatory for all travellers, including children of any age.
Additional third countries may be added to the list of high-risk countries/areas from which travellers are allowed entry, provided that they present an Active Infection Diagnostic Test for SARS-CoV-2 with a negative result, from a PCR test (COVID-19 RT-PCR), a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival.
This certificate or supporting document must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French, and may be presented in paper or electronic format. If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting document must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body. The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique, and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt of the testing obligation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Spain's offcial tourism website offers information on how to protect your health and safety during you trip.
Information from the largest airport operator in Spain.
May I transit this country?
Yes
Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.
If I meet the entry requirements, may I enter this country without being subject to a quarantine or COVID-19 test?
Partially
All passengers arriving from a high-risk country/area in relation to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus must present, in order to enter Spain, a certificate with a negative PCR result (COVID-19 RT-PCR), carried out in the 72 hours before arrival. From 10 December 2020, a TMA (Transcription-Mediated Amplification) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, is also an accepted diagnostic test, in addition to PCR. Children under 6 years old are exempt from the diagnostic tests for active infection with SARS-CoV-2, in order to enter Spain.
This certificate or supporting document must be the original, must be written in Spanish, English, French or German and may be presented in paper or electronic format. If it is not possible to obtain it in these languages, the certificate or supporting document must be accompanied by a translation into Spanish, carried out by an official body.
The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR/TMA certificate.
For more information, visit the Spain travel health portal
11.12.2020
Travelling rom an EU Member State or Schengen Associated CountryPARTIALLY
Entry Restrictions
Travelling from EU Member States + Schengen Associated countries is allowed, but all passengers who come from a high risk country or area in relation to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, must present, in order to enter Spain, a certificate with a NEGATIVE result from a PCR test (COVID-19 RT-PCR), a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival. The list of high risk countries /areas, as well as the criteria used to define them, will be reviewed every fifteen days
This certificate or supporting document must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French, and may be presented in paper or electronic format. The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique, and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt of the testing obligation.
Also, passengers arriving by air or sea transport may undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.
If you are travelling to the Canary Islands you must present a negative PCR or antigen test taken no more than 72 hours earlier in order to stay in any accommodation establishment on the islands. If you are travelling from a high risk country or area, a negative PCR test presented upon arrival in Spain will be valid.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Transit
AllowedS
Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.
What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
Spain permits entry without additional restrictions to travellers from the following countries: Australia, China, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand, and Uruguay.
Additional third countries may be added to the list of high-risk countries/areas from which travellers are allowed entry, provided that they present an Active Infection Diagnostic Test for SARS-CoV-2 with a negative result, from a PCR test (COVID-19 RT-PCR), a Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test, or other test based on equivalent molecular techniques, carried out in the 72 hours before arrival.
This certificate or supporting document must be the original, and it must be written in Spanish, English, German or French, and may be presented in paper or electronic format. The document will contain, at least, the following information: traveller's name, passport or ID number, test date, identification and contact details of the centre that performs the analysis, the used technique, and a negative test result. The personal identification number (passport/ID number) that you use to get your QR code must be the same as the identification number that appears on the negative PCR certificate. Children under the age of 6 are exempt of the testing obligation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Spain's offcial tourism website offers information on how to protect your health and safety during you trip.
Information from the largest airport operator in Spain.
May I enter this country by road?
Yes
May I enter this country by car/motorbike/camper?
Yes
YES
May I enter this country by bus or coach?
Yes
YES
Bus and coach passenger rights
Mandatory Travel Documentation
In all cases, you must show your health control form (HCF). The form must be completed and signed electronically before your arrival in Spain. You can access the form and sign it via the Spain Travel Health website or apps for Android or iOs devices. After you sign it you will receive a QR code which must be presented upon arrival in Spain (it is only valid in digital formats. However, for justifiable reasons it may be presented in paper format before embarking). Remember that you must fill in a separate form for each trip and each person.
Find out more:
Spanish Ministry of Health
Information from the largest airport operator in Spain.
Documents you need to travel in Europe
Further information:
https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/ESP/7001
12.10.2020
Please note that from 21.09.2020 mobility restrcitions are applied to several areas in the Madrid region. Specific information and measures for each region (in Spanish) may be found at:
Navarra
Pais Vasco
Murcia
La Rioja
Islas Canarias
Islas Baleares
Galicia
Extremadura
Comunidad Valenciana
Comunidad de Madrid
Cataluña
Castilla y León
Castilla La Mancha
Cantabria
Aragón
Andalucía
Asturias
Ceuta
Melilla
Entry Restrictions
Travelling from EU+ countries is allowed without restrictions.
EU+ comprises EU Member States plus Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City State and the Republic of San Marino.
All passengers arriving by air or sea transport must undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.
Travelling from Spain or returning to Spain
Some countries are imposing restrictions or quarantine periods on travellers arriving from Spain. You can consult this map (in Spanish) for an updated overview of travel restrictions applied to Spanish travellers.
Travel Information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be found at Asistencia consular coronavirus
Mandatory Travel Documentation
All travellers must fill in a Public Health Form, or use the free app "Spain Travel Health" (SpTH). After completing the form, passengers will obtain a QR code which they must present upon arrival in Spain.
Tour operators, travel agencies and transport companies must inform tourists and travellers of their obligation to present the Public Health Form at the destination airport or port.
Transit
Passengers transiting the country with symptoms compatible with COVID-19 will be submitted to health controls.
Third-country nationals coming from outside the EU and Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein
The European Union has lifted its internal border controls within the Schengen area and has issued a recommendation for authorising entry for citizens of non-EU countries, which each country will apply according to the reciprocity principle. Following these criteria, Spain permits entry to citizens of the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay.
Additional information may be found at www.spain.info
Find out more:
24.08.2020
The European Union has lifted its internal border controls within the Schengen area and has issued a recommendation for authorising entry for citizens of non-EU countries, which each country will apply according to the reciprocity principle. Following these criteria, Spain permits entry to citizens of the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay.
Specific information and measures for each region (in Spanish) may be found at:
Navarra
Pais Vasco
Murcia
La Rioja
Islas Canarias
Islas Baleares
Galicia
Extremadura
Comunidad Valenciana
Comunidad de Madrid
Cataluña
Castilla y León
Castilla La Mancha
Cantabria
Aragón
Andalucía
Asturias
Ceuta
Melilla
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14.08.2020
Travelling to Spain
Travelling from EU countries is allowed without restrictions.
Travelling from Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein, as well as United Kingdom, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City State and Republic of San Marino, is allowed without restrictions.
Travelling from Spain or returning to Spain
Certain countries have established restrictions or quarantine periods on people arriving from Spain. You can consult this map (in Spanish) for an updated overview of travel restrictions applied to Spanish travellers.
Travel Information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be found at Asistencia consular coronavirus
Rules and Exceptions
All passengers arriving by air or sea transport must undergo a temperature check, which must be below 37.5 degrees Celsius. Cruising companies can take passengers temperature before arriving at a Spanish port.
Mandatory Travel Documentation
All travellers must fill in a Public Health Form, or use the free app "Spain Travel Health" (SpTH). After completing the form, passengers will obtain a QR code which they must present upon arrival in Spain.
Tour operators, travel agencies and transport companies must inform tourists and travellers of their obligation to present the Public Health Form at the destination airport or port.
The European Union has lifted its internal border controls within the Schengen area and has issued a recommendation for authorising entry for citizens of non-EU countries, which each country will apply according to the reciprocity principle. Following these criteria, Spain permits entry to citizens of the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay.
Additional information may be found at www.spain.info
Links to national sources
Spain.info
Driving abroad
Source: European Commission
12.05.2020
Temporary introduction of controls at internal air and maritime borders
Controls are temporarily introduced at the internal air and sea borders. Entry is only allowed through these borders to:
- Spanish citizens.
- Residents in Spain.
- Cross-border workers.
- Health professionals or elderly care professionals who travel to carry out their activity.
- People who prove cause of force majeure or situation of need.
This provision does not apply to:
- Foreign personnel accredited as a member of diplomatic missions, consular offices and international organizations located in Spain, provided that they travel for carrying out their official duties.
- Freight transport, including ship’s crew and aeronautical staff necessary to perform commercial air transport activities.
- People who arrive for exclusively working and accredited reasons.
Start date: 15.05.2020
End date: 24.05.2020
Further information: https:/www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/05/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-4929.p...
More info: Disposición 4929 del BOE núm. 133 de 2020
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/coronavirus-response_en
RESOURCE: WCO/Spanish Customs
13.04.2020
I. Information
The Customs and Excise Department of the Spanish Tax Agency is carrying out the
following actions to keep customs officials as well as operators and travellers informed:
A. Internal information: informative notes are internally published in order to provide
officials with information on the virus and to give them instructions to minimize the risk
of infection.
B. External information: relevant information on the virus and the measures taken to
reduce risks are available in the Tax Agency Website and Health Authorities Website.
II. Instructions
The Spanish Government declared the State of Alarm by Royal Decree 463/2020, of
March 14. The Royal Decree 463/2020 establishes that the necessary measures will
be adopted to ensure the movement of goods in border crossing and border inspection
points, in ports and airports, prioritizing the essential goods.
Based on the aforementioned decree, the Customs Department has published a
number of instructions covering:
1. Critical functions requiring physical presence, such as customs clearance, control
of travellers or enforcement. The instructions give priority to medicines, medical
products and supplies, perishable goods and other strategic supplies, while ensuring
the right protection of the customs officials.
2. Organisational measures. Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17 (on
extraordinary urgent measures to face the economic and social impact of COVID-19)
foresees the possibility to perform customs clearance in different customs offices, for
traders not previously authorised to centralised clearance.
3. Regular operations. Based on risk analysis, the control of illegal traffic is
maintained.
4. Teleworking. Customs offices are closed to the public. All those services that do not
require physical presence are provided online and documents can be submitted
electronically.
5. Flexibilisation measures have been taken to avoid non-essential movements of
people:
a. Guarantees. The original copy is not requested when submitting a guaranty,
b. EUR-1 certificates are issued a posteriori,
c. In justified cases, the ATA carnet stamp has been replaced by an electronic
procedure,
d. Seal in transit procedure can be replaced by a detailed description of the goods
that provides their identification.
e. Origin certificates for preferential purposes in the form of a copy, issued on
paper or electronically, should be accepted when it is impossible to provide
original certificates. Importers should nevertheless obtain from exporters once
the situation is back to normal the corresponding original certificates.
f. Pending the European Commission decisions, Spanish Customs has
temporarily declared the suspension of customs duties and VAT on
importation of equipment and other relevant medical devices imported in the
context of the COVID-19 outbreak.
A posteriori controls will be performed in those cases to ensure the application of the
customs legislation.
III. Contingency plans
The Spanish Tax Administration Agency will make available to economic operators,
through its website, information on the services available, the offices opened to the
public, as well as telephone numbers and contact addresses of each Regional Unit.
More information is available in the Website of the Spanish Tax Agency (in Spanish):
https://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Aduanas_
e_Impuestos_Especiales/_Presentacion/COVID_19/COVID_19.shtml
IV. Implementation of the origin provisions of EU preferential
arrangements with its trading partners
In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and given the impossibility faced by
some EU Member States and EU trading partners to provide certificates for preferential
origin purposes in due form i.e. signed, stamped and in the right paper format, as in a
number of countries contacts between customs and economic operators have been
suspended due to measures and restrictions adopted to fight against the CoVid19 crisis,
we inform that the European Commission has adopted extraordinary measures in close
coordination with the EU preferential trade partners, to ensure the full implementation of
the EU preferential trade arrangements.
These exceptional measures are intended to apply on a reciprocal basis between the
Member States and the EU's trading partners concerned, making use of the relevant
provisions of the EU preferential arrangements. They shall apply to trade arrangements
which provide for as proof of origin any paper certificate (Form-A, EUR.1 and/or EURMED), as well as ATR certificates in the context of preferential trade between the EU
and Turkey.
1. EXPORT
1.1 Approved Exporter
Firstly, customs authorities in the EU and EU´s trading partner countries are invited to
make the widest possible use of the approved exporter status to facilitate the making
out of proofs of origin (or of proofs of a ‘customs union status’) as an alternative to official
certification.
Customs authorities will therefore give priority to the handling of all these requests. In
case they need additional information, customs authorities could grant the authorization
conditional to the subsequent presentation of the pending documentation. Customs
authorities might also revoke the authorization afterwards in case they verify one of the
requirements are not met.
1.2 Copies of certificates
Secondly, customs authorities in the EU and EU´s trading partner countries are
encouraged to accept, exceptionally during the crisis period and until further
notice, accept certificates issued for preferential purposes in the form of a copy,
issued on paper or electronically. In any event, importers are obliged to obtain the
original certificates of origin from exporters once the exceptional situations ceases.
Customs authorities of the importing Party, whether the customs authorities in the EU or
EU´s trading partner countries, may request the submission of a copy of the certificate
of origin in accordance with the regulation and procedures applicable in that country and
the relevant provisions set out in the preferential trade regimes. In any event, importers
must obtain from their exporters the original certificate of origin once the exceptional
situation ceases.
In the specific case of the Spanish customs authorities, economic operators (exporters
or customs representatives) shall submit the application and the certificate of origin in
question duly fulfilled by means of Registration.
For this purpose, you can consult the "GUIDE TO APPLYING FOR SEALING EUR-1
WITH ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE" available in the Tax Office (AEAT) website:
La Agencia Tributaria - Aduanas e Impuestos Especiales - COVID-19 Aduanas
https://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Aduanas_
e_Impuestos_Especiales/Aduanas_e_Impuestos_Especiales.shtml
https://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Aduanas_
e_Impuestos_Especiales/_Presentacion/COVID_19/Justificacion_del_origen_de_las_
mercancias/Justificacion_del_origen_de_las_mercancias.shtml
Once signed, the certificate will include information in its lower part regarding the officer´s
signature and a secure verification code (código seguro de verificación CSV) and will be
incorpotared in the Single Administrative Document file which might be consulted
through “Mi Files” at the Electronic Head Office Site of the Tax Agency.
The CSV code will allow verifying the authenticity of the document in the Website of the
Electronic Head Office of the AEAT - Outstanding procedures - Checking of documents
by secure verification code (CSV), through the following link.
Sede Electrónica de la AEAT – Trámites destacados – Cotejo de documentos mediante
código seguro de verificación (CSV).
2. IMPORT
Exceptionally during the crisis period and until further notice, when requiring the
provision by importers of origin certificates customs authorities in the EU and in the EU’s
trading partner countries are invited to accept certificates issued for preferential
purposes in the form of a copy, issued on paper or electronically, based on the
provisions concerning the submission of proofs of origin for the purpose of the EU
preferential trade arrangements (FORM-A, EUER.1 and/or EUR-MED).
The same should apply to A.TR certificates in the context of preferential trade between
the EU and Turkey.
This approach does not affect the application of the verification procedures established
in each preferential trade arrangement, in case customs authorities consider this is
necessary, according to the procedure established under the preferential agreements.
For practical purposes, code 9020 should be entered (indicated) in box 44 of the
Single Administrative Document (SAD) as soon as the operator has a copy of the
certificate as mentioned above, which shall be enclosed to the declaration.
This code informs that the declarant has the certificate issued on paper or by electronic
means, under the terms authorized by the country of origin, due to problems arising
from the COVID-19 and that he undertakes to obtain the original once this exceptional
situation ceases.
This code has to be declared together with the relevant certificate code EUR-1, EURMED, FORM-A and ATR.
1) The use of this code is not considered a case of simplified declaration due to the
lack of a document and therefore does not imply to declare as procedure code
(box 1, 2) code "B".
2) It is therefore incompatible with code 9OR in box 37.2.
3) The declaration of this code does not allow entering a payment key before
release (code A in Modality of Payment), i.e. the import declaration must contain
a guarantee, but it will not be bound by the difference in duties with third
countries.
Reintroduction of internal border controls (16.03.2020)
Spain has temporarily reintroduced border controls. Only Spanish citizens will be allowed to enter national territory by land; persons residing in Spain; cross-border workers and those who prove, documentaryly, causes of force majeure or a situation of need. The resolution does not apply to the transport of goods.
Start date: 16.03.2020
End date: not available
Further information: https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/serviciosdeprensa/notasprensa/interior/Pagi...
Temporary and limited relaxation of the enforcement of driving and rest times for the drivers of vehicles transporting goods.
Spain notifed a temporary and limited relaxation of the enforcement of driving and rest times under Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006. It will apply to those drivers involved in the transport of goods in all the Spanish territory.
Start date: 14.03.2020
End date: 28.03.2020
Further information: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/temporary-relaxatio...