Animals to shipped as Cargo to Costa Rica need an Import Permit.
Animals including pets (dog and cat) travel to Costa Rica as cargo will need an Import Permit issued by Costa Rican Government at least 72 hours prior departure. For Cargo it has to be cleared at San Jose Airport (SJO) only, where is customs facilities in there.
Import permit must be pre-requested 4 working days prior departure and would not be issued until arrival of the shipment. It will need to submit copy of the Health certificate and the Air Waybill (AWB) number.
Pets arrival without pre-request of Import permit will be held at the customs warehouse, It won't be released until the permit issued, it would take 24-48 hours.
Pets arriving as excess baggage (with a passenger on board) do NOT need an import permit. On excess baggage pets or in-cabin pets can fly into Liberia (LIR), there is no customs facilities in there.
Source: IPATA
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