CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Pets

• To bring your pet into Antigua & Barbuda, you must apply for a Veterinary Import Licence from the Veterinary & Livestock Division.
• There are different procedures dependent on which country your pet is coming from.

Rabies-infected countries

The following documentation must be provided:

• Certification of rabies vaccination (which should be within 1 year of importation).
• Certification of microchipping.
• Results within accepted levels of a Rabies antibody test (which should be from an approved laboratory).
• Medical and vaccination history.
• An official Health Certificate stating that the animal is in good health. The certificate must be no more than seven days old.

Rabies-free countries

The following documentation must be provided:

• Medical and vaccination history.
• An official Health Certificate stating that the animal is in good health. The certificate must be no more than seven days old.

Once the documentation has been provided and reviewed, an import licence can be issued. Failure to comply with the above may result in the pet being refused entry or confiscated.

Please note that Pitbull breed dogs or mixed of this are breed are prohibited from entering Antigua & Barbuda. Any dog that physically resembles this breed must be accompanied by certification from a recognised kennel club which verifies that the dog is not this breed.

For more information, please click here.

Free to Import

Tobacco

• 200 cigarettes;
• 100 cigarillos;
• 50 cigars; or
• 250 grams of manufactured tobacco.

Alcohol

•  1 litre of wine or spirits.

Currency

• Funds of more than US$10,000 must be declared to the customs authorities.

Other Goods

• Personal goods up to a value of EC$700.
• 170mL perfume.

Prohibited

The following are goods which cannot be brought into the country.

• Firearms having a disguised appearance; in particular pistols made to resemble pens and pencils.
• Pipes and other utensils for use in the consumption of any drug prohibited by law.
• Camouflage clothing.
• Goods, the importation of which is prohibited by any other law of Antigua and Barbuda.

Restricted

These goods are strictly regulated, and in most cases require a permit to be obtained prior to arrival.

• Plants and their derivative products must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and may require an import permit.
• Any mechanical game which, in the opinion of the Comptroller of Custom and Excise, is such as can be used to play any game of chance for money or money's worth requires authorisation by the Comptroller of Customs and Excise.
• The importation of tear gas requires the written authority of the Commissioner of Police.
• Imitation currency requires authorisation from the Comptroller of Customs and Excise.
• Herbs or plants to be used in medicine require authorisation from the Chief Medical Officer or the Chief Veterinary Officer.
• Arms and ammunition require written permission from the Commissioner of Police.

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Prohibited

The following are goods which cannot be taken out of the country

• See prohibited import list.

Restricted

The following are strictly regulated and in most cases require permits to be taken out of the country

• See restricted import list.

For further information, please visit the Antigua and Barbuda Customs and Excise Division, and the Antigua and Barbuda High Commission London.