CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Import

Tobacco (limited to passengers aged 18 years or older)

• 1 carton of cigarettes.

Alcohol

• 1 bottle of alcohol.

Other Goods

• 1 bottle of perfume or eau de toilette.
• Medicine for personal use.
  

Prohibited

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

• Gold and silver articles not at the standard indicated by their marks.
• Counterfeit currency.
• Food unfit for human consumption.
• Indecent or obscene prints, paintings, books, or other media.
• Infected animals and their derivative products which may spread communicable disease.
• Pistols and other firing apparatus disguised as a pen.
• Any goods bearing the Coat of Arms of any country without the appropriate government's permission.
• Fictitious stamps and instruments capable of making such stamps.

Restricted

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

• Arms and ammunition require written permission of the Commission of Police.
• Cannabis and its derivative products require a licence from the Chief Medical Officer.
• Gunpowder and explosives may only be imported for use of the Government.
• Kerosene oil and other similar products require permission to import.
• Cigarette making appliances.
• Tobacco and its derivative products require a permit from the Comptroller.
• Alcohol requires the permission of the Comptroller.
• Pets require an Import Permit from the Veterinary Department of the Division of Agriculture, and a Health Permit from the exporting country. For further information, please visit Animal Importation.
• Plants require an Import Permit from the office of the Plant Protection of Quarantine Service of the Division of Agriculture. For further information, please visit Plant Importation.

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Prohibited

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

• Same as prohibited to import list.

Restricted

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

• Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances require a licence from the Chief Medical Officer.
• Ginger and dry coconuts require a licence from the Minister of Agriculture.
• Protected species and products protected under CITES require a licence for export.

For further information, please visit the Dominica Customs and Excise Division.