CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Import

Tobacco

One of the following:

• 400 cigarettes;
• 125 cigars; and
• 500 grams tobacco.

Alcohol

All of the following:

• 1 litre of wine;
• 1 litre of liquor; and
• 1 litre of eau de vie or rum.

Currency

• Travellers who are arriving from an Economic Community of Central African State (CEMAC) country may carry an unlimited amount of CEMAC currency.
• Travellers who are arriving from outside CEMAC may import a maximum of 4,000,000FCFA. Any amount over 1,000,000FCFA must be declared.
• Travellers may import an unlimited amount of foreign currency, however it must be declared to customs upon arrival.

Other Goods

• 500g jewellery.
• Goods for personal use, including toiletries, clothing, electronics, sporting equipment, and musical instruments.

Prohibited

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

• Illegal narcotics.
• National treasures.
• Organs and tissue from the human body.
• Waste and radioactive waste.
• Counterfeit goods.
• Any media portraying child pornography.
• Gris-gris or other voodoo talismans.

Restricted

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

• Cats, dogs, and other live animals require a veterinary certificate.
• Plants and their derivative products such as fruit, flowers, and vegetables require a phytosanitary certificate.
• Relics of any kind require special authorisation.
• Cultural property requires a certificate issued by the Ministry of Culture and Communication.
• Certain medicines, narcotic and psychotropic substances require a medical certificate.
• War materials, weapons, and ammunition require a licence for import.

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.

• Foreign currency must be declared, and must not exceed the amount the traveller declared upon arrival.

For further information, please visit Customs of Gabon.