CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Pets

Please see below the procedure for importing pets into Guyana

• You should make a request for an import permit.
• Importers of dogs and cats are asked to submit health and vaccination records. First time importers of horses will be asked to attend an interview and submit pedigree records.
• Determination for being issued with an import permit will be determined by several factors, including the type and species of animal, the disease status of the country of origin, whether imports into Guyana are permitted from the country of origin, the ability to fulfill the importation requirements, the risk of importation and the vaccination status of the animal.

For more information, please visit the Guyana Ministry of Agriculture.

Free to Import

Tobacco (restricted to travellers 18 years and over)

One of the following:

• 227 grams of any combination of tobacco products.

Alcohol (restricted to travellers 18 years and over)

All of the following:

• 758mL spirits; and
• 758mL wine.

Other Goods

• Personal goods not exceeding US$200 in value.

Prohibited

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

• A base or counterfeit coin of any country.
• Food unfit for human consumption.
• Indecent or obscene items.
• Infected animals which can spread communicable disease.
• Matches contain white or yellow phosphorus.
• Opium and related utensils.
• Shaving brushes from Japan.
• Fictitious stamps and any materials used to make such stamps.
• Goods manufactured outside of Guyana that do not carry in relation to themselves a definite indication of the country in which they were made or produced.

Restricted

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

• Arms and ammunition.
• Narcotics/drugs.
• Exotic Fish.
• Currency whose design bears resemblance to that in common use in Guyana.
• Pirated goods.
• Cinematographic films.

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Export

• One wedding or engagement ring.
• One watch containing precious or semi-precious metal and stones.
• Female passengers 12 years and over may export currency or currency and goods worth up to US$12,000.
• Male passengers 12 years and over may export currency or currency and goods worth up o US$9000.
• Passengers under 12 years of age may export currency or currency and goods worth up to US$3000.

For further information, please visit the Guyana Revenue Authority.