CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Import

Tobacco (restricted to travellers 18 years and over)

• 200 cigarettes;
• 50 cigars; and
• 250 grams tobacco.

Alcohol (restricted to travellers 18 years and over)

• 1 litre spirits;
• 2 litres wine; and
• 3 litres beer.

Currency

• Funds of more than MNT15 million must be declared to the customs authorities.

Other Goods

• Personal clothing and goods, including electronic devices, wheelchairs, and sports equipment.
• Medication may be imported for personal use.

Prohibited

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

• Counterfeit goods.
• Historical and cultural monuments.
• Medication that requires injections, antibiotic injections, narcotics, blood and plasma, and immunologic preparations.
• Narcotics and illegal drugs, and equipment for their use and production.
• Devices for using drugs and distilling alcoholic drinks.
• Hazardous chemicals.

Restricted

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

• Firearms and ammunition require special permits.
• Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes require an import licence, which are issued on a case-by-case basis by the Central Government Office.
• Animals, plants, and their derivative products require permission from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.
• Animal and plant species and their derivative products as outlined by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will require permissions from CITES.

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Export

• Personal goods and clothing.

Prohibited

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

• Narcotics and illegal drugs.

Restricted

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

• Currency exported must match or be less than the amount declared on arrival.
• Antiques and items of cultural importance may not be exported without express permission from the Mongolian authorities.
• Unprocessed animal carcasses.
• Hunting trophies.
• Fossils may not be exported without express permission from Mongolian authorities.
• Firearms and weapons.

For further information, please visit Mongolian Customs.