CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Pets

General Requirements

• Permission to import - Applications for a permit are to be submitted on the official form before the planned importation.
• Notification - The arrival date and mode of transportation are to be included in the application. Their arrival must be notified to Biosecurity Solomon Islands at least 48 hours prior to arrival.
• Animals must be transported in a secure suitable container.
• Documentation - A valid import permit is required, as well as a Statuatory Declaration by the owner stating a full description of the animal, that to the best of their knowledge the animal is free from infectious or contagious diseases, and that the animal has not been in contact with any diseased animals at least 30 days prior to departure.
• An official Animal Health Certificate is required. This must be signed by a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin attesting to the certification assurances required for animals.
• Post Arrival procedures - On arrival, animals must be presented to a Biosecurity Officer for validation of any required documentation. All live animals (excluding dogs and cats from Australia or New Zealand) must be inspected by a veterinary officer approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock prior to release from the port of entry.
• Quarantine requirements - Where animals are required to undergo a period of post entry quarantine, they must remain within the confines of an approved quarantine facility for the full period of quarantine and will only be released at the discretion of a veterinary officer.

For more information, please visit the Solomon Islands Biosecurity website.

Free to Import

Tobacco (restricted to travellers 18 years and over)

One of the following:

• 200 cigarettes;
• 50 cigars; or
• 250 grams of tobacco products.

Alcohol (restricted to travellers 18 years and over)

• 2 litres of alcohol.

Currency

• There are no restrictions on the import of local or foreign currencies.
• Funds of more than SI$50,000 or its foreign equivalent must be declared to the customs authorities.

Other Goods

• Articles including food, duty free purchased goods and other personal goods with a total value of up to SI$3000 for travellers over 18 years, and SI$1500 for travellers under 18 years.
• Gifts intended for personal use in the Solomon Islands must not exceed a total value of SI$1500.

Prohibited

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

• Counterfeit currency
• Indecent articles, films, and other media.
• Honey.
• Matches containing white or yellow phosphorus.
• Opium and other illicit narcotics.
• Royal arms.
• Flick knives, gravity knives and knuckle dusters.
• War relics.

Restricted

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

• Live animals must be declared at the border, and may require a permit to be imported. For further information, please visit Biosecurity Solomon Islands.
• All food items such as meat, eggs, vegetables, nuts, and pet food must be declared to Customs upon arrival.
• Prescription medication.
• Alcohol, including brandy, whisky and rum.
• Arms and ammunition.
• Cannabis sativa.
• Worn clothing.
• Tear gas.
• Electrical equipment.
• Fireworks.
• Fluoroacetamide.
• Items of cultural significance.

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Export

• Personal goods and clothing.

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.

• Funds of more than SI$50,000 or its foreign equivalent must be declared to the customs authorities.
• Live animals may require a health certificate issued by the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
• Endangered species and products protected under CITES require a permit for export.

For further information, please visit the Solomon Islands Government Ministry of Finance and Treasury.