CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Pets

• For your pets, a health certificate issued by the competent authorities at the border will be required. It is advisable to have your pet's certificate with you.
• Importing dangerous dog species such as pit bulls is prohibited.

Free to Import

Tobacco

• 200 cigarettes;
• 100 cigarillos;
• 50 cigars; and
• 500g loose tobacco.

Alcohol

• 1 litre of alcohol exceeding 25% alcohol volume; and
• 2 litres of alcohol less than 25% alcohol volume.

Currency

• Funds of more than the foreign equivalent of 25,000 dinars (for residents) or the foreign equivalent of 5,000 dinars (for non-residents) must be declared to Customs.

Prohibitions

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

• Cultural, historical, historical, literary, and artistic works.
• All weapons with the exception of hunting weapons.
• Dangerous dogs, such as Pit Bulls.
• Explosives and fireworks.
• All drugs.
• Publications that are immoral or obscene.
• Date palms and their derivatives.
• Henna.

Restricted

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

• All other animals require special authorisation from the Minister of Agriculture.
• Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits. For further information, please visit CITES.
• Anyone wishing to hunt in Tunisia must contact the Minister of Agriculture.
• Hunting weapons must be declared, and require authorisation from the Ministry of the Interior.
• Audiovisual equipment for professional use requires authorisation (Agency Tunisienne de Communication Exterieure, A.T.C.E.).
• Telecommunications equipment requires special authorisation (Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches pour les Telecommunications, C.E.R.T.).

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Export

Currency

• Residents of Tunisia may export foreign currency up to the equivalent of 6000 dinars per year (3000 dinars per year for children under 10 years of age).
• Non-residents of Tunisia may export foreign currency up to the equivalent of 3000 dinars per year (15000 dinars per year for children under 10 years of age).

Prohibited

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

• Local currency (dinars).
• Cultural artifacts and historical, literary and artistic works.
• Immoral or pornographic publications or illustrations.
• Date palms and their derivatives.
• Henna.

For further information, please visit Tunisian Customs.