CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Pets

Rabies-free Countries Requirements

Rabies-free countries are considered to be the following countries:

Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Sweden, Iceland, Norway (excluding the archipelago of Svalbard), Estonia and Czechia. The states of Hawaii and Territory of Guam in the United States of America are also considered rabies-free.

• Your pet must have identification attached, usually in the form of an implanted microchip.
• They must have been administered with a rabies vaccination within the period of 1 year to 30 days before arriving. This should be signed by an official veterinarian in either English or Chinese and include basic information of the pet, including the species, sex, age microchip number, vaccination date and name of the vaccine and manufacturer.
• A quarantine import permit must be issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (APHIA) at least 20 days prior to entering.
• You must apply for an export veterinary certificate.

Rabies-infected Countries Requirements

• Your pet must have identification attached, usually in the form of an implanted microchip.
• They must have been administered with a rabies vaccination within the period of 1 year to 30 days before arriving.
• They should be given a blood test for rabies antibodies, which should have been sampled within the period of 1 year to 90 days before arriving. The test must show a result of at least 0.5 IU/ml to pass.
• A quarantine import permit must be issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (APHIA) at least 20 days prior to entering.
• You must apply for an export veterinary certificate.
• Your pet will be quarantined for seven days in a post-entry quarantine facility. This can be waived if the two criteria's are met: They have passed a rabies test and they provided a passed test report for the import quarantine permit.

For further information, please visit Rules for the Importation of Dogs or Cats into Taiwan.

Free to Import

 Tobacco (restricted to travellers 20 years and over)

One of the following:

• 200 cigarettes;
• 25 cigars; or
• 1 pound of tobacco.

Alcohol (restricted to travellers 18 years and over)

• 1.5 litres of alcohol.

Currency

• Foreign Currency exceeding US$20,000 or its equivalent must be declared.
• Up to NT$100,000 may be brought into Taiwan. Anything exceeding this amount requires a permit from the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in advance.
• Up to RMB20,000 may be brought into Taiwan. Anything exceeding this amount must be declared, and will be placed in bond for subsequent return abroad.
• Gold up to the value of US$20,000.

Other Goods

• Goods for personal use up to a value of NT$35,000 per piece.
• Other articles for personal use, apart from those above, their total value not exceeding NT$20,000 per passenger.
• Samples carried by a passenger with a total value of NT$12,000.

Prohibited

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

• Illegal drugs, such as heroin, morphine, opium, cocaine, cannabis, and amphetamines.
• Firearms, ammunition, bombs and explosives, assault knives, and other weapons of war.
• Pirated and counterfeit goods and currency.

Restricted

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

• Medicines for personal use must have permit. You may have a limit of 12 bottles of non-prescription medicine. For prescription medicine, you can have up to six months supply.
• The import of wild animals requires a permit. Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits.
• Fruits and plants must be imported in accordance with the Plant Protection and Quarantine Act.
• Up to 6kg of agricultural produce may be imported.
• Unaccompanied baggage must arrive within 6 months of the passenger, and the passenger must have declared the contents of the baggage on their entry.

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Export

• Passengers may export goods up to the value of US$20,000, unless the articles are restricted.

Prohibited

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

• Pirated or counterfeit goods and currency.
• Genuine Chinese antiques, ancient coins, and paintings.
• Firearms, ammunition, bombs and explosives, assault knives, and other weapons of war.
• Illegal drugs, such as heroin, morphine, opium, cocaine, cannabis, and amphetamines.

Restricted

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

• The export of wild animals requires a permit Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits.
• Local currency over NT$100,000, foreign currencies over US$10,000 or its equivalent, or Chinese currency over RMB20,000 must be declared.
• Commercial samples or dutiable items such as personal computers, professional equipment for photography and cameras intended for return to Taiwan must be declared.

For further information, please visit the Taiwanese Customs Administration.