Mozambique Duty Free Custom & Import Restrictions

Each visitor has allowances to import the following duty free items / goods:

Summary Index:

1. Alcoholic Drinks / Beverages Duty Free Allowances
2. Tobacco Duty Free Allowances
3. Other Allowed Goods Duty Free Allowances
4. Meat, Groceries & Other Goods Duty Free Allowances
5. Declaration of Electronics & Other Items Duty Free Allowances
6. Prohibited or Restricted Goods

Alcoholic Drinks / Beverages: (for persons over the age of 18)

• 1 litre of spirits per person and
• 2.25 litres of wine per person
• Note: Beer is NOT allowed to be imported into Mozambique

Tobacco: (for persons over the age of 18)

• 200 cigarettes or
• 100 cigarillos or
• 50 cigars or
• 250 grams of tobacco

Other Allowed Goods

• *50ml of perfume and 250ml of Eau de Toilette (this excludes deodorants / aerosols)
• *Opened Bottle(s): An indication that they are for personal use

Meat, Groceries & Other Goods:

• Up to the value of 5000Mt per person (including children).
• Mozambique has declared a Foot & Mouth ban on particular meat products from South Africa. Meat you can bring includes chicken, dairy cheese and processed meats (such as bacon).
  Note: Most holiday destinations will have at least a market and / or butchery where you can buy other meat.
• Travelling to Mozambique through Swaziland: Swaziland does have restrictions on vegetables, fruits, plants, dairy products and meat however border officials may waive frozen meat and / or vacuum packed meat. Otherwise there is plenty of grocery stores in Swaziland to buy fresh produce and meat.

Tip:

Due to outbreaks of animal diseases from time to time in different countries, the import of any meat may be prohibited or confiscated at the border. If you are planning to bring meat or any meat product(s) over the border, then please contact authorities directly to confirm and to avoid inconvenience.

With that been said, we strongly suggest you purchase meat products in Mozambique in established towns / villages. You will also find a lot of local road-side vendors en-route to your destination selling food products at next to nothing.

Declaration of Electronics & Other Items

• Video / digital cameras, camera lenses and accessories alike
• Laptops, PCs, PC equipment, iPads, tablets and accessories alike
• Generators / compressors
• Portable vehicle fridges / freezers
• HiFi's, music equipment and accessories alike
• GPS devices
• Camping equipment
• Recreational items such as boats, quad bikes, motorcycles, bicycles, jet skis, kayaks / canoes, fishing equipment
• DStv decoder, portable DVD player

Prohibited or Restricted Goods:

The following goods are prohibited from importing unless you have a license or a certified permit to do so:

• Any weapon such as firearms, ammunition or explosives.
• Narcotics, habit forming drugs and related substances in any form.
• Beer
• Indecent and obscene material such as pornographic books, magazines, films, videos, DVDs and software.