Algeria customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Algeria. Items allowed to import is 50mL of perfume. Prohibited items is Counterfeit goods. Some of restricted items are All animals, including pets, will be subject to a veterinary inspection at the time of entry.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into Algeria
Other items
- 50mL of perfume.
- 250mL of eau de toilette.
- Personal goods, such as clothing, cosmetics, sports equipment, and foodstuffs.
Prohibited items into Algeria
- Counterfeit goods.
- Goods bearing false marks suggesting that they are of Algerian origin.
- Toys imitating handguns.
- Explosives, such as firecrackers.
- Drugs, narcotics, and poisonous substances.
- Used and retreaded tyres.
- Weapons and ammunition.
- Spare parts of a commercial character.
- Books, films, and other media that are considered detrimental to morality and good morals.
- Ozone depleting substances.
- Second hand clothes.
Restricted items into Algeria
- All animals, including pets, will be subject to a veterinary inspection at the time of entry. For further information, please visit Living Animals and Products of Animal Origin.
- Plants and plant products require authorisation from the phytosanitary authority prior to import. For further information, please visit the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries.
Algeria travel details
Export Regulations
Free to export items from Algeria
No rules presentProhibited items from Algeria
- Waste from ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
- Raw hides.
- Food products whose prices are subsidised by the State.
- Palm plants.
- Breeding sheep and cattle.
- Objects representing a national interest in terms history, art, or archaeology, including old vehicles.
- Raw or semi-finished coral.
- Used electrical appliances.
- Used furniture.
Restricted items from Algeria
- Up to 150 grams of gold may be exported.
- Up to DA3000 may be exported.
- Endangered species and products protected under CITES require a permit for export.
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