Bolivia customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Bolivia. Items allowed to import is Used personal goods, such as clothing, books, electronics, and sports equipment. Prohibited items is Edible products containing substances harmful to health. Some of restricted items are Food and agricultural products may require permission from theNational Agricultural Health Service and Food Safety (SENASAG).
Import Regulations
Free to import items into Bolivia
Tobacco
- 400 cigarettes;
- 50 cigars; or
- 500 grams of tobacco.
Other items
- Used personal goods, such as clothing, books, electronics, and sports equipment.
- New items for personal use not exceeding US$1000 in value.
Prohibited items into Bolivia
- Edible products containing substances harmful to health.
- Live animals affected by disease.
- Products of plant and animal origin containing disease.
- Hazardous waste.
- Ozone depleting substances.
- Foreign lottery tickets.
- Counterfeit currency.
- Weapons, ammunition, and explosives.
Restricted items into Bolivia
- Food and agricultural products may require permission from theNational Agricultural Health Service and Food Safety (SENASAG).
- Pharmaceutical products and drugs may require registration with theMinistry of Health.
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Export Regulations
Free to export items from Bolivia
No rules presentProhibited items from Bolivia
- Illegal drugs.
- Dangerous knives and weapons.
- Pornography.
- Counterfeit money, goods and other paraphernalia.
- Gambling machines.
Restricted items from Bolivia
- Pre-Colombian artefacts, historical paintings, items of Spanish colonial architecture and history, and native textiles will require permission to be legally exported out of the country.
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