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**Bolivia customs **

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Official customs regulations for Bolivia. Check duty-free tobacco, alcohol, and currency allowances, plus strictly prohibited and restricted import items.

## 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 present

### Prohibited 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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