Samoa customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Samoa. Items allowed to import is Other goods up to the value of WS$500. Prohibited items is Pornography and other indecent goods. Some of restricted items are Firearms and ammunition require a permit from theMinistry of Police.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into Samoa
Tobacco
- 200g cigarettes; or
- 250g tobacco.
Alcohol
- There are no restrictions on the import of local or foreign currencies.
- Funds of more than WS$20,000 must be declared to the customs authorities.
Currency
- There are no restrictions on the import of local or foreign currencies.
- Funds of more than WS$20,000 must be declared to the customs authorities.
Other items
- Other goods up to the value of WS$500.
Prohibited items into Samoa
- Pornography and other indecent goods.
- Illicit drugs and narcotics.
- Materials infringing upon copyright or trademark.
Restricted items into Samoa
- Firearms and ammunition require a permit from theMinistry of Police.
- Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits from theMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment.
- The entry of live animals is prohibited unless the Samoa Quarantine Service has issued a prior permit. Entry conditions may also include a period of 'transit' time in an approved country prior to entry into Samoa. These approved transit countries are Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
- Animal products such as eggs, feathers, horns, and animal skins must be declared to Customs upon arrival.
- The import of live plants is prohibited unless theSamoa Quarantine Service has issued a prior permit.
- 150 grams of seeds for personal use may be imported without a permit, but must be declared.
- All fruit and vegetables require permits, and import may be refused.
Samoa travel details
Export Regulations
Free to export items from Samoa
No rules presentProhibited items from Samoa
- Same as prohibited to import list.
Restricted items from Samoa
No rules presentSamoa visa advice
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