Samoa airport customs regulations, prohibited items & food

Samoa airport customs regulations, prohibited items & food

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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.

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Export Regulations

Free to export items from Samoa

No rules present

Prohibited items from Samoa

  • Same as prohibited to import list.

Restricted items from Samoa

No rules present

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