Gabon customs regulations for import and export in 2021

Gabon

Get import and export customs regulation before travelling to Gabon. Items allowed to import are 500g jewellery. Prohibited items are Illegal narcotics. Some of restricted items are Cats, dogs, and other live animals require a veterinary certificate. Gabon is part of Africa with main city at Libreville. Its Developing country with a population of 2M people. The main currency is Central African CFA franc. The languages spoken are French.

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✅ Free to import items into Gabon

🚬 Tobacco

400 cigarettes;

125 cigars; and

500 grams tobacco.

🍺 Alcohol

Travellers who are arriving from an Economic Community of Central African State (CEMAC) country may carry an unlimited amount of CEMAC currency.

Travellers who are arriving from outside CEMAC may import a maximum of 4,000,000FCFA. Any amount over 1,000,000FCFA must be declared.

Travellers may import an unlimited amount of foreign currency, however it must be declared to customs upon arrival.

💵 Currency

Travellers who are arriving from an Economic Community of Central African State (CEMAC) country may carry an unlimited amount of CEMAC currency.

Travellers who are arriving from outside CEMAC may import a maximum of 4,000,000FCFA. Any amount over 1,000,000FCFA must be declared.

Travellers may import an unlimited amount of foreign currency, however it must be declared to customs upon arrival.

📦 Other items

500g jewellery.

Goods for personal use, including toiletries, clothing, electronics, sporting equipment, and musical instruments.

🚫 Prohibited items into Gabon

Illegal narcotics.

National treasures.

Organs and tissue from the human body.

Waste and radioactive waste.

Counterfeit goods.

Any media portraying child pornography.

Gris-gris or other voodoo talismans.

❌ Restricted items into Gabon

Cats, dogs, and other live animals require a veterinary certificate.

Plants and their derivative products such as fruit, flowers, and vegetables require a phytosanitary certificate.

Relics of any kind require special authorisation.

Cultural property requires a certificate issued by the Ministry of Culture and Communication.

Certain medicines, narcotic and psychotropic substances require a medical certificate.

War materials, weapons, and ammunition require a licence for import.

✅ Free to export items from Gabon

🚫 Prohibited items from Gabon

Same as prohibited to import list.

❌ Restricted items from Gabon

Foreign currency must be declared, and must not exceed the amount the traveller declared upon arrival.

Last updated: July 5, 2021