Gambia airport customs regulations, prohibited items & food

Gambia airport customs regulations, prohibited items & food

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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Gambia. Items allowed to import is 1 bottle of eau de toilette or perfume. Prohibited items is Obscene publications and goods. Some of restricted items are Weapons and ammunition require authorisation from the Ministry of the Interior.

Import Regulations

Free to import items into Gambia

Tobacco

  • 200 cigarettes or cigars;
  • 250 grams tobacco; or
  • A combination of tobacco products up to 250 grams.

Other items

  • 1 bottle of eau de toilette or perfume.
  • 50 grams of personal jewellery.
  • Goods for personal use, including electronics and sports and camping equipment.
  • Food in proportion to the needs of the traveller.

Prohibited items into Gambia

  • Obscene publications and goods.
  • Narcotics.
  • Subversive publications likely to disturb public order.

Restricted items into Gambia

  • Weapons and ammunition require authorisation from the Ministry of the Interior.
  • Transceivers require authorisation from the Ministry of the Interior.
  • Medication (other than for personal needs) requires an authorisation form stamped by the Ministry of Health.
  • Meat and offal requires a health certificate issued by the Ministry of Livestock.
  • Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits.
  • Animals are subject to certain import restrictions, and may require permission from the Ministry of Agriculture.

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Export Regulations

Free to export items from Gambia

No rules present

Prohibited items from Gambia

  • All items on prohibited import list.

Restricted items from Gambia

No rules present

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