North Macedonia customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to North Macedonia. Items allowed to import is Used items for personal use during stay. Prohibited items is Weapons such as explosives, knives and knuckle dusters, swords, archery weapons, tasers, and gas weapons. Some of restricted items are Medicines containing narcotics and psychotropic substances require a special licence issued by the Bureau for Drugs.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into North Macedonia
Tobacco
- 200 cigarettes;
- 100 cigarillos;
- 50 cigars;
- 250 grams loose tobacco; or
- A proportional combination of these goods (such as 100 cigarettes and 50 cigarillos).
Alcohol
- Residents and non-residents can bring into Macedonia up to €10,000 in foreign currencies and up to MKD120,000 per person. However, any sum of foreign currencies exceeding €10,000 must be declared to Customs.
Currency
- Residents and non-residents can bring into Macedonia up to €10,000 in foreign currencies and up to MKD120,000 per person. However, any sum of foreign currencies exceeding €10,000 must be declared to Customs.
Other items
- Used items for personal use during stay.
- 50 mL perfume.
- 250 mL eau de toilette.
- Goods of non-commercial nature worth up to €350.
- Medicines for personal use require a prescription with the signature of the general practitioner.
Prohibited items into North Macedonia
- Weapons such as explosives, knives and knuckle dusters, swords, archery weapons, tasers, and gas weapons.
- Counterfeit and pirated goods.
Restricted items into North Macedonia
- Medicines containing narcotics and psychotropic substances require a special licence issued by the Bureau for Drugs.
- Weapons and ammunition require a special permit issued by theMinistry of Interior.
- Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) require protected species permits.
- Pets must be accompanied by a health certificate issued by an authorised vet from the country of departure, and a passport (for cats, dogs, and ferrets).
- Birds must be accompanied by a statement from the owner, provided they come from a country member of the World Organisation of Animal Health.
- Up to 1kg of products of animal origin may be brought into Macedonia. Any amount exceeding 1kg will require a certificate confirming that they have been inspected by the Veterinary and Sanitary Inspectorate.
- Plants and their derivative products require authorisation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Economy - Phytosanitary Agency.
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Export Regulations
Free to export items from North Macedonia
No rules presentProhibited items from North Macedonia
- Counterfeit and pirated goods.
- Weapons such as explosives, knives and knuckle dusters, swords, archery weapons, tasers, and gas weapons.
Restricted items from North Macedonia
- Objects of cultural and historic worth require special licences and certificates for export.
- Pets must be accompanied by a health certificate issued by an authorised vet from the country of departure, and a passport (for cats, dogs, and ferrets).
- Birds must be accompanied by a statement from the owner, provided they come from a country member of the World Organisation of Animal Health.
- Protected species and products protected under CITES may require a permit for export.
- Non-residents may export any amount up to €10,000 without declaration. Any amount over €10,000 must be declared, and must not exceed the amount they declared upon arrival.
- Residents may export any amount up to €2000 without declaration. Amounts between €2000 and €10,000 must be declared to Customs.
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