Madagascar customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Madagascar. Items allowed to import is Personal goods, such as clothing. Prohibited items is Counterfeit products. Some of restricted items are Weapons and ammunition.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into Madagascar
Tobacco
- 20 packs of cigarettes.
Alcohol
- Travellers may import up to Ar400,000.
Currency
- Travellers may import up to Ar400,000.
Other items
- Personal goods, such as clothing.
Prohibited items into Madagascar
- Counterfeit products.
- Products infringing on morality.
Restricted items into Madagascar
- Weapons and ammunition.
- Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits.
- Pets must be accompanied by a valid rabies vaccination certificate, and evidence of permission to import.
- Meat products require a health certificate and import authorisation from the Regional Veterinary Service.
- Plants and foodstuffs require a phytosanitary certificate and an import permit issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
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Export Regulations
Free to export items from Madagascar
No rules presentProhibited items from Madagascar
- Waste and scrap products.
Restricted items from Madagascar
- Protected species and products protected under CITES require a permit for export.
- Plants and animal products require a phytosanitary certificate for export.
- Livestock and other live animals (including pets) require a health certificate for export.
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