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**Seychelles customs **

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Official customs regulations for Seychelles. Check duty-free tobacco, alcohol, and currency allowances, plus strictly prohibited and restricted import items.

## Import Regulations

### Free to import items into Seychelles

#### **Tobacco**

- 200 cigarettes; or
- 250 grams of tobacco and tobacco products.

#### **Other items**

- 200mL perfume and eau de toilette.
- Personal items of non-commercial nature worth up to SR5000 for travellers 18 and over.
- Personal items of non-commercial nature worth up to SR3000 for travellers under 15 years of age.

### Prohibited items into Seychelles

- Firearms and ammunition, including replica firearms.
- Offensive weapons, such as bombs, grenades, knuckle dusters, tear gas, daggers, and whips.
- Radioactive substances.
- Controlled drugs.
- Toxic chemicals, including asbestos.
- Counterfeit currencies.
- Pornographic or indecent material.
- Textiles and garments in a camouflage design.
- Waste or waste products.
- Palm plants.

### Restricted items into Seychelles

- Cats and dogs require an Import Permit issued by the Veterinary Services of the Seychelles. For further information, please visitTravelling Pets.
- Live animals are subject to certain import requirements, and require import permission from the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Transport.
- Plants and plant products, including fruit and vegetables, require import permission from the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Transport.
- Meat and meat products, including seafood products, require import permission from the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Transport.
- Plastics and fertilisers also require import permission from the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Transport.
- Pyrotechnics and explosives require import permission from Internal Affairs or the Commissioner of Police.
- Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, and other similar weapons require import permission from Internal Affairs or the Commissioner of Police.
- Pharmaceutical and veterinary products require import permission from the Ministry of Health and Social Development.
- Dangerous chemicals and precursor chemicals require import permission from the Ministry of Health and Social Development.
- Radio communication equipment requires import permission from the Department of Information and Technology.

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## Export Regulations

### Free to export items from Seychelles

No rules present

### Prohibited items from Seychelles

No rules present

### Restricted items from Seychelles

- Leathers and skins require a permit from the Minister responsible for breeding.
- Salt and salt products require a certificate of iodine from the Secretary of Trade matters.
- Gold, in any form, requires permission from the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
- Endangered species and products protected under CITES require a permit for export.

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