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GOODS ACROSS BORDERS

DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCES

🇨🇲 Cameroon

REGIONAFRICA
CUSTOMS AUTHORITYDirection Générale des Douanes du Cameroun
VAT RATE19.25%

ALCOHOL

1 L

CIGARETTES

400

GOODS VALUE

≈ US$500

The official Direction Générale des Douanes du Cameroun allowance page could not be machine-fetched on 2026-09-06 (the site did not respond); the figures shown come from our last editorial verification on 2026-07-01 and have not been re-checked against the live page. View source →

Duty-Free Allowances

CategoryAllowance
Alcohol1 L
Cigarettes400
Personal goods value≈ US$500

Travelers aged 18+ may bring 1 L spirits + 400 cigarettes / 100 cigars / 500 g loose duty-free. Personal goods up to USD 500.

Cash Declaration Threshold

US$10,000DECLARATION REQUIRED ABOVE THIS AMOUNT

Local currency equivalent: USD

Travelers carrying cash, traveler's cheques, or negotiable instruments above this threshold must declare them at customs on arrival.

Special Notes

  • 01CEMAC member: 6-country Central African economic and monetary community.
  • 02Anglophone (NW + SW regions) and Francophone (8 regions) parts use different customs paperwork conventions.
  • 03Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF), pegged to EUR.

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RULES5,339COUNTRIES85ITEMS111CARRIERS28GUIDES45UNIQUE SOURCES645LATEST VERIFICATION2026-08-22MethodologyChangelog