DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCES

🇴🇲 Oman

REGIONMIDDLE EAST

CUSTOMS AUTHORITYRoyal Oman Police — Directorate General of Customs

VAT RATE5%

Duty-Free Allowances

Category	Allowance
Alcohol	2L
Cigarettes	400
Personal goods value	US$1500
Travelers aged 21+ (non-Muslim) may bring 2 L of alcohol total. Tobacco 400 cigarettes / 50 cigars / 250 g loose tobacco. Personal goods up to OMR 600 (≈USD 1,560). 5% GCC CET above the allowance.

Travelers aged 21+ (non-Muslim) may bring 2 L of alcohol total. Tobacco 400 cigarettes / 50 cigars / 250 g loose tobacco. Personal goods up to OMR 600 (≈USD 1,560). 5% GCC CET above the allowance.

Cash Declaration Threshold

US$16,000DECLARATION 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

01Oman's Sultan Haitham reform programme (Vision 2040) is liberalising trade and customs procedures.
02Oman is the most relaxed GCC state on personal-alcohol carriage at 2 L; still alcohol must be in checked baggage and declared.
03Oman did not formally join the Abraham Accords but Israeli citizens received reciprocal visa-on-arrival access starting 2024.

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