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GOODS ACROSS BORDERS

DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCES

🇹🇿 Tanzania

REGIONAFRICA
CUSTOMS AUTHORITYTanzania Revenue Authority — Customs and Excise Department
VAT RATE18%

ALCOHOL

2 L

2 L of spirits (including liquors) or wine

CIGARETTES

Cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, tobacco and snuff up to 250 g in total

GOODS VALUE

≈ US$1500

Checked against Tanzania Revenue Authority — Customs and Excise Department on 2026-09-06 View source →

Duty-Free Allowances

CategoryAllowance
Alcohol2 L2 L of spirits (including liquors) or wine
CigarettesCigarettes, cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, tobacco and snuff up to 250 g in total
Personal goods value≈ US$1500

Duty is not levied on spirits (including liquors) or wine not exceeding 2 L, perfume and toilet water not exceeding half a litre in all, and cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, tobacco and snuff not exceeding 250 g in total, in the passenger's possession. General goods figure is from our last editorial verification.

What the official page says
Duty shall not be levied on the following goods imported by and in possession of the passenger Spirits (including liquors) or wine, not exceeding two (2) litres Perfumes and toilet water not exceeding in all one half litre of which not more
Tanzania Revenue Authority — Customs and Excise Department

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

  • 01Plastic-bag ban: enforced strictly since June 2019 — confiscation at Dar/JRO/Zanzibar.
  • 02EAC member: Common External Tariff applies.
  • 03Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar (semi-autonomous) operate distinct customs administrations in places.

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RULES5,339COUNTRIES85ITEMS111CARRIERS28GUIDES45UNIQUE SOURCES645LATEST VERIFICATION2026-08-22MethodologyChangelog