DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCES

🇹🇿 Tanzania

REGIONAFRICA

CUSTOMS AUTHORITYTanzania Revenue Authority — Customs and Excise Department

VAT RATE18%

Duty-Free Allowances

Category	Allowance
Alcohol	1L
Cigarettes	200
Personal goods value	US$1500
Travelers aged 18+ may bring 1 L of spirits + 200 cigarettes / 250 g tobacco duty-free. Personal goods up to USD 1,500.

Travelers aged 18+ may bring 1 L of spirits + 200 cigarettes / 250 g tobacco duty-free. Personal goods up to USD 1,500.

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.

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.