🇹🇿 Tanzania
AFRICA
Tanzania Revenue Authority — Customs and Excise Department
18%
2 L
2 L of spirits (including liquors) or wine
Cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, tobacco and snuff up to 250 g in total
≈ US$1500
Checked against Tanzania Revenue Authority — Customs and Excise Department on 2026-09-06 View source →
Duty-Free Allowances
| Category | Allowance |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | 2 L2 L of spirits (including liquors) or wine |
| Cigarettes | Cigarettes, 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$10,000
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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