Douane de Cameroun
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Free import
• Personal belongings that visitors bring for their own use are admitted temporarily without duty, including clothing, toiletries, jewellery weighing less than 500 g, a mobile phone, 2 cameras, a compact video camera, a portable TV set, radio and video recorder, a pair of binoculars, camping and sports equipment, and a baby stroller.
• 400 cigarettes or 125 cigars or 500 g of tobacco.
• 3 L of wine and 1 L of aperitif or spirits.
• Air passengers can fill in the customs declaration in advance in the free Douane CMR (Customs CMR) mobile app and show the QR code at the airport.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of CFA francs (XAF) or foreign currency you may bring in.
• Cash of more than XAF 5,000,000 (or the equivalent in foreign currency, with CFA francs and foreign currency added together), as well as cheques and other negotiable instruments of that value, must be declared to customs when entering the CEMAC zone.
• Customs may ask where the money comes from and can confiscate funds whose origin is not justified. Failing to declare is fined 15% of the amount above the threshold, and the undeclared money is confiscated.
• Non-residents should declare foreign currency on arrival, because on departure they may take out foreign currency only up to the amount declared on entry.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs
• Home-made (artisanal) firearms
Restricted
• Hunting weapons, firearms for self-defence and their ammunition need prior authorization from the Minister of Territorial Administration. Military-type weapons need authorization from the President of the Republic, and weapons in transit through Cameroon also need presidential authorization.
• Cats, dogs and other pets need an import authorization from the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA), which takes up to 30 days to issue, a veterinary health certificate from the country of departure and proof of rabies vaccination. Pets should arrive at Douala or Yaoundé-Nsimalen airport; tell the airline when booking.
• Protected wild animals and plants and products made from them cannot be bought, sold or traded without a licence.
• You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to duty or tax.
• Personal belongings that visitors bring for their own use are admitted temporarily without duty, including clothing, toiletries, jewellery weighing less than 500 g, a mobile phone, 2 cameras, a compact video camera, a portable TV set, radio and video recorder, a pair of binoculars, camping and sports equipment, and a baby stroller.
• 400 cigarettes or 125 cigars or 500 g of tobacco.
• 3 L of wine and 1 L of aperitif or spirits.
• Air passengers can fill in the customs declaration in advance in the free Douane CMR (Customs CMR) mobile app and show the QR code at the airport.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of CFA francs (XAF) or foreign currency you may bring in.
• Cash of more than XAF 5,000,000 (or the equivalent in foreign currency, with CFA francs and foreign currency added together), as well as cheques and other negotiable instruments of that value, must be declared to customs when entering the CEMAC zone.
• Customs may ask where the money comes from and can confiscate funds whose origin is not justified. Failing to declare is fined 15% of the amount above the threshold, and the undeclared money is confiscated.
• Non-residents should declare foreign currency on arrival, because on departure they may take out foreign currency only up to the amount declared on entry.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs
• Home-made (artisanal) firearms
Restricted
• Hunting weapons, firearms for self-defence and their ammunition need prior authorization from the Minister of Territorial Administration. Military-type weapons need authorization from the President of the Republic, and weapons in transit through Cameroon also need presidential authorization.
• Cats, dogs and other pets need an import authorization from the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA), which takes up to 30 days to issue, a veterinary health certificate from the country of departure and proof of rabies vaccination. Pets should arrive at Douala or Yaoundé-Nsimalen airport; tell the airline when booking.
• Protected wild animals and plants and products made from them cannot be bought, sold or traded without a licence.
• You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to duty or tax.