Guinea customs
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Free import
• Guinean Customs does not publish duty-free allowances for travelers. Declare to customs on arrival anything that may be prohibited or subject to duty or tax.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of cash you may bring into Guinea.
• Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (such as traveler's cheques) worth GNF 100,000,000 or more (or the equivalent in foreign currency) must be declared in writing to customs at the border on arrival, using the official form. Customs may hold undeclared or falsely declared funds.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs
• Pornographic and other obscene printed matter, films, photographs and objects
• Tokens and other objects that can be mistaken for legal-tender coins and banknotes
• Counterfeit fabrics and other counterfeit goods
Restricted
• Firearms, air guns and ammunition may be imported only with an authorization from the competent ministry. Do not travel with them without this authorization.
• Military equipment, including military uniforms, caps and helmets, military backpacks, holsters and belts, and radio transmitters and receivers, needs an authorization from the Ministry of National Defence.
• Explosives, including detonators, need an authorization from the competent ministry.
• Narcotic and poisonous substances, including medicines that contain them, need a special authorization from the Ministry of Public Health. Carry any prescription medicines in their original packaging.
• Live animals and meat need a certificate of origin and a health certificate. Pets (cats and dogs) should also have a valid rabies vaccination and a microchip.
• Plants, plant parts, seeds, soil, manure and compost must come with a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, and are checked by the competent ministry.
• Fuel and asbestos need an authorization from the competent ministry.
• Guinean Customs does not publish duty-free allowances for travelers. Declare to customs on arrival anything that may be prohibited or subject to duty or tax.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of cash you may bring into Guinea.
• Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (such as traveler's cheques) worth GNF 100,000,000 or more (or the equivalent in foreign currency) must be declared in writing to customs at the border on arrival, using the official form. Customs may hold undeclared or falsely declared funds.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs
• Pornographic and other obscene printed matter, films, photographs and objects
• Tokens and other objects that can be mistaken for legal-tender coins and banknotes
• Counterfeit fabrics and other counterfeit goods
Restricted
• Firearms, air guns and ammunition may be imported only with an authorization from the competent ministry. Do not travel with them without this authorization.
• Military equipment, including military uniforms, caps and helmets, military backpacks, holsters and belts, and radio transmitters and receivers, needs an authorization from the Ministry of National Defence.
• Explosives, including detonators, need an authorization from the competent ministry.
• Narcotic and poisonous substances, including medicines that contain them, need a special authorization from the Ministry of Public Health. Carry any prescription medicines in their original packaging.
• Live animals and meat need a certificate of origin and a health certificate. Pets (cats and dogs) should also have a valid rabies vaccination and a microchip.
• Plants, plant parts, seeds, soil, manure and compost must come with a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, and are checked by the competent ministry.
• Fuel and asbestos need an authorization from the competent ministry.