Mongolia customs
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Free import
• For travelers aged 18 or older: 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars and 250 g of tobacco.
• For travelers aged 18 or older: 1 L of vodka (spirits), 2 L of wine and 3 L of beer.
• Travelers under 18 may not bring in alcoholic beverages or tobacco products.
• Personal belongings for your own use during the trip.
• If you have nothing to declare, you may use the green channel at the international airport. If you carry prohibited, restricted or taxable goods, unaccompanied baggage or goods to hand over to someone else, fill in a passenger customs declaration and use the red channel.
Currency
• Cash of more than MNT 15 million, or the equivalent in foreign currency, financial instruments or electronic money, must be declared on the customs declaration on arrival.
Prohibited
• Narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and drug paraphernalia (without a permit)
• Pornographic publications, videos and images
• Counterfeit medicines
• Toxic and hazardous chemicals, and nuclear materials, without a permit
• Animals and plants listed in Appendix I of CITES
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition may be brought in only with a special permit.
• Medicines in an amount for use beyond the length of your trip must be declared to customs.
• Animals and plants listed in Appendix II of CITES, as well as explosives, radioactive substances and poisons, require a permit from the relevant Mongolian authority.
• Pets: bring the pet's health book (vaccination and parasite treatment records) and a veterinary health certificate issued by the official veterinary authority of the country of departure. The animal is examined by an inspector on arrival.
• For travelers aged 18 or older: 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars and 250 g of tobacco.
• For travelers aged 18 or older: 1 L of vodka (spirits), 2 L of wine and 3 L of beer.
• Travelers under 18 may not bring in alcoholic beverages or tobacco products.
• Personal belongings for your own use during the trip.
• If you have nothing to declare, you may use the green channel at the international airport. If you carry prohibited, restricted or taxable goods, unaccompanied baggage or goods to hand over to someone else, fill in a passenger customs declaration and use the red channel.
Currency
• Cash of more than MNT 15 million, or the equivalent in foreign currency, financial instruments or electronic money, must be declared on the customs declaration on arrival.
Prohibited
• Narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and drug paraphernalia (without a permit)
• Pornographic publications, videos and images
• Counterfeit medicines
• Toxic and hazardous chemicals, and nuclear materials, without a permit
• Animals and plants listed in Appendix I of CITES
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition may be brought in only with a special permit.
• Medicines in an amount for use beyond the length of your trip must be declared to customs.
• Animals and plants listed in Appendix II of CITES, as well as explosives, radioactive substances and poisons, require a permit from the relevant Mongolian authority.
• Pets: bring the pet's health book (vaccination and parasite treatment records) and a veterinary health certificate issued by the official veterinary authority of the country of departure. The animal is examined by an inspector on arrival.