Free import
• Residents of Suriname aged 18 or older may bring in duty-free, once a year, goods of a non-commercial nature (personal and household effects, not in commercial quantities) worth up to USD 500, plus: 500 g of tobacco, or 200 cigarettes, or 20 cigars, or 200 cigarillos; 1 liter of spirits, 4 liters of wine and 8 liters of beer; 250 ml of perfume and 250 ml of eau de toilette.
• Visitors must declare all dutiable articles, whether they will stay in Suriname or be taken out again. If in doubt, declare all your goods to the customs officer.
• Every traveler, including children traveling on their own passport, must complete the online Immigration & Customs Form (ICF) at icf.sr before arrival and again before departure. Its customs declaration asks about food, plants, animals, commercial goods and cash. Failing to make a full declaration is an offence and can lead to seizure of the goods, fines and/or imprisonment.
• Valuable works of art may be imported but must be declared to customs.
Currency
• Cash and monetary instruments (such as cheques and bearer securities) worth USD 10,000 or more, or the equivalent in another currency, may not be carried across a Surinamese border checkpoint without approval from the Foreign Exchange Commission (Deviezencommissie), and the amount must be declared to customs in writing, including in the ICF customs declaration. Undeclared or falsely declared money can be held by customs or seized, and the traveler can be arrested and handed over to the police; fines and imprisonment are possible.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs
• Firearms and ammunition, and weapons treated as firearms (such as swords, sabres, daggers and batons), unless a permit has been granted (see Restricted)
• Plants, plant products and other regulated articles, unless imported with the permit and certificate described under Restricted
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition: import needs a written permit from the Attorney General (Procureur-Generaal). Visitors can apply for a written permit to bring firearms and ammunition for their personal use during their stay. Show the permit to customs on arrival.
• Plants, plant products, fruit, cut flowers and vegetables: you need an import permit from the Plant Protection Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (LVV), requested in advance, and an original phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin issued no more than 14 days before arrival. Declare them on the ICF; they are inspected by the LVV.
• Live animals (including pets), meat and other animal products, veterinary medicines and animal feed must be declared on the ICF and are checked by the LVV Veterinary Services at the official ports of entry. Contact the LVV Veterinary Services well before you travel for the import requirements.
• Wild animals and plants, their parts and products made from them (for example skins or items made of snake skin): import needs a permit from the Suriname Forest Service (Dienst 's Lands Bosbeheer, LBB), and for species listed under CITES also a CITES permit, issued by the LBB.