Maldives : Dutyfree and other items
The following goods may be imported into the Maldives Republic without incurring customs duty:
- A reasonable amount of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco;
- a reasonable number of gifts.
Prohibited items:
- Pornographic literature
- idols of worship
- pork products and certain other animal products
- explosives
- weapons or drugs may not be imported.
Alcoholic beverages cannot be imported without an official licence.
Drugs are strictly prohibited; the penalty for importing drugs for personal or other use is life imprisonment.
Animals require a veterinary certificate, but dogs cannot be imported.
There is an export ban on these items:
- turtle shells and products made of turtle shell
- black coral
- eel
- puffer fish
- parrotfish
- skate and ray
- big-eyed scad under 15cm (6 in)
- bait fish used in tuna fishery
- dolphin
- whale
- lobster
- all stony coral, triton shell
- trochus shell and pearl oyster.
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