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Home  >  World  > Asia  > Kyrgyzstan

Duty Free

The following goods may be imported into Kyrgyzstan by travellers of 16 years or over without incurring customs duty:
1000 cigarettes or 1000g of tobacco products; 1.5l of alcoholic beverages and 2l of wine; a reasonable quantity of perfume for personal use.


Note: On entering the country, tourists must complete a customs declaration form which must be retained until departure. This allows the import of articles intended for personal use, including currency and valuables which must be registered on the declaration form. Customs inspection can be long and detailed.

Prohibited imports: Military weapons and ammunition; narcotics; fruit and vegetables; live animals; photographs and printed matter directed against Kyrgyzstan; loose pearls; anything owned by a third party that is to be carried in for that third party. If there are any queries regarding items that may be imported, an information sheet is available on request from Intourist.

Prohibited exports: As prohibited imports, as well as annulled securities, state loan certificates, lottery tickets, works of art and antiques (unless permission has been granted by the Ministry of Culture), saiga horns, Siberian stag, red deer antlers (unless on organised hunting trip) and deer skins.


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