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What can you bring into Saudi Arabia?
Tobacco and vaping products
Cigarettes 200 piece · Cigars 25 piece · Loose/pipe tobacco 500 gram
21 rules
Prohibited
- Cigarettes Restricted
- Cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) Allowed
- Cigars Restricted
- Cigars and other tobacco (by weight) Declare
- Cuban-origin cigars and other tobacco products Declare
- Cut/loose tobacco Declare
- Disposable e-cigarette Allowed
- E-cigarette device Declare
- E-cigarette nicotine liquid Declare
- Heated tobacco Declare
- Heated tobacco devices Allowed
- Lighters and matches Allowed
- Loose/other tobacco Restricted
- Loose/pipe tobacco Declare
- Manufactured tobacco Declare
- Nicotine pouches Declare
- Other tobacco products (loose-leaf, molasses, heat-not-burn) Declare
- Smoking tobacco Allowed
- Tobacco sticks Allowed
- Unstamped tobacco or vaping product unit Prohibited
- Vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine Restricted
General allowances
Gifts and personal goods 3,000 SAR · Personal exemption, absence over 24 hours 3,000 SAR · Personal exemption, absence over 48 hours 3,000 SAR
27 rules
Prohibited
- Accompanying goods, non-commercial (flat-rate band) Allowed
- Audio and video recorder/player Allowed
- Driver and crew border-shop bundle Restricted
- GPS device Allowed
- Game console Allowed
- Gifts and personal goods Restricted
- Gifts sent by post Allowed
- Goods eligible for the $1,000 flat rate of duty Allowed
- Laptop or personal computer Allowed
- Medical device Restricted
- Mobile phone or wireless device Allowed
- Motor vehicle fuel Prohibited
- Musical instrument Allowed
- Night vision device Restricted
- Other personal item Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 24 hours Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 48 hours Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 7 days Allowed
- Personal goods (Annex-9 B) Allowed
- Photo camera Allowed
- Photo or video camera Allowed
- Radio and radio-cassette player Allowed
- Sports equipment Allowed
- Tablet and smartwatch Allowed
- Television Allowed
- Used articles and personal belongings Allowed
- Video camera Allowed
Cash and valuables
Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (all currencies) 60,000 SAR · Cross-border movement of monetary instruments (cash and bearer negotiable instruments) 40,000 SAR · Currency and monetary instruments (CAN$10,000 reporting) 40,000 SAR
12 rules
Declare
- Accompanied cash Declare
- Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (all currencies) Declare
- Cash and foreign-exchange payment instruments Declare
- Cross-border movement of monetary instruments (cash and bearer negotiable instruments) Declare
- Currency and monetary instruments (CAN$10,000 reporting) Declare
- Currency and monetary instruments over $10,000 Declare
- Foreign currency cash Declare
- Jewelry and precious metals Declare
- Negotiable instruments and securities Declare
- Renminbi cash Declare
- Turkish lira cash Declare
Animal and plant products
Meat, meat products and dairy products 3,000 SAR · Fish and other fishery products 3,000 SAR · Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) 3,000 SAR
18 rules
Prohibited
- Agricultural/forestry/fishery/livestock products (general sub-cap) Allowed
- Animal, plant, fruit, vegetable, seafood and food products Allowed
- Cut flowers and wreaths Restricted
- Eggs Allowed
- Fish and other fishery products Allowed
- Food, plant and animal products under agency control Restricted
- Fruits and vegetables Allowed
- Meat and fish Allowed
- Meat, meat products and dairy products Allowed
- Other animal-origin products (Annex-2 list) Restricted
- Other plant products Restricted
- Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) Allowed
- Pet food Allowed
- Plants and plant products Declare
- Powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons Allowed
- Seeds, tubers, seedlings and cuttings Restricted
- Soil Prohibited
- Strong-smelling fruit (e.g. durian) Declare
Cosmetics and personal care
Perfume and toilet water 3,000 SAR · Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) 3,000 SAR · Duty-free liquids in a sealed security bag 3,000 SAR
6 rules
Restricted
- Cargo liquids in checked baggage (Zamzam water, edible oil, liquid food) Allowed
- Duty-free liquids in a sealed security bag Allowed
- Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) Allowed
- Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit Declare
- Perfume and toilet water Allowed
- Skincare and make-up products Restricted
Electronics and batteries
Power bank 3,000 SAR · Spare (loose) lithium batteries 3,000 SAR · Portable electronic devices with installed battery 3,000 SAR
9 rules
Restricted
- Battery-powered mobility aids and wheelchairs Allowed
- Medical oxygen cylinders and concentrators Allowed
- Mobile phone Allowed
- Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) Restricted
- Portable electronic devices with installed battery Allowed
- Power bank Allowed
- Radios, transmitters and pagers Restricted
- Smart luggage with built-in battery Allowed
- Spare (loose) lithium batteries Allowed
Medicines and medical devices
Personal-use cosmetics (each item) 3,000 SAR · Dietary supplements and sports nutrition 3,000 SAR
13 rules
Restricted
- Controlled substances for personal medical use (schedules II-V) Declare
- Controlled/prescription medicine Restricted
- Dietary supplements and sports nutrition Allowed
- External-use medicine (personal use) Declare
- Medicine containing stimulant raw materials Declare
- Medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances Restricted
- Narcotic and psychotropic medicines Declare
- Narcotic or psychotropic medicines Declare
- Non-narcotic, non-psychotropic medicines Restricted
- Personal medical device Restricted
- Personal-use cosmetics (each item) Allowed
- Personal-use medicine Restricted
- Personal-use medicines (non-controlled) Allowed
Weapons, explosives and dangerous goods
Scissors 3,000 SAR · Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) 2.5 kilogram · Powders and other granular substances 3,000 SAR
41 rules
Prohibited
- Antique and replica weapons Restricted
- Banned knives and edged weapons Restricted
- Buddha images, artifacts/objects, antiques Prohibited
- CITES-protected species and products Restricted
- Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) Prohibited
- Consumer fireworks Prohibited
- Controlled drugs (Misuse of Drugs Regulations, 4th Schedule) Prohibited
- Counterfeit and pirated goods Prohibited
- Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) Restricted
- Endangered species products (e.g. rhinoceros horn) Restricted
- Fake notes or coins Prohibited
- Firearms, ammunition and controlled knives Prohibited
- Firearms, blades, explosives, toxic/radioactive materials and interception devices Prohibited
- Food, medicine, cosmetics and food supplement Allowed
- Goods banned by law Prohibited
- Guns, bullets, explosives and equivalents Prohibited
- Knives Restricted
- Knives and bladed weapons Restricted
- Living animals and carcass Restricted
- Medicines Declare
- Narcotics and psychotropic substances Prohibited
- Narcotics, psychotropic substances, cannabis and abuse-risk medicines Prohibited
- Obscene materials and counterfeit currency/securities Prohibited
- Pets (companion animals) Restricted
- Plants and their parts Restricted
- Pornographic materials Prohibited
- Powders and other granular substances Allowed
- Printed matter, film and recorded media under content restrictions Prohibited
- Prohibited telecommunication equipment Prohibited
- Satellite phone Restricted
- Scissors Allowed
- Sharp or bladed work tools Restricted
- Switchblade, gravity, ballistic and Balisong (butterfly) knives Prohibited
- Unmanned aircraft (drones) Declare
- Unmanned aircraft / drone Declare
- Vehicle parts Allowed
- Weapons and munitions Prohibited
Alcoholic beverages
17 rules
Prohibited
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages above 22% vol (or undenatured ethyl alcohol 80% vol and over) Prohibited
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages up to and including 22% vol Prohibited
- Alcoholic beverages (all types) Prohibited
- Alcoholic beverages (combined volume and value cap) Prohibited
- Alcoholic beverages (standard 760 ml bottle) Prohibited
- Alcoholic beverages above 12% ABV Prohibited
- Alcoholic beverages above 22% ABV Prohibited
- Alcoholic beverages up to 22% ABV Prohibited
- Beer Prohibited
- Beer or ale Prohibited
- Cuban-origin alcoholic beverages Prohibited
- Other alcoholic beverages (spirits, beer, liqueurs) Prohibited
- Spirits (alcoholic beverages other than wine or beer) Prohibited
- Spirits and wine Prohibited
- Still wine Prohibited
- Wine Prohibited
- Wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) Prohibited
What happens if you do not declare
- Step 1: Confiscation, Criminal prosecution
- Step 1: Reported to authority, Administrative fine
- Step 1: Confiscation, Criminal prosecution
- Step 1: Criminal prosecution Statute: Common Customs Law of the GCC States, Article 142
- Step 1: Administrative fine, Criminal prosecution Statute: Common Customs Law of the GCC States, Article 145(4)
- Step 2: Criminal prosecution Statute: Common Customs Law of the GCC States, Article 143(5)
- Step 3: Administrative fine, Criminal prosecution Statute: Common Customs Law of the GCC States, Article 145(1)
- Step 4: Administrative fine, Criminal prosecution Statute: Common Customs Law of the GCC States, Article 145(2)
- Step 5: Confiscation Statute: Common Customs Law of the GCC States, Article 145(5)
Official authorities
43 official sources
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) ZATCA — passenger customs allowance and declaration guidance
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) Personal Quantities of Tobacco Products
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) Restricted or Prohibited Goods
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) Luggage
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) Submit Customs Declaration for Travelers
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Conditions and Requirements for the Clearance or Exportation of Individuals for Personal Use, Volume No 1.1
- Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) Pets Importing procedures
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) النظام (القانون) الموحد للجمارك لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية (Common Customs Law of the GCC States)
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority Guidelines for Travelers
- هيئة الزكاة والضريبة والجمارك (ZATCA) إعفاء الأمتعة الشخصية والهدايا الواردة مع المسافرين
- Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) Implementing Regulations of the Agriculture Law
- Umm Al-Qura Newspaper التعديلات الواردة على بعض مواد اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الأسلحة والذخائر
- Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) الأسئلة الشائعة
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) Personal Effects Clearance Procedures Incoming)
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority ارشادات المسافرين
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority Declaration
- هيئة التراث، وزارة الثقافة (Heritage Commission, Ministry of Culture) نظام الآثار والمتاحف والتراث العمراني
- Umm Al-Qura Official Gazette تعديلات الضوابط المنظمة للإجراءات الجمركية الصادرة بموجب القرار الإداري رقم (1446 -99 -485)وتاريخ 5 /4 /1446هـ.
- Umm Al-Qura Gazette تحديث اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام مكافحة غسل الأموال
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) Customs Procedures
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority إرشادات المسافرين
- Umm Al-Qura Official Gazette اللائحة التنفيذية للإتجار بالكائنات الفطرية ومنتجاتها ومشتقاتها
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority Law of Combating Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority Personal Importation
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority السلع الممنوعة
- Umm Al-Qura Official Gazette اللائحة التنفيذية للمتاحف
- وزارة البيئة والمياه والزراعة (Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture) دليل الإجراءات المحجرية للحجر الزراعي والحجر البيطري
- Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture دليل استخدام إذن دخول وخروج الحيوانات الأليفة (كلاب، قطط)
- Federal Aviation Administration (US) — foreign regulator stating the ICAO/IATA-harmonised passenger limit PackSafe - Dry Ice
- Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Saudi Arabia الملف الصحفي
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority دليل رموز اجراءات فسح وتصدير السلع
- Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture FAQs
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority Guideline on Imports and Exports under VAT Provision
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority GUIDANCE ON IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONAL USE AND CUSTOM-MADE MEDICAL DEVICES
- U.S. Transportation Security Administration Fuels | Transportation Security Administration
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) SFDA Publishes Guideline for Clearance Permit of Controlled Drugs for Travelers
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) السلع الممنوعة والمقيدة
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority السلع المقيدة
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Conditions and requirements for obtaining permits for drugs, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetic products for individuals for personal use
- Umm Al-Qura Official Gazette اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الأجهزة والمستلزمات الطبية
- الهيئة السعودية للمواصفات والمقاييس والجودة (SASO) اللائحة الفنية لوسائل التنقل الفردية الكهربائية (السكوتر) — المادة 9/1
- Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture / Umm Al-Qura Official Gazette اعتماد تطبيق شروط وضوابط استيراد الخضار والفاكهة الطازجة للمملكة
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority Tax Stamp System