Every tourist will complete a customs declaration
form on arrival, which must be retained by him or her until
his or her departure. This allows the free import and export
of articles for personal use during your stay. The contents
of checked-in baggage must be declared on arrival if the total
value of those contents exceeds US$3000 in value. The contents
of checked-in baggage must be declared upon departure if the
total value of those goods exceeds US$500.
Items prohibited from import into/export from Mongolia:
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Opium, hashish and other
narcotics and any apparatus used for their manufacture
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Books, movies, videos,
records, films or photos of a pornographic or violent nature
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Animals, trophies and products,
if listed in national and international Red Data Books as
endangered species
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Goods donated to Mongolia
by donor countries and international organizations
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Livestock, animals, birds,
their raw materials, foetii, embryos and microorganisms
without veterinary certification or permission from appropriate
organizations
Items that require authorization for import/export:
- Historical and cultural items, paleontological, archeological
findings, sample test of soil, plants and animals
- Precious and semi -precious metal
- Armaments, weapons and explosives
- Plants registered in international and national Red Data
Book of endangered species.
- Radioactive elements, chemicals and other radioactive sources
- Pedigree animals
- Blood and blood products, donor transplants
- Spirit
- Alcoholic drinks apart from spirit
- Ores of rare earth elements
Mongolia allows the following items to
be brought in duty free:
- 1 Liter of Spirits
- 2 Liters of Wine
- 3 Liters of Beer
- 200 Cigarettes
- 250 Grams of Tobacco
The customs declaration
forms asks the visitor to declare the amount and currencies
of money being carried. Visitors are advised that if they fail
to declare the amount of money they are carrying, customs officials
can confiscate the money. Visitors taking antiques and fossils
out of the country must have official documentation to do so.
Some shops will provide the necessary documents upon purchase.
Alternatively, permission can be obtained from the Ministry
of Enlightenment in Ulaanbaatar.
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