Duty Free
The following may be imported into Sierra Leone without incurring customs duty:
200 cigarettes or 225g tobacco; 1.1l of wine or spirits.
Prohibited imports
Narcotics; firearms without a licence from the Commissioner of Police in Freetown.
Abolition of Duty Free Goods within the EU
On June 30 1999, the sale of duty free alcohol and tobacco at airports and at sea was abolished in all of the original 15 EU member states. Of the 10 new member states that joined the EU on May 1 2004, these rules already apply to Cprus and Malta. There are transitional rules in place for visitors returning to one of the original 15 EU countries from one of the other new EU countries. But for the original 15, plus Cyprus and Malta, there are now no limits imposed on importing tobacco and alcohol products from one EU country to another (with the exceptions of Denmark, Finland and Sweden, where limits are imposed). Travellers should note that they may be required to prove at customs that the goods purchased are for personal use only.
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