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:
- Opium, hashish and other
narcotics and any apparatus used for their manufacture
- Books, movies, videos, records, films or photos of a pornographic
or violent nature
- Animals, trophies and products, if listed in national
and international Red Data Books as endangered species
- Goods donated to Mongolia by donor countries and international
organizations
- 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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