Items for Personal Use
Duty free concessions
Duty free concessions
Students and Local Nationals resident Abroad and Foreign Professionals are given following duty exemptions in addition to article 3, under the provisions fo 2015/U-002 (3).
| 1 | Professional Equipments and Computer items imported by Students coming from abroad. |
| 2 | Those coming back to Maldives after a period of 6 months to 1 year are allowed a duty free allowance of MVR9,000 |
| 3 | Those coming back to Maldives after a period of 1 to 3 years are allowed a duty free allowance of MVR11,500. |
| 4 | Those coming back to Maldives after a period of more than 3 years are allowed a duty free allowance of MVR14,000. |
| 5 | In addition to those stated in 3(a), used items brought by passengers coming back to Maldives after a period of more than 1 year. |
| 6 | Used items brought for establishment by professionals coming to work in Maldives for a period of more than 6 months. |
| 7 | MVR10,000 or worth less of items imported for personal consumption |
As per Law No: 31/79 (Maldivian Import Export Act) the following items imported by tourists and other passengers for their personal consumption will not be dutiable.
| Category One |
Correspondence and other documents.
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| Category Two |
Consignments of lesser value which may include items such as:
(a) Leaflets and Brochures that are imported for distribution (b) Items imported by traders as sample items (Any sample items exceeding USD50 in value and must carry a “sample” label and should not be in a resalable packaging). (c) MVR10,000 or worth less of items imported for personal consumption.
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| Category Three |
a) Items brought in by passengers for their own use when travelling to Maldives. These items include:
1. Clothes / jewelries / watches / pens / portable gadgets / toiletries / books / magazines / newspaper 2. 200 cigarettes / 25 cigars / 250g of tobacco 3. MVR 10,000 worth of other personal items
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NOTE: *If you are carrying goods valued MVR 10,001 and above (excluding the items stated in 1 and 2) you must declare the goods and pay the required duty
**pls refer to 2015/U-002(3) for further information.