Mauritius

Passengers on international flights arriving in Mauritius must declare to customs: prohibited or restricted goods (weapons, agricultural products, wildlife products, pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs); goods in excess of the duty-free allowance (Rs 30,000 Mauritian / Rs 15,000 foreign passport holders, and tobacco/alcohol beyond allowance); merchandise for sale; and currency or bearer negotiable instruments (bearer traveller's cheques, cheques, promissory notes, money orders), precious stones and metals including gold, diamond and jewellery, or other high-value goods including works of art exceeding Rs 500,000 in value. A self-elective Red/Green Channel system operates at the airport and port; passengers with anything to declare — or unsure — must use the Red Channel. Selecting the Green Channel is deemed a declaration that the passenger has none of the above; interception with such goods constitutes an offence with duty, penalties and/or seizure.

Personal effects (clothing, toilet articles, personal jewellery including watches) for the passenger's own use are admitted free of duty and VAT. Alcohol and tobacco allowances require age 18+ and the passenger may choose only one option (effective 1 September 2025): A — tobacco 250 g + spirits 1 L + wine/ale/beer 2 L; B — tobacco 250 g + spirits 2 L, no wine/ale/beer; C — tobacco 250 g + wine/ale/beer 4 L, no spirits. Duty, excise and VAT are payable on excess. Other accompanied goods allowance (excluding arms/ammunition, tobacco, wine/spirits, merchandise for sale): from Rodrigues — Rs 20,000 (12+) / Rs 10,000 (under 12); on international flights — Mauritian passport holders Rs 30,000 (12+) / Rs 15,000 (under 12), foreign passport holders Rs 15,000 (no age limit). Tourists may additionally import professional implements/tools duty-free, and one sporting firearm with up to 50 cartridges if re-exported within the prescribed period.