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Import regulations by Afghanistan customs
Import Restrictions:
1. The whole value of accompanied luggage shouldn\'t be over $500.
2. The clothing and belongings that incoming passengers carry on their bodies are exceptional.
Duties for amounts above $500
1. Af.5000 to Af.15000 charged 50% duty,
2. Af.15000 to Af.25000 charged 75% duty,
3. The value of shipment more than AF.25000 regarded as a commercial and the
customs duty will be paid according to customs tariff in line with ACCD.
The following items are prohibited from entry in Afghanistan:
1) Firearms, explosives, daggers
2) Obscene and subversive literature
3) Alcohol (2 liter exception for personal use for commercial air passengers)
4) Recorded VCR tapes and other movies
5) parlor video games or parts thereof
6) goods in commercial quantities
Although not prohibited from entry into Afghanistan, Pakistan currently maintains three items on its Negative List (cigarettes, cooking oil and auto parts) that are barred from transiting its territory for import into Afghanistan.
Export regulations by Afghanistan customs
Exports:
Prohibited:
Restricted items
The import of film cameras is possible only with a permit. The export of antiquities, carpets, furs and camera film is prohibited without a permit.
Other Afghanistan customs information
A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if arriving within six days of leaving or transitting countries with endemic or infected areas. Travellers arriving from non-endemic zones should note that vaccination is strongly recommended for travel outside urban areas, even if an outbreak of the disease has not been reported and they would normally not require a vaccination certificate to enter the country.
Following WHO guidelines issued in 1973, a cholera vaccination certificate is no longer a condition of entry to Afghanistan. However, cholera is considered a risk in this country and precautions are advised. Up-to-date advice should be sought before deciding whether these precautions should include vaccination, as medical opinion is divided over its effectiveness; see the Health appendix for further information.
Typhoid fever occurs and vaccination is advised. Polio eradication measures were being taken but will have been disrupted by the fighting. Polio should still, therefore, be assumed to be a threat.
Malarial risk, primarily in the benign vivax form, exists from May to November below 2000m (6562ft). The falciparum strain occurs in the south of the country. Chloroquine- and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine-resistant falciparum has been reported. The recommended prophylaxis is mefloquine, doxycycline or atovaquore/proguanil.
Food drink: All water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated. Milk is unpasteurised and should be boiled. Powdered or tinned milk is available and is advised, but make sure that it is reconstituted with pure water. Avoid dairy products which are likely to have been made from unboiled milk. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish, preferably served hot. Pork, salad and mayonnaise may carry increased risk. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.
Other risks: Cutaneous leishmaniasis and tick-borne relapsing fever occur in Afghanistan. Hepatitis A and E are both present. Hepatitis B is endemic. Typhus occurs and trachoma is common. Giardiasis and other waterborne diseases are common. Respiratory tuberculosis is common. Diarrhoeal disease and other gastrointestinal infections are common causes of ill health, especially in hotter months. Outbreaks of meningococcal disease have been reported.
Rabies is present. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay. For more information, consult the Health appendix.
Health care: Medical care was very limited before the fighting but now medicines are in even shorter supply and many hospitals have been damaged or destroyed. Doctors and hospitals demand immediate cash payment for most services. Medical insurance, covering emergency evacuation, is essential. International aid groups operate in some cities and villages.
http://www.mof.gov.af/english/default.htm
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