Wednesday 8th of September 2010

Import Prohibited Items

The following items are prohibited from importing, producing, handling, selling, distributing or giving in Maldives


  • Religious materials offensive to Islam
  • Idols (for worship)
  • Pornographic material
  • Narcotics and psychotropic substances
  • Live pigs

Import Restricted Items (except to Government authorities)

  • Arms and ammunition
  • Alcohol and Spirits
  • Pork and its by-products
  • Dogs
  • Dangerous animals

Items allowed to import when accompanied with certificates

  • Live plants and animals - a valid phytosanitary / sanitary certificate required
  • Medicines - doctor's medical prescription required

Marine products prohibited for export

  • Bait fishes (used for pole & line fishing)
  • Big eye scad (less than 6 inches)
  • Black coral
  • Black coral necklaces
  • Boulder coral
  • Branching coral
  • Conch (triton) shell
  • Coral
  • Dolphin
  • Eels (from june 25, 1995)
  • Lobster
  • Lobster meat
  • Mother of pearl shells
  • Parrot fish (from june 25, 1995)
  • Puffer fish (from june 25, 1995)
  • Ray skin (from january 01, 1996)
  • Rays (from june 25, 1995)
  • Trochus shell
  • Turtle (from january 01, 1996)
  • Turtle shell products (from january 01, 1996)
  • Turtle shells (from january 01, 1996)
  • Whales
  • Exchange Rate: for customs purpose only
    • AED3.8025 JPY0.1632
      AUD10.9299 LKR0.1273
      CAD12.7831 MYR3.9044
      CHF12.6972 NOK2.3568
      CNY1.8735 SAR3.5253
      DKK2.3166 SEK2.0249
      GBP20.6697 SGD9.1966
      HKD1.7104 THB0.4894
      IDR0.0013 USD12.85
      INR0.3043 XEU16.7864
      exchange rate for Sep

  • Customs Procedure Codes - most used CPCs
    • CPCCPC descriptionFree %
      C400  Imports to pvt sector ...  00.00
      C404  Importation for tourism industry...  00.00
      C446  Importation for tourism industry...  100.00
      C447  Importation for tourism industry...  75.00
      C448  Importation for tourism industry...  50.00
      C465  Preferential duty rates under sa...  00.00
      C466  Preferential duty rates under sa...  00.00
      C476  Ex-warehouse for tourism industr...  00.00
      C479  Ex-warehouse for tourism industr...  100.00
      ...more CPCs



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