Visitors may bring alcohol and tobacco products into Namibia free of duty. Wine must not exceed two liters and other alcoholic spirits cannot exceed 1 liter to be duty-free. For the tobacco products, 200 cigarettes, 20 cigars and 250 grams of tobacco will be duty free. However, persons under the age of 18 cannot bring alcohol and tobacco goods into the country. Anything above those amounts will be subject to a fee. Other duty-free items include 50 milliliters of perfume and 250 milliliters of toilet water, and new and used items valued at less than NAD 3,000 (approximately USD $412).
Pets can enter Namibia as long as they have a valid, veterinary certificate from the country of origin. The certificate must be validated by Namibian authorities and submitted to customs officials within four days of arrival. Animal quarantine is not always necessary. However, if authorities inspect the pet and require a quarantine period, it will be enforced. Once completed, the pet owner will be informed whether or not the animal can enter the country.
Residents leaving Namibia who expect to return will need to prove the items they left with were not purchased abroad. To do this, travelers are advised to register items such as cameras, jewelry, radios and watches before they leave the country. That way they can be brought back into the country without paying any fees.
Certain goods are considered restricted and thus require permission before they can enter the country. Firearms can be imported into Namibia but require permission from a local police station. Upon entry into Namibia, a visitor or resident must go to a local station and obtain Form 311 stamped by the local authorities. While waiting for the permission to be issued, customs officials will hold the firearms until they can be released.
Travelers arriving from, or passing through, endemic yellow fever zones must provide a yellow fever vaccination certificate to pass through customs. The Namibian government considers Africa and South America to be endemic zones for yellow fever.
