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INDIRECT TAXES - Border Control/Community Protection (click on heading below then click again) Arriving in PNG Travelling within PNG Departing PNG Prohibited and Restricted Goods Passenger Processing Personal Concession Goods not covered by personal concession Prohibited and Restricted Goods Personal Concession Concessions for travellers entering PNG are as follows: · Adults - New goods worth K250.00, 1 litre of alcoholic beverages including wines and liquors and 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco. · Minors - New goods worth K125.00, no alcoholic beverages, cigarettes or tobacco products The Kina Value of the above allowances are often subject to increases at anytime and therefore it is of benefit that you contact us for any changes. Goods not covered under personal concession Certain goods are excluded from the personal concession given to travellers. These goods include televisions, stereo systems, CD players, Video Cassette Recorders, and some other electronic goods. These goods can be entered into PNG without the payment of duty or tax if they have been in your use and possession for a period of twelve months or more. Prohibited and Restricted Goods Drugs, firearms, spring-bladed knives, swords and other dangerous weapons are prohibited goods, which cannot be brought into the country. These includes materials and articles which depicts matters of sex. Please note that a false declaration is an offence and can also lead to confiscation of your goods in addition to charges laid against you. If you are in doubt about any goods in your possession, declare them and consult a Customs Officer on arrival View and Print Border Control (Control.PDF 8KB)

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