PLEASE NOTE
Buying and selling of tobacco products is banned in Bhutan by law. Visitors can only bring in the Tobacco products as mentioned below:
MAXIMUM QUANTITY ALLOWED PER MONTH
– 300 Sticks of Cigarettes OR
– 400 Sticks of Bidis (small size Indian cigarettes) OR
– 50 Pieces of Cigars OR
– 250 Grams of tobacco and tobacco related products, for their own use, on payment of import duty of 200 % on all the tobacco products mentioned above.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF DECLARATION
– Citizenship Identity Card OR Passport or Voter Card Card issued by his/her country
– Proof of purchase (money receipt)
REMINDER
– The receipt issued is valid only for a month
– The receipt must be produced as and when required as proof of Tax and duty paid
– Any person 18 years and below is not allowed to import tobacco products
– A person shall not import tobacco products on behalf of another person
