Includes a list of goods that are prohibited from being exported to the country or are otherwise restricted.
Last Published: 7/12/2019

Any entrance through customs of the following merchandise into national territory is prohibited (Supreme Decree 572):

  1. Harmful merchandise that may damage the environment, human health or life, or damage the preservation of animal or plant life.
  • Decomposing or contaminated edible products.
  • Animals or vegetables affected by illness or plague.
  • Waste from radioactive substances or other residuals, or other dangerous waste.
  • Ozone damaging substances.
  1. Edible food items and agricultural products (including pesticides and veterinary medicines) that have not been registered previously with the National Service of Agricultural and Nutritional Sanitation.
  2. Pharmaceutical products and formulas that have not been registered previously with the Ministry of Health and Sports.
  3. Merchandise that threatens the security of the Bolivian state and/or the financial-economic system (e.g. foreign lottery tickets; arms, munitions, and explosives; used clothing and accessories, including shoes and other products considered unhygienic).  Exceptions to this prohibition are items that are authorized for importation by the express permission of the relevant authority.
  4. Vehicles, and parts and accessories for vehicles, whether used or new, which other regulations prohibit from importation.

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