Action required in Eswatini
Cash and bearer instruments over E15,000 must be declared.
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3 rules, checked against Eswatini’s own pages. Last verified September 10, 2026.
One rule here carries a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Action required in Eswatini
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The final decision rests with the officer.
You do not have to be bringing it.
Duty-free allowances
1
SZL 5,000
arriving
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Forms and documents
1
Form E or SAD500
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Entry and admissibility
1
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From the Southern African Customs Union
Eswatini applies these alongside its own rules. A national rule that states its own figure wins.
R100,000
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Tobacco allowance 200
arriving · age 18+
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Tobacco allowance 20
arriving · age 18+
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Per person, never combined
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Traveler Declaration (TD-01)
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Standing A permit is required
arriving
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20%
arriving
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R5,000
arriving
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Gold counts toward the R100,000 excess-currency threshold per the travelers page's own currency-declaration list ('South African bank notes as well foreign currency, securities and gold'); drop or re-source the 'same page ... restricted goods requiring permit' cross-reference, since that quote comes from a different SARS URL (the guide-to-duty-free-allowances page), not from this row's cited source_url.
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Red and green channels
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Tobacco allowance 250 grams
arriving · age 18+
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Standing A permit is required
arriving
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50 ml
arriving
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R20,000
arriving
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Alcohol allowance 1 liter
arriving · age 18+
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One item may not be split
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South African bank notes, Foreign currency, Securities, Gold
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A husband and wife (or any two people) traveling together may not add their individual duty-free allowances together to cover one item priced above the per-person limit; the guide's own example is a couple that may not jointly claim a combined R10,000 allowance against a single television worth R9,000.
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Arriving and leaving
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Alcohol allowance 2 liters
arriving · age 18+
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Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Eswatini application are not official. The government issues these directly.