Tobacco....1000 cigarettes or 1000 grams of tobacco
Liquor.....2 litres of alcoholic beverages
Perfume....reasonable for personal use
Cameras....no restrictions
Film.......reasonalbe for personal use
Gifts......up to a value of us$5000 fo personal use only
Currency...no restrictions
Note: on entering the country, tourist must complete a customs declaration form whic must be retained until departure. this allows the import of articles intended for personal use, including currency and valuables which must be registered on the declaration form. customs inspections can be long and detailed
Prohibited imports.....military weapons and ammunition, narcotics and drug paraphenalia, pornography, loose pearls and anything owned by a third party that is to be carried in for that third party.
Prohibited exports......as prohibited imports, as well as annulled securities, state loan certificates, lottery tickets, works of arts and antiques (unless permission had been granted by the ministry of culture), saiga horns, siberian stag, punctuate and deer antlers (unless on organized hunting trip), and punctuate deer skins.