PURCHASE TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS

ARE PROHIBITED:
Endangered animal and plant species listed in annex i of cites (convention on international trade of fauna and flora species) are particularly included in this category:
- Lemurs
- Dugong
- Radiated tortoise
- Spur tortoise
- Sea tortoise
- Boa
- Antongil red frog etc.
- Orchids
- Euphorb, didieraceous, apocynaceous species (pachypodium)
- Authentic objects classified as national heritage (aloalo, Zafimaniry shutters, ancient object and documents).

ARE PROTECTED:
- vertebrate, fish and plant fossils
- dinosaur bones
- aepyornis eggs (fossils)

THE TRAVELLER IS FREE TO TAKE OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY
- 250 g: hallmarked jewels (subject to justifying entry with foreign currencies, the traveller may
e allowed to take as much as 1 kg)
- 2 kg of vanilla exempted from tax and duties.

PURCHASES IN DUTY FREE SHOPS
Now, it is well known, Antananarivo-Ivato duty free shops, with their renovated attractive lay out, are among the well furnished and the cheapest in this zone.