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BANK NOTES, MEDICINES. PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL & DANGEROUS DRUGS

BANK NOTES

Persons entering the Republic may import Rand bank notes, in terms of the Exchange Control Regulations, but the amount is restricted to R5 000,00 per person.

People travelling in/out of SA are allowed the maximum amount of currency is R5000,00 in SA Bank Notes per person. For more information in this regard, kindly contact the SA Reserve Bank at + 27 12 313 3911.

MEDICINE

In the normal course of events, medicines are prohibited if imported by private individuals. But, by way of a concession, immigrants and tourists visiting the Republic may bring with them for their personal use a supply of one month provided they are in possession of a prescription for such medicine or a certificate from a chemist to the effect that the medicine was duly prescribed by a physician. This does not apply to small amounts of patent medicine, e.g. aspirin, which are carried for own use.

PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL

Material that contains child or bestiality porn is prohibited.

DANGEROUS DRUGS

Importation of narcotic and habit-forming drugs in any form is prohibite


 

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