Nicaragua duty-free allowance

What arriving travelers can bring into Nicaragua without paying duty — from official customs guidance.

Alcohol

5 L

alcoholic beverages · adults

Full rule

5 litres of alcoholic beverages per adult traveler

Tobacco

400 cigarettes

or 50 cigars or 500 g tobacco

Full rule

20 packs of cigarettes (400 cigarettes) OR 50 cigars OR 500 g of processed tobacco per adult traveler

Goods & gifts

USD 500

family pooling allowed

Full rule

Personal baggage duty-free, plus merchandise other than baggage up to USD 500 per traveler (multipliable across a family group travelling together); up to 2 kg of candies/sweets also free; goods beyond the exemption up to USD 2,000 may be cleared on the spot paying duties (25% factor applied to the excess value)

Cash · declare from

USD 10,000+

cumulative over 30 days counts

Full rule

USD 10,000+ in cash/securities/precious metals must be declared on entry; cumulative rule — repeated entries within 30 days that together reach USD 10,000 also trigger declaration

Depends on: adult-only alcohol/tobacco (mayor de edad); family-group pooling of the USD 500 exemption; USD 2,000 pay-duty ceiling for simplified clearance

Good to know

dga.gob.ni serves an error page; numbers verified on EAAI (state airport administrator) customs page, consistent with the CAUCA/RECAUCA regional baggage regime. 30-day cumulative cash rule confirmed via US State Dept

From Nicaragua's official customs guidance, checked 2026-08-01 ·verify at the source · Guidance, not law — allowances change and the customs officer has the final say. Verify before you fly.

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