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Perfume / Fragrance → Cameroon
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-26
Perfume for personal use travels freely into Cameroon within the duty-free allowance; aviation liquid rules are the practical constraint.
Details
Perfume carried for personal use enters Cameroon as ordinary personal goods — Cameroon admits accompanied personal goods up to roughly USD 500 duty-free; above that, declare at the red channel and pay duty/tax on the excess. There is no perfume-specific import restriction for travellers; the binding constraints are aviation rules (cabin containers ≤100 ml in the liquids bag; larger bottles in checked baggage or sealed duty-free bags) and quantity: several identical new boxed bottles read as commercial goods to Direction Générale des Douanes du Cameroun. Duty-free airport purchases within the allowance are the simplest route.
Quantity limit
Personal-use quantities within the duty-free allowance
Leaving with this item
Perfume and fragrance may be exported from Cameroon freely at personal-use quantities.
IATA dangerous goods
Perfume / Fragrance is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage limits apply on top of customs rules.
Practical advice
Keep receipts for new purchases so the allowance calculation is quick at inspection. Carry large bottles in checked baggage or sealed duty-free bags to clear aviation liquid rules.
Customs authority
Direction Générale des Douanes du Cameroun · https://www.douanes.cm/