Can you bring tobacco or cigarettes to Costa Rica?
Short answer
Allowed, within limits
Tobacco
allowed, within limits500 g of manufactured tobacco per adult traveller, duty-free, as part of baggage
Art. 365(j) Decreto 44051-H: 'Quinientos gramos de tabaco elaborado … por cada viajero mayor de edad'. The regulation states the allowance by weight, not by number of cigarettes. Amounts above it must be declared and taxes paid. E-cigarettes are not covered by this row (see unverified).
Also covers: tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, rolling tobacco, cigarillos, tabaco, cigarrillos
Source Reglamento a la Ley General de Aduanas, Decreto Ejecutivo N° 44051-H (18 May 2023), arts. 365–371 — SCIJ/Sinalevi, Procuraduría General de la RepúblicaChecked against the source on 2026-10-09
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