Can you bring tobacco or cigarettes to Rwanda?

• Tobacco

  allowed, within limits

  Cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, tobacco and snuff not exceeding 250 grammes in total weight, duty-free, for travellers aged 18 and over

  Also covers: tobacco, cigarettes, cigars

  Checked 2026-08-13 — Source: Rwanda Revenue Authority — Passengers' Baggage (traveler duty-free allowances, EAC Customs Management Act 2004 basis)

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history