Travelling to Costa Rica

Entry requirements by nationality

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What you can bring

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• Alcoholallowed, within limits5 litres of wine, aguardiente or liquor per adult traveller, duty-free, as part of baggage
• Cashallowed, declaration may be requiredDeclare cash and/or títulos valores (securities/bearer instruments) of US$10,000 or more (or the equivalent in other currency) when entering or leaving
• Controlled medicationallowed, within limitsUp to one month of treatment: no authorisation needed.
• Duty free goodsallowed, within limitsGoods that are not baggage are tax-free up to 500 Central American pesos in total customs value, once every 6 months, if you were out of Costa Rica at least 72 hours
• Injectable medicationallowed, within limitsMedicines plus the medical instruments and disposable items used with them (syringes, pen needles) enter duty-free as baggage in quantities matching your needs
• Prescription medicationallowed, within limitsMedicines for your own use, in quantities consistent with your circumstances and needs, enter duty-free as baggage; controlled (narcotic/psychotropic) medicines have extra rules
• Tobaccoallowed, within limits500 g of manufactured tobacco per adult traveller, duty-free, as part of baggage
• Weaponsdepends on specificsTourists may bring up to four hunting guns and 500 rounds, subject to permits under Costa Rica's firearms law.

Medicines named in Costa Rica's rules

• Adderall
• Ritalin
• Xanax
• Valium
• Codeine
• Oxycodone
• Ozempic
• Wegovy
• Mounjaro
• Insulin

Recent changes to Costa Rica's rules

• 2026-10-25Medication travel planner, with permit 'apply by' dates
• 2026-10-18Passport checker: 14 more rows ('on arrival', 'on entry', 'contemplated stay')
• 2026-10-18Permit how-tos: India (Narcotics Commissioner) and Costa Rica (Ministry of Health)
• 2026-10-17Summaries for all rules; non-medication accuracy sweep
• 2026-10-10Eight new destinations: Sri Lanka, Peru, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Argentina, Jordan, Costa Rica, Qatar

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