The following are the main products seized by customs at Algiers Airport

Luggage of transit passengers Algiers Airportwe are not just looking for personal stuff. Some travelers fill their suitcases with items for business use, thus risking their goods being seized by Algerian customs.

For just an economy or business class ticket, trabendists can usually transport their goods completely free of charge due to baggage allowances, and they don’t have to pay entry taxes on their goods.

However, this does not rely on the vigilant eyes of Algerian customs officials, who have already seized a large number of shipments at Algiers airport in the first half of 2024.

In a report produced by the El Bilad TV channel, a customs official revealed the main items transported by passengers in 2024 that are intended to be illegally injected into the Algerian market.

Algiers Airport: Various items seized by customs in 2024

The customs department specifically seized smartphones, laptops and digital tablets, the official said, stressing that these items were not for personal use but for business purposes.

In addition to these devices, customs officials at Algiers airport also seized several cosmetic products. We have seen some cosmetics and beauty products being transported by foreign travelers in order to be resold in Algeria at a higher price.

Algerian customs officials said that Algerian airport customs also seized several boxes of medicines that passengers tried to bring into Algeria “without authorization from the competent authorities.”

In addition, the official said that some passengers carried more than the maximum permitted amount of alcohol in their luggage, which led to the seizure. He revealed that in Algeria, the limit of alcohol that passengers can carry in their luggage is two liters.

trabendists products shipped abroad from Algeria

Finally, the official explained that informal trade also works in the opposite direction, with travelers trying to take out items produced and subsidized in Algeria and then resell them abroad at higher prices.

He revealed that customs officers at Algiers airport were particularly able to get hold of large quantities of Algerian-made cigarettes, explaining that travelers heading abroad were not authorized to leave Algeria with more than 200 cigarettes.

Customs at Algiers Airport also seized some Algerian state-subsidized products that travelers were trying to take out of the country. In particular, you can find milk powder and baby milk powder there.