The following items can be imported duty-free into Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of): 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos (max. 3 g each) or 50 cigars or 250 g tobacco (persons over 18 years of age); 1 liter of spirits with an alcohol content of more than 22% (persons 18 years and older) or 2 liters of alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of less than 22% (persons 18 years and older); 2 liters of wine (over 18s); Perfume (50ml); eau de toilette (250 ml); Gifts up to a total value of €350 (excluding tobacco, alcoholic beverages and perfume). More information is available from Countryaah.com.
Proper attire is expected. Compared to other Yugoslav successor states, German and English are less common. Business hours: Mon-Fri 07.00/08.00-15.00/16.00.
Business contacts
Delegation of German Business in North Macedonia (AHK) Blvd. VMRO 1, PO Box 463, Pošta 2, 1001 Skopje, North Macedonia Tel. +389 (0)2 322 88 24. Website: nordmacedonien.ahk.de North Macedonia Chamber of Commerce Dimitrie Cupovski 13, PO Box 324, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia Tel. +389 (0)2 324 40 00. Website: www.mchamber.mk
GSM 900/1800, 3G (900/2100 Mhz) and 4G (800/1800 Mhz). Network operators include T-Mobile and A1. The reception/transmission range covers the country except for remote areas. Roaming contracts exist. In order to save costs, it may be worth purchasing a prepaid SIM card. Network operators such as T-Mobile offer, among other things, prepaid SIM cards.
Internet
There are few internet cafes in the cities. Numerous cafés, restaurants, hotels and shopping centers offer WiFi in the big cities, some of it free of charge. Mobile surfing on the Internet is made possible, among other things, by the chargeable Goodspeed Wi-Fi hotspots.
Post office
Postal items to the EU take 7 to 10 days to arrive.
Radio
Numerous German-language radio stations can be received in North Macedonia via Astra satellites or the Internet.
