The following items can be brought into Mozambique duty-free: 200 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco; 0.75 l spirits; Perfume for personal use (opened). Valuable electronic devices must be declared.
Prohibited Imports
Guns, drugs and diamonds. More information is available from Countryaah.com.
Prohibited Exports
Weapons, drugs, diamonds and antique cash coins. A permit is required for the export of some protected animal and plant species, while the export of other protected species is completely prohibited.
Contact addresses
Embassy and Consulate of the Republic of Mozambique
Chemin Louis-Dunant 17, 2nd floor
Geneva
Switzerland
+41 (0)22 570 24 00.
http://www.mozambiqueembassy.ch
http://www.mozambiqueembassy.ch
Mon-Fri 09.00-13.00 and 14.00-17.00 (afternoon only by phone); Consular Dept.: 09.00-13.00.
Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique
(Also responsible for Austria.)
Honorary Consul General in Munich. Honorary consulates in Hamburg and Stuttgart.
Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Mozambique
Schottenring 12/16
Vienna
Austria
+43 (0)664 811 08 80.
http://einereisewert.at/
http://einereisewert.at/
Tue-Thu 9.30am-1.30pm.
Business
Business etiquette
In the hot season, safari suits or light tropical suits are worn for business meetings, otherwise jackets or summer suits or dresses are appropriate. There are hardly any interpreting and translation services in Maputo. January is the main holiday season in Mozambique, business travel is best avoided during this period. Business hours: Mon-Fri 07.30-12.30 and 14.00-17.30.
Business contacts
Câmara de Comércio de Mozambique, CP 1836, Rua Mateus Sansão Mutemba 452, MZ-Maputo. Tel: (01) 49 19 70.
Communication
Phone
Autodial Long Distance Service.
Mobile phone
GSM 1800 and GSM 900. The transmission/reception range for mobile radio is limited to the capital Maputo and a few cities in the south. Network operator is mCel (Internet: www.mcel.co.mz).
Internet
According to Abbreviationfinder.org, Internet provider is Teledata (Internet: www.teledata.mz). There are two internet cafes in Maputo (one of them is on Avenida Julius Nyerere).
Post office
Postal service in the larger cities. Airmail shipments to Europe usually take 5-7 days to arrive, sometimes longer.
Radio
Since the use of shortwave frequencies changes several times over the course of a year, it is advisable to contact Deutsche Welle customer service directly for the current frequencies (Tel: (+49) (0228) 429 32 08. Internet: www.dw-world.de) to request.
