Are plastic bags banned in Equatorial Guinea?

Taxed / charged

Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.

Equatorial Guinea is one of 33 countries classified “Taxed / charged” for single-use plastic bags — 19% of the 171 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Gabon
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
São Tomé and Principe
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Republic of the Congo
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Cameroon
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Nigeria
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Benin
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.

Other laws in Equatorial Guinea

Fur Farming
Legal
Cosmetic Animal Testing
No ban

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