Are plastic bags banned in Mozambique?

Taxed / charged

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

Mozambique 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

Zimbabwe
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Eswatini
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Comoros
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Botswana
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Tanzania
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Madagascar
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.

Other laws in Mozambique

Fur Farming
Legal
Cosmetic Animal Testing
No ban

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