New Duty Free Allowances in Europe
Saturday December 6, 2008
New European Commission rules regarding the EU's duty-free limits have just gone into effect. They allow more alcohol, e.g. the limit on wine has gone from two to four liters, and beer is duty free up to 16 liters (and the 1 liter limit on spirits remains unchanged). There are no more limits on perfume, coffee and tea! The change is designed to make things easier for travelers and customs officials alike.
Monetary values of air travelers' goods can now be up to €430 ($542), which was only €175 ($220). It's nice to see them ease up on the duty-free allowances. However, the limit on tobacco brought into the EU will not increase. There's still a 200 cigarette limit if you arrive in Denmark or Finland. Some EU countries have moved to lower the limits to 40 cigarettes in an effort to curb smoking. Here are the updated regulations as of December 4 2008:
Monetary values of air travelers' goods can now be up to €430 ($542), which was only €175 ($220). It's nice to see them ease up on the duty-free allowances. However, the limit on tobacco brought into the EU will not increase. There's still a 200 cigarette limit if you arrive in Denmark or Finland. Some EU countries have moved to lower the limits to 40 cigarettes in an effort to curb smoking. Here are the updated regulations as of December 4 2008:
Comments
How many bottles of wine/person can be brought into Norway? If the limit is exceeded, can you bring in more by paying duty? If so how much is the duty on a bottle of wine?