I am bringing in more than allowed

Are you bringing in more than allowed? Choose the 'Goods to declare' exit at Customs. There, we calculate the amount of import duties, VAT or excise duty that you need to pay. You have to settle the amount with us at that time. Are you travelling by private aircraft or ship? Check which customs office you need for your declarations.

You don't have to pay taxes if you stay within the allowed amount. Find out how much you are allowed to bring in duty free.

The value of my goods is less than €700

Are you bringing in more than the allowance, but is the value of your goods less than €700? You can then make use of the favourable passenger tariffs.

The following conditions apply:

You have to declare the goods yourself.
If we check your luggage and discover you had something to declare but didn’t, you are not allowed to make use of the passenger tariffs.
The goods are intended for personal use.
You are therefore not allowed to use the goods for trade, your profession or company.

To determine the value, we exclude:

goods you are allowed to bring in duty free
books, newspapers and magazines
goods for which no import duties are applicable
We can inform you further when you file the declaration.

Table: Special travellers' rate (see above for when this applies)

Description of the goods	Import duty	Excise duty	VAT
Spirits and liquor	2.5%	€6.41 per liter	€1.52 per liter
Cigarettes containing cloves	10%	80.77% 1)	17% 1)
Other cigarettes	57.6%	80.77% 1)	17% 1)
Smoking tobacco (hookah tobacco is also smoking tobacco)	74.9%	73.45% 1)	17% 1)
Books, newspapers and magazines	0%	N/A	9%
Other goods	2.5%	N/A	21%

1) These percentages are calculated over the retail price.

What cannot be imported?

Not all products can simply be brought in. For example, restrictions apply to counterfeit articles, carrying €10,000 or more, food, animals and plants.