{"id":1533,"date":"2025-09-14T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:43:01","slug":"poland-informs-pilgrims-about-eu-rules-exemption-from-import-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/poland-informs-pilgrims-about-eu-rules-exemption-from-import-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland Informs Pilgrims About EU Rules: Exemption from Import Duties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goods contained in the personal luggage of travelers arriving from a third<br \/>\r\ncountry are exempt from import duties, provided that these goods are<br \/>\r\nnot of a commercial nature, which means that:<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>a) they are imported on an occasional basis and<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>b) consist exclusively of goods intended for the personal use of the travelers or their families, or intended as gifts; the nature and quantity of these goods must be such that they do not indicate importation for commercial purposes.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, goods contained in the personal luggage of travelers arriving<br \/>\r\nin Poland from third countries are exempt from customs duties and taxes within the following<br \/>\r\nvalue limits: for air and sea transport\u2014up to the equivalent of 430<br \/>\r\neuros; for modes of transport other than air or sea\u2014up<br \/>\r\nto the equivalent of 300 euros.<br \/>\r\n\u00a0 <br \/>\r\nFor certain goods (such as alcohol and cigarettes), imports may<br \/>\r\nnot exceed the established quantity limits.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Limits have been set on tobacco, tobacco products, and alcoholic beverages, which<br \/>\r\nmay be imported duty-free by travelers arriving in the EU customs<br \/>\r\nterritory from a third country, depending on the mode of transportation used<br \/>\r\nby the traveler: the traveler:<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>1) Tobacco and tobacco products, if imported by air or sea by a person who is at least 17 years old: a) cigarettes \u2013 200 pieces, or b) cigarillos (cigars weighing no more than 3 g each) \u2013 100 pieces, or c) cigars \u2013 50 pieces, or d) smoking tobacco \u2013 250 g. 4\/5<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>2) Tobacco and tobacco products, if imported by persons over 17 years of age via a means of transport other than air or sea (e.g., by road or rail): a) cigarettes \u2013 40 pieces, or b) cigarillos (cigars weighing no more than 3 g each) \u2013 20 pieces, or c) cigars \u2013 10 pieces, or d) smoking tobacco \u2013 50 g.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exemptions under these standards may be applied to any<br \/>\r\ncombination of tobacco products, provided that the total percentage of exemptions<br \/>\r\nutilized does not exceed 100%.<br \/>\r\n3) Alcohol and alcoholic beverages, if imported by a person over the age of 17: \u00a0 <br \/>\r\n3) Alcohol and alcoholic beverages, if imported by a person over 17 years of age:<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a) distilled beverages and alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of more than 22% by volume,<br \/>\r\nunadulterated ethyl alcohol with an alcohol content of 80% or more\u20141 liter,<br \/>\r\nor b) alcohol and alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of no more than 22% \u2013 2 liters, and<br \/>\r\nc) still wines \u2013 4 liters, and d) beer \u2013 16 liters.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exemptions under these limits may apply to any<br \/>\r\ncombination of the various types of alcohol and alcoholic beverages specified in subparagraphs (a) and<br \/>\r\n(b), provided that the total percentage applied for each exemption does not<br \/>\r\nexceed 100%.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">REQUIREMENTS FOR CARRYING CASH<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Persons entering or leaving the EU who are carrying cash in<br \/>\r\nthe amount of 10,000 euros or more (or the equivalent in another currency) must declare this in writing<br \/>\r\ndeclare this in writing during border clearance and, upon request, present such<br \/>\r\ncash to the customs authorities\u2014officials of the Customs and Tax Service.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The above-mentioned regulation is an EU regulation and stems from Article 3 of Regulation<br \/>\r\n(EU) 2018\/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2018\/1672 of October<br \/>\r\n23, 2018 on controls on cash entering or leaving the<br \/>\r\nUnion, and repealing Regulation (EU) No. 1889\/2005. The definition of cash is<br \/>\r\nbroader than the generally accepted understanding (cash, negotiable bearer financial instruments<br \/>\r\n, goods used as highly liquid savings instruments<br \/>\r\n, savings, and prepaid cards are also considered cash); a detailed<br \/>\r\nlist is provided in Article 2 of the aforementioned Regulation.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IMPORT OF MEDICINES FOR PERSONAL USE<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Persons arriving in Poland may import medicinal products from abroad<br \/>\r\nfor their own use without the consent of the Head of the Office for the Registration of Medicinal<br \/>\r\nProducts, Medical Devices 5\/5, and Biocidal Products, in quantities <br \/>\r\nnot exceeding 5 of the smallest packages.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpm_excerpt clearfix\"><p>Goods contained in the personal luggage of travelers arriving from a third country are exempt from import duties, provided that these goods are not of a &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1533"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1586,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1533\/revisions\/1586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}