{"id":1594,"date":"2025-09-09T08:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:01:47","slug":"note-to-pilgrims-what-and-how-much-you-can-bring-in-from-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/note-to-pilgrims-what-and-how-much-you-can-bring-in-from-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Note to Pilgrims: What and How Much You Can Bring in from Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goods contained in the personal luggage of travelers arriving from third countries are exempt from import duties, subject to the following limits applicable to the mode of transport:<\/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) <strong>by land transport\u2014up to the equivalent of 300 euros;<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>(b) <strong>by air or sea\u2014up to the equivalent of 430 euros.<\/strong><\/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\"><strong>These amounts do not include:<\/strong><\/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>the value of medicines necessary for the traveler\u2019s needs,<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>the value of personal baggage that is temporarily imported or imported after its temporary<br \/>\r\nexport,<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>the cost of fuel contained in the standard tank of any vehicle, and fuel contained<br \/>\r\nin a portable canister with a capacity not exceeding 10 liters (this fuel is also considered the traveler\u2019s luggage<br \/>\r\n), the cost of tobacco and tobacco products, as well as alcoholic beverages imported by a traveler aged 17 or older.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>the value of tobacco and tobacco products, as well as alcoholic beverages, imported by a traveler<br \/>\r\naged 17 or older.<\/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\">Quantitative limits for the duty-free import of tobacco products, as well as alcohol and alcoholic<br \/>\r\nbeverages, imported by a traveler aged 17 or older:<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) <strong>tobacco products, if imported by air or sea:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(a) cigarettes\u2014200 pieces, or<br \/>\r\n(b) cigars (weighing no more than 3 grams each)\u2014100 pieces, or<br \/>\r\n(c) cigars \u2014 50 pieces, or<br \/>\r\n(d) rolling tobacco \u2014 250 grams.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An exception may apply to any combination of the tobacco products listed above, provided that the total percentage of each limit does not exceed 100%.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: You may import a maximum of 100 cigarettes (100 cigarettes is 1\/2 of the limit) and 25 cigars (25<br \/>\r\ncigars is 1\/2 of the limit).<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) <strong>Tobacco products, if imported by means other than air or sea transport:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(a) cigarettes\u201440 pieces, or<br \/>\r\n(b) cigars (weighing no more than 3 grams each)\u201420 pieces, or<br \/>\r\n(c) cigars\u201410 pieces, or<br \/>\r\n(d) rolling tobacco \u2013 50 grams.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An exception may apply to any combination of the tobacco products listed above, provided that the total percentage of each limit does not exceed 100%.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: You may import a maximum of 20 cigarettes (20 cigarettes \u2014 1\/2 of the limit) and 5 cigars (5 cigars<br \/>\r\n\u2014 this is 1\/2 of the limit).<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3) <strong>Alcoholic beverages:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(a) beverages obtained by distillation and alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content by volume exceeding 22%,<br \/>\r\nundenatured ethyl alcohol with an alcohol content by volume of 80% or more (e.g., vodka)<br \/>\r\n\u2013 1 liter, or<br \/>\r\n(b) alcohol and alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of up to 22% by volume \u2013 2 liters (e.g., liqueurs), and<br \/>\r\n(c) still wines \u2013 4 liters, and<br \/>\r\n(d) beer \u2013 16 liters.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An exception may be applied to any combination of alcoholic beverages listed in items<br \/>\r\n(a) and (b), provided that the total percentage allocated to each limit does not exceed 100%.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: You may import a maximum of 0.5 liters of vodka (0.5 liters of vodka constitutes 1\/2 of the limit under<br \/>\r\nitems (a) and (b), and 1 liter of liqueur with an alcohol content of up to 22% (1 liter of liqueur constitutes 1\/2 of the limit under items (a)<br \/>\r\nand (b)), as well as 4 liters of wine and 16 liters of beer.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) Exemption from excise tax on motor fuel transported in<br \/>\r\nstandard vehicle fuel tanks and canisters, within the following limits:<br \/>\r\na) standard vehicle fuel tanks\u2014up to 600 liters per vehicle;<br \/>\r\n(b) canisters\u201410 liters per vehicle.<br \/>\r\n2) Persons crossing the state border are required to notify customs authorities or<br \/>\r\nborder guard authorities in writing regarding the import and export of monetary gold or monetary platinum<br \/>\r\n, regardless of the quantity. <strong>This requirement also applies to domestic or foreign means of payment<br \/>\r\ninstruments, if their total value is equal to or exceeds the equivalent of 10,000 euros\u2014with the exception<br \/>\r\nof travelers crossing internal borders with other member states of the Schengen<br \/>\r\nArea.<\/strong><\/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 third countries are exempt from import duties, subject to the following limits 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