EU Duty Free Limits Changed
December 2nd, 2008 - Chris Marshall
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The value of duty-free personal goods that Europeans can now bring into the EU has more than doubled, under new European Commission rules.
The limit on duty-free goods has been raised to 430€ from 175€ for air and sea travellers.
- A new beer import limit of 16 litres now applies
- The wine limit is up from two to four litres
- The one-litre limit for spirits remains
Member states will now have the option of reducing the duty-free allowance for tobacco products, in support of health policies. The 200-cigarette limit can be cut to just 40 and the 250g limit for tobacco to 50g.
The commission – the EU’s executive arm – has abolished existing quantitative limits for perfume, coffee and tea. But such items will now count towards the cash limit for duty-free imports.
