Taking animals, plants, alcohol, tobacco and cigarettes with you when traveling in the EU

Service Description

What am I allowed to carry?

What can you take with you when you travel to another EU country, enter the EU from outside the EU or leave the EU? Are you aware that there are upper limits for certain types of products? Do you have to declare how much cash you are carrying or do you have to pay tax on the cash you carry? Where can you pay with euros? Before traveling by air, you should find out what you can carry in in your hand luggage and checked baggage. are allowed to carry.

Further information:

Traveling with pets and other animals in the EU

Carrying animal products, foodstuffs or plants

Alcohol, tobacco, cash and excise duties

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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