Customs Clearance - Arrivals

Arrivals from non-EU countries

When importing goods from non-EU countries, quantity limits apply. The following categories are included

• goods occasionally imported for the personal or family use of travelers, and goods intended as presents,
• tobacco products,
• alcoholic beverages,
• medicines.

Restrictions concerning import, export and/or transit under special regulations apply to

• veterinary goods and animals,
• the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES),
• weapons, ammunition, explosive materials,
• drugs,
• parts of plants and goods of a plant origin,,
• financial instruments.

Arrivals from EU countries

When importing goods from EU countries, quantity limits apply to selected goods (exempt from excise tax)

• tobacco and tobacco products,

• alcohol and alcoholic beverages.

Import restrictions apply to

• drugs,
• traveling with pets into the Czech Republic from other EU countries  (a link to the State Veterinary Administration’s website),
• the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).