Duty Free
The following goods may be imported into Lithuania by persons 18 years of age and over without incurring customs duty:
200 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco or combination, provided amount does not exceed 250g; 1l of spirits and 2l of wine and champagne and 3l of beer; 0.5kg of chocolate or foodstuffs containing cocoa; 1kg of coffee; 1kg of foodstuffs containing sugar; 50g of jewellery; goods for personal use; two individually packed items of perfume or cosmetics of same trade name for individual use.
Prohibited
Ethyl alcohol and homemade alcoholic beverages; meat, meat products, meat sub-products, dairy products and eggs; military weapons, hunting guns, ammunition, electric fishing equipment, drugs and psychotropic substances, radioelectronic equipment, colour photocopying equipment (all require a permit).
Abolition of duty free goods within the EU
On June 30 1999, the sale of duty free alcohol and tobacco at airports and at sea was abolished in all of the original 15 EU member states. Of the 10 new member states that joined the EU on May 1 2004, these rules already apply to Cyprus and Malta. There are transitional rules in place for visitors returning to one of the original 15 EU countries from one of the other new EU countries. But for the original 15, plus Cyprus and Malta, there are now no limits imposed on importing tobacco and alcohol products from one EU country to another (with the exceptions of Denmark, Finland and Sweden, where limits are imposed). Travellers should note that they may be required to prove at customs that the goods purchased are for personal use only.
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