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Country Guide > Europe > Latvia | |
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Duty Free The following goods may be imported into Latvia without incurring customs duty by travellers aged 18 years or older: 200 cigarettes or 20 cigars or 200g of tobacco; 1l of alcoholic beverages in their original packaging, up to 2l of wine and 5l of beer; up to 1kg of coffee; up to Ls15 of food or foodstuff with equal designation up to a maximum of three pieces; up to Ls150 of new goods. Prohibited items Narcotics; guns and ammunition (without a police import permit). Note (a) It is advisable to declare expensive items such as jewellery and furs. (b) A certificate must be obtained from the Latvian authorities in order to export pieces of art over 50 years old. 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. |