Customs Regulations

ATTENTION!
	New regulations regarding introduction of certain animal products into the UE 206/2009 5.03.2009

After Poland’s accession to the European Union on the first of May 2004, Poland was included in the customs union, which means that goods brought to Poland from EU member states are duty-free. The regulations of the customs code are applicable to goods transported into and out of the customs area of the Community.

Information on Transportable Goods
Type of Goods	Transported from outside the EU	Transported from EU countries	Goods from outside the EU transported by persons frequently crossing the border
Cigarettes	200 items	800 items	20 items
Cigarillos (cigars, whose weight does not exceed 3g/item)	100 items	400 items	15 items
Cigars	50 items	200 items	5 items
Tobacco	250 g	1 kg	20 g
Spirit and alcohol beverages	1 litre	10 litrów	500 ml
Non-sparkling wines	2 litres	90 litrów (w tym 60 litrów wina musujące)	500 ml
Beer	No limits	110 litres	No limits
Alcohol indirect products	No limits	20 litres	No limits
Perfumes	50 g	No limits	25 g
Toilet water	250 ml	No limits	100 ml
Medicines	In amounts for personal use	No limits	In amounts for personal use
Gifts	Up to 175 Euros	No limits	Up to 90 Euros (for passengers under 15 years old)

Passengers are entitled to exemption from customs’ duty on goods mentioned above, according to the agreed quantities, not more often than once a month.

Passengers entering or leaving European Union territory are obliged to declare to customs authorities the possession of cash in amounts of 10,000 Euros or more (or their equivalent in other currencies or easily transferable assets, e.g. Shares, bonds, traveller’s cheques, etc). According to the EU directives, legal tender must be declared when it is transported inside or outside external EU borders.


VAT rebate for passengers:
  Information on VAT rebates [PDF]
Information on VAT rebates – printable version