Latvia customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Latvia. Items allowed to import is Medicinal products for personal use, subject to certain restrictions. Prohibited items is Goods to be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. Some of restricted items are Animals are subject to a mandatory health inspection at the first point of entry on EU territory.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into Latvia
Tobacco
- 200 cigarettes;
- 100 cigarillos;
- 50 cigars;
- 250g of smoking tobacco; or
- A proportional combination of these goods (such as 100 cigarettes and 50 cigarillos).
Alcohol
- There are no restrictions on the importation of currency into the EU.
- Funds of more than €10,000 must be declared to the customs authorities.
Currency
- There are no restrictions on the importation of currency into the EU.
- Funds of more than €10,000 must be declared to the customs authorities.
Other items
- Medicinal products for personal use, subject to certain restrictions.
- Personal items of non-commercial nature worth up to €430 when travelling by air or sea.
- Personal items of non-commercial nature worth up to €300 when travelling by land.
- Personal items of non-commercial nature worth up to €285 for travellers under 15 years of age.
Prohibited items into Latvia
- Goods to be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.
- Wild animal fur originating in a country where trapping methods do not meet internationally agreed humane trapping standards.
- Firearms, with the exception of firearms intended for hunting.
Restricted items into Latvia
- Animals are subject to a mandatory health inspection at the first point of entry on EU territory. They must also have a microchip or tattoo, and have been properly vaccinated against rabies. A Common Veterinary Entry Document certifying the healthy inspection must be provided with the customs declaration. Pets travelling within the EU must have a valid pet passport. For further information, please visit theFood and Veterinary Service.
- Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits. For further information, please visit the Nature Conservation Agency.
- Iron and steel products require a permit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Plants and their derivative products require a phytosanitary certificate.
- 2kg of products of animal origin such as milk powder, baby food, honey, eggs, and food for medical purposes can be brought in personal baggage as long as they are still packaged.
- Fish and fishery products may be brought along up to 20kg per person from both EU and non-EU countries.
- Milk and dairy products may only be imported from EU countries and the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland.
- Up to 10kg of food without meat products may be imported for personal use.
- Products made from seal, such as skin or blubber, may only be imported for personal use, and may not be intended for commercial purposes.
- Ozone depleting substances may only be imported with a relevant licence.
- Cultural objects, including art and antiques, must be declared.
- Substances that may be used in the manufacture of drugs or psychotropic substances require a permit for import.
- Certain firearms for hunting may be imported with permission from the State Police.
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Export Regulations
Free to export items from Latvia
No rules presentProhibited items from Latvia
- See Prohibited to Import list.
Restricted items from Latvia
- There are no restrictions on the export of currency if leaving for another EU country. Funds of more than €10,000 must be declared when leaving the EU.
- Protected species and products protected under CITES. A permit is required for export.
- Substances that may be used in the manufacture of drugs or psychotropic substances require a permit for export.
- Cultural objects, including art and antiques, require a licence for export, or a statement from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
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