Czechia customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Czechia. Items allowed to import is Medicines for personal use. Prohibited items is Explosives. Some of restricted items are Weapons, such as firearms and ammunition of certain categories, may be imported subject to a licence.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into Czechia
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
- Medicines for personal use. Travellers may be asked to provide a prescription for certain medications.
- 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 €200 for travellers under 15 years of age.
Prohibited items into Czechia
- Explosives.
- Waste.
Restricted items into Czechia
- Weapons, such as firearms and ammunition of certain categories, may be imported subject to a licence. For further information, please visitImport, Export and Transit of Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives.
- 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 visitCITES.
- Cats, dogs, and ferrets 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 theState Veterinary Administration.
- 2kg of products of animal origin such as milk powder, baby food, and food for medical purposes can be brought in personal baggage as long as they are still packaged and do not require refrigeration.
- Animal products, such as meat and dairy, from outside the EU are subject to veterinary inspections upon arrival. For further information, please visitThe Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection.
- Plants and their derivative products, including fruit and vegetables, may require a phytosanitary certificate upon arrival, and some may be prohibited from entry. For further information, please visitThe Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection.
- Wood packing materials may require a phytosanitary permit.
- Narcotic medications may only be imported with an import licence issued by the Ministry of Health, and an export licence from the country of origin if required.
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Export Regulations
Free to export items from Czechia
No rules presentProhibited items from Czechia
- All items on the prohibited import list.
Restricted items from Czechia
- 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.
- Cultural goods may require a licence for export. For further information, please visitExport of Objects of Cultural Value.
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