Estonia customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Estonia. Items allowed to import is Medicinal products for personal use, subject to certain restrictions. Prohibited items is Dangerous cut-and-thrust weapons, firearms, and electric shock devices. 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 Estonia
Tobacco
- 40 cigarettes;
- 100 cigarillos;
- 50 cigars;
- 50g of smoking tobacco;
- 1 package of smokeless tobacco product (max 50g); or
- A proportional combination of these goods (such as 20 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. For further information, please visit theState Agency of Medicines.
- 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.
Prohibited items into Estonia
- Dangerous cut-and-thrust weapons, firearms, and electric shock devices.
- Counterfeit and pirated goods.
- Narcotic and psychotropic substances.
- Indecent or pornographic materials featuring minors.
- Alien species endangering fundamental ecological balances in Estonia.
Restricted items into Estonia
- 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 theVeterinary and Food Board.
- 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 Ministry of the Environment.
- Weapons and ammunition require an acquisition permit and a single special permit from theEstonian Police and Border Guard Board.
- Travellers 18 years of age or older may bring from the European Economic Area (EEA) into Estonia pyrotechnics of Class I and II, the authorisation for use of which is registered in the registry of the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority in quantity up to 2 kg. An import licence is required for bringing explosives from third countries into Estonia. For further information, please visit theEstonian Technical Regulatory Authority.
- Plants and plant products are subject to restrictions on the amount and type that may be brought into Estonia. Some may require a phytosanitary certificate, and permit from theAgricultural Board.
- Food products, including those of animal origin, may be brought into Estonia in reasonable quantities from EU countries and Norway, Andorra, San Marino, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- Animal products such as meat, milk, and honey may be brought in from the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland up to 10kg.
- Fish and fishery products may be brought along up to 20kg per person from both EU and non-EU countries.
- Meat and milk products may not be brought into Estonia from non-EU countries.
- Infant formula, baby food, and food for medical purposes can be brought in baggage as long as they are still packaged and do not require refrigeration.
- Food of non-animal origin may be brought to Estonia in reasonable quantities for personal consumption.
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Export Regulations
Free to export items from Estonia
No rules presentProhibited items from Estonia
- All items on the prohibited import list.
Restricted items from Estonia
- 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.
- Objects of cultural value require an export permit from the National Heritage Board.
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