Slovakia customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Slovakia. Items allowed to import is Medicines for personal use. Prohibited items is Counterfeit goods. Some of restricted items are Cats, dogs, and ferrets are subject to a mandatory health inspection at the first point of entry on EU territory.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into Slovakia
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.
Prohibited items into Slovakia
- Counterfeit goods.
Restricted items into Slovakia
- 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 and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic.
- 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 theMinistry of Environment of the Slovak Republic.
- Certain weapons may be imported with a permit from theMinistry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.
- Plants and plant products from outside the EU require a phytosanitary certificate if the amount brought in is above the allowed quantity. For further information, please visit theCentral Control and Testing Institute of Agriculture.
- Food products of animal origin are subject to certain restrictions, and some may be prohibited. For further information, please visit theState Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic.
- Food products of animal origin, such as meat, dairy, and eggs, may only be imported from outside the EU with a health certificate.
- 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.
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Export Regulations
Free to export items from Slovakia
No rules presentProhibited items from Slovakia
- All items on the prohibited import list.
Restricted items from Slovakia
- 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.
- Endangered species and products protected under CITES require a permit for export.
- Weapons and ammunitions.
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