CustomsOEGS-Info

Some items purchased on your trip need to be declared with customs when you enter Austria.

When entering Austria from a non-EU country, the following restrictions apply to the items that may be brought into the country per person:

Items worth up to approx. €430

 

200 cigarettes

or

50 cigars

or

100 cigarillos

or

250 g tobacco

or

a combination of the above

and

4 l wine

and

1 l spirits with an alcohol content of over 22% by volume

or

2 l spirits/ aperitifs with an alcohol content of less than 22% by volume

or

2 l champagne/ sparkling wine/ liqueur wine

or

a combination of the above

For other items the approximate maximum value is €430 per person and €150 per person for travellers under 15 years of age (€430 applies only to air passengers; for travellers by road the exempt amount is €300). The alcohol and tobacco amounts apply to persons aged 17 years or more.

The limits cannot be added for customers travelling together. For example, you are not entitled to import an item worth €860 duty free together with another passenger.

Customs regulations when leaving Austria

When leaving countries outside of the EU the import regulations of the country concerned apply.

Non-EU citizens may claim a VAT refund for items purchased.

Import and export of cash

The transport of cash or other means of payment (travellers’ checks, gold bars, gold coins, etc.) worth more than €10,000 into and out of the European Union is subject to declaration with a customs office in accordance with Reg. (EC) 1889/05 art. 3 para. 2.

Declaration forms can be obtained at the customs counters or the customs office. 

Export of goods

For the currently valid export regulations please see the relevant page on the Federal Ministry of Finance website.

The  customs office for exports at Vienna International Airport is on Arrival Level 0 .