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GOODS ACROSS BORDERS

DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCES

🇧🇪 Belgium

REGIONEUROPE
CUSTOMS AUTHORITYFederal Public Service Finance — General Administration of Customs and Excise
VAT RATE21%

ALCOHOL

1 L

1 L spirits over 22%, or 2 L of drinks up to 22% (including sparkling and fortified wine); plus 4 L still wine and 16 L beer

CIGARETTES

200

200 cigarettes

GOODS VALUE

€430

≈ US$470

Checked against Federal Public Service Finance — General Administration of Customs and Excise on 2026-09-06 View source →

Duty-Free Allowances

CategoryAllowance
Alcohol1 L1 L spirits over 22%, or 2 L of drinks up to 22% (including sparkling and fortified wine); plus 4 L still wine and 16 L beer
Cigarettes200200 cigarettes
Personal goods value€430≈ US$470

Travelers aged 17+ from outside the EU: 1 L spirits over 22% ABV (or 2 L under 22%) + 4 L wine + 16 L beer. Tobacco 200 cigarettes / 100 cigarillos / 50 cigars / 250 g loose. Goods up to EUR 430 (air) / EUR 300 (land). Intra-EU: personal-use quantities.

Conditional tiers

ConditionAllowance
Other travellers (land, or private pleasure boat or aircraft)€300
Travellers under 15€175
What the official page says
Sigaretten 200 stuks of
Niet-mousserende wijn 4 liter en
Bier 16 liter en
Gedistilleerde en alcoholhoudende dranken met een alcoholgehalte van meer dan 22 % vol; niet-gedenatureerde ethylalcohol van 80 % vol en hoger 1 liter of
Gedistilleerde en alcoholhoudende dranken, aperitieven op basis van wijn of van alcohol, tafia, saké of soortgelijke dranken met een alcoholgehalte van ten hoogste 22 % vol; mousserende wijnen, likeurwijnen 2 liter
Lucht- en zeereizigers 430 euro
Andere reizigers (landreizigers of particuliere plezier-, lucht- of zeevaart) 300 euro
Deze vrijstelling wordt beperkt tot € 175 voor reizigers jonger dan 15 jaar.
Federal Public Service Finance — General Administration of Customs and Excise

Cash Declaration Threshold

US$11,000DECLARATION REQUIRED ABOVE THIS AMOUNT

Local currency equivalent: EUR

Travelers carrying cash, traveler's cheques, or negotiable instruments above this threshold must declare them at customs on arrival.

Special Notes

  • 01Belgium is in the Schengen Area; intra-Schengen travel does not require customs declaration.
  • 02Currency: euro (EUR); Belgium is a Eurozone member.
  • 03Antwerp is one of the world's largest container ports; significant cross-border trade volume.

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