🇮🇹 Italy
1 L
1 L spirits over 22%, or 2 L of drinks up to 22%; plus 4 L still wine and 16 L beer (EU-wide limits)
200
200 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250 g smoking tobacco; member states may apply the lower limits of 40 cigarettes, 20 cigarillos, 10 cigars or 50 g, typically to travellers other than air travellers
EUR 430
≈ US$470
The official Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM — Customs and Monopolies Agency) page could not be machine-fetched; figures are the EU-wide limits in Council Directive 2007/74/EC, which member states may lower for tobacco and for travellers under 15.
Duty-Free Allowances
| Category | Allowance |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | 1 L1 L spirits over 22%, or 2 L of drinks up to 22%; plus 4 L still wine and 16 L beer (EU-wide limits) |
| Cigarettes | 200200 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250 g smoking tobacco; member states may apply the lower limits of 40 cigarettes, 20 cigarillos, 10 cigars or 50 g, typically to travellers other than air travellers |
| Personal goods value | EUR 430≈ US$470 |
EU standard allowances. For arrivals from outside the EU: 4L still wine + 16L beer + 1L spirits (>22% ABV) or 2L fortified wine (17+); 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g tobacco (17+). Goods: €430 for air/sea travelers, €300 for land travelers. Bringing in more than €10,000 in cash requires a declaration.
Conditional tiers
| Condition | Allowance |
|---|---|
| Arriving other than by air or sea (EU-wide threshold) | EUR 300 |
What the official page says
“Member States shall exempt from VAT and excise duty imports of goods, other than those referred to in Section 3, the total value of which does not exceed EUR 300 per person. In the case of air and sea travellers, the monetary threshold spec”
“Member States may lower the monetary threshold for travellers under 15 years old, whatever their means of transport. However, the monetary threshold may not be lower than EUR 150.”
“(a) 200 cigarettes or 40 cigarettes; (b) 100 cigarillos or 20 cigarillos; (c) 50 cigars or 10 cigars; (d) 250 g smoking tobacco or 50 g smoking tobacco.”
“Member States may choose to distinguish between air travellers and other travellers by applying the lower quantitative limits specified in paragraph 1 only to travellers other than air travellers.”
“(a) a total of 1 litre of alcohol and alcoholic beverages of an alcoholic strength exceeding 22 % vol, or undenatured ethyl alcohol of 80 % vol and over; (b) a total of 2 litres of alcohol and alcoholic beverages of an alcoholic strength no”
“Member States shall exempt from VAT and excise duty a total of 4 litres of still wine and 16 litres of beer.”Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM — Customs and Monopolies Agency) →
Cash Declaration Threshold
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
- 01Italy is part of the EU customs union — no customs for goods from within the EU.
- 02IVA (VAT) is 22% standard, 10% reduced (restaurants, renovations, tourism), 5% and 4% further reduced rates.
- 03Italy is particularly strict about counterfeit goods — tourists have been fined for purchasing counterfeits on the street.
- 04Italian Cultural Heritage Code (D.Lgs. 42/2004) restricts export of antiques and art over 70 years old.
- 05The ADM uses the AIDA customs processing system.
- 06San Marino and Vatican City are special territories within Italy with different customs arrangements.
- 07Campione d'Italia (Italian territory surrounded by Switzerland) has special customs status.
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