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DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCES

🇵🇱 Poland

REGIONEUROPE
CUSTOMS AUTHORITYNational Revenue Administration (KAS) — Customs Service
VAT RATE23%

Duty-Free Allowances

CategoryAllowance
Alcohol1L
Cigarettes200
Personal goods valueUS$460
Travelers aged 17+ from outside the EU may bring 1 L spirits over 22% ABV (or 2 L under 22%) plus 4 L still wine and 16 L beer duty-free. Tobacco 200 cigarettes / 100 cigarillos / 50 cigars. Goods up to EUR 430 (air arrival) / EUR 300 (land arrival). Intra-EU: no quantity limit but personal use only.

Travelers aged 17+ from outside the EU may bring 1 L spirits over 22% ABV (or 2 L under 22%) plus 4 L still wine and 16 L beer duty-free. Tobacco 200 cigarettes / 100 cigarillos / 50 cigars. Goods up to EUR 430 (air arrival) / EUR 300 (land arrival). Intra-EU: no quantity limit but personal use only.

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

  • 01Poland is in the Schengen Area and EU Customs Union; intra-EU travel does not require customs declaration but spot checks occur.
  • 02Polish złoty (PLN) is the local currency; Poland is not yet in the Eurozone.
  • 03ICS2 Release 3 in force — all incoming parcels via air, sea, road, rail require pre-loading data.
  • 04Eastern border with Belarus and Ukraine sees significant freight + refugee/humanitarian flows since 2022.
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