🇷🇴 Romania
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 Romanian Customs Authority (AVR) 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 |
Travelers aged 18+ 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
| 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.”Romanian Customs Authority (AVR) →
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
- 01Romania joined Schengen for air and sea borders on 31 March 2024; land border crossings remain outside Schengen as of 2026.
- 02Romanian leu (RON) is the local currency; Romania has no fixed Eurozone-accession date.
- 03Eastern border with Moldova / Ukraine sees major freight + humanitarian volume since 2022.
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