🇪🇸 Spain
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 Agencia Tributaria — Aduanas (Spanish Tax Agency Customs) 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 |
Same EU allowances apply. For non-EU arrivals: 4L still wine + 16L beer + 1L spirits OR 2L fortified wine; 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g tobacco (17+). General goods: €430 for air/sea travelers, €300 for others. Note: Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla have different rules as they are outside the EU customs territory.
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.”Agencia Tributaria — Aduanas (Spanish Tax Agency Customs) →
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
- 01Spain is an EU member — no customs for intra-EU trade. These rules apply to imports from outside the EU.
- 02IVA (VAT) is 21% standard, 10% reduced, 4% super-reduced.
- 03The Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Tenerife, etc.) are NOT in the EU VAT territory — IGIC (7%) applies instead of VAT, and duty-free shopping is different.
- 04Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish territories in Africa outside both EU customs and VAT territory.
- 05Spain's SILICIE system tracks alcohol and tobacco for excise purposes.
- 06EU sanctions against Russia affect imports of many Russian products.
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