Alcohol / Spirits 🇪🇸 Spain
EU standard allowances — generous from other EU states
Can I bring Alcohol / Spirits into Spain?
EU standard allowances — generous from other EU states
1L spirits (non-EU); unrestricted personal (intra-EU)
Within personal allowance — no separate declaration needed
Full details
Spain follows EU duty-free allowances: 1L spirits from non-EU countries; from other EU member states, personal quantities are unrestricted (guideline: 10L spirits, 90L wine). Spain is a major wine-producing country with generally liberal alcohol attitudes.
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.
Standard duty-free allowance applies (typically 1L spirits + 1-2L wine + beer). Declare any quantity above; excise + 21% VAT computed at Agencia Tributaria — Aduanas (Spanish Tax Agency Customs) Red Channel. Bring purchase receipts.
1L spirits (non-EU); unrestricted personal (intra-EU)
EU Directive 2007/74/EC
This page covers destination customs rules in Spain. Whether you can carry alcohol / spirits through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Alcohol / Spirits is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
Alcohol / Spirits rules in other countries
Alcohol / Spirits
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Completely prohibited. Zero tolerance under Islamic law.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Non-Muslim adults may import 4 litres of spirits or wine duty-free via most emirates.
Alcohol / Spirits
🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 liter duty-free allowance
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 liter duty-free; heavily taxed beyond
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🇰🇷 South Korea
1 liter (under USD 400) duty-free
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🇫🇷 France
EU standard allowances from non-EU; unlimited within EU