Tobacco Cigarettes 🇷🇺 Russia
Tobacco Cigarettes is restricted for travelers entering Russia; declare above the personal allowance.
Can I bring Tobacco Cigarettes into Russia?
Tobacco Cigarettes is restricted for travelers entering Russia; declare above the personal allowance.
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Tobacco Cigarettes requires declaration at customs (and in some cases an import permit) when carried by travelers into Russia. Federal Customs Service (FTS Russia) applies a personal-allowance threshold per item category; quantities above attract duty + the destination's VAT/GST rate (20%) plus, for select categories, an additional excise tax. EU customs harmonisation and EU Regulation 608/2013 IPR enforcement apply alongside national rules. Travelers should consult Federal Customs Service (FTS Russia) for the current quantity threshold + documentation requirement before departure.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 5000–1000000 RUB
- Civil penalty only
Leaving Russia with tobacco cigarettes
Cigarettes and tobacco for personal consumption are freely exportable from Russia — excise is origin-paid at retail and no export formality applies to personal quantities. The binding constraint is the destination's duty-free allowance, typically 200 cigarettes (one carton) or 250 g of tobacco, above which arrival duty and in some countries steep penalties apply. Carrying obviously above-allowance quantities can also draw origin-side questioning about undeclared commercial export.
EUR 10,000 / 50 kg combined personal-effects allowance for arrivals by air; halved for land/sea arrivals. Alcohol: 3 litres total (any combination); over 5 L requires excise. Tobacco: 200 cigarettes / 50 cigars / 250 g loose tobacco. Quantities above pay 30% duty + 20% VAT.
Carry Tobacco Cigarettes in carry-on where applicable (medication / lithium battery / valuables). On arrival, walk the Red Channel and declare on the customs form. Federal Customs Service (FTS Russia) computes duty + VAT at the published rate. Have the purchase receipt + (for medication) the original prescription available.
This page covers destination customs rules in Russia. Whether you can carry tobacco cigarettes through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Russia is named by UK OFSI Russia sanctions. Commercial and high-value movements may require a licence or blocking-regulation check. Personal travelers should verify whether the specific item or payment method is caught.
Tobacco Cigarettes rules in other countries
Tobacco Cigarettes
🇦🇺 Australia
25 cigarettes duty-free per adult. Excess requires import permit and duty payment.
Tobacco Cigarettes
🇸🇬 Singapore
No duty-free tobacco allowance. All tobacco must be declared and duty paid.
Tobacco Cigarettes
🇵🇭 Philippines
400 cigarettes or 50 cigars duty-free
Tobacco Cigarettes
🇻🇳 Vietnam
400 cigarettes duty-free
Tobacco Cigarettes
🇰🇷 South Korea
200 cigarettes duty-free for travelers over 19
Tobacco Cigarettes
🇪🇸 Spain
200 cigarettes from non-EU; 800 from EU