Customs and Duty - Austria and Spain

VAT and excise duties when entering the EU from a non-EU country

If you enter the EU from a non-EU country, you can bring goods free of VAT and excise duties with you if they are not for resale and you respect the limits set out below.

Alcohol and tobacco allowances when entering the EU from a non-EU country

• 4 litres of still wine and
• 16 litres of beer
• 1 litre of spirits over 22 % vol. (such as vodka or gin) or
• 1 litre of undenatured alcohol (ethyl alcohol) of 80% vol. (or over) or
• 2 litres of fortified (for example sherry or port) or sparkling wine

Depending on the EU country you are visiting, a higher or lower limit may apply. 

• 200 cigarettes or
• 100 cigarillos or
• 50 cigars or
• 250 g tobacco
• 40 cigarettes or
• 20 cigarillos or
• 10 cigars or
• 50 g tobacco

Other goods including perfume

You may carry other goods up to a value of €300 per traveller or €430 for travellers by air and sea.