Duty Free Regulations
Within the EU
As long as it is for personal use and not for resale, there are no limits on what you can buy or take with you when travelling between EU countries. Duty and VAT are included in the price and, as these may vary from country to country, it is possible to take advantage of the price differences. Goods bought at airports and on board ships may also provide some bargains, but duty-free shopping no longer exists when travelling within the EU.
Tobacco and alcohol
As a guide, items would be considered to be for your own use if you have no more than:
- 3200 cigarettes
- 400 cigarillos
- 200 cigars
- 3kg of tobacco
- 10 litres of spirits
- 20 litres fortified wine, (e.g. port or sherry)
- 90 litres of wine (with a maximum of 60 litres of sparkling wine)
- 110 litres of beer
These rules apply to Cyprus and Malta although the 15 older EU countries may maintain certain limits on both products brought in from the other new EU countries for a limited period.
Outside the EU
If you are travelling from a non-EU country into the EU, you can bring with you items free of VAT and excise duties for personal use within the limits set out below. This also applies if you are travelling from the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Gibraltar or other territories where VAT and EU excise provisions do not apply.
Tobacco products
- 200 cigarettes or
- 100 cigarillos or
- 50 cigars or
- 250 grams of tobacco
Alcoholic drinks
- 1 litre of spirits over 22% vol or
- 2 litres of fortified wine or sparkling wine
- 2 litres of still wine
Perfume Eau de toilette
- 50 grams 250ml
Other goods
- Up to a value of €170
Notification to Travellers
According to Cypriot Law, the importation, possession and use of Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic substances, is strictly prohibited.
"The Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources wishes to inform all travellers that, in order to protect the agriculture of the country from the danger of the introduction of new pests and diseases, the importation of agricultural products or propagating stock, such as fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, dry nuts, seeds, bulbs, bulb-wood sticks, cuttings etc., without the approval of the competent authorities, is prohibited."
Any person contravening the Law and the Orders made under it is liable, in case he is found guilty, to a fine and / or imprisonment
There are also a number of other articles of which the importation is prohibited or restricted, such as:
- Fire arms, ammunitions and explosives
- Flick knives, daggers and swords
- Obscene books, photographs, films and articles
- Goods bearing a forged trade mark or false trade description
- Pirated or counterfeit goods (e.g. computer programmes, films, video and audio cassettes, CD, etc)
- Animals
- Birds
- Uncooked meat and fish and products thereof, milk and dairy products
According to various Cypriot laws the exportation of certain articles is prohibited or restricted such as:
- Antiquities
- Gold coins
For further information you may apply to:
- Customs & Excise Department
Corner of Mich. Karaoli & Gr. Afxentiou
1096 Lefkosia - Tel: 357 22 60 17 22
- e-mail: headquarters@customs.mof.gov.cy
WARNING: Goods not declared or for which a false declaration is made to customs, are liable to forfeiture and the penalties provided are severe.
Shops / Duty-Free Regulations
- Larnaka and PafosInternationalAirports have duty-free shops selling tobacco products, liquors, perfumery, watches, electrical appliances, etc. At the arrivals lounge of both airports you will find duty free shops selling tobacco products, liquors and perfumery.
- At LemesosPort, there are duty-free shops both inside and outside the port which supply items exclusively to departing passengers.
- Passengers departing by either sea or air can also purchase and export, without entry on the relevant manifest, duty-free commodities ex-private or general bonded warehouses, operating in all towns provided:
- The purchase is restricted to two units from each commodity
- The CIF value of the unit exceeds €170.00
- An Export Entry (Form C. 41) is produced to the proper Customs officer at the time of departure.
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