Goods and cash: Customs: These exemptions apply to long-distance travel
Anyone returning from a holiday outside the EU should know how much they can bring in duty-free. What to look out for at customs and why a mistake can be expensive.
The European Consumer Centre (EVZ) has reminded travellers that those arriving in Germany from non-EU countries by plane or ship can bring goods worth up to 430 Euros without paying duty, with a lower limit of 175 Euros for those under 15. There are separate limits for tobacco, alcohol, and pharmaceuticals. Travellers must also declare cash of 10,000 Euros or more when entering from a non-EU country.
Failure to declare goods above the duty-free limit can result in penalties, as in the case of a couple who were fined and prosecuted for not declaring a gold jewellery set brought back from India.
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