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Free import
• From another EU country: there are no customs limits on goods for personal use (not for resale) on which taxes were paid in the EU. Alcohol and tobacco are considered to be for personal use up to 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars, 1 kg of tobacco, 10 L of spirits, 20 L of fortified wine (such as port or sherry), 90 L of wine (of which up to 60 L of sparkling wine) and 110 L of beer.
• From a non-EU country: goods for personal use or gifts up to EUR 430 per traveler arriving by air or sea, EUR 300 per traveler arriving by land and EUR 150 for travelers under 15. Alcohol and tobacco have separate quantity limits.
• From a non-EU country, tobacco for travelers aged 17 or older arriving by air: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g of smoking tobacco, plus 200 heated tobacco units and 50 ml of e-cigarette liquid.
• From a non-EU country, tobacco for travelers aged 17 or older arriving by land or sea (and on private aircraft or boats): 40 cigarettes or 20 cigarillos or 10 cigars or 50 g of smoking tobacco, plus 40 heated tobacco units and 20 ml of e-cigarette liquid.
• From a non-EU country, alcohol for travelers aged 17 or older (any transport): 4 L of still wine, 16 L of beer, plus 1 L of spirits over 22% alcohol or 2 L of alcoholic drinks up to 22% (such as liqueur, sparkling wine, vermouth or cider).
• People who live or work in the border zone with a non-EU country and crews of vehicles on regular international routes get lower allowances (goods up to EUR 150; 0.5 L of spirits or 0.75 L of drinks up to 22%, 0.75 L of still wine and 4 L of beer).
• Motor fuel in the standard tank of a private road vehicle is duty-free, plus up to 10 L in a portable can per vehicle.
Currency
• Travelers entering or leaving the EU with EUR 10,000 or more (or the equivalent in other currencies) must declare it to customs on a cash declaration form without being asked, using the red channel at airports. The person carrying the cash must declare it, even if it belongs to several family members. Cash includes banknotes and coins, cheques, traveler's cheques, promissory notes and money orders, gold coins with at least 90% gold and gold bars, nuggets or clumps with at least 99.5% gold. Customs may ask for documents proving where the cash came from.
• Travelers entering Lithuania from another EU country with more than EUR 10,000 must declare it if a customs officer asks. Customs may also require a declaration for smaller amounts if there are signs of illegal activity.
Prohibited
• Meat, milk and products made from them from non-EU countries (small amounts are allowed from Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland); potatoes
• From Russia and Belarus (EU sanctions): spirits and cigarettes, cigarillos and cigars, and other goods listed in the EU sanctions regulations; oil products, including fuel in portable cans (from Belarus, fuel in the vehicle's standard tank is allowed)
• Agricultural products and animal feed originating in Russia or Belarus (Lithuanian ban since 3 June 2024), including meat, fish, milk products, eggs, honey, plants, vegetables, fruit and nuts, coffee, tea, spices, cereals, sugar, sweets, non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks and tobacco
• Passenger cars, campers and minibuses (up to 10 seats) with Russian registration plates may not enter Lithuania (since 11 September 2023), whoever owns or drives them. The only exception is transit of Russian citizens to or from the Kaliningrad region with a Facilitated Transit Document, lasting no more than 24 hours, with the owner in the car
• Passenger cars with Belarusian registration plates may not enter Lithuania (since 18 July 2024), except cars for personal use of Belarusian citizens holding a Lithuanian visa or residence permit, cars of EU citizens living in Belarus, diplomatic vehicles and vehicles carrying the remains of the deceased
Restricted
• Food from non-EU countries: up to 2 kg of powdered infant milk, infant food, special medical food or special pet food (unopened branded packaging, not needing refrigeration), up to 20 kg of gutted fresh or processed fish (or one fish, whichever weighs more), and up to 2 kg of other products without meat or milk, such as honey and eggs. From the Faroe Islands and Greenland up to 10 kg each of meat, dairy products, eggs and honey.
• Plants and plant products from non-EU countries, including fresh fruit and vegetables, cut flowers, seeds and seedlings, need a phytosanitary certificate; there is no exemption for travelers. Only bananas, coconuts, dates, durians and pineapples are exempt. Plants for planting may enter only through border points with a plant health post.
• Medicines for personal use: up to 10 packages at a time, once a calendar month, without a doctor's certificate; larger amounts need a doctor's certificate confirming the treatment. Narcotic and psychotropic medicines are allowed only for the traveler's own treatment, in original packaging, with a medical certificate or a copy of the prescription in the traveler's name, and generally for no more than 30 days of treatment. Up to 10 packages (20 kg in total) of food supplements.
• Firearms and ammunition need a licence from the Police Department and must be declared in writing to customs, only at designated customs posts (such as Vilnius and Kaunas airports and the Medininkai road post).
• Endangered species of plants and animals and products made from them (CITES) need CITES permits from the Ministry of Environment. Without a permit, a traveler may bring up to 125 g of labelled sturgeon caviar, 3 cactus rainsticks, 4 crocodile-skin items, 3 queen conch shells, 3 giant clam shells (up to 3 kg in total) and 4 dead seahorses.
• Pets (dogs, cats, ferrets) need a microchip and a rabies vaccination given at 12 weeks of age or older and at least 21 days before travel. From a non-EU country they also need an animal health certificate (valid 10 days from issue) and a written declaration that the trip is non-commercial; from an EU country, an EU pet passport. From non-EU countries not on the EU list, including Russia and Belarus, a rabies antibody (titer) test is also required at least 90 days before the certificate is issued. No more than 5 pets per trip. Pets and their documents must be presented to customs.
• Goods above the duty-free allowances must be declared to customs. For goods in personal luggage worth up to EUR 700, a flat 2.5% customs duty applies (not to alcohol and tobacco), plus excise duty and VAT.