Free import
• Monaco is part of the EU customs territory through its customs union with France, and customs checks in Monaco are carried out by French Customs. Monaco has no airport: air travelers arrive through Nice Côte d'Azur Airport in France, 22 km away, where travelers from non-EU countries go through EU customs.
• From an EU country: goods for your own use can be brought in without limits and without a declaration, provided you carry them yourself. Above these per-person guide levels (travelers aged 18 or older), customs may treat tobacco and alcohol as commercial: 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars, 1 kg of smoking tobacco, 10 L of spirits, 20 L of intermediate products (such as port or vermouth), 90 L of wine (of which no more than 60 L of sparkling wine) and 110 L of beer.
• From a non-EU country, for travelers aged 17 or older: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g of smoking tobacco. These amounts cannot be combined, but a proportional mix is allowed.
• From a non-EU country, for travelers aged 17 or older: 1 L of spirits over 22% alcohol or 2 L of drinks up to 22% alcohol (or a proportional mix), plus 4 L of still wine and 16 L of beer.
• From a non-EU country: other goods for personal use or gifts up to EUR 430 per traveler arriving by air or sea and EUR 300 per traveler arriving by land. Travelers under 15 have an allowance of EUR 150, whatever the means of transport. Allowances are per person and cannot be pooled; an item worth more than the allowance is taxed on its full value.
• Fuel in the standard tank of a vehicle plus up to 10 L in a spare can.
Currency
• Monaco's currency is the euro (EUR).
• Travelers entering Monaco with cash or bearer instruments (such as traveler's cheques and endorsable cheques) worth more than EUR 10,000 in total must declare them in writing to the Monaco Police Department (Direction de la Sûreté Publique), using the official form sent by e-mail to
[email protected], by post or handed to a police officer. Failure to declare, or a false declaration, is punished by a fine of half the amount, and the cash can be seized.
• Travelers arriving from a non-EU country through France (for example at Nice airport) must also declare cash of EUR 10,000 or more to French Customs, online with the DALIA service or at customs.
Prohibited
• Counterfeit goods (fake designer clothing, bags, watches and similar), even in small quantities for personal use
• Meat, milk and products made from them from non-EU countries (limited exceptions apply, for example for powdered infant milk, infant food and special medical food)
• Category 1 attack dogs (non-pedigree dogs of American Staffordshire Terrier "pit bull", Mastiff "boerbull" and Tosa type) may not enter France, even in transit
• Illegal drugs
Restricted
• Other food of animal origin from non-EU countries: up to 2 kg of powdered infant milk, infant food or special medical food (branded, in packaging that does not need refrigeration before opening), up to 20 kg of fishery products (or one fish, whichever weighs more), and limited amounts of eggs and honey.
• Plants and plant products from non-EU countries need a phytosanitary (plant health) certificate.
• Endangered species of plants and animals and products made from them (CITES), such as ivory, coral, reptile skins and tortoiseshell: Monaco is a party to CITES, and CITES documents must be obtained before any import. In Monaco they are issued by the Environment Department (Direction de l'Environnement).
• Pets (dogs, cats, ferrets) travel under EU rules: a microchip, a rabies vaccination given at 12 weeks of age or older and at least 21 days before travel, and an EU pet passport or, from a non-EU country, an official EU health certificate. From non-listed non-EU countries a rabies antibody (titer) test is also required, at least 30 days after vaccination and 3 months before travel. No more than 5 pets per traveler. Pet passports issued in Monaco are accepted for travel to EU countries.
• Firearms: defense weapons (category A) may be held in Monaco only with an authorization from the Monaco Police Department (Direction de la Sûreté Publique); hunting weapons (category B) need an authorization when they are imported.
• Goods from non-EU countries above the duty-free allowances, goods for commercial use and restricted goods must be declared to customs.