Armenia customs
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Free import
• Goods for personal use arriving by air: up to EUR 10,000 in value and 50 kg in weight per traveler.
• Goods for personal use arriving by land or on foot: up to EUR 200 in value and 10 kg in weight per traveler.
• Used personal belongings needed during the trip are not counted towards these limits.
• For travelers aged 18 or older: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars (cigarillos) or 200 heated tobacco sticks or 250 g of tobacco (or a mix of products weighing up to 250 g in total).
• For travelers aged 18 or older: 3 L of alcoholic beverages. Between 3 L and 5 L, you pay EUR 10 for each liter over 3 L; more than 5 L is not treated as personal goods.
• Goods above the value or weight limits must be declared (red channel) and are charged 30% of the excess value, but not less than EUR 4 per kg of excess weight.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of local (Armenian dram, AMD) or foreign currency you may bring in.
• Cash and traveler's checks totalling more than USD 10,000 (or the equivalent) must be declared to customs. Other monetary instruments (such as cheques and bills of exchange) must be declared whatever their amount. Money on bank cards is not declared.
• If you declare more than USD 100,000, you must also show documents proving where the money came from.
Prohibited
• Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
• Pesticides and other plant protection products
• Ozone-depleting substances and hazardous waste
• Special technical devices for covert information gathering
• Banned printed, audiovisual and other information materials
• Human organs, tissues and blood
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition need a permit from the Police of the Republic of Armenia and must be declared.
• Medicines: up to 10 different medicines, with up to 3 packs of each, for personal use. Larger amounts need a prescription or other document signed by a doctor.
• Medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances must be declared and supported by medical documents in Armenian or a notarized translation. Only such medicines registered in Armenia may be brought in.
• Plants and plant products: up to 5 kg of high-risk products, 1 pumpkin, melon or watermelon and 3 bouquets of flowers without a phytosanitary certificate.
• Animal products: up to 5 kg of finished products in factory packaging without a veterinary certificate.
• Pets: up to 2 dogs or cats per traveler without a special permit. Pets need a veterinary health certificate issued within 5 days of departure, or an international pet passport with a record of a clinical examination by an official veterinarian within 14 days before travel, and a rabies vaccination given at least 20 days and no more than 11 months before arrival.
• Encryption devices: ordinary phones, laptops, tablets and smart watches may be brought in freely; specialized encrypted communication devices need prior notification.
• Goods above the duty-free limits or subject to restrictions must be declared in the red channel. If you are unsure, use the red channel.
• Goods for personal use arriving by air: up to EUR 10,000 in value and 50 kg in weight per traveler.
• Goods for personal use arriving by land or on foot: up to EUR 200 in value and 10 kg in weight per traveler.
• Used personal belongings needed during the trip are not counted towards these limits.
• For travelers aged 18 or older: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars (cigarillos) or 200 heated tobacco sticks or 250 g of tobacco (or a mix of products weighing up to 250 g in total).
• For travelers aged 18 or older: 3 L of alcoholic beverages. Between 3 L and 5 L, you pay EUR 10 for each liter over 3 L; more than 5 L is not treated as personal goods.
• Goods above the value or weight limits must be declared (red channel) and are charged 30% of the excess value, but not less than EUR 4 per kg of excess weight.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of local (Armenian dram, AMD) or foreign currency you may bring in.
• Cash and traveler's checks totalling more than USD 10,000 (or the equivalent) must be declared to customs. Other monetary instruments (such as cheques and bills of exchange) must be declared whatever their amount. Money on bank cards is not declared.
• If you declare more than USD 100,000, you must also show documents proving where the money came from.
Prohibited
• Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
• Pesticides and other plant protection products
• Ozone-depleting substances and hazardous waste
• Special technical devices for covert information gathering
• Banned printed, audiovisual and other information materials
• Human organs, tissues and blood
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition need a permit from the Police of the Republic of Armenia and must be declared.
• Medicines: up to 10 different medicines, with up to 3 packs of each, for personal use. Larger amounts need a prescription or other document signed by a doctor.
• Medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances must be declared and supported by medical documents in Armenian or a notarized translation. Only such medicines registered in Armenia may be brought in.
• Plants and plant products: up to 5 kg of high-risk products, 1 pumpkin, melon or watermelon and 3 bouquets of flowers without a phytosanitary certificate.
• Animal products: up to 5 kg of finished products in factory packaging without a veterinary certificate.
• Pets: up to 2 dogs or cats per traveler without a special permit. Pets need a veterinary health certificate issued within 5 days of departure, or an international pet passport with a record of a clinical examination by an official veterinarian within 14 days before travel, and a rabies vaccination given at least 20 days and no more than 11 months before arrival.
• Encryption devices: ordinary phones, laptops, tablets and smart watches may be brought in freely; specialized encrypted communication devices need prior notification.
• Goods above the duty-free limits or subject to restrictions must be declared in the red channel. If you are unsure, use the red channel.