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• From another EU country: goods for personal use on which taxes were paid in that country are not taxed again. For travelers aged 18 or older, alcohol and tobacco for personal use are generally allowed in these amounts: 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars, 1 kg of smoking tobacco, 300 ml of e-cigarette liquid, 10 L of spirits, 20 L of intermediate products (such as fortified wine), 90 L of wine (of which up to 60 L of sparkling wine) and 110 L of beer. Fuel in the vehicle's standard tank plus up to 10 L in a portable container is duty-free.
• From a non-EU country: 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; EUR 285 for children under 15. Medicines for personal use, and alcohol, tobacco and fuel within their own limits, are not counted in this value.
• From a non-EU country, tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g of smoking or heated tobacco when arriving by air; 40 cigarettes or 20 cigarillos or 10 cigars or 50 g of smoking or heated tobacco when arriving by road, rail or sea. The amounts can be combined in proportion. Travelers under 20 may not bring tobacco products, e-cigarettes or refill containers into Latvia.
• From a non-EU country, alcohol for travelers aged 18 or older: 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 sparkling or fortified wine). The last two can be combined in proportion.
• The duty-free allowances for tobacco, alcohol and fuel in the vehicle's tank can be used no more than once every 30 days. Travelers entering from Russia or Belarus by road more often, or with more than the allowances, must fill in a Statement on the Transport of Excise Goods at the border.
Currency
• Travelers entering or leaving the EU with EUR 10,000 or more (or the equivalent in other currencies) must declare it to customs, using the red channel where there is one. Each traveler declares separately, even within a family. Cash includes banknotes and coins, 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 also require a declaration for smaller amounts if there are signs of criminal activity. At the borders with Lithuania and Estonia, officers of the State Revenue Service may ask travelers carrying EUR 10,000 or more to fill in a cash declaration.
Prohibited
• Meat, milk and products made from them (including pet food containing meat or milk) from non-EU countries; potatoes; dried beans from Nigeria
• From Russia and Belarus (EU sanctions): spirits such as vodka, whisky, rum, gin and liqueurs (naturally fermented wine and beer are allowed within the allowances); cigarettes, cigarillos and cigars; fuel in portable containers (fuel in the vehicle's standard tank only if needed for the trip); caviar and crustaceans; agricultural and animal feed products listed by the Latvian government, including fresh fruit, vegetables, berries and mushrooms; diamonds; gold jewellery (except the traveler's own jewellery for personal use, not for sale)
• Passenger cars with Russian registration plates may not enter Latvia (since 12 September 2023)
Restricted
• Food from non-EU countries: up to 2 kg of honey, eggs, live oysters, shellfish and snails, royal jelly and propolis, and up to 2 kg of powdered infant milk, infant food, special medical food or special pet food in branded packaging (from the Faroe Islands and Greenland up to 10 kg). Up to 20 kg of gutted, dried, smoked, salted or canned fish and some crustaceans. Sturgeon caviar up to 125 g in CITES-labelled packaging. There are no quantity limits for animal products from Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland.
• Fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts in shell from non-EU countries need a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, except bananas, coconuts, dates, pineapples and durians; larger amounts must be presented to the Food and Veterinary Service. Plants for planting, including seeds, always need a phytosanitary certificate. Processed food of non-animal origin, such as bread, cakes, sweets and chocolate, is allowed.
• Firearms: travelers may declare orally firearms for personal use covered by a State Police permit.
• Endangered species of plants and animals and products made from them (CITES) need CITES permits. 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 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. Latvia does not allow unvaccinated puppies and kittens under 12 weeks. No more than 5 pets per trip.
• Goods above the duty-free allowances or goods that need a permit must be declared to customs (red channel). Undeclared goods can be confiscated and lead to a fine.
• From another EU country: goods for personal use on which taxes were paid in that country are not taxed again. For travelers aged 18 or older, alcohol and tobacco for personal use are generally allowed in these amounts: 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars, 1 kg of smoking tobacco, 300 ml of e-cigarette liquid, 10 L of spirits, 20 L of intermediate products (such as fortified wine), 90 L of wine (of which up to 60 L of sparkling wine) and 110 L of beer. Fuel in the vehicle's standard tank plus up to 10 L in a portable container is duty-free.
• From a non-EU country: 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; EUR 285 for children under 15. Medicines for personal use, and alcohol, tobacco and fuel within their own limits, are not counted in this value.
• From a non-EU country, tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g of smoking or heated tobacco when arriving by air; 40 cigarettes or 20 cigarillos or 10 cigars or 50 g of smoking or heated tobacco when arriving by road, rail or sea. The amounts can be combined in proportion. Travelers under 20 may not bring tobacco products, e-cigarettes or refill containers into Latvia.
• From a non-EU country, alcohol for travelers aged 18 or older: 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 sparkling or fortified wine). The last two can be combined in proportion.
• The duty-free allowances for tobacco, alcohol and fuel in the vehicle's tank can be used no more than once every 30 days. Travelers entering from Russia or Belarus by road more often, or with more than the allowances, must fill in a Statement on the Transport of Excise Goods at the border.
Currency
• Travelers entering or leaving the EU with EUR 10,000 or more (or the equivalent in other currencies) must declare it to customs, using the red channel where there is one. Each traveler declares separately, even within a family. Cash includes banknotes and coins, 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 also require a declaration for smaller amounts if there are signs of criminal activity. At the borders with Lithuania and Estonia, officers of the State Revenue Service may ask travelers carrying EUR 10,000 or more to fill in a cash declaration.
Prohibited
• Meat, milk and products made from them (including pet food containing meat or milk) from non-EU countries; potatoes; dried beans from Nigeria
• From Russia and Belarus (EU sanctions): spirits such as vodka, whisky, rum, gin and liqueurs (naturally fermented wine and beer are allowed within the allowances); cigarettes, cigarillos and cigars; fuel in portable containers (fuel in the vehicle's standard tank only if needed for the trip); caviar and crustaceans; agricultural and animal feed products listed by the Latvian government, including fresh fruit, vegetables, berries and mushrooms; diamonds; gold jewellery (except the traveler's own jewellery for personal use, not for sale)
• Passenger cars with Russian registration plates may not enter Latvia (since 12 September 2023)
Restricted
• Food from non-EU countries: up to 2 kg of honey, eggs, live oysters, shellfish and snails, royal jelly and propolis, and up to 2 kg of powdered infant milk, infant food, special medical food or special pet food in branded packaging (from the Faroe Islands and Greenland up to 10 kg). Up to 20 kg of gutted, dried, smoked, salted or canned fish and some crustaceans. Sturgeon caviar up to 125 g in CITES-labelled packaging. There are no quantity limits for animal products from Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland.
• Fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts in shell from non-EU countries need a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, except bananas, coconuts, dates, pineapples and durians; larger amounts must be presented to the Food and Veterinary Service. Plants for planting, including seeds, always need a phytosanitary certificate. Processed food of non-animal origin, such as bread, cakes, sweets and chocolate, is allowed.
• Firearms: travelers may declare orally firearms for personal use covered by a State Police permit.
• Endangered species of plants and animals and products made from them (CITES) need CITES permits. 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 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. Latvia does not allow unvaccinated puppies and kittens under 12 weeks. No more than 5 pets per trip.
• Goods above the duty-free allowances or goods that need a permit must be declared to customs (red channel). Undeclared goods can be confiscated and lead to a fine.