Romania customs
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Free import
• From another EU country: goods for personal use on which excise duty was paid in that country are not checked or taxed again. Amounts above these guide levels are treated as commercial unless you prove otherwise: 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars, 1 kg of smoking tobacco, 10 L of spirits, 20 L of intermediate products (such as fortified wine or liqueurs), 90 L of wine and other fermented drinks, and 110 L of beer.
• From a non-EU country, tobacco for travelers aged 17 or older: 200 cigarettes when arriving by air, or 40 cigarettes when arriving by any other means (road, rail or sea); or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250 g of smoking tobacco. The tobacco amounts can be combined in proportion.
• From a non-EU country, alcohol for travelers aged 17 or older: 1 L of spirits over 22% alcohol or 2 L of alcoholic drinks under 22% (the two can be combined in proportion), plus 4 L of still wine and 16 L of beer. Travelers under 17 get no tobacco or alcohol allowance.
• From a non-EU country: other goods for personal use or gifts, with no commercial purpose, up to EUR 430 per traveler arriving by air or sea and EUR 300 per traveler arriving by other means of transport. Personal items needed for the trip (clothes, toiletries, personal jewelry, cameras, laptops) and sports equipment are also duty-free.
• Motor fuel in the standard tank of a vehicle, plus up to 10 L in a portable can, is duty-free.
• Goods above the allowances can be imported for personal use by paying customs duty, VAT and excise duty. For non-commercial goods worth up to EUR 700 per traveler, a flat-rate customs duty of 2.5% applies (not for tobacco and alcohol above the allowances). Repeated duty-free imports within a short period are treated as commercial.
Currency
• There is no restriction on bringing Romanian lei or foreign currency into Romania. Travelers entering or leaving the EU with EUR 10,000 or more in cash, in lei or any other currency (including bearer instruments such as traveler's cheques), must declare it in writing to customs.
Prohibited
• Meat, milk and products made from them from non-EU countries (small amounts are allowed from the Faroe Islands and Greenland; the rules do not apply to travel from Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland)
• Counterfeit and pirated goods, and other goods that infringe intellectual property rights, in quantities that suggest a commercial purpose
• Goods intended for resale, even if you offer to pay the duties
Restricted
• The following must always be declared to customs in writing: firearms and ammunition, explosives, radioactive and nuclear materials and strategic goods; narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances, and toxic substances. Goods not declared or declared incorrectly can be confiscated, and a fine or criminal charges may follow.
• Food from non-EU countries: up to 2 kg of powdered infant milk, infant food, special medical food or special pet food (branded packaging, unopened unless in use, not needing refrigeration), and up to 20 kg of gutted fresh or processed fish (or one fish, whichever weighs more). From the Faroe Islands and Greenland up to 10 kg each of meat, dairy products, honey and eggs.
• Plants and plant products from non-EU countries, including cut flowers, fruit and vegetables, 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 caviar, need CITES permits or certificates.
• Firearms: foreign visitors coming to Romania for official shooting competitions or for hunting may bring their hunting or sports weapons only if the weapons and ammunition are entered in their border-crossing documents, with approval from the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police. Weapons must be declared to customs in writing on entry and exit.
• Cultural goods (works of art, antiques and similar items) brought into Romania can be declared in writing on arrival, so that they can later be taken out again without further approval.
• Pets (up to 5 dogs, cats or ferrets per vehicle, traveling with the owner) from non-EU countries need a microchip, a rabies vaccination given at 12 weeks of age or older and at least 21 days before travel, and an animal health certificate with a declaration that the trip is non-commercial (or an EU pet passport). From countries not on the EU list, a rabies antibody (titer) test is also required.
• Pets from non-EU countries may enter Romania only through a travelers' point of entry with veterinary checks: Bucharest Henri Coandă (Otopeni), Cluj-Napoca Avram Iancu and Brașov-Ghimbav airports, and the road crossings at Halmeu (Ukraine border), Moravița (Serbia border), Albița and Galați (Moldova border). At Cluj-Napoca and Brașov-Ghimbav airports checks are carried out on request, so contact the veterinary border office before you travel. Pets that do not meet the rules are sent back, isolated at the owner's expense or, as a last resort, put down.
• Goods above the duty-free allowances must be declared to customs (red channel or a written or oral declaration).
• From another EU country: goods for personal use on which excise duty was paid in that country are not checked or taxed again. Amounts above these guide levels are treated as commercial unless you prove otherwise: 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars, 1 kg of smoking tobacco, 10 L of spirits, 20 L of intermediate products (such as fortified wine or liqueurs), 90 L of wine and other fermented drinks, and 110 L of beer.
• From a non-EU country, tobacco for travelers aged 17 or older: 200 cigarettes when arriving by air, or 40 cigarettes when arriving by any other means (road, rail or sea); or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250 g of smoking tobacco. The tobacco amounts can be combined in proportion.
• From a non-EU country, alcohol for travelers aged 17 or older: 1 L of spirits over 22% alcohol or 2 L of alcoholic drinks under 22% (the two can be combined in proportion), plus 4 L of still wine and 16 L of beer. Travelers under 17 get no tobacco or alcohol allowance.
• From a non-EU country: other goods for personal use or gifts, with no commercial purpose, up to EUR 430 per traveler arriving by air or sea and EUR 300 per traveler arriving by other means of transport. Personal items needed for the trip (clothes, toiletries, personal jewelry, cameras, laptops) and sports equipment are also duty-free.
• Motor fuel in the standard tank of a vehicle, plus up to 10 L in a portable can, is duty-free.
• Goods above the allowances can be imported for personal use by paying customs duty, VAT and excise duty. For non-commercial goods worth up to EUR 700 per traveler, a flat-rate customs duty of 2.5% applies (not for tobacco and alcohol above the allowances). Repeated duty-free imports within a short period are treated as commercial.
Currency
• There is no restriction on bringing Romanian lei or foreign currency into Romania. Travelers entering or leaving the EU with EUR 10,000 or more in cash, in lei or any other currency (including bearer instruments such as traveler's cheques), must declare it in writing to customs.
Prohibited
• Meat, milk and products made from them from non-EU countries (small amounts are allowed from the Faroe Islands and Greenland; the rules do not apply to travel from Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland)
• Counterfeit and pirated goods, and other goods that infringe intellectual property rights, in quantities that suggest a commercial purpose
• Goods intended for resale, even if you offer to pay the duties
Restricted
• The following must always be declared to customs in writing: firearms and ammunition, explosives, radioactive and nuclear materials and strategic goods; narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances, and toxic substances. Goods not declared or declared incorrectly can be confiscated, and a fine or criminal charges may follow.
• Food from non-EU countries: up to 2 kg of powdered infant milk, infant food, special medical food or special pet food (branded packaging, unopened unless in use, not needing refrigeration), and up to 20 kg of gutted fresh or processed fish (or one fish, whichever weighs more). From the Faroe Islands and Greenland up to 10 kg each of meat, dairy products, honey and eggs.
• Plants and plant products from non-EU countries, including cut flowers, fruit and vegetables, 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 caviar, need CITES permits or certificates.
• Firearms: foreign visitors coming to Romania for official shooting competitions or for hunting may bring their hunting or sports weapons only if the weapons and ammunition are entered in their border-crossing documents, with approval from the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police. Weapons must be declared to customs in writing on entry and exit.
• Cultural goods (works of art, antiques and similar items) brought into Romania can be declared in writing on arrival, so that they can later be taken out again without further approval.
• Pets (up to 5 dogs, cats or ferrets per vehicle, traveling with the owner) from non-EU countries need a microchip, a rabies vaccination given at 12 weeks of age or older and at least 21 days before travel, and an animal health certificate with a declaration that the trip is non-commercial (or an EU pet passport). From countries not on the EU list, a rabies antibody (titer) test is also required.
• Pets from non-EU countries may enter Romania only through a travelers' point of entry with veterinary checks: Bucharest Henri Coandă (Otopeni), Cluj-Napoca Avram Iancu and Brașov-Ghimbav airports, and the road crossings at Halmeu (Ukraine border), Moravița (Serbia border), Albița and Galați (Moldova border). At Cluj-Napoca and Brașov-Ghimbav airports checks are carried out on request, so contact the veterinary border office before you travel. Pets that do not meet the rules are sent back, isolated at the owner's expense or, as a last resort, put down.
• Goods above the duty-free allowances must be declared to customs (red channel or a written or oral declaration).