Free import
• From another EU country: no limits on goods for personal use. Above these guide levels customs may ask you to show that tobacco and alcohol are for your own use: 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars, 1 kg of smoking tobacco, 10 L of spirits, 20 L of fortified wine and other alcoholic beverages up to 22%, 90 L of wine (of which no more than 60 L sparkling wine) and 110 L of beer.
• From a non-EU country, for travelers aged 17 or older: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos (up to 3 g each) or 50 cigars or 250 g of smoking tobacco or 100 g of heated tobacco products, or a proportional mix of these.
• From a non-EU country, for travelers aged 17 or older: 1 L of spirits over 22% alcohol or 2 L of alcoholic beverages up to 22% alcohol (including sparkling and fortified wine), 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, or EUR 200 for travelers under 15.
• Medicines in amounts matching your personal needs and the length of your stay.
• Fuel in the standard tank of a vehicle plus up to 10 L in a portable container.
Currency
• The Czech Republic's currency is the Czech koruna (CZK), not the euro.
• Travelers entering the Czech Republic from a non-EU country must declare in writing cash of EUR 10,000 or more (or the equivalent in CZK or other currencies). Cash includes banknotes and coins, traveler's cheques, bearer securities, gold coins (at least 90% gold) and gold bars (at least 99.5% gold).
Prohibited
• 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)
• Explosives (travelers may not bring them in as non-commercial goods)
• Illegal drugs
Restricted
• Goods from non-EU countries above the duty-free allowances or for commercial use must be declared. Goods worth up to EUR 700 per traveler are charged a flat 2.5% customs duty, plus 21% VAT and excise duty on alcohol, tobacco and fuel.
• Other food of animal origin from non-EU countries: up to 2 kg of powdered infant milk, infant food or special medical food (brand-packaged, unopened), up to 20 kg of fish or fishery products (or one fish if heavier), and up to 2 kg of honey; products that do not meet the rules are confiscated.
• Plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers and seeds 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 some woods, need a CITES permit from the exporting country and an import permit from the Czech Ministry of the Environment.
• Pets (dogs, cats, ferrets) need 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 animal health certificate issued no more than 10 days before arrival, plus a written declaration that the trip is non-commercial. From non-EU countries that are not on the EU list, a rabies antibody (titer) test is also required, at least 3 months before travel; it is not needed from listed countries such as the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia and Japan. No more than 5 pets per traveler.
• Firearms and ammunition may be brought in only with a Czech firearms permit (zbrojní průvodní list), applied for in advance at a Czech embassy. Hunters and sport shooters from EU countries may travel with a European Firearms Pass listing the firearm and proof of the reason for the trip, such as an invitation to a hunt or shooting competition.
• Medicines and other products containing narcotic or psychotropic (addictive) substances are controlled by the Czech Ministry of Health.