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Russia duty-free allowance

Your duty-free allowance is what you can bring into Russiawithout paying import duty or tax. Anything above it must be declared at customs and is taxed. The figures below were checked on 2026-08-01 against the named source, linked on the card.

Alcohol

3 L

up to 5 L with EUR 10/L duty · 18+

Full rule

3 litres of alcoholic beverages incl. beer duty-free per person 18+; 3-5 litres allowed with EUR 10 duty per extra litre; over 5 litres not treated as personal use (excess confiscated). EAEU norm (Council Decision No. 107 of 20 Dec 2017)

Tobacco

200 cigarettes

or 50 cigars / 250 g · 18+

Full rule

200 cigarettes OR 50 cigars/cigarillos OR 250 g tobacco, or an assortment up to 250 g total, per person 18+; heated-tobacco sticks capped at 200 by a later Decision 107 amendment

Goods & gifts

EUR 10,000

and 50 kg by air (EAEU norm)

Full rule

EUR 10,000 AND 50 kg total for air arrivals (EAEU norm); excess taxed at 30% of value, min EUR 4/kg. Land arrivals have much lower limits (EUR 500-1,000 range depending on period)

Cash · declare from

USD 10,000+

Full rule

Over USD 10,000 equivalent (cash + traveller's cheques combined) must be declared on entry and exit (EAEU-wide); from USD 100,000 supporting documents on origin of funds are required

Depends on: transport mode (air EUR 10,000/50 kg vs lower land norms); age 18+ for alcohol/tobacco; alcohol duty tier 3-5 L

Good to know

customs.gov.ru refuses foreign connections (ECONNRESET/ECONNREFUSED) and IATA is Cloudflare-walled, so numbers were confirmed via the EAEU Decision 107 framework echoed by a Russian state airport page and multiple travel-law sources. Sanctions-era quirk: EXPORTING foreign-currency cash over USD 10,000 equivalent is banned outright (Presidential Decree No. 81 of Mar 2022) - arrival declaration rules above are unaffected

The official customs site was unreachable when checked (2026-08-01) — figures rest on a reputable secondary source ·source · Guidance, not law — allowances change and the customs officer has the final say. Verify before you fly.

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Russia duty-free allowance: common questions

How much alcohol can I bring into Russia duty-free?

3 litres of alcoholic beverages incl. beer duty-free per person 18+; 3-5 litres allowed with EUR 10 duty per extra litre; over 5 litres not treated as personal use (excess confiscated). EAEU norm (Council Decision No. 107 of 20 Dec 2017)

How much tobacco can I bring into Russia duty-free?

200 cigarettes OR 50 cigars/cigarillos OR 250 g tobacco, or an assortment up to 250 g total, per person 18+; heated-tobacco sticks capped at 200 by a later Decision 107 amendment

What is the duty-free goods allowance for Russia?

EUR 10,000 AND 50 kg total for air arrivals (EAEU norm); excess taxed at 30% of value, min EUR 4/kg. Land arrivals have much lower limits (EUR 500-1,000 range depending on period)

How much cash can I bring into Russia without declaring it?

Over USD 10,000 equivalent (cash + traveller's cheques combined) must be declared on entry and exit (EAEU-wide); from USD 100,000 supporting documents on origin of funds are required

Are there conditions on Russia's duty-free allowance?

transport mode (air EUR 10,000/50 kg vs lower land norms); age 18+ for alcohol/tobacco; alcohol duty tier 3-5 L

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