Customs Regulations

Please note that the following is only an extract from the regulations, for further details apply to Samnaun Tourism or to the customs house Spiss(A) Tel. +43 (0) 5474 51 11!

The most important regulations for EU countries:

TOBACCO ITEMS
(Minimum age of purchaser : 17 years)
200 cigarettes
or 100 cigarillos
or 50 cigars
or 250 g tobacco
(or a mixture of above not exceeding amounts given)

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
(minimum age of purchaser : 17 years)
up to 22 Vol% : 2 litres
or over 22 Vol% : 1 litre
and Wine (not sparkling wine)  4 litres

OTHER ITEMS
Duty-free up to a total of EURO 300.--. Motor fuel, in the main container (tank) built by the motor manufacturer, in a motor vehicle is duty-free. In addition, 10 litres in a spare canister are also duty-free. The duty-free motor fuel must be used in the vehicle in which it was brought over the frontier.

Please note that the following is only an extract from the customs regulations; for further details apply to Samnaun Tourist Office or to the customs house Martina Tel. +41 (0)81 861 60 41!

The most important Swiss customs regulations:

TOBACCO ITEMS
(minimum age of purchaser: 17 years)
200 cigarettes or
50 cigars or
250 g tobacco
(or a mixture of above not exceeding amounts given)

ALCOHOLIC  DRINKS
(minimum age of purchaser : 17 years)
max. 15Vol% : 2 litres
over 15 Vol%: 1 litre

OTHER   ITEMS
For one's own use or as gifts, purchases to the value of CHF 300.-- are duty free. Should the total value of items (including fresh meat and meat items) exceed CHF 300.-- then all purchases are subject to payment of duty. It is not possible for one person to collect the duty-free purchases of several persons and present them as a 'duty-free package': Duty would have to be paid on the whole lot. Apart from the above restrictions, tobacco and alcohol in the quantities given are duty-free. Duty-free clearance is guaranteed daily. Only for goods (travel goods excepted) personally brought to the customs upon crossing the frontier.