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FAST FACTS :DUTY FREE ALLOWANCES  
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COUNTRY SPIRITS/WINES CIGARETTES PERFUMES
Australia
2.25 litres alcoholic beverages
250 cigarettes/250 cigars/250g tobacco
AUD$900 limit on all other goods (AUD$450 for persons under 18 years)
Bangladesh
1 bottle spirit (foreigners only)
200 (foreigners only)
1 bottle
Brunei
1 qt spirit (except Muslims)
1 qt wine
200
1/3 quart perfume and cologne
Canada 7
1.5 litre wine or 1.14 litre of liquor or
24 x 355ml bottles/cans of beer or ale (8.5 litre)
200 cigarettes/200 tobacco sticks/50 cigars or 50 cigarillos/200g tobacco
Reasonable quantity
China 1
2 bottles spirit (not exceeding 750ml each)
400 cigarettes/100cigars/500g tobacco
Reasonable quantity
Denmark
1 litre spirit or 2 litres wine
200 cigarettes/100 cigarillos/50 cigars/250g tobacco
50g perfume
250 EDT
Dubai
2 litres spirit (except Muslims)
2 litres wine (except Muslims)
2000
Reasonable quantity
Egypt
4 litres of duty-free spirit/wine
200
Reasonable quantity
France
1 litre spirit or 2 litres wine
300
200 (if resident in EU)
50g perfume
¼ litre cologne
Germany 8
1 litre spirits over 22 volume, or non-denatured ethyl alcohol with more than 80 volume or 2 litres spirits or aperitifs made of wine or similar beverages less than 22 volume, or sparkling wines or liqueur wines or a proportional mix of the products and in addition 2 litres still wine
200 cigarettes/100 cigarillo (max 3g each) or 50 cigars or 250g smoking tobacco or a proportional mix of these products
50g perfume or scent
250ml Eau de Toilette
Greece
1 litre spirit or 2 litres wine
200
50g perfume
¼ litre cologne
Hong Kong 9
1 litre alcoholic liquor
60 cigarettes/15 cigars/75g of other manufactured tobacco
60ml perfume
250ml cologne
India
2 bottles (1 litre each)
200
Small quantity perfume
¼ litre cologne
Indonesia
1 litre spirit
200 cigarettes/50 cigars/100g tobacco
Reasonable quantity
Italy
1 litre spirit
2 litres wine
200
50g perfume
¼ litre cologne
Japan 2
3 bottles spirit x 760ml
400 cigarettes/100 cigars
500g tobacco products (non-resident only)
200 cigarettes/50 cigars/250g tobacco products (resident)
2 ozs
Malaysia 3
1 litre spirit or 1 litre wine
200
Up to MYR 400.00 worth
Maldives 4
-
200
Reasonable quantity
Moscow
2 litres alcoholic beverages
200 cigarettes/50 cigars/100 cigarillos/250g tobacco
-
Netherlands
1 litre spirit or 2 litres wine
200 cigarettes/50 cigars/100 cigarillos/250g tobacco
50g perfume
¼ litre cologne
New Zealand 3
3 bottles each not more than 1125ml of spirits, liquor or other spirituous beverages; and 4.5l wine or 4.5l beer (equivalent of six 750ml bottles)
200 cigarettes or 250g tobacco or 50 cigars or a mixture of all three not weighing more than 250g
284cc perfume or cologne
Philippines
2 litres spirit
400
Small quantity of perfume
Saudi Arabia
-
600
Reasonable quantity
Singapore 5
1 litre spirit
1 litre wine
-
Reasonable quantity
South Africa
2 litres wine
1 litre spirit
200 cigarettes/20 cigars/250g tobacco
50ml perfume
250ml eau de toilette
South Korea
1 litre spirit
200
2 ozs perfume (60ml, 1 bottle)
Spain
1 litre spirit
2 litres wine
200
3/8 litre cologne, 50g perfume
Sri Lanka
2.5 litres spirit
2 litres wine
-
2 ozs perfume
¼ litre cologne
Switzerland
2 litres wine (up to 15% Vol) and 1 litre spirit (from 15% Vol)
200
CHF 300 of perfume per person
Taiwan
1 bottle spirit
200
Reasonable quantity
Thailand
1 litre spirit
200
Reasonable quantity
Turkey
2x100cl liquor or 4x74cl liquor
600 cigarettes/160 cigars/500g tobacco
1.2 litre total (nett weight will be calculated)
United Kingdom
2 litres of still table wine; 1 litre of spirits or strong liquor (over 22% Vol) or 2 litres of fortified wine*, sparkling wine or other liquers* such as Port or Sherry
200 cigarettes/100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g tobacco
60cc perfume
250cc of eau de toilette
USA 6
1 litre spirit
200
Reasonable quantity
Vietnam
1.5 litres (above 22% Vol) or 2 litres of liquor (below 22% Vol)
400 cigarettes/100 cigars/500g tobacco
Reasonable quantity
EU Countries
1 litre spirit
2 litres wine
200
50g perfume
¼ litre cologne

The allowances stated above are subject to change without notice. Please consult cabin staff if in doubt.

  1. Allowances are for passengers other than those travelling between mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
  2. Non-residents are allowed 400 local brand cigarettes and 400 foreign brand cigarettes. Residents and foreigners residing in Japan are allowed 200 local brand cigarettes and 200 foreign brand cigarettes.
  3. Inflight sales are not available on flights between Singapore and East and West Malaysia, Christchurch and Auckland and between destinations within Australia, Africa, Middle East and within Europe (except Milan – Barcelona vv).
  4. Wines, spirits and other alcoholic beverages brought in without prior permission will be confiscated.
  5. Duty-free cigarettes are NOT ALLOWED into Singapore. However, passengers travelling on international flights on transit in Singapore are allowed to purchase duty-free cigarettes.
  6. A returning US resident is entitled to bring back into the US US$800 worth of duty-free merchandise (inclusive of tobacco and liquor).
  7. Travellers have to be at minimum age of 19 to be eligible for personal exemption limit.
  8. Wines/spirits and cigarettes can only be imported by travelers at least 17 years of age.
  9. Passengers must be aged 18 and above. If passenger holds a Hong Kong Identity Card, he must have spent 24 hours or longer outside Hong Kong.

 

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