Travelling with luggage

Passenger luggage exemption

For certain goods, you are entitled to exemption from import duties and excise duties as you enter this as passenger luggage and you are 16 years of age or older.

In the table below you can see which goods these are and what the maximum quantities is.

1. Cigarettes 200 pieces or
Cigars 25 pieces or
Cigarillo’s (cigars of a maximum weight of not more than 3 grams) 50 pieces or
Tobacco 250 g
2. Spirits (distilled beverage) 1 liter or
Wine 2.25 liter or
Beer 3 liter
3. Other goods than mentioned under 1 and 2 * Up to an invoice value of AWG 900,-

* these goods are intended for personal use, not for trade or for use in a business or profession. In addition, the goods must be in your possession in order to claim exemption. Exemption cannot be claimed for goods brought in as a group.

If you carry more than this maximum quantities, you must pay import and excise duties.