Things you need to know

The Regulations for the Implementation of the Customs Act envision that for each trip an individual traveller makes, they are entitled to an import free of duty, fees, and VAT, a certain amount of goods acquired abroad as well as goods of up to a certain value.

Here is a list of the quantity quotas for duty free import:

Any traveller over the age of 16 is entitled to a duty-free import of:

1 liter of spirits with over 22 per cent volume alcohol content and 2 liters of wine or 2 liters of wine and 2 liters of sparkling or fortified wine;

200 pieces of cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco for smoking;

500 grammes of coffee or 200 grammes of coffee extract;

100 grammes of tea or 40 grammes of tea extract;

50 grammes of perfumes and 250 ml of eau de toilette;

medicines in an amount and type corresponding to the personal needs o f the traveller.

Travellers under the age of 16 are not entitled to duty free import of the above-mentioned goods except for medicines.

Travellers, who cross the border more than once within 30 consecutive days, are entitled to 20 per cent of the above quotas.

Value quotas for duty-free import

Apart from being entitled to a duty-free import of goods up to a certain quantity, travellers over the age of 16 are also entitled to a duty–free import of goods acquired abroad and worth up to 100 euros or its equivalent in another currency.

Travellers under the age of 16 are entitled to a duty-free quota for goods acquired abroad and worth up to 50 euros or its equivalent in another currency.

Travellers, who cross the Bulgarian border more than once within 30 consecutive days, are entitled to a lower duty-free import quota for the goods acquired abroad in the amount of 20 euros or its equivalent in another currency.