Custom Concessions to Cypriots coming from a country outside the E.E.
From 1 May 2004, when Cyprus became a member of the EU, Overseas Cypriots who are residents of a non- EU Member State, are entitled to import duty and tax free items, as listed below, when temporarily visiting Cyprus:
Description | Quantity |
| (a) Tobacco Products |  |
|
| 200 pieces |
- cigarillos (cigars of maximum weight of 3 grammes each)
| 100 pieces |
|
| 50 pieces |
|
| 250 gr. |
| (b) Alcohol and alcoholic beverages | |
- distilled beverages and spirits of an alcoholic strength exceeding 22% vol; undenatured ethyl alcohol of 80% volume and over
| a total of 1 litre |
- distilled beverages and spirits, and aperitifs with a wine or alcohol base, tafia, sake or similar beverages of an alcoholic strength not exceeding 22% vol; sparkling wines, liquer wines
| a total of 2 litres |
- still wines (not sparkling)
| a total of 4 litres |
|
| a total of 16 litres |
| (c) Other items | |
- Other items which they carry with them provided that such imports are of a non-commercial nature
| up to €430 for travelers older than 15 years old and €175 for travelers under 15 years old. |
Relief shall not be granted to travelers under 17 years old for tobacco products nor for alcohol and alcoholic beverages.
It is noted that “imports of a non-commercial nature” means imports which:
- are of an occasional nature and
- consist exclusively of goods for the personal use of the travelers or their families, or of goods intended as presents; The nature and quantity of such goods should not be such as might indicate that they are being imported for commercial purposes.
July 2010 |
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