First Day Abroad

Customs and duty-free allowances in Malta

Part of the Malta arrival guide.

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Bringing things into Malta

Duty-free allowance
  • 200 cigarettes
  • 1 L of spirits, 4 L of wine, 16 L of beer
  • EUR 430 of other goods

Arriving from outside the EU. Between EU countries there is no duty-free limit, only indicative quantities.

Cash to declare
EUR 10,000 or more

The threshold covers cash and equivalents carried by one traveller. Not declaring it is what causes the money to be seized, not the amount itself.

Malta applies the EU allowance, and being an island means almost every arrival is by air with the higher value limit.

  • Between EU countries there is no duty-free limit. Goods bought tax-paid in another member state travel with you; customs may only ask what a very large quantity is for, against indicative figures of 800 cigarettes and 10 litres of spirits.
  • Arriving from outside the EU the allowance is one set of numbers: 200 cigarettes, 1 litre of spirits over 22 % (or 2 litres of fortified or sparkling wine), 4 litres of still wine and 16 litres of beer.
  • Other goods are capped by value - EUR 430 arriving by air or sea, EUR 300 by land - and the allowance cannot be pooled between travellers for a single item.
  • Cash of EUR 10,000 or more must be declared, counting notes, coins, cheques and prepaid cards together. The money is seized for not declaring it, not for carrying it.
  • Nearly every arrival is by air or sea, so the EUR 430 value limit applies rather than the EUR 300 one for land crossings.
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