Customs Rules
Import regulations::
Free import to passengers arriving with goods purchased within the EU which are for personal use only:
a. tobacco products,for passengers aged 17 and older:
-800 cigarettes;
-400 cigarillos (max. 3g each);
-200 cigars;
-1kg smoking tobacco;
b. alcoholic beverages, for passengers aged 17 and older:
-10 litres of spirits over 22% and ethyl alcohol;
-20 litres of alcoholic beverages less than 22%;
-90 litres of wine (though no more than 60 litres of sparkling wine);
-110 litres of beer;
Free import to passengers arriving from non-EU Member States (incl. Canary Islands, Channel Islands and other similar territories):
a. tobacco products, for passengers aged 17 and older:
-200 cigarettes; or
-100 cigarillos (max. 3g each); or
-50 cigars; or
-250g of smoking tobacco; or
-proportional assortment;
b. alcoholic beverages, for passengers aged 17 and older:
- 1 litre of spirits over 22% volume, or non-denatured ethyl alcohol with more than 80% volume; or
- 2 litres of spirits or aperitifs made of wine or similar beverages less than 22% volume, or sparkling wines or liqueur wines; or
- a proportional mix of these products; and in addition
- 4 litres still wine; and
- 16 litres of beer;
c. other goods up to a total value of EUR 430.-.
Products of animal origin, not originating from an EU Member State , Andorra, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino or Switzerland, are not permitted to be imported into an EU Member State, with the exception of limited amounts from Andorra, Croatia, the Faeroe Isl., Greenland, Iceland and small amounts of specific products from other countries.
For full details, please see or refer to the website of the European Union, http://europa.eu/.
For full details please see Terms & Definitions, section 5. Customs, or refer to the website of the European Union, http://europa.eu/.
Pets::
Cats and dogs are subject to special regulations (EC) No. 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council .
Birds are subject to Decision (EC) No. 25/2007.
For more information contact a Bulgarian embassy.
Baggage Clearance regulations::
Baggage is cleared at the first airport of entry in Bulgaria.
Exempt: baggage of transit passengers with a destination outside of Bulgaria.
Airport Embarkation Tax
No airport tax is levied on passengers upon embarkation at the airport.
Except: for nationals of the USA holding normal passports (Tax: USD 20,-).
Currency rules
Currency Import regulations:
Same regulations as for export apply.
Currency Export regulations:
Local currency (Bulgarian new Leva - BGN) and foreign currencies:
1. No restrictions if arriving from or traveling to another EU Member State .
2. If arriving directly from or traveling to a country outside the EU: amounts exceeding EUR 10,000.- or more or the equivalent in another currency (incl. banker's draft and cheques of any kind) must be declared.