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Rates of duty and reduced rates of duty

When you have used up your allowance, the rates of duty that will be applied to additional goods in your personal luggage are basically those of the EU customs tariff. A separate rat of duty is provided for every type of class of goods.

Duty at flat rate

Up to a value of EUR 700, goods are cleared at a flat rate of 2.5%. This does not apply to tobacco products. However, prior to customs clearance you can request that the tariff rates according to the EU customs tariff be applied.

ATTENTION

The rate according to the EU customs tariff may be lower or higher than the flat rate.

Preferential tariff arrangements

Reduced rates of duty – in the form of preferential rates of duty – apply to goods manufactured in certain countries, in order to promote the import of goods from these countries. Reduced rate of duty means that a lower rate of duty is applied to the goods in question. In many cases, these reductions actually amount to an exemption from customs duties.

USEFUL INFORMATION

You will need a proof of preference in any event for goods that you arrange to be forwarded to your domicile from abroad.

The Central Information Office will give you detailed information on the specific wording of the proof of preference on your invoice for a given country, or what form is required, and/or which authority abroad should endorse the form. You will also find further information on the proof of preference on the Internet at http://www.bmf.gv.at/.

In spite of these reduced rates of duty, travellers must, nevertheless, pay the other import charges when bringing goods to Austria.

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