Austria

94 rules, checked against Austria’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.

Before anything else

10 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.

Prohibited in Austria

Batons/slapper-style clubs are a prohibited weapon in Austria.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 5

Prohibited in Austria

Brass knuckles are a prohibited weapon in Austria.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 5

Prohibited in Austria

Cannabis is a controlled narcotic in Austria; unauthorized possession is a crime.

Prosecution

Source · verified Sep 5

Prohibited in Austria

Meat and dairy from outside the EU are banned in personal luggage.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 5

Prohibited in Austria

Cannabis herb and resin cannot enter Austria even with a prescription.

Source · verified Sep 7

Prohibited in Austria

THC-containing edibles are controlled narcotics in Austria.

Prosecution

Source · verified Sep 5

Action required in Austria

Ivory and other CITES wildlife goods need an export permit.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 5

Action required in Austria

A criminal record or an SIS entry-refusal alert can bar entry to Austria.

Source · verified Sep 5

Action required in Austria

Cannabis possession can lead to criminal prosecution in Austria.

Prosecution

Source · verified Sep 5

Action required in Austria

Undeclared cash of EUR 10,000+ can be confiscated at the border.

Source · verified Sep 5

The final decision rests with the officer.

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You do not have to be bringing it.

Food and plants 1
Medication 55
Alcohol 3
Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine 4
Electronics 1
Liquids at the checkpoint 2
Cash and monetary instruments 5
Purchases and valuables 6
Duty-free allowances 2
Antiques and other restricted goods 5
Forms and documents 3
Vaccines and health 6
Plugs and power 1

Food and plants 1

Baby formula
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Medication 55

A pharmacist checks each medicine before it is listed here. What follows is what the health authority publishes for every traveler.

ADHD stimulants
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Alprazolam
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 30 days
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Amphetamine
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 30 days
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Atomoxetine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Benzodiazepines
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Buprenorphine
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 300
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Cannabidiol
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Clonazepam
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 30 days
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Codeine
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 12,000
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Codeine products
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Dextroamphetamine
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 30 days
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Dextromethorphan
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Diazepam
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 300
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Estradiol
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Gabapentin
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Health authority
- Official page
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Hormone therapy
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Hydrocodone
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 450
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Insulin
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Insulin and needles
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Ketamine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Lisdexamfetamine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Lorazepam
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 75
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Medication regime
- Controlled medicines are declared
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Methamphetamine
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 30 days
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Methylphenidate
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 2,000
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Modafinil
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Morphine
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 3,000
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Opioid painkillers
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Oxycodone
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 1,000
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Permit
- Bescheinigung nach Art. 75 SDÜ (Schengen traveler certificate)
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Pregabalin
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Prescription or letter
- Required
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Pseudoephedrine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Pseudoephedrine decongestants
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Quantity ceiling
- 30 days
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Semaglutide
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Sleep aids
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Testosterone
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Tramadol
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Zolpidem
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Quantity ceiling 30 days
  
  Source · verified Sep 7

Alcohol 3

Beer
- Alcohol allowance 16 liters
  
  age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Spirits
- Alcohol allowance 1 liter
  
  age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Wine
- Alcohol allowance 4 liters
  
  age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine 4

Cigarettes
- Tobacco allowance 200
  
  age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Cigars
- Tobacco allowance 50
  
  age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Heated tobacco sticks
- Tobacco allowance 800
  
  age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Loose tobacco
- Tobacco allowance 250 grams
  
  age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Electronics 1

Laptops at the checkpoint
- Stays in the bag
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Liquids at the checkpoint 2

Liquids in a carry-on bag
- 2,000 ml
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
The 2-liter scanners
- At some checkpoints
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Cash and monetary instruments 5

Cash declaration threshold
- €10,000
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Gold
- Gold counts toward the EUR 10,000 cash-control threshold only as gold coins at or above 90% purity or gold bars/nuggets/lumps at or above 99.5% purity; other jewelry is not treated as a monetary instrument under this rule.
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
What counts as cash
- Cash, Bearer negotiable instruments, Gold coins 90pct, Gold bars 99 5pct
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
When cash is declared
- Arriving and leaving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Who the threshold counts
- Each traveler
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Purchases and valuables 6

Duty over the allowance
- 2.5%
  
  items over 700
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Duty-free allowance
- €430
  
  by air
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
- €300
  
  by land
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
- €300
  
  by sea
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
- €150
  
  age 14 and under
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Self-declaration ceiling
- €700
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Duty-free allowances 2

Arrivals duty-free shop
- There is none
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Minimum age
- 17 years
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Antiques and other restricted goods 5

Aviation security authority
- Official page
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Cultural goods and art
- Taking it out A permit is requiredConfiscation
  
  leaving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Customs authority
- Official page
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
How you declare
- Told to an officer
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Medical cannabis
- Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Forms and documents 3

Biometrics at the border
- Taken at the border
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Blank passport pages
- 0
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Passport validity
- 3 months
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Vaccines and health 6

Health notes for this destination
- Official page
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Malaria
- No malaria risk is listed for Austria on CDC's destination page.
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Polio certificate
- Not required
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Travel health insurance
- Not required
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Yellow fever certificate
- Not required
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Yellow fever risk area
- No
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Plugs and power 1

Plug types
- C
  
  Source · verified Sep 12

From the European Union

Austria applies these alongside its own rules. A national rule that states its own figure wins.

Baby formula
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  arriving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Beer
- Alcohol allowance 16 liters
  
  arriving · age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Cash declaration threshold
- €10,000
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Cigarettes
- Tobacco allowance 200
  
  arriving · age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Cigars
- Tobacco allowance 50
  
  arriving · age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Combining allowances
- Per person, never combined
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Dairy
- Standing ProhibitedConfiscation
  
  arriving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Duty-free allowance
- €430
  
  arriving by air
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
- €430
  
  arriving by sea
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
- €300
  
  arriving by land
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Gold
- Coins with a gold content of at least 90% and gold bullion (bars, nuggets, or clumps) with a gold content of at least 99.5% count toward the EUR 10,000 cash-declaration threshold; ordinary gold jewelry does not.
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Loose tobacco
- Tobacco allowance 250 grams
  
  arriving · age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Meat and meat products
- Standing ProhibitedConfiscation
  
  arriving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Pet food
- Standing Limited quantity
  
  arriving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Spirits
- Alcohol allowance 1 liter
  
  arriving · age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Splitting one item
- One item may not be split
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Undeclared cash
- Detention
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
What counts as cash
- Banknotes and coins in circulation as a medium of exchange, Bearer-negotiable instruments (traveler's cheques, cheques, promissory notes, or money orders signed without a named payee), Coins with a gold content of at least 90%, Gold bullion (bars, nuggets, or clumps) with a gold content of at least 99.5%
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
When cash is declared
- Arriving and leaving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Wine
- Alcohol allowance 4 liters
  
  arriving · age 17+
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Austria publishes these

Who publishes these rules

Official portals

dronespace.at Austro Control's official drone operator registration and permit portal
RIS - Suchtgiftverordnung (SV) Consolidated federal ordinance governing narcotic-containing medicines, including § 24's traveler personal-import rules and ceilings
RIS - Psychotropenverordnung (PSV) Consolidated federal ordinance governing psychotropic-containing medicines, including § 11a's traveler personal-import rules and ceilings

Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Austria application are not official. The government issues these directly.

Airports in Austria

VIE Vienna International Airport

Austria

Before anything else

Batons/slapper-style clubs are a prohibited weapon in Austria.

Brass knuckles are a prohibited weapon in Austria.

Cannabis is a controlled narcotic in Austria; unauthorized possession is a crime.

Meat and dairy from outside the EU are banned in personal luggage.

Cannabis herb and resin cannot enter Austria even with a prescription.

THC-containing edibles are controlled narcotics in Austria.

Ivory and other CITES wildlife goods need an export permit.

A criminal record or an SIS entry-refusal alert can bar entry to Austria.

Cannabis possession can lead to criminal prosecution in Austria.

Undeclared cash of EUR 10,000+ can be confiscated at the border.

Look up anything

Food and plants 1

Baby formula

Medication 55

ADHD stimulants

Alprazolam

Amphetamine

Atomoxetine

Benzodiazepines

Buprenorphine

Cannabidiol

Clonazepam

Codeine

Codeine products

Dextroamphetamine

Dextromethorphan

Diazepam

Estradiol

Gabapentin

Health authority

Hormone therapy

Hydrocodone

Insulin

Insulin and needles

Ketamine

Lisdexamfetamine

Lorazepam

Medication regime

Methamphetamine

Methylphenidate

Modafinil

Morphine

Opioid painkillers

Oxycodone

Permit

Pregabalin

Prescription or letter

Pseudoephedrine

Pseudoephedrine decongestants

Quantity ceiling

Semaglutide

Sleep aids

Testosterone

Tramadol

Zolpidem

Alcohol 3

Beer

Spirits

Wine

Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine 4

Cigarettes

Cigars

Heated tobacco sticks

Loose tobacco

Electronics 1

Laptops at the checkpoint

Liquids at the checkpoint 2

Liquids in a carry-on bag

The 2-liter scanners

Cash and monetary instruments 5

Cash declaration threshold

Gold

What counts as cash

When cash is declared

Who the threshold counts

Purchases and valuables 6

Duty over the allowance

Duty-free allowance