Prohibited in Latvia
Latvia
25 rules, checked against Latvia’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
7 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Prohibited in Latvia
Prohibited in Latvia
Prohibited in Latvia
Action required in Latvia
Action required in Latvia
Action required in Latvia
The final decision rests with the officer.
Look up anything
You do not have to be bringing it.
Food and plants
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Forms and documents
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Biometrics at the border
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Taken at the border
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Onward ticket
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Required
arriving
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Passport validity
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3 months
arriving
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Travel authorization
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Required
arriving
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Travel authorization
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Electronic Travel Declaration
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Travel authorization page
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Usually back within
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2 days
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Vaccines and health
3
From the European Union
Latvia applies these alongside its own rules. A national rule that states its own figure wins.
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Baby formula
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Standing Limited quantity
arriving
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Beer
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Alcohol allowance 16 liters
arriving · age 17+
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Cash declaration threshold
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€10,000
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Cigarettes
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Tobacco allowance 200
arriving · age 17+
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Cigars
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Tobacco allowance 50
arriving · age 17+
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Combining allowances
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Per person, never combined
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Dairy
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Duty-free allowance
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Gold
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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.
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Loose tobacco
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Tobacco allowance 250 grams
arriving · age 17+
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Meat and meat products
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Pet food
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Standing Limited quantity
arriving
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Spirits
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Alcohol allowance 1 liter
arriving · age 17+
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Splitting one item
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One item may not be split
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Undeclared cash
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Detention
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What counts as cash
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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%
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When cash is declared
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Arriving and leaving
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Wine
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Alcohol allowance 4 liters
arriving · age 17+
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Latvia publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs Food products
- Immigration Electronic Travel Declaration
- Biosecurity Food products
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Latvia application are not official. The government issues these directly.