Prohibited in Poland
Poland
66 rules, checked against Poland’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
4 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Prohibited in Poland
Prohibited in Poland
Action required in Poland
A criminal record or an SIS entry-refusal alert can bar entry to Poland.
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The final decision rests with the officer.
Look up anything
You do not have to be bringing it.
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Food and plants
9
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Medication
6
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Alcohol
3
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Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
7
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Electronics
2
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Drones and professional gear
2
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Liquids at the checkpoint
2
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Purchases and valuables
3
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Duty-free allowances
1
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Weapons and blades
4
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Antiques and other restricted goods
13
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Forms and documents
5
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Vaccines and health
6
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Plugs and power
3
Food and plants
9
Medication
6
A pharmacist checks each medicine before it is listed here. What follows is what the health authority publishes for every traveler.
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Apply this far ahead
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15 days
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Health authority
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Medication regime
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Controlled medicines need a permit
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Original packaging
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Required
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Permit
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Certificate under Article 75 (SCH/Com-ex(94)28 rev.)
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Prescription or letter
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Required
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Alcohol
3
Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
7
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Cigarettes
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Cigars
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Loose tobacco
Electronics
2
Drones and professional gear
2
Liquids at the checkpoint
2
Purchases and valuables
3
Duty-free allowances
1
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Minimum age
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17 years
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Weapons and blades
4
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Body armor
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Standing Not listed as restricted by Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa (KAS) / Ministerstwo Finansów
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Handcuffs
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Standing Not listed as restricted by Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa (KAS) / Ministerstwo Finansów
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Knife
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Standing Not listed as restricted by Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa (KAS) / Ministerstwo Finansów
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Multitool
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Standing Not listed as restricted by Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa (KAS) / Ministerstwo Finansów
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Antiques and other restricted goods
13
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Antiquities
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Arrive before departure
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2 hours
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Aviation security authority
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Coral and shells
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Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
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Cultural goods and art
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Taking it out Limited quantityConfiscation
leaving
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Customs authority
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Drone
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Permit page Official page
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Export permit page
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Heated tobacco sticks
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Quantity limit 0.16
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How you declare
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Red and green channels
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Ivory and wildlife products
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Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
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Vape liquid or pods
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Quantity limit 200 ml
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Forms and documents
5
Vaccines and health
6
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Health notes for this destination
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Malaria
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No malaria risk is listed for Poland on CDC's destination page.
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Polio certificate
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Not required
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Travel health insurance
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Not required
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Yellow fever certificate
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Not required
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Yellow fever risk area
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No
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Plugs and power
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From the European Union
Poland 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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Poland publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa (KAS) / Ministerstwo Finansów
- Immigration Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców (UDSC)
- Biosecurity Główny Inspektorat Weterynarii (GIW)
- Health Ministerstwo Zdrowia
- Civil aviation Urząd Lotnictwa Cywilnego (ULC)
Official portals
- drony.gov.pl Krajowy System Informacji Dronowej - Poland's official drone-operator registration and flight-authorization portal (e-Rejestracja)
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Poland application are not official. The government issues these directly.