Prohibited in Portugal
Portugal
67 rules, checked against Portugal’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
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6 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Prohibited in Portugal
Dairy products from outside the EU cannot be brought into Portugal in personal luggage.
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Prohibited in Portugal
Meat from outside the EU cannot be brought into Portugal in personal luggage.
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Action required in Portugal
An SIS entry-refusal alert or prior Schengen removal can bar re-entry to Portugal.
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Action required in Portugal
Undeclared dairy from outside the EU is confiscated on arrival in Portugal.
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Action required in Portugal
Undeclared meat from outside the EU is confiscated on arrival in Portugal.
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The final decision rests with the officer.
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You do not have to be bringing it.
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Food and plants
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Medication
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Alcohol
3
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Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
4
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Drones and professional gear
2
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Liquids at the checkpoint
1
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Cash and monetary instruments
6
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Purchases and valuables
6
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Duty-free allowances
10
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Antiques and other restricted goods
12
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Forms and documents
3
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Entry and admissibility
2
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Vaccines and health
7
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Plugs and power
1
Food and plants
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Baby formula
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Standing Limited quantity
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Biosecurity authority
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Declaring food
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Everything is declared
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Eggs
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Standing A permit is required
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Fresh fruit
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Standing A permit is required
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Honey
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Standing A permit is required
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Pet food
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Standing Limited quantity
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Seeds, plants, soil
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Standing A permit is required
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Vegetables
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Standing A permit is required
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Medication
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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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Prescription or letter
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Required
arriving
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Alcohol
3
Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
4
Drones and professional gear
2
Liquids at the checkpoint
1
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Liquids in a carry-on bag
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100 ml
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Cash and monetary instruments
6
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Cash declaration form
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Declaração de Dinheiro Líquido (Art. 3.º) / Declaração de Divulgação de Dinheiro Líquido (Art. 4.º)
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Cash declaration page
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Cash declaration threshold
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€10,000
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Gold
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Gold coins of at least 90% purity, and gold bars, nuggets or agglomerates of at least 99.5% purity, count toward the EUR 10,000 cash-declaration threshold.
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What counts as cash
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Cash, Bearer negotiable instruments, Travelers checks, Payment orders without payee, Gold coins 90pct purity, Gold bars or nuggets 99 5pct purity
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When cash is declared
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Arriving and leaving
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Purchases and valuables
6
Duty-free allowances
10
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Alcohol, any kind
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Alcohol at the arrivals shop 2 liters
age 17+
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Beer
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Alcohol at the arrivals shop 16 liters
age 17+
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Cigarettes
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Tobacco at the arrivals shop 200
age 17+
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Cigars
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Tobacco at the arrivals shop 50
age 17+
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Duty free authority page
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Loose tobacco
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Tobacco at the arrivals shop 250 grams
age 17+
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Minimum age
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17 years
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Sealed duty-free bags
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Accepted
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Spirits
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Alcohol at the arrivals shop 1 liter
age 17+
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Wine
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Alcohol at the arrivals shop 4 liters
age 17+
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Antiques and other restricted goods
12
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Aviation security authority
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Customs authority
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Drone
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Standing A permit is required
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Permit page Official page
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Heated tobacco sticks
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Quantity limit 20 grams
age 17+
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How you declare
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Red and green channels
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Local currency
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Taking it out Must be declared
leaving
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Nicotine pouches
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Vape liquid or pods
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Vape or e-cigarette device
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Standing Permitted
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Forms and documents
3
Entry and admissibility
2
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A criminal record
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Entry may be refused to a third-country national considered a threat to public policy, internal security, public health, or the international relations of a Schengen state — assessed largely against alerts entered in national/Schengen databases (SIS) for the purpose of refusing entry, rather than against a fixed sentence length or offense-type threshold.
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Where you disclose it
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ETIAS
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Vaccines and health
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Health notes for this destination
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Insurance coverage
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€30,000
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Insurance page
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Malaria
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CDC's Portugal destination page states no malaria risk for Portugal.
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Travel health insurance
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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
1
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Plug types
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C, F
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From the European Union
Portugal 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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Portugal publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT)
- Immigration Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (AIMA)
- Biosecurity Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV)
- Health Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS)
- Civil aviation Autoridade Nacional da Aviação Civil (ANAC)
Official portals
- Declaração de Dinheiro Líquido / Declaração de Divulgação de Dinheiro Líquido Cross-border cash declaration for arriving/departing travelers, EUR 10,000 threshold (accompanied and unaccompanied cash)
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Portugal application are not official. The government issues these directly.