Romania

14 rules, checked against Romania’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.

Before anything else

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

Prohibited in Romania

Cannabis is prohibited with severe penalties.

Source · verified Sep 12

Prohibited in Romania

Meat and dairy products barred from entry into Romania and the EU.

Source · verified Sep 10

Action required in Romania

Entry denied without 3-month passport validity.

Source · verified Sep 10

The final decision rests with the officer.

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You do not have to be bringing it.

Food and plants 2
Cash and monetary instruments 5
Duty-free allowances 1
Antiques and other restricted goods 2
Forms and documents 2
Vaccines and health 1
Plugs and power 1

Food and plants 2

Baby formula
- Standing Permitted
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Pet food
- Standing Permitted
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Cash and monetary instruments 5

Cash declaration form
- EU cash declaration form
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Cash declaration threshold
- €10,000
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Gold
- Gold coins at least 90% purity and gold bullion at least 99.5% purity count toward the cash declaration threshold
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
What counts as cash
- Cash, Travelers checks, Bearer instruments, Gold
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
When cash is declared
- Arriving and leaving
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Duty-free allowances 1

Duty-free allowance
- €430
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Antiques and other restricted goods 2

Cultural goods and art
- Taking it out Must be declared
  
  leaving
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Endangered species and wildlife products
- Standing Must be declared
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Forms and documents 2

Biometrics at the border
- Taken at the border
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Onward ticket
- Required
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Vaccines and health 1

Yellow fever certificate
- Not required
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Plugs and power 1

Plug types
- C, F
  
  Source · verified Sep 12

From the European Union

Romania 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

Romania publishes these

Who publishes these rules

Customs Rules for taking cash in / out of the EU; travelling with cash in the EU

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

Romania

Before anything else

Cannabis is prohibited with severe penalties.

Meat and dairy products barred from entry into Romania and the EU.

Entry denied without 3-month passport validity.

Look up anything

Food and plants 2

Baby formula

Pet food

Cash and monetary instruments 5

Cash declaration form

Cash declaration threshold

Gold

What counts as cash

When cash is declared

Duty-free allowances 1

Duty-free allowance

Antiques and other restricted goods 2

Cultural goods and art

Endangered species and wildlife products

Forms and documents 2

Biometrics at the border

Onward ticket

Vaccines and health 1

Yellow fever certificate

Plugs and power 1

Plug types

Baby formula

Beer

Cash declaration threshold

Cigarettes

Cigars

Combining allowances

Dairy

Duty-free allowance

Gold

Loose tobacco

Meat and meat products

Pet food

Spirits

Splitting one item

Undeclared cash

What counts as cash

When cash is declared

Wine

Romania publishes these

Who publishes these rules

Airports in Romania