Prohibited in Sweden
Sweden
64 rules, checked against Sweden’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
9 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Prohibited in Sweden
Prohibited in Sweden
Action required in Sweden
Action required in Sweden
Action required in Sweden
Action required in Sweden
Action required in Sweden
Action required in Sweden
A criminal or security record can bar entry to Sweden and the Schengen Area.
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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
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Medication
13
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Alcohol
3
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Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
7
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Drones and professional gear
4
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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
4
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Duty-free allowances
3
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Weapons and blades
3
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Antiques and other restricted goods
4
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Forms and documents
5
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Entry and admissibility
1
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Vaccines and health
5
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Plugs and power
1
Food and plants
4
Medication
13
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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ADHD stimulants
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Standing Limited quantity
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Health authority
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Hormone therapy
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Standing Limited quantity
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Medication regime
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Controlled medicines need a permit
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Opioid painkillers
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Standing Limited quantity
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Original packaging
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Required
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Permit
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Schengenintyg
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Permit page
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Prescription or letter
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Required
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Quantity ceiling
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90 days
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Sleep aids
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Standing Limited quantity
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Testosterone
Alcohol
3
Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
7
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Cigarettes
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Tobacco allowance 200
arriving · age 18+
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Cigars
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Tobacco allowance 50
arriving · age 18+
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Loose tobacco
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Tobacco allowance 250 grams
arriving · age 18+
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Vape liquid or pods
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Vape or e-cigarette device
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Standing Permitted
arriving · age 18+
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Drones and professional gear
4
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ATA carnet
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Accepted
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Drone
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Registration by a visitor Required
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Weight that triggers the rule 250 grams
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Permit page Official page
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Liquids at the checkpoint
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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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Cash declaration (with additional sheet if needed)
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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 investment gold (bars, wafers, or coins) of at least 99.5% purity count toward the EUR 10,000 cash-declaration threshold; ordinary gold jewelry does not.
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What counts as cash
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Banknotes and coins, Traveler's cheques, cheques, promissory notes, or money orders, Investment gold (bars, wafers, or coins of at least 99.5% purity), Gold coins with a gold content of at least 90%
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When cash is declared
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Arriving and leaving
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Purchases and valuables
4
Duty-free allowances
3
Weapons and blades
3
Antiques and other restricted goods
4
Forms and documents
5
Entry and admissibility
1
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Immigration authority
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Vaccines and health
5
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Health notes for this destination
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Malaria
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CDC's Sweden traveler page includes no malaria risk advisory; Sweden is not a malaria-risk destination.
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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
1
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Plug types
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C, F
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From the European Union
Sweden 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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Sweden publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs Tullverket (Swedish Customs)
- Immigration Migrationsverket (Swedish Migration Agency)
- Biosecurity Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture)
- Health Folkhalsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden)
- Civil aviation Transportstyrelsen (Swedish Transport Agency)
Official portals
- Tullverket - Declaring your goods to Swedish Customs Customs declaration channels (red/green) and online pre-registration
- Tullverket - Travelling with cash and/or equivalent assets Cash declaration (EUR 10,000 threshold), online notification and PDF forms
- Transportstyrelsen - Drones, unmanned aircraft EASA operator-ID registration for drones 250 g or more, or with a camera
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Sweden application are not official. The government issues these directly.