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Customs monitors compliance with sanctions upon the import and export of goods and services from and to certain countries. The Customs Central Import and Export Office (CDIU) issues licences and grants exemptions that relate to...

The following list shows which ministries are responsible for the laws and regulations in which Customs fulfils a task and which goods, traffic or events Customs inspects in connection with each task. Safety Health Economy...

The Dutch Customs Administration has different tasks and responsibilities in the field of safety, health, economy and environment (abbreviated as 'VGEM'). Monitoring of goods For example, Dutch customs officers monitor the import, export and transportation...

You are not allowed to have anything you want sent to the Netherlands. So be careful what you buy online. Do not buy:

If you buy from an online store outside the EU, you often pay additional costs, such as VAT, import duties and delivery costs. Therefore, first check where your store is located. Inside or outside the...

Are you ordering something as a private individual from an online shop outside the European Union (EU)? If so, you may have to pay extra costs. These include shipping costs, insurance costs, excise duty, import...

Are you living outside the European Union (EU)? And are you travelling from the Netherlands to a country outside the EU? You can reclaim the VAT on goods you have purchased in the EU that...

How much money you take with you while traveling is up to you. However, you may have to declare it to Customs. If you are carrying cash or gold worth less than € 10,000, you do...

Due to the sanctions against Russia, it is prohibited to purchase certain goods in Russia and import them into the European Union (EU). If you are travelling from Russia to the EU or moving from Russia to...

It is allowed to bring counterfeit items for your own personal use in your luggage, provided you travel to the Netherlands from outside the European Union. It is allowed to bring counterfeit items, provided these...

You are only allowed to bring weapons and ammunition to and from abroad if you have been issued a licence by the Dutch government. Are you bringing in these weapons or explosives without a licence?...

It is prohibited to bring in, have in possession or receive hashish, cocaine, heroin and other drugs. The penalties are severe. Do not bring drugs with you on your travels.  Do not have drugs sent...

You are only allowed to bring in medicines for your own use. Sometimes we ask for proof that the medication is for yourself (or for your children). You can demonstrate this with a medication passport for...

Do you take so-called phytosanitary products with you, such as plants, cut flowers, flower bulbs and root tubers? Or fruit and vegetables? Or do you order phytosanitary products outside the European Union (EU), for example...

You are not allowed to freely carry, import, export, or ship cultural goods (such as art and antiques) across EU borders without a valid import or export permit. Examples of art objects and antiques: If...

If you are travelling with a pet or having a pet sent to the Netherlands, be aware of the rules and conditions. On the website of The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)...

Do not import any animal products into the Netherlands from outside the EU. And also do not order them, for example, through the internet. In the EU strict requirements apply to the import of animal...

Do not bring in any protected animal and plant species to the Netherlands and the EU. And do not order these abroad. Protected animal and plant species are protected because these are threatened with extinction....

If, as an EU resident, you travel into another EU Member State with a pleasure craft (boat), you must demonstrate that import duties and VAT have been paid for the pleasure boat in 1 of...

Do you not live in the Netherlands? And are you entering the Netherlands by car or motorcycle, trailer/caravan with a valid vehicle registration number of your country of residence? In that case you do not need to report to...

Millions of tons of commercial goods and travellers’ luggage leave and enter our country, which is the gate of Europe, every day: by land, sea and air. It is obvious that these goods are supervised...

In connection with the implementation of the drugs policy, the Dutch government carries out Customs-intensive checks on so-called risk flights: the 100% checks. How do we do a 100% check? When you arrive at Schiphol...

Are you bringing in more than allowed? Choose the 'Goods to declare' exit at Customs. There, we calculate the amount of import duties, VAT or excise duty that you need to pay. You have to...

Are you a crew member working in international traffic including non-EU countries (sea and air)? In that case you are permitted to take a smaller quantity of alcoholic products and tobacco products with you than...