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How much Wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) can I bring into Portugal?

Allowed

You can bring Wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) into Portugal without a special limit.

Extra conditions apply

Cabin baggage
Checked baggage
Declaration Not required
Limit No stated quantity

What you need to know

  • No stated quantity
  • Channels: Carried with the traveler
  • Extra conditions apply

On the plane

Airline differences

Important

This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.

Official sources

Last verified 2026-09-19

Questions about Wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) in Portugal

Do I have to declare wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) at Portugal customs?
No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.

Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Artigo 116.º da Lei n.º 64-A/2008, de 31 de Dezembro de 2008 · verified 2026-09-19

What happens if I do not declare wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) in Portugal?
Under Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, Guia para Viajantes, if you declare the excess yourself: a flat-rate charge is applied to the excess. Under AT, Guia para Viajantes: the normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under RGIT, artigo 108.º n.º 2, if the goods are found without being declared: the goods are confiscated.

Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Guia para Viajantes · verified 2026-09-20

Can I post or ship wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) to Portugal instead of carrying it?
Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you travels under the same allowance.

Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Guia para Viajantes · verified 2026-09-20

Is there a minimum age for the wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) allowance in Portugal?
Yes — 17 years. A traveller under that age gets no allowance for wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) at all, not a smaller one.

Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Guia para Viajantes · verified 2026-09-20

Can I take wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) out of Portugal?
Portugal publishes no separate rule for taking wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
Does the Portugal limit for wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) apply per person or per family?
Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.

Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Artigo 116.º da Lei n.º 64-A/2008, de 31 de Dezembro de 2008 · verified 2026-09-19

Where does this rule come from?
Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) states it in Artigo 116.º da Lei n.º 64-A/2008, de 31 de Dezembro de 2008. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19.

Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Artigo 116.º da Lei n.º 64-A/2008, de 31 de Dezembro de 2008 · verified 2026-09-19

How does Portugal compare with other countries on wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors)?
Of the 20 countries covered here, 1 prohibit wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors), 10 limit it and 9 let it through. Portugal is among the ones that set a limit.