How many commercial goods, repair items and company samples can I bring into Portugal?
- Official classification
- Commercial goods, repair items and company samples
Declare
You can bring commercial goods, repair items and company samples into Portugal, but you must declare it.
What you need to know
- 1000 kilogram (2204.62 lb)
- Value cap: 1,000 EUR
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Artigo 135.º — Declaração verbal de introdução em livre prática Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
Questions about Commercial goods and business samples in Portugal
- How many commercial goods, repair items and company samples can I bring into Portugal?
- Portugal allows commercial goods, repair items and company samples to be brought in, but it has to be declared once it reaches 1000 kilograms of commercial goods, repair items and company samples. The allowance is capped at 1,000 EUR in total value. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare commercial goods, repair items and company samples at Portugal customs?
- Yes — it has to be declared to Portugal customs on arrival.
- What happens if I do not declare commercial goods, repair items and company samples 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.
- Can I post or ship commercial goods, repair items and company samples 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.
- Can I take commercial goods, repair items and company samples out of Portugal?
- Portugal publishes no separate rule for taking commercial goods, repair items and company samples out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Portugal limit for commercial goods, repair items and company samples apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) states it in Artigo 135.º — Declaração verbal de introdução em livre prática. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Mercadorias com caráter comercial, contidas na bagagem pessoal dos viajantes, desde que não excedam 1 000 EUR, em valor, ou 1 000 kg, em massa líquida;”
- How does Portugal compare with other countries on commercial goods, repair items and company samples?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit commercial goods, repair items and company samples, 18 limit it and 2 let it through. Portugal is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Artigo 135.º — Declaração verbal de introdução em livre prática · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Artigo 135.º — Declaração verbal de introdução em livre prática · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Guia para Viajantes · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Guia para Viajantes · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Artigo 135.º — Declaração verbal de introdução em livre prática · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Artigo 135.º — Declaração verbal de introdução em livre prática · verified 2026-09-19