How much Photo or video camera can I bring into Portugal?
Allowed
You can bring Photo or video camera into Portugal without a special limit.
What you need to know
- 1 device
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
- No stated quantity
- Value cap: 430 EUR
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Decreto-Lei n.º 31/85 — Normas sobre as facilidades aduaneiras a conceder aos viajantes que entrem ou saiam do território nacional (texto consolidado) Diário da República (Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, Portugal)
- Harmonização fiscal comunitária Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
Questions about Photo or video camera in Portugal
- How many photo or video camera can I bring into Portugal?
- Portugal allows 1 device per traveller without duty. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare photo or video camera at Portugal customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare photo or video camera 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 photo or video camera 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 photo or video camera out of Portugal?
- Portugal publishes no separate rule for taking photo or video camera out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Portugal limit for photo or video camera 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 Decreto-Lei n.º 31/85 — Normas sobre as facilidades aduaneiras a conceder aos viajantes que entrem ou saiam do território nacional (texto consolidado). CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19.
- How does Portugal compare with other countries on photo or video camera?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit photo or video camera, 1 limit it and 19 let it through. Portugal is among the more permissive.
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Decreto-Lei n.º 31/85 — Normas sobre as facilidades aduaneiras a conceder aos viajantes que entrem ou saiam do território nacional (texto consolidado) · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Decreto-Lei n.º 31/85 — Normas sobre as facilidades aduaneiras a conceder aos viajantes que entrem ou saiam do território nacional (texto consolidado) · 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) — Decreto-Lei n.º 31/85 — Normas sobre as facilidades aduaneiras a conceder aos viajantes que entrem ou saiam do território nacional (texto consolidado) · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT) — Decreto-Lei n.º 31/85 — Normas sobre as facilidades aduaneiras a conceder aos viajantes que entrem ou saiam do território nacional (texto consolidado) · verified 2026-09-19