Customs

If you are 18 years of age or over you can import, free of customs duties and taxes, one litre of hard alcohol, two litres of wine, 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco. Personal belongings are not subject to customs duties or taxes, though a customs officer has the right to ask you to make a written declaration in relation to them. (Avoid bringing unessential, valuable, personal items! A colleague of ours was told by a customs officer to declare her wedding band. She declared the value of the ring, and - to make a long story short - she ended up paying a $200 bribe in order to avoid an outrageous duty.)
A person can bring in food products free of customs duties and taxes if their total value does not exceed €50. However, food products should not total more than two kilograms, and there should not be more than one package of the same product.
Goods with a total value of less than €200 may be brought in free of customs duties and taxes. If the value of your goods is greater than €200, but less than €1000 they will need to be declared on a customs personal declaration form. If the value of the goods is greater than €1000, the goods will be subject to clearance in accordance with the import declaration requirements for imported cargo.
Cultural goods may be brought in if they are not subject to any international alert and you have documents which prove your right of ownership. To take such goods out of Ukraine you will need to obtain relevant authorisation documents from the State Service for Control Over the Passage of Cultural Values Across the National Frontier of Ukraine (T.Shevchenka bul’v. 3, tel. (+380) 44 279 53 40/(+380) 44 279 56 47.)
All customs declarations, filled out upon arrival to Ukraine, must be kept throughout the period of your stay, and must be handed over upon departure. This declaration can not be renewed if lost.

Personal Customs Entry/Duty Free
• Alcohol: (Persons over 20 years of age) 1 liter of spirits, 2 liters of wine
• Tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 200 grams of tobacco or cigars
• Other:
Foodstuff for private use; gifts; goods for personal use (toiletries and personal effects), other gifts less than 200 grams of total weight Declare all your valuable items upon arrival and keep all receipts for purchases in Ukraine and other countries for easier exit when your declaration form from entry will be carefully examined.

Personal Customs Entry/Prohibited or Restricted
Prohibited
• Agricultural goods (live animals, food, etc.) for non-commercial purposes, imported without a standard certificate
• Dogs and cats of less than 3 months of age; pigeons
• Narcotics and drugs
• Plants
• Pornographic material
• Printed materials, films, records, scripts and other stuff containing propaganda of war, racism, discrimination, etc
• Radioactive and other harmful material
• Raw meat and agricultural products
• Weapons, ammunition, explosives
Restricted import
• Alcohol and tobacco products beyond the limits of personal use
• Currency
If your carried cash is more than $1,000, the sum must be declared in writing. More than $10,000 in cash requires a special
form from the National Bank of Ukraine
• Foodstuffs
• Pets
Cats, dogs and birds must have a veterinarian health certificate bearing seal of a state veterinarian in country of origin; it
cannot be issued over 10 days prior to arrival. Rabbits need confirmation of recent inoculation, performed at least 30 days
before transporting or confirmation of yearly re-inoculation.

Departure Formalities
Prohibited for Export:
• precious metals, stones and goods manufactured of them
• items of cultural value with the purpose of selling them
• rare metals
• skins of animals (fur) and feathers (fluff) of birds.

The Ministry of Culture must grant permission for the removal of all antiquities. Foreigners may export up to UAH85 in local currency, as well as any amount of foreign currency less than what was declared upon entry. If you have purchased more than 200 worth of goods in Ukraine, you must fill out customs forms and have them validated.