Montenegro Customs

When traveling to a country for the first time, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with the customs regulations. Montenegro is pretty much the same as any other country, but there are some peculiarities.

When a tourist arrives in Montenegro by airplane, customs clearance takes place in the so-called "red" and "green corridor". A tourist who has correctly completed all the documents, does not need to pay duty and is not carrying prohibited goods, passes through the "green" corridor, but the customs officer can stop here for inspection.

The red corridor is for everyone else. Don't try to hide data, write everything on the declaration form, you will be fined very heavily for submitting false data.

General Customs Tips

For a quick passage through customs, it is better to fill out all the declarations on the airplane. It is very important to indicate all valuable things that you have in your possession. It is also important to accurately indicate the amount of money you flew in with.

When entering Montenegro by car, at the customs you have to pay an environmental tax, per car 10 EUR, then you will receive a sticker on the glass, its validity is spread over 11 months. At customs any payment is made in cash.

Montenegro also has a Tax-free of 19%, with a minimum value of 100 EUR. Not all stores provide this service, to be sure it is better to ask the seller. The scheme is as follows:

1. When paying, you need to fill out the PDV-PP form in two copies and attach the receipt.
2. A photocopy of the first page of your passport must be attached to each copy of the document.
3. At customs, you need to provide the purchase and documents for their registration.

It is important to keep the purchase in its original, undamaged packaging. The service ceases after three months from the date of purchase.

4. Receipt of compensation is possible only if you return to Montenegro within six months, taking the PDV-PP documents directly to the store where the purchase was made.

Items Allowed for Duty-Free Import into Montenegro

• People over 18 years old are allowed to bring 1 liter of strong alcohol and 2 liters of wine.
• Tobacco products are allowed in such quantities: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars, or 250 grams of tobacco.
• From personal belongings per person, there should be no more than one laptop, video camera, bicycle, CD/MP3 player, etc.
• A declaration of temporary importation must be written for all household appliances.
• If you have a sum exceeding 2000 EUR, the money must be declared orally.
• To import medicines, you must have the authorization to take these medicines (prescription or medical history), and the amount of medicines must be calculated for no more than six months.
• All personal hygiene items must be declared orally.

The following are allowed to be exported duty-free:

• Personal belongings brought earlier.
• Up to 2000 EUR in addition to the declared amount, the surplus will be confiscated by the customs service.

Banned for export/import to Montenegro:

• All types of weapons and ammunition, if you have a permit you can import and export hunting and sporting weapons.
• Any chemical substances that are dangerous for people. Narcotic drugs.
• To bring things that are of historical or artistic value, you must obtain a permit and provide it to customs officials.
• Transportation of any animals without a proper certificate of their safety.
• Plants are subject to phytocontrol.

This knowledge will help you to pass customs in Montenegro without any problems and have a great time there. As you can see the differences from most European countries are minimal.