Alcohol / Spirits 🇹🇼 Taiwan
1L duty-free for travelers over 18
Can I bring Alcohol / Spirits into Taiwan?
1L duty-free for travelers over 18
1L duty-free
- Taiwan Customs declaration form for quantities above allowance
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Travelers aged 18+ may bring 1 litre of distilled spirits and 36 cigarettes (or 25 cigars / 125g of tobacco) duty-free into Taiwan. Quantities above attract Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Tax (TWD 185 per litre of pure alcohol for spirits) plus 5% business tax. The Red Channel at TPE / KHH / TXG handles declarations; commercial-quantity imports require a Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Importer Licence.
Occasional — Enforcement reported intermittently.
Leaving Taiwan with alcohol / spirits
Spirits for personal consumption are freely exportable from Taiwan — excise duty is origin-paid on retail purchases and no export formality applies at personal quantities. The binding constraint is the destination's duty-free allowance (typically 1 litre of spirits) above which arrival duty applies, and aviation rules: liquids over 100 ml must travel in checked baggage or as sealed duty-free purchases, and alcohol over 70% ABV is forbidden on aircraft entirely (24-70% ABV is capped at 5 litres per passenger in retail packaging).
Travelers entering Taiwan may import duty-free: 1L of alcohol per person (20+), 200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 1 pound (454g) of cut tobacco per person (20+). Unaccompanied personal effects and gifts valued up to NTD 20,000 (approximately USD $650) are duty-free. Personal goods carried in baggage with total value up to USD $2,000 may qualify for simplified duty-free entry for returning residents. Goods above these limits are subject to customs duties and business tax (VAT).
No special procedure is required for personal quantities of alcohol / spirits arriving in Taiwan. Quantities above duty-free allowances must still be declared. Verify current limits with Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance (財政部關務署).
1L duty-free
- Taiwan Customs declaration form for quantities above allowance
Customs Act
This page covers destination customs rules in Taiwan. Whether you can carry alcohol / spirits through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Alcohol / Spirits is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
Alcohol / Spirits rules in other countries
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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Completely prohibited. Zero tolerance under Islamic law.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Non-Muslim adults may import 4 litres of spirits or wine duty-free via most emirates.
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🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 liter duty-free allowance
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 liter duty-free; heavily taxed beyond
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🇰🇷 South Korea
1 liter (under USD 400) duty-free
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🇫🇷 France
EU standard allowances from non-EU; unlimited within EU