What customs does with what you bring or order: parcels from abroad and belongings when you move.
Questions in this section
- Duty and VAT on a parcel from abroad: from what value, and how to appealAnyone receiving a parcel from outside the EU: both purchases from foreign shops and gifts from relatives. The rules for these two cases are DIFFERENT, and that is the main fork of this page.
- Bringing your personal belongings to Cyprus duty-free when you movePeople transferring their normal place of residence to Cyprus from a country outside the EU, having lived there for at least 12 continuous months. Citizenship is irrelevant: what matters is where you moved from, not which passport you hold.
What is most often misunderstood
- An appeal does not suspend the decision: the parcel is still not released until you pay — Duty and VAT on a parcel from abroad: from what value, and how to appeal
- The six months of use count only if you and the item were in the country at the same time — Bringing your personal belongings to Cyprus duty-free when you move