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PROHIBITED
AND RESTRICTED GOODS
Food, tobacco, spirits and firearms
are restricted articles. Drugs are prohibited.
CUSTOMS
REGULATIONS
The
following information is necessary for the duty free importation of
household effect/automobiles into Austria:
- Valid
passport.
- If the customer is an EU citizen, a
letter of employment or other official proof is necessary, stating that
he/she has lived abroad for at least 12 months.
- Registration with the respective city
authorities in Austria.
- Inventory.
- Automobiles: must have been in
possession and use of customer for at least 6 months in the country of
departure, separate customs clearance at the main customs office in
Vienna is necessary with purchase invoice, title, etc. A tax called
"NOVA" (between 8 and 14 % of the actual value) has to be paid at the
time of registration. NOVA means "Normverbrauchsabgabe" (standard
consumption tax) and is calculated on the average gas consumption of the
individual model. The car cannot be cleared together with the household
goods. After customs clearance, the cars, motorcycles, etc. are blocked
for 12 months, i. e. within this period they may neither be sold nor
given away unless the customs duties and VAT are subsequently paid.
- The above documentation refers to
private household shipments only, diplomatic shipments will be cleared
through customs on basis of adequate customs declaration issued by the
responsible embassy.
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