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Goods Documents Required Customs Prescriptions Remarks: Austria

This document summarizes import requirements for various goods to Austria. Removal goods can be imported duty-free within one year of changing residence and are blocked from sale for 12 months. Wedding trousseaus and inheritance goods are also duty-free. Cars must have been owned for over 6 months and are subject to NOVA tax on registration. Pets can be imported with veterinary documents. Spirits and cigarettes are only duty-free in traveler amounts. Plants require a plant protection certificate.

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Goods Documents Required Customs Prescriptions Remarks: Austria

This document summarizes import requirements for various goods to Austria. Removal goods can be imported duty-free within one year of changing residence and are blocked from sale for 12 months. Wedding trousseaus and inheritance goods are also duty-free. Cars must have been owned for over 6 months and are subject to NOVA tax on registration. Pets can be imported with veterinary documents. Spirits and cigarettes are only duty-free in traveler amounts. Plants require a plant protection certificate.

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AUSTRIA

Goods
Removal Goods

Documents required
Passport. Exit certificate or certificate of stay abroad for at least 12 months (confirmation from the local authority of the previous residence, confirmation by firm or other official proof). Inventory in triplicate. Valid Residence Registration Form (primary residence!) Power of Attorney (original) Austrian Customs Forms (original) Packing list in triplicate. Valid passport Austrian Customs Forms (original) for diplomatic goods, completed and signed by the Embassy/Organisation and attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Original passport. Marriage certificate (notice of banns alone is not enough). List in triplicate of the goods to be imported, with declaration by the applicant that the goods are dowry (they can also be new goods). Attestation from the Austrian partner to the marriage that he was resident in Austria for at least 6 months before the marriage. Valid Residence Registration Form (primary residence!)

Customs Prescriptions
Only used goods, which have been owned and used for at least 6 months by the immigrants and are intended for use in the country.

Remarks
Removal goods can be imported into Austria duty free within 1 year from the change of residence. After customs clearance, the removal goods are blocked for 12 months, i.e. within this period the removal goods may neither be sold nor given away unless the customs duties are subsequently paid. The import customs clearance must be made at the competent customs office.

Diplomatic removals

New goods can also be imported.

Wedding trousseaux

New goods can also be imported duty free.

Updated version as per July 2010

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AUSTRIA
Goods
Inheritance

Documents required
Passport of the heir. Inheritance certificate (attested by the courts or by a Notary). Inventory (attested by the courts or by a Notary). Valid Residence Registration Form (primary residence!) Invoice for goods in duplicate. Certificate of circulation of goods and import permit where applicable.

Customs Prescriptions
The inheritance goods must be used and may be sold by the heir within 6 months.

Remarks

New furniture domestic appliances, gifts, souvenirs Machinery and equipment Objects of art, antiques

Subject to customs duty and tax.

Invoice for goods in duplicate (if applicable, expert appraisal).

Gifts

Passenger cars, motorcycles, motor scooters, mopeds

Purchase invoice in duplicate. Import permit where applicable. Certificate of origin. Same as removal goods, but in addition vehicle papers (type certificate). invoice or purchase order Copy of registration or copy of title certificate

Free of duty as removal goods. Antiques, if over 100 years of age are duty free but subject to VAT. Objects of art are subject to customs duty and tax. Subject to customs duty and tax.

For antiques as a rule a certificate of appraisal from an Austrian expert is required.

Caravans, trailers motor boats Firearms

Same as passenger cars. Same as removal goods.

Free of duty only in connection with a move. Vehicles must be in use and possession of the emigrant for at least 6 months in country of departure. 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. Owner of car must have been outside of the EC for at least 12 months. Free of duty. Special official permit necessary.

The vehicle cannot be cleared together with removal goods. After customs clearance, the passenger cars, motorcycles, motor scooters, mopeds 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. A separate customs clearance at the competent customs office is necessary (not every customs office is authorised for customs clearance). If the inward journey is made in the own car, then application should be made to the Austrian frontier customs office for the issue of the T 1 Form. Same as passenger cars. Import of pump guns forbidden.

Updated version as per July 2010

All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of The FIDI Global Alliance. 2

This document is produced based on the information supplied at the mentioned date. It is recommended to verify this information with a FIDI-FAIM agent prior to shipping. The FIDI Global Alliance cannot take responsibility for the contents of this publication.

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AUSTRIA
Goods
Spirits, cigarettes, tobacco, perfumes Plants and plant products Domestic animals Drugs

Documents required
Same as removal goods.

Customs Prescriptions
Only the permitted amounts for travellers are free of duty and tax. Free of duty. Free of duty. Import forbidden.

Remarks
Subject to import permit, heavy import duties, complicated customs clearance (we advise against importing).

Same as removal goods, but additionally plant protection certificate. Veterinary certificate. Inoculation certificate.

Cats and dogs may be imported without problems. Other animals on request.

Updated version as per July 2010

All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of The FIDI Global Alliance. 3

This document is produced based on the information supplied at the mentioned date. It is recommended to verify this information with a FIDI-FAIM agent prior to shipping. The FIDI Global Alliance cannot take responsibility for the contents of this publication.

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