What Czechia imports from outside the European Union, line by line, with the label language, its excise duties and what changes on the next 1 January.
Czechia is one of the five EU Member States that import most from outside the Union in 821 lines of the 9,579 lines of the Combined Nomenclature with Eurostat data in 2025, and the first in 80. On 1 January 2027 the EU-Mercosur Agreement lowers the duty for Argentina on 280 lines of them.
821lines where it is one of the five EU countries that import most from outside
80where it is first of the 27
€37,337 millionimported from outside the Union in those lines in 2025
The duty, the quota and the rule of origin are the same in all 27 Member States. What changes from one country to another is who buys what, the label language, VAT and excise duties.
What Czechia imports from outside the Union
The Combined Nomenclature lines where Czechia is one of the five EU Member States that import most from outside the Union (Eurostat, 2025), by sector of the guides. Each group shows the largest ones; the rest are in the guide or the chapter.
Eurostat counts an import in the country that declares it, which is not always where it is consumed, because the ports of the Netherlands and Belgium receive goods for the whole Union.
Auto parts · 26 lines · €2,129 million · first in 6
8708 29 90Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 › Other parts…€611.0 million · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.9% to 3.3%
8708 40 50Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 › Gear boxes€251.4 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.9% to 3.3%
8512 20 00Electrical lighting or signalling equipment › Other lighting or visual signalling…€235.8 million · 3rd of the 27
8708 70 50Wheels of aluminium; parts and accessories of wheels, of aluminium€147.3 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.9% to 3.3%
8512 90 90Electrical lighting or signalling equipment › Parts › Other€119.4 million · 2nd of the 27
7604 21 00Aluminium bars › Hollow profiles€44.9 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 6.5% to 5.6%
7609 00 00Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)€32.1 million · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.7% to 3.5%
7607 19 90Of a thickness of not less than 0,021 mm but not more than 0,2 mm€28.6 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 6.8% to 6.1%
7608 20 89Of aluminium alloys › Other€12.6 million · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 6.5% to 5.6%
7608 20 81Aluminium tubes and pipes › Not further worked than extruded€4.6 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 6.5% to 5.6%
2403 99 10Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes › Chewing tobacco and snuff€18.1 million · 1st of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 36.4% to 31.2%
2404 91 10Nicotine containing products intended to assist tobacco use cessation€1.7 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 11.6% to 10.4%
2403 11 00Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes › Water-pipe tobacco specified…€715,962 · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 65.5% to 56.1%
2404 19 10Containing tobacco substitutes€3,494 · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 14.5% to 12.4%
2308 00 40Vegetable materials and vegetable waste › Acorns and horse-chestnuts; pomace or marc…€10.2 million · 4th of the 27
2303 10 11Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues › Exceeding 40 % by weight€307,025 · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from €288/t to €256/t
2302 30 10Bran › Of which the starch content does not exceed 28 % by weight, and of which…€257,600 · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from €39.99/t to €35.99/t
2309 10 15Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing ≥ 50 % and < 75 % by weight…€64,478 · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from €663.57/t to €597.14/t
2302 40 08Bran › Of rice › Other€6,249 · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from €80.9/t to €72.8/t
4203 21 00Articles of apparel and clothing accessories › Specially designed for use in sports€5.5 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 7.8% to 6.7%
4101 90 00Raw hides and skins of bovine or equine animals › Other, including butts, bends…€980,158 · 2nd of the 27
4103 90 00Other raw hides and skins › Other€452,519 · 3rd of the 27
4107 91 90Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting › Full grains, unsplit › Other€164,441 · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
1516 20 96Animal › Groundnut, cotton-seed, soya-bean or sunflower-seed oils; other oils containing…€475,706 · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 7.6% to 5.7%
The rest of the nomenclature, by chapter · 652 lines
The lines that belong to no sector of the guides.
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles · 90 lines · €18,641 million · first in 6
8517 13 00Telephone sets › Smartphones€6,782 million · 2nd of the 27
8507 60 00Electric accumulators › Lithium-ion€2,587 million · 3rd of the 27
8517 62 00Apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice › Machines for the reception…€1,685 million · 4th of the 27
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings · 2 lines · €571.6 million · first in 1
9401 99 20And parts thereof › Of seats of a kind used for motor vehicles€543.1 million · 1st of the 27
9403 70 00Furniture of plastics€28.5 million · 5th of the 27
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof · 14 lines · €352.5 million · first in 1
9012 90 00Microscopes other than optical microscopes › Parts and accessories€104.4 million · 1st of the 27
9029 20 31Speed indicators for vehicles€46.2 million · 4th of the 27
9026 90 00Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow › Parts and accessories€37.8 million · 5th of the 27
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes · 25 lines · €259.0 million · first in 4
2843 90 90Colloidal precious metals › Other compounds; amalgams › Other€124.1 million · 3rd of the 27
2825 30 00Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts › Vanadium oxides and hydroxides€76.4 million · 1st of the 27
2804 70 90Hydrogen › Phosphorus › Other€55.1 million · 1st of the 27
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof · 12 lines · €196.3 million · first in 4
3923 10 90Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods › Boxes, cases, crates and similar…€75.0 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
3917 10 10Tubes › Of hardened protein€49.6 million · 1st of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.2% to 3.1%
3926 30 00Articles of plastics and articles… › Fittings for furniture, coachwork or the like€43.3 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
Chapter 87 · Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof · 7 lines · €193.4 million
8704 21 31Motor vehicles for the transport of goods › New€72.9 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 19.9% to 17.9%
8703 33 19Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport… › New€61.5 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 9% to 8.1%
8701 92 10Tractors › Agricultural tractors and forestry tractors, wheeled€55.0 million · 5th of the 27
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations · 5 lines · €163.7 million · first in 1
2106 90 92Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included › Containing no milkfats, sucrose…€145.8 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 11.6% to 10.4%
2102 20 19Yeasts › Inactive yeasts › Other€6.5 million · 5th of the 27
2102 20 90Yeasts › Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead › Other€4.0 million · 4th of the 27
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof · 11 lines · €137.3 million
7409 21 00Copper plates › In coils€50.8 million · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.2% to 3.6%
7411 10 90Copper tubes and pipes › Of refined copper › Other€40.1 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.2% to 3.6%
7408 19 90Copper wire › Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension does not exceed 0,5 mm€21.4 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.2% to 3.6%
Chapter 38 · Miscellaneous chemical products · 9 lines · €136.9 million · first in 3
3818 00 90Chemical elements doped for use in electronics › Other€88.6 million · 3rd of the 27
3815 12 00Reaction initiators › With precious metal or precious-metal compounds as the active…€39.5 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
3810 10 00Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; soldering, brazing or welding powders…€4.6 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
Chapter 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof · 9 lines · €75.6 million · first in 1
5603 12 10Coated or covered€36.3 million · 1st of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.8% to 3.3%
5603 11 90Nonwovens › Weighing not more than 25 g/m² › Other€13.5 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.8% to 3.3%
5603 93 90Nonwovens › Weighing more than 70 g/m² but not more than 150 g/m² › Other€10.6 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.8% to 3.3%
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder · 5 lines · €72.4 million
1211 90 86Plants and parts of plants › Other€69.1 million · 4th of the 27
1207 50 90Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits › Mustard seeds › Other€2.8 million · 5th of the 27
1210 20 10Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets, with higher lupulin content…€285,355 · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.6% to 3.4%
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, ‘dental waxes’ and dental preparations with a basis of plaster · 2 lines · €48.4 million
3402 90 90Organic surface-active agents › Washing preparations and cleaning preparations€44.0 million · 2nd of the 27
3403 19 10Lubricating preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment…€4.4 million · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals · 28 lines · €47.5 million · first in 2
2918 19 98Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their…€21.9 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
2904 20 00Sulphonated › Derivatives containing only nitro or only nitroso groups€11.4 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.4% to 3.3%
2936 90 00Provitamins and vitamins › Other, including natural concentrates€3.3 million · 5th of the 27
Chapter 59 · Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use · 12 lines · €45.6 million · first in 2
5902 20 10Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides › Impregnated…€21.3 million · 1st of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.4% to 3.3%
5902 10 10Tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides › Impregnated…€9.7 million · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.4% to 3.3%
5911 40 00Textile products and articles › Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used…€4.4 million · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.8% to 3.6%
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials · 5 lines · €37.7 million
5402 19 00Synthetic filament yarn › High tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, whether or not…€27.0 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.5% to 3.1%
5407 61 10Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn › Unbleached or bleached€4.9 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 7.1% to 6.2%
5402 62 00Synthetic filament yarn › Of polyesters€4.2 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.5% to 3.1%
Chapter 62 · Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted · 4 lines · €34.9 million
6210 10 92Garments › Single-use gowns, of a kind used by patients or surgeons during surgical…€24.7 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 10.6% to 9.3%
6203 32 10Jackets › Industrial and occupational€5.2 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 10.6% to 9.3%
6203 42 51Trousers › Industrial and occupational€4.9 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 10.6% to 9.3%
Chapter 86 · Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds · 4 lines · €33.5 million · first in 1
8607 19 10Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock › Axles, assembled or not…€23.3 million · 4th of the 27
8607 30 00Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock › Hooks and other coupling…€6.3 million · 3rd of the 27
8606 91 80Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons › Covered and closed › Other€3.5 million · 1st of the 27
3506 91 90Adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber › Other€24.7 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
3505 10 50Starches, esterified or etherified€5.3 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 6.9% to 6.2%
3505 20 90Glues based on starches › Containing, by weight, 80 % or more of starches or dextrins…€2.2 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it moves to a new stage (see the sheet)
Chapter 63 · Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags · 2 lines · €30.2 million · first in 1
6307 90 92Made-up articles › Single-use drapes made up of fabrics of heading 5603, of a kind used…€26.6 million · 1st of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5% to 3.7%
6304 19 90Of other textile materials€3.6 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 10.6% to 9.3%
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included · 8 lines · €28.3 million · first in 1
0407 21 00Birds' eggs › Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus€26.6 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from €24.32/100 kg/net to €18.24/100 kg/net
0408 99 80Birds' eggs › Other€1.1 million · 5th of the 27
0408 11 80And egg yolks › Dried › Other€555,142 · 5th of the 27
Chapter 64 · Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles · 3 lines · €25.1 million
6403 91 13Footwear which cannot be identified as men's or women's footwear€14.6 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 7% to 6%
6406 90 90Parts of footwear › Other€8.5 million · 3rd of the 27
6402 12 90Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics › Snowboard boots€2.0 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 15.4% to 13.9%
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery · 7 lines · €19.2 million
1704 90 71Sugar confectionery › Boiled sweets, whether or not filled€11.6 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it moves to a new stage (see the sheet)
1702 90 50Maltodextrine and maltodextrine syrup€2.6 million · 4th of the 27
1704 10 10Sugar confectionery › Containing less than 60 % by weight of sucrose€1.8 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it moves to a new stage (see the sheet)
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar · 7 lines · €19.1 million · first in 1
2208 40 31Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an… › Of a value exceeding € 7,9 per litre of pure alcohol€10.0 million · 5th of the 27
2208 30 79Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume… › More than 2 litres€5.8 million · 5th of the 27
2202 99 95Waters › 0,2 % or more but less than 2 %€1.7 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.8% + €10.58/100 kg/net to 4.1% + €9.07/100 kg/net
Chapter 52 · Cotton · 10 lines · €13.6 million · first in 1
5205 27 00Cotton yarn › Measuring less than 106,38 decitex but not less than 83,33 decitex€6.3 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.2% to 2.4%
5205 48 00Cotton yarn › Measuring per single yarn less than 83,33 decitex€3.0 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.2% to 2.4%
5208 21 10Fabrics for the manufacture of bandages, dressings and medical gauzes€1.6 million · 1st of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 7.1% to 6.2%
5503 40 00Synthetic staple fibres › Of polypropylene€6.3 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.2% to 2.4%
5514 12 00Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres › 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross…€1.5 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 7.1% to 6.2%
5506 30 00Synthetic staple fibres › Acrylic or modacrylic€450,717 · 3rd of the 27
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products · 1 line · €9.4 million
6909 12 00Ceramic wares for laboratory › Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on…€9.4 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4% to 3%
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants · 25 lines · €9.3 million · first in 5
2008 30 75Fruit › Mandarins; clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids€2.7 million · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 15.9% to 14.3%
2008 99 85Fruit › Maize (corn), other than sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata)€982,794 · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.4% + €8.22/100 kg/net to 3.8% + €7.05/100 kg/net
2007 99 10Jams › Plum purée and paste and prune purée and paste, in immediate packings of a net…€875,325 · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 20.3% to 18.3%
Chapter 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings · 2 lines · €8.0 million
5703 29 99Carpets and other textile floor coverings › Of nylon or other polyamides › Other€5.1 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 7.2% to 6.5%
5702 91 00Carpets and other textile floor coverings › Of wool or fine animal hair€2.9 million · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 7.2% to 6.5%
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes · 7 lines · €7.4 million
1501 20 10Pig fat and poultry fat › For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs…€3.7 million · 2nd of the 27
1501 90 00Pig fat and poultry fat › Other€1.7 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 10% to 8.6%
1504 10 99Fats and oils and their fractions › Fish-liver oils and their fractions › Other€1.4 million · 2nd of the 27
Chapter 07 · Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers · 6 lines · €2.4 million
0707 00 90Gherkins€1.3 million · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 11.2% to 9.6%
0710 30 00Vegetables › Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)€403,810 · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 12.6% to 10.8%
0703 10 90Onions › Shallots€362,429 · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 7.6% to 5.7%
3702 96 90Photographic film in rolls › Of a width ≤ 35 mm and of a length ≤ 30 m€247,160 · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4.2% to 3.1%
3702 54 00Photographic film in rolls › Of a width > 16 mm and ≤ 35 mm and of a length ≤ 30 m, other…€144,263 · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 4% to 3%
3702 31 97Photographic film in rolls › For colour photography (polychrome) › Other€6,641 · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks · 1 line · €241,510
3206 42 00Colouring matter › Lithopone and other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide€241,510 · 3rd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 5.2% to 3.9%
Chapter 45 · Cork and articles of cork · 1 line · €215,664
4504 10 91Agglomerated cork and articles of agglomerated cork › With a binding substance€215,664 · 5th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.7% to 2.8%
Chapter 06 · Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage · 2 lines · €48,241
0602 90 41Other live plants › Forest trees€46,430 · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 6.6% to 4.9%
0603 19 10Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental… › Gladioli€1,811 · 4th of the 27 · on 1 January it moves to a new stage (see the sheet)
By value imported from outside the Union. The code opens the sheet, with the duty, the quota, the rule of origin and the requirements.
8517 13 00Telephone sets › Smartphones€6,782 million · 2nd of the 27
8471 30 00Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof › Portable automatic data-processing…€3,417 million · 3rd of the 27
8507 60 00Electric accumulators › Lithium-ion€2,587 million · 3rd of the 27
8517 62 00Apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice › Machines for the reception…€1,685 million · 4th of the 27
8542 31 90Electronic integrated circuits › Processors and controllers, whether or not combined…€1,657 million · 4th of the 27
8471 80 00Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof › Other units of automatic…€1,410 million · 3rd of the 27
8473 30 20Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally… › Electronic assemblies€1,248 million · 5th of the 27
8471 50 00Processing units other than those of subheading 8471 41 or 8471 49, whether or not…€953.4 million · 4th of the 27
8471 70 98Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof › Storage units › Other€847.3 million · 2nd of the 27
9304 00 00Other arms, excluding those of heading 9307€798.9 million · 1st of the 27
8518 30 00Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting…€655.4 million · 2nd of the 27
8708 29 90Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 › Other parts…€611.0 million · 2nd of the 27 · on 1 January it goes from 3.9% to 3.3%
9401 99 20And parts thereof › Of seats of a kind used for motor vehicles€543.1 million · 1st of the 27
8542 32 39Electronic integrated circuits › With a storage capacity exceeding 512 Mbits€472.1 million · 1st of the 27
8528 52 10Monitors and projectors › Of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic…€466.9 million · 2nd of the 27
7207 12 10Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel › Rolled or obtained by continuous…€445.3 million · 3rd of the 27
8471 70 50Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof › Hard disk drives€378.5 million · 4th of the 27
8537 10 91Boards › Programmable memory controllers€347.0 million · 2nd of the 27
8537 10 98Boards › For a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V › Other€343.7 million · 4th of the 27
8473 30 80Parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8471 › Other€327.1 million · 5th of the 27
We have not loaded which language Czechia requires yet. It is set by national law, and we only load the ones checked against that law.
Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 says that «mandatory food information shall appear in a language easily understood by the consumers of the Member States where a food is marketed […] the Member States in which a food is marketed may stipulate that the particulars shall be given in one or more languages from among the official languages of the Union».
On top of the duty and VAT, Czechia charges excise duties on alcohol, tobacco and energy when the goods are released for consumption. The categories are set by EU directives and the amounts by each country. Situation on 1 July 2026, according to TEDB.
Alcoholic beverages
Beer
Rate
Amount
Condition
Standard rate
32 CZK per hl per degree Plato≈ €1.32, at the TEDB conversion rate
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Reduced rate · small independent breweries
16 CZK per hl per degree Plato≈ €0.66, at the TEDB conversion rate
TEDB: “Production up to 10,000 hl inclusive”
Still wine
Rate
Amount
Condition
Standard rate
0 CZK per hl of product
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Sparkling wine
Rate
Amount
Condition
Standard rate
2,340 CZK per hl of product≈ €96.40, at the TEDB conversion rate
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Other still fermented beverages
Rate
Amount
Condition
Standard rate
0 CZK per hl of product
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Other sparkling fermented beverages
Rate
Amount
Condition
Standard rate
2,340 CZK per hl of product≈ €96.40, at the TEDB conversion rate
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Intermediate products
Rate
Amount
Condition
Standard rate
2,340 CZK per hl of product≈ €96.40, at the TEDB conversion rate
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Sparkling intermediate products
Rate
Amount
Condition
Standard rate
2,340 CZK per hl of product≈ €96.40, at the TEDB conversion rate
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Ethyl alcohol (spirit drinks)
Rate
Amount
Condition
Standard rate
41,050 CZK per hl of pure alcohol≈ €1,691.04, at the TEDB conversion rate
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Reduced rate · low strength, regions or other cases
20,550 CZK per hl of pure alcohol≈ €846.55, at the TEDB conversion rate
TEDB: “Ethyl alcohol: 50 % of the standard rate for ethyl alcohol produced by fruit growers´ distilleries producing, on annual basis, more than 10 hl of ethyl alcohol from fruits supplied to them by fruit growers´ households. The application of the reduced rate shall be limited to 30 litres per fruit growers' household per year, destined exclusively for their personal consumption.”
Counted on 30 October 2026. Before shipping, open the sheet of the line, which has the year-by-year schedule, the quota, the rule of origin and the calculator. See the 27 countries.