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What are the food restrictions (or amounts allowed) that a tourist can bring into Switzerland?


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What are the food restrictions (or amounts allowed) that a tourist can bring into Switzerland?

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The maximum value of the food you wish to bring couldn't exceed more than 300 CHF (1)

Visitors from EU countries:

Tobacco.........200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco
Liquor............2 liters of alcohol (up to 15%); 1 litre of alcohol (over 15%)
Gifts.............Duty free allowance up to sfr100 (sfr50 for passengers under 17)
Visitors from non-EU countries:

Tobacco........400 cigarettes or 100 cigars or 500 grams of tobacco
Liquor...........2 liters of alcohol (up to 15%); 1 litre of alcohol (over 15%)
Gifts.............Duty free allowance up to sfr100 (sfr50 for passengers under 17)
Prohibited items: Most meat and processed meat, absinth and narcotics. there are strict regulations on importing animals and firearms.


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They're kind of vague:

--Foodstuffs and non-alcoholic beverages for the day of traveling (perhaps they mean no more than you can eat in a day?)
--2 liters of alcohol (up to 15% vol.) and 1 liter of alcohol (over 15% vol.)
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