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Zoll-Leitfaden: 🇺🇸 USA

Offizielle Zollbestimmungen für die Einreise nach USA — Zollfreimengen, verbotene und beschränkte Waren sowie Medikamentenregeln aus Primärquellen.

Vollständig verifiziert · Zollbehörde: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) / TSA · Zuletzt geprüft

Jeder Abschnitt enthält wörtliche Zitate aus offiziellen Zollquellen, die am Prüfdatum erfasst wurden.

Zwei unterschiedliche Regelwerke. Die Sicherheitskontrolle am Flughafen (TSA/CATSA — darf der Gegenstand ins Flugzeug?) ist getrennt vom Zoll (darf der Gegenstand ins Zielland eingeführt werden?). Diese Seite behandelt den Zoll bei Ankunft in USA; Kontrollregeln finden Sie in den Gegenstands-Ratgebern.

Zollfreie Freimengen

Returning US residents receive an $800 personal exemption (after 48 hours abroad; once every 30 days). Non-resident visitors may bring up to $100 in gifts. Tobacco: 200 cigarettes (1 carton) and 100 cigars. Alcohol: 1 liter (33.8 fl oz) duty-free for travelers 21 years of age or older. Family members living in the same household may combine individual duty-free exemptions.

“Returning resident travelers are generally allowed to bring up to $800 worth of merchandise duty-free, including 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (adults 21+), 200 cigarettes and 100 cigars.”

cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/kbyg/customs-duty-info

“Non-residents may bring in free of duty 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 2 kilograms (4.4 lbs.) of smoking tobacco, or proportionate amounts of each, and 1 liter of alcoholic beverages.”

cbp.gov

Verbotene und beschränkte Waren

Absolute prohibitions: illicit narcotics, counterfeit goods, switchblades, items from sanctioned/embargoed countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea), and dog/cat fur products. Strictly restricted: fresh fruits, vegetables, meat products, plants, soil, firearms, ammunition, and wildlife products protected under CITES. Note: Real ID is mandatory for all domestic US air travel identity verification at TSA checkpoints.

“Fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, and unprocessed animal products are prohibited or strictly restricted to protect US agriculture from foreign pests and diseases.”

cbp.gov

“Real ID enforcement requires state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards to be Real ID compliant for boarding domestic commercial aircraft.”

tsa.gov/real-id

Medikamente & verschreibungspflichtige Arzneimittel

Prescription medications must be in original labeled pharmacy containers with the patient's name and doctor's prescription. Travelers may carry up to a 90-day personal supply. Controlled substances (narcotics, sleep aids, stimulants) must be declared to CBP officers at port of entry. Foreign medications not FDA-approved may not be imported unless meeting personal importation exemption criteria.

“Medications should be in their original packaging with personal prescription labels. Do not carry more than a 90-day supply. Declare all medications upon entry.”

fda.gov & cbp.gov

“Travelers must declare all drugs, medicinals, and similar products to the appropriate CBP official.”

cbp.gov

Häufige Fragen zum Zoll (USA)

Wie hoch ist die Freimenge beim Zoll in USA?

Returning US residents receive an $800 personal exemption (after 48 hours abroad; once every 30 days). Non-resident visitors may bring up to $100 in gifts. Tobacco: 200 cigarettes (1 carton) and 100 cigars. Alcohol: 1 liter (33.8 fl oz) duty-free for travelers 21 years of age or older. Family members living in the same household may combine individual duty-free exemptions.

Welche Gegenstände sind beim Zoll in USA verboten oder beschränkt?

Absolute prohibitions: illicit narcotics, counterfeit goods, switchblades, items from sanctioned/embargoed countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea), and dog/cat fur products. Strictly restricted: fresh fruits, vegetables, meat products, plants, soil, firearms, ammunition, and wildlife products protected under CITES. Note: Real ID is mandatory for all domestic US air travel identity verification at TSA checkpoints.

Darf man Medikamente nach USA mitnehmen?

Prescription medications must be in original labeled pharmacy containers with the patient's name and doctor's prescription. Travelers may carry up to a 90-day personal supply. Controlled substances (narcotics, sleep aids, stimulants) must be declared to CBP officers at port of entry. Foreign medications not FDA-approved may not be imported unless meeting personal importation exemption criteria.

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