Guides
Moving your belongings to Poland duty-free: customs relief
Moving to Poland from outside the EU? Your household goods can enter duty-free under the mienie przesiedlenia relief - the conditions, deadlines and paperwork.
customs: articles for expats in Poland
Guides
Sending Christmas Parcels Abroad From Poland in 2026
Sending gifts abroad from Poland: Poczta Polska delivery times, InPost International prices and routes, UK gift customs, and the US goods-parcel restriction.
City Life
Polish Social Etiquette 101: Customs and Habits Foreigners Should Know
The Polish etiquette rules that actually matter: pan and pani, home hospitality, flowers and name days, queues, toasts, Sundays and All Saints Day.
Money
Carrying 10,000 euro or more into or out of the EU: cash declaration
Cash declaration at the EU border: the 10,000 euro threshold, what counts as cash, how to value it, the PUESC online route and the penalty.
Money
VAT refund for non-EU travellers in Poland: TAX FREE, 200 zl minimum
How TAX FREE works in Poland: who qualifies, the 200 zloty minimum, the three-month export deadline and the border steps, as of October 2026.
Money
Parcels from outside the EU in Poland: 3 EUR duty from July 2026
From 1 July 2026 the 150 EUR customs exemption is gone: flat 3 EUR duty per item line, who pays, what an item line is, and why returns do not refund it